Hacker News with Generative AI: Disney

Mufasa's 'Bye Bye' shows how Disney villain songs went wrong (polygon.com)
Every day, Disney strays further from the wishing star’s light. And there’s one big reason for that: a staggering lack of animated villains. The studio has only produced a handful of movies with actual villains over the last 15 years, and as Disney fans frequently note, that means we’ve lost a glorious entertainment staple in the Disney villain song.

Disney, Animation, Music, Criticism

31 points by hyperific 18 days ago | 30 comments

Fired Disney employee hacked menu to falsely claim foods did not contain peanuts (nbcnews.com)
A disgruntled former Disney employee is being accused of hacking into menu-creating software used by the company's restaurants to falsely indicate that certain food items did not contain peanuts.

Cybersecurity, Food Safety, Disney, Employee Misconduct

8 points by ceejayoz 79 days ago | 0 comments

Disney Plus and Hulu won't let you sign up through Apple anymore (theverge.com)
If you want to subscribe to Disney Plus or Hulu on your iPhone, you can’t do that anymore.

Streaming Services, Apple, Disney, Hulu

21 points by athousandsteps 88 days ago | 31 comments

Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (hollywoodreporter.com)
High budgets, scrapped projects, fan backlash. It’s been 12 years since Disney bought 'Star Wars' and its galaxy far, far away arguably has too many broken toys.

Star Wars, Disney, Movies, Entertainment, Analysis

3 points by presbrey 102 days ago | 2 comments

Disney ditching Slack after massive July data breach (bleepingcomputer.com)

Data Security, Cybersecurity, Disney, Slack, Business

11 points by el_duderino 119 days ago | 3 comments

Inside-Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Are Hurting (ign.com)
From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.

Animation, Disney, Business, Film Industry, Labor Issues

5 points by tetraodonpuffer 123 days ago | 1 comments

Paraguay Loves Mickey, the Cartoon Mouse. Disney Doesn't (nytimes.com)
One is a colossus spanning theme parks, merchandise and movies, with 150 Academy Awards, 225,000 employees and annual revenue of nearly $90 billion.

Paraguay, Disney, Entertainment, Culture, Business

177 points by howard941 124 days ago | 129 comments

Why Disney Hates Star Wars Fans [video] (youtube.com)

Disney, Star Wars, Entertainment, Fandom

3 points by Rinzler89 134 days ago | 0 comments

DirecTV Says Will Fight "As Long as It Needs to" in Carriage Dispute with Disney (hollywoodreporter.com)

Television, Disney, Lawsuits, Media

9 points by rntn 136 days ago | 0 comments

DirecTV Users Lose Access to Disney Networks Including ESPN and ABC (wsj.com)

DirecTV, Streaming Services, Disney, Television, Sports

3 points by bookofjoe 137 days ago | 2 comments

Families Are Going into Debt for Disney Vacations (nytimes.com)