Disney has a laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, but next to itZurich Institute of Technologythere is. Due to its immediate proximity, the Disney Research Institute and the Zurich Polytechnic ...

Good day, and welcome to The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of the day’s biggest pop culture news. Today, we have puppets, a bat, and a game of cat-and-mouse. Let’s get started! Puppet Talk Show Earth to ...

A terrifying Tim Burton marionette flown drones could someday replace the fireworks and floats at Disney World. This is according to three drone-related patents filed by the company that could pave ...

Watch as puppet designer James Ortiz talks about bringing the monsters of Hercules to life on stage in the Hamburg production, directed by Casey Nicholaw in this all-new video. "My job on the show is ...

EXCLUSIVE: Boy-centric Disney XD has picked up to series Crash and Bernstein, a live-action comedy with puppetry. The multicamera show, created by Eric Friedman (Disney XD’s I’m In The Band), centers ...

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Disney has taken its puppets to some incredible levels, but all of them will pale in comparison to what it has planned for the future. According to some patents that have surfaced, Disney is looking ...

Welcome to Disney’s wonderful world of drones. Disney Enterprises, the merchandising arm for the entertainment conglomerate that owns the ABC Network, has filed three patents for drone-powered ...

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Disney XD in the United States premieres a new series today: Atomic Puppet. In the series, the superhero Captain Atomic is transformed into a powerless puppet who is only effective when placed on the ...

Disney XD's unconventional new series Crash & Bernstein is a buddy comedy — if you can call a kid and his talking puppet "buddies." The show, which premieres Monday, Oct. 8 at 8:30/7:30c, ...