Disney turns 100 years old this October, and the Walt Disney Firm has slowly however certainly constructing as much as the massive birthday. In direction of the tip of 2022, it launched Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’s first brief in a lengthy time, and with the Tremendous Bowl airing tonight, it’s flexing even additional with a minute-long showcase of the mega-corporation’s place in popular culture over the previous century.
Billed as a “particular look that honors the followers and storytellers who made this dream come true,” the Disney 100 video includes a plethora of footage to get you proper within the nostalgic feels. Along with the current day heavy hitters like Marvel, Star Wars, and Avatar, there’s additionally some well-beloved gems in classics featured like Peter Pan, Sleeping Magnificence, and even Bear in mind the Titans featured. With outdated voice over from Walt Disney and pictures of him creating Mickey Mouse included with house movies of youngsters in Disney costumes, it may be an efficient tug on the heartstrings.
But in addition, it’s undermined partially by the truth that Disney laid off 7,000 folks only a handful of days in the past. The information broke the identical day that returning CEO Bob Iger introduced that sequels for Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia (all of which have been featured right here) have been within the works. For as a lot touching footage as there’s within the Tremendous Bowl spot, it’s not fallacious to name this a grimly timed flex, and that’s with out moving into the mess Disney stepped into final yr with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” invoice and the way it affected its many employees.
The Tremendous Bowl airs tonight, and can certainly function teasers for quite a lot of upcoming Disney movies and exhibits, together with The Mandalorian and The Little Mermaid.
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