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The Walt Disney Co was founded by Walter Disney, who is best known for creating such cartoon characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and for pioneering theme parks. The group has theme parks in the US, Europe, Japan, China and Hong Kong.
A man wearing a Minnie Mouse accessory on his head is among visitors to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on February 25. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | What Hong Kong tourism can learn from Disneyland’s magical turnaround

The theme park drew more visitors despite higher prices. Hong Kong must ditch copycat strategies and double down on its unique identity.

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China’s film industry

Opinion | What Hong Kong can take away from Ne Zha 2’s creative success

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Disneyland reports record profit, plans more free tickets for helpers

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Modern Family star Rico Rodriguez’s sister Raini Rodriguez?

Raini Rodriguez, seen with her brother at the series finale premiere of Cobra Kai, is also a long-term voice actor on Netflix’s Jurassic World animated series.

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Rico Rodriguez and sister Raini Rodriguez at the Hollywood series finale premiere of Cobra Kai, on Netflix. Photo: Getty Images
Asia travel

Travelling between Tokyo and Osaka? You could ride the Elsa express

Japanese bullet train with livery featuring Disney characters from films such as Frozen and Tangled to ply Tokyo-Osaka route from this week.

Millionaires and billionaires

7 wealthiest composers in the world in 2025 – net worths, ranked

These maestros have written some of the most famous soundtracks ever heard – Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Aladdin, The Simpsons, Slumdog Millionaire, Phantom of the Opera …

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Trending in China

China youth embrace annual Disneyland passes for study breaks, relaxation rides

An education expert suggests that theme parks can inspire joy and motivation in young learners.

Chinese youth purchase annual passes to Disneyland for study breaks, enjoying fun rides to unwind. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote
Artificial intelligence

Lights, camera, no AI action: Hollywood hesitates on OpenAI’s Sora video tool

OpenAI has spent months talking to the industry’s largest studios such as Disney and Warner Bros but faces a hard sell after 2023 labour strikes.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Andy García’s wife of 42 years, Marivi Lorido García

Fans were not expecting to see Andy García in Landman’s season finale, which aired on Paramount+ on Sunday – what do we know about his wife, who he said swept him off his feet?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Landman star Kayla Wallace, who plays the fierce lawyer Rebecca Falcone

Known for her role in When Calls the Heart, 31-year-old Wallace revealed that on the first day of Landman’s set, Billy Bob Thornton told her that his mother was a fan of the Hallmark show.

Canadian actress Kayla Wallace joins Billy Bob Thornton in Taylor Sheridan’s gritty oil drama Landman on Paramount+. Photo: @imkaylawallace/Instagram
American cinema

What to expect from Hollywood in 2025: James Bond casting, new Superman

From new Jurassic Park and Avatar films to Korean blockbusters and A-listers in horror movies, here are 9 box office predictions for 2025.

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David Corenswet as Superman in a still from James Gunn’s Superman, one of nine things for fans of Hollywood to look forward to in 2025. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures
Celebrity children

Who is Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs’ 15-year-old son, Walker Diggs?

Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs’ teen son Walker Diggs is now nearly as tall as his dad – as seen in photos of him with the Broadway actor at the recent CCA Celebration of Black Cinema and Television.

Food and Drinks

Why one of Paris’ hardest-to-book restaurants is in a theme park

Bistrot Chez Rémy pays homage to the 2007 film Ratatouille. If it’s so hard to get a table, is the food worth the Disneyland entry?

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Disneyland postcard service adds some magic to charity drive

Resort will donate all proceeds from sales of its ‘Holiday Wishes Charity Postcards’ to Operation Santa Claus.

Director of merchandise Mary Lam (third from left) with members of her team at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Photo: Wong Kin Fung
Stocks

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart’s 370% surge fuelled by blind box collectibles

Pop Mart’s blind box toys have become a global sensation, turning the toymaker into the hottest Chinese growth company.

Pop Mart earns most its revenue from proprietary intellectual property products. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

Australia’s mega-hit kids show Bluey is becoming a film

The Walt Disney Company says a feature-length outing of the popular animated series will hit cinemas in 2027.

American cinema

15 new Hollywood movies to watch this winter, from Sonic 3 to Snow White

Other films being released from December 2024 to March 2025 include Paddington in Peru, Captain America: Brave New World and The Brutalist.

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China property

Shanghai Disneyland tightens wheelchair rules to curb misuse

Change follows complaints that able-bodied guests were renting powered wheelchairs to bypass queues and speed through the park.

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A ceremony to mark the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland in May 2020. Photo: Kyodo
Alibaba

Alibaba entertainment group head regrets belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese

Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ with controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.

Asia travel

Disney opens bookings for 2025 Asia cruises on its biggest liner

The Disney Adventure, a floating theme park, will make her maiden voyage from Singapore next December. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday.

Fame and celebrity

Auli‘i Cravalho, the voice of Moana, calls sequel ‘a source of Polynesian pride’

The voice behind Disney’s titular Polynesian princess is thrilled about indigenous representation in this year’s Moana 2, adding that reprising the role felt like ‘coming home’.

Moana voice actor Auli‘i Cravalho discusses auditioning for the iconic role and being a bisexual icon … but what did Eminem have to do with her coming out? Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Josh Allen’s ex Brittany Williams, who claims her Instagram was hacked?

Josh Allen’s ex Brittany Williams claims her Instagram account was hacked after she appeared to call him a ‘brain-dead CTE athlete’ the same week he got engaged to Disney alum Hailee Steinfeld.

Who is Josh Allen’s ex-girlfriend Brittany Williams – who he dated for 10 years before proposing to Hailee Steinfeld? Photos: @brittwilll/Instagram
Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods, vows national crackdown

The operation comes soon after Trump’s tariff threat, and amid concerns that Chinese goods are flowing through Mexico to flood the US market.

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Architecture and design

The unlikely story behind Mr Potato Head

Before Disney’s Toy Story films, the Hasbro product was the first toy advertised on television, and also the first marketed directly to kids – Baby Boomers, to be precise.

Wellness

How Inside Out 2 writers looked to own pasts and kids for inspiration

‘That feeling of not feeling good enough is where a lot of this began,’ says director of starting point for record-grossing animated film.

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A still from Inside Out 2. The director and the writers say they found inspiration for the film from their own childhoods and children. Photo: Disney/Pixar
China economy

Shanghai banks on top international artists to draw tourism spending

A recent month-long arts festival drew 20,000 visitors from abroad, according to organisers, boosting officials’ confidence in the strategy.

A scene in dance drama Azure After The Rain, staged during the China Shanghai International Art Festival in 2024. Photo: Handout
Fame and celebrity

Who is actress Skai Jackson’s baby daddy, the controversial Deondre Burgin?

Jackson was seemingly pen pals with Burgin while he was in prison and paid his bail; he’s made several controversial statements online and has had his sexuality called into question by a TikTokker.

Hong Kong

Warner’s Max launches in Asia, taking on Netflix in Hong Kong

The US streaming service is gunning for the top-three position in its new Asian markets, WBD CEO JB Perrette says.

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