In a webcast Disney CFO Tom Staggs said he was ‘Very Bullish‘ on the company’s prospects for 2007. I found it odd that they would have this webcast on Walt Disney’s birthday. Shouldn’t they be honoring his contribution to the company or something?
On this day in 1901 Walter Elias Disney was born. The world is forever better because of it. Thanks Walt! Or more appropriately, thanks Flora and Elias. Today would be a good time to visit the online Disney Family Museum, which this month looks at the 1950s era Disney television shows. From Zorro to The… Read More »Happy Birthday Walt!
In what seems to be a growing genre, we have a new trailer for Mary Poppins re-cut by a fan into a horror film called "Scary Mary". Quick, someone get Bob Iger on the phone. Previously: New Mary Poppins Music for Broadway P.L. Travers biography Mary Poppins Musical Producer Interviewed My Life as a Mary… Read More »Mary Poppins re-cut into Horror film
As an electrical engineer, I am interested in technology. Ok,
I am obsessed with technology. Well ok, even ‘obsessed’ might not be stressing
its overall importance in my life. Let’s just say I like technology. This means
I keep track of certain news coming out of places like
One of the more interesting tidbits revolves around
Microsoft’s newest attempt to redefine their status as the world’s largest
software company into the world’s largest technology company. This time around,
it’s the Zune media player – Microsoft’s so-called answer to Apple’s iPod. Essentially,
it is an attempt by Microsoft to capture the market that Apple dominates with
their iPod and its derivatives.
Now, this is where it gets interesting. The Zune isn’t that
great and its current market share shows it. In just its second week of release,
it is the fifth most popular digital media device in the
2.1% of the market (based on units sold). Apple’s iPod, not so surprisingly,
took the overall lead. What is interesting however, is just who Microsoft tied
for fifth with.
I thought I noticed something different about driving on the road these last couple months… nobody has been making left turns into the left lane or driving the wrong way down the road. Yep, the tourists from United Kingdom have given up on travelling to Florida. The Orlando Sentinel gives a few reasons why. It’s… Read More »UK Tourists giving up on Central Florida
LaughingPlace.com has recently started a neat new feature. They’re featuring all press photos of celebrities who visit Walt Disney World. Seeing the pictures of the Hollywood Stars and Political movers and shakers who visited Disneyland was always one of my favorite things to do at the Disneyland Hotel. I wonder if those photos are still… Read More »Walt Disney World Celebrity Photos
An article in the New York Times looks at how The Wiggles and their fans are handling the transition from the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, to his replacement, Sam Moran. The kids appear to be handling it pretty well, but… Mothers attending their concerts have been known to tell interviewers that they regard the… Read More »The Passing of the Yellow Skivvy
Nominations for the Annies, the International Animated Film Society equivalent of the Oscars, were just announced. Pixar’s Cars tied Dreamwork’s Flushed Away for the most nominations with nine each. However, Dreamworks studio has the most nominations of any studio. The awards winners will be announced on February 11th. The Annies are important as the winner… Read More »Nominations for Annie’s, the animation Oscars, are announced.