Industry News · August 17, 2026
D23 Updates Put Family Films and Disney+ Series Back in Focus
| Source | What it reported | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ABC News | ABC News reported D23 updates for movies, TV, streaming, theater, parks, and games, including Frozen 3, The Bluey Movie, Incredibles 3, Coco 2, Spidey and his Amazing Friends, Cars: Lightning Racers, Oswald, and Kingdom Hearts. | 2026-08-17 |
| The Walt Disney Company | The Walt Disney Company reported that its Disney Entertainment Showcase included film studios, television brands, streaming platforms, and live stage productions, with family-facing updates for Lilo & Stitch 2, The Bluey Movie, Ice Age: Boiling Point, Tangled, Oswald, Incredibles 3, Coco 2, and Ghost Market. | 2026-08-16 |
| Deadline | Deadline reported D23 details on Incredibles 3, Kingdom Hearts: The Series, Ghost Market, and other Disney announcements from the fan event. | 2026-08-16 |
What did ABC News report from D23?
ABC News reported that Disney used D23 to recap announcements across movies, TV, streaming, theater, parks, and games. In its movie section, ABC News reported updates for Frozen 3, The Bluey Movie, The New Simpsons Movie, Avengers: Doomsday, X-Men, Zootopia 3, Incredibles 3, Coco 2, Princess Diaries 3, Lilo & Stitch 2, Ice Age: Boiling Point, Tangled, and Pixar's Ghost Street.
For television and streaming, ABC News reported that Disney listed VisionQuest for Disney+, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2, Ahsoka season 2, a seventh season renewal for Spidey and his Amazing Friends, new music by Sheryl Crow for Cars: Lightning Racers, Oswald for Disney+, Percy Jackson and the Olympians season three, and Kingdom Hearts for Disney Channel and Disney+.
What did Disney's official announcement add?
The Walt Disney Company reported that Josh D'Amaro opened the Disney Entertainment Showcase and that the event featured film studios, television brands, streaming platforms, and live stage productions. Disney reported that Lilo & Stitch 2 is scheduled for theaters on May 26, 2028, and that The Bluey Movie arrives in theaters on August 6, 2027.
The Walt Disney Company also reported that Ice Age: Boiling Point releases in theaters February 5, 2027, Tangled opens March 31, 2028, Oswald premieres February 17, 2027 on Disney+, Incredibles 3 releases June 16, 2028, Coco 2 debuts in November 2029, and Pixar is developing Ghost Market for March 2028.
Why does this matter for family-values producers?
ABC News and The Walt Disney Company both framed D23 as a broad slate event, not a single-title announcement, which shows how family entertainment is being packaged across theatrical releases, streaming series, legacy characters, and preschool programming. Deadline's D23 roundup also reported family-franchise entries such as Incredibles 3 and Kingdom Hearts: The Series, adding another trade source to the same signal.
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