I wasn’t going to comment on the whole Mel Gibson DUI arrest and ensuing madness. However, I think it’s worth it to point out how this will affect the Walt Disney Company who had both an ABC documentary from Gibson, now postponed, and Apacalypto, Mel’s next ‘passion’ movie. Not to mix metaphors, but is it… Read More »Mel’s Diner
Hong Kong Disneyland is continuing to struggle and word has leaked that it will fail to meet its attendance goals for the year. The park has seen an average daily turnout of around 18,000, only half the theme park’s capacity, the newspaper said, quoting company insiders. I’m sure Disney’s not giving up anytime soon. However,… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland to miss attendance goals
Step Up, yet another of those boy from the wrong side of the tracks finds good through dancing movies, opening August 11th from Touchstone Pictures. The film stars teenage hearthrobs Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum. In a unique marketing angle it has hung its shingle in the virtual world of Myspace. There you can download… Read More »Step Up steps into Myspace
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Mimi Avins of The Los Angeles Times calls attention to Disney’s DVD inserts for "Eight Below" and "The Shaggy Dog." By including the inserts, Disney and the American Kennel Club hope to prevent viewers from getting a pet of a particular breed based on impulse after having viewed the films, and thus avoid having the… Read More »Take Home the DVD, But Reconsider the Dog
In today’s Los Angeles Times, there is a Richard Verrier piece on software used in creating animated crowds. He starts off writing about "The Any Bully" Sparked by the popularity of computer-animated movies, Hollywood is looking for new ways to stretch the art form’s boundaries. So producers are using something that Walt Disney himself could… Read More »Getting Realistic Crowds in Animation
I’m very pleased to announce the arrival of Ken Pellman to The Disney Blog. I first met Ken when he was a cast member at Disneyland. It became very apparent that he was a rare breed; as enthused about the place he worked as any Disneyland fan. His writings on the business of theme parks… Read More »Introducing Ken Pellman
ComingSoon.net has the announcement of a new picture deal between Disney and two writers on Fox’s The Family Guy animated television show. The film will be produced by the Wedding Crashers trio of Andrew Panay, Peter Abrams and Robert Levy at Tapestry. No plot was disclosed, but studio president Oren Aviv hinted that, like "Crashers,"… Read More »Disney label stretched in new film announcement