Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw is Arts & Entertainment Editor at Salt Lake City Weekly, and author of the book Happy Place: Living the Disney Parks Life, available from Theme Park Press.
Disney+ is about to launch a new film franchise that combines the popularity of princesses and superheroes. Let's take a first look at Disney's...
Expectations are a funny thing: You can’t escape the fact that a familiar brand comes with certain baggage, whether positive or negative. Muppets Now,...
The Muppets are back and I've seen the new show, Muppets Now! But do the Muppets still fit in 2020? Apologies in advance if...
When Disney launched Disneynature in 2008—providing a home for nature documentaries—it was actually reviving a formula that had been tremendously successful for the company...
Under the best of circumstances, people love adorable animal videos: pets doing cute stuff, animals greeting long-absent human friends, and so on. In stressful...
With the theme parks closing, our attention turns to how we are going to get through the next several weeks stuck at home. Well,...
The popularity of the Disney+ original documentary series The Imagineering Story showed that Disney fans don’t just love the company’s history of creativity—they love...
It's Valentine’s Day! The perfect time to take a look at romantic titles to watch on the Disney+ streaming service. It’s a collection that...
On paper, it seems like an odd mix of ingredients: The Academy Award-winning screenwriter of the Best Picture winner, adapting an episodic illustrated novel...
Looking to take a break from all the Disney+ holiday content? Well, this new Disney+ series might be just what you're looking for. Pick of...
The Mandalorian’s terrific Chapter 7 created quite a cliffhanger. As a result, there are a few story threads that may or may not be...
Those of us Disney fans who aren’t lucky enough to live near Disneyland have to get our dose of theme park magic in other...
This week’s sixth episode, “To Infinity and Beyond,” marked the end of Leslie Iwerks’ The Imagineering Story documentary series on Disney+. Let’s take a...
When Disney+ premiered last month with Noelle on its opening day slate, it was a bit early to think about holiday movies. But with...
Fan service is a tricky thing, and The Mandalorian is walking on the razor’s edge. While some fans are certain to be delighted at...
Last week’s exceptional Chapter 4 of The Imagineering Story allowed for recognizing that, especially during the Paul Pressler era, Disney was making mistakes with...
We’re only a month into the Disney+ experience, and it’s already becoming clear how the streaming service will treat is original feature films. Where...
There’s a lot of cultural baggage around the word “propaganda,” but I’m hard-pressed to come up with a more fitting description for what’s going...
Thus far, one of the most compelling things about The Imagineering Story as a Disney presentation has been its willingness not just to celebrate...
It was clear from early in the first episode of The Mandalorian that the vibe it was going for was “vintage Western.” Now, with...