Disney on Ice returns to Amway for 2023 with magic of Frozen and Encanto
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney On Ice returns to the Amway Center for 2023 with an all-new magical adventure featuring two of Disney’s most famous films, Frozen and Encanto. This May, audiences can enjoy world-class ice skating and aerial acrobatics as they sing along to their favorite songs from the movies. Read: Roboland, country’s first-of-its-kind amusement park, opens in OrlandoDisney on Ice’s presentation of Frozen and Encanto is from May 12 -14 at the Amway center. Information about Disney On Ice Presents Frozen and Encanto and tickets can be found here. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 16 Disney on Ice presents Frozen and Encanto (GeoRittenmyer)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
wftv.com‘Fabelmans,’ ‘Top Gun’ get boost with producers' group nods
The high-flying blockbuster, along with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “Tár” have all been nominated for the Producers Guild of America’s top honor, the organization said Thursday. All five got top Directors Guild nominations just Wednesday. "The Fabelmans" and "Banshees" also won big at the Golden Globes earlier this week. The Producers Guild nominates 10 films annually for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Like the Directors Guild group, all 10 of the PGA-nominated films this year were directed by men, overlooking acclaimed features from female directors like “The Woman King” and “Women Talking.” Damien Chazelle's “Babylon" also missed the cut.
wftv.comChange in title with men working at Disney dress-up shops
Disney World-Encanto FILE - Performers dressed as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck entertain visitors at Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on April 18, 2022. Character performers portraying Mirabel, the star of the animated hit Disney film, “Encanto,” made their debut on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Walt Disney World in Florida. That is because men are going to work at the shops for the first time. The decision to allow men to work at the shops was made before the pandemic but hadn’t been implemented before the closures. The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique shops at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California are scheduled to reopen at the end of August after being closed for two years, according to a Disney blog post.
wftv.comMore inclusive titles for workers at Disney dress-up shops
Disney World-Encanto FILE - Performers dressed as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck entertain visitors at Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on April 18, 2022. Character performers portraying Mirabel, the star of the animated hit Disney film, “Encanto,” made their debut on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Walt Disney World in Florida. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) (Ted Shaffrey)When Disney reopens its Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique shops at resorts in Florida and California next month, the workers who help children dress up as their favorite animated characters will have new, more gender inclusive titles. The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique shops at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California are scheduled to reopen at the end of August after being closed for two years, according to a Disney blogpost. Workers at the shops provide hairstyling, makeup, costumes and accessories to help children between ages 3 and 12 transform into their favorite characters.
wftv.comOscars audience tops 15 million, exceeding last year
Sunday's ceremony reached an estimated 15.36 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen company numbers released on Monday by ABC. Held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 ceremony had reached a startlingly low 9.85 million viewers. While that clearly seemed to help, an audience of 15 million is still below the 23.6 million people who watched the Oscars in 2020. Until last year, that was the smallest-ever audience for an Oscars ceremony. The research company Samba TV said its own statistics indicate some 1.5 million more households watched the Oscars after the Smith-Rock incident than were watching before.
wftv.comOscars audience tops 15 million, exceeding last year
Sunday's ceremony reached an estimated 15.36 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen company numbers released on Monday by ABC. Held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 ceremony had reached a startlingly low 9.85 million viewers. While that clearly seemed to help, an audience of 15 million is still below the 23.6 million people who watched the Oscars in 2020. Until last year, that was the smallest-ever audience for an Oscars ceremony. Some Hollywood observers believe that the relatively niche appeal of many films honored by the Oscars has also limited the audience.
wftv.comLin-Manuel Miranda breaks down the songs of 'Encanto'
NEW YORK — (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda went song by song through some of the hits of "Encanto" in a recent interview, from the breakout smash "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to his self-described "'90s Rock en Español throwback" "What Else Can I Do?" [ “Surface Pressure” ]I took my sister (who inspired the song) and her kids, my nephews, to the New York premiere. It’s been exciting to see that ‘Surface Pressure’ has allowed people to really talk about sibling burdens. A lot of my favorite rock songs in the ’90s were Spanish rock songs. That was my ’90s Rock en Español throwback, it just happens to be in English."
wftv.comMiranda talks about Bruno, and the 'Encanto' phenomenon
Film - Encanto Soundtrack - Miranda FILE - Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives at the premiere of "Encanto" on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. “By the time I got back, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno' had kind of taken over the world along with the rest of the ‘Encanto’ soundtrack,'” Miranda says, laughing. There, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" has been streamed more than 100 million times. Miranda took in the phenomenon of the "Encanto" soundtrack for the first time in an interview, speaking by phone on his way to a night of theater. If you’re not bopping to this melody, another melody is coming along in two seconds because almost every character gets a little feature in it.”"We Don't Talk About Bruno" came to Miranda quickly.
wftv.comToddler goes viral after seeing ‘twin’ in Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Toddler finds "twin" in Disney's "Encanto" File photo: Opening night fan event for Disney's "Encanto" at El Capitan Theatre on November 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)NEW YORK — A little boy has gotten a lot of attention online after he apparently found his twin in a Disney movie. He just kept staring at the screen and looking back at us and smiling,” Kaheisha Brooks told WABC. For me, it did make me feel a little bit emotional to think that my son was able to see this and have this experience,” Keith Brooks told WABC. The family appeared on Good Morning America, where they were surprised with a free three-night trip to Walt Disney World.
wftv.comAudiences go for a second helping of ‘Encanto’
Film Review Encanto This image released by Disney shows Mirabel, voiced by Stephanie Beatriz, in a scene from the animated film "Encanto." “Encanto,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “House of Gucci” repeated in the top three spots, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Disney's "Encanto," an animated tale with original music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, earned $12.7 million to take the top spot, down 53% from its opening last weekend. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” took second place in its third weekend with $10.4 million, pushing it just past the $100 million threshold. In other notable showings, Warner Bros.’ brought “Dune” back to IMAX screens this weekend.
wftv.com'Encanto,' 'House of Gucci' fuel Thanksgiving box office
Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s “Encanto” and the Lady Gaga-led “House of Gucci” both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas.