Bob Iger is a casual gamer, or so he says in a recent CNBC interview. His favorite game? A Blackberry hosted game called ‘Brick Breaker’. What does this little tidbit tells us about the Disney CEO? He’s a user, a consumer. Walt Disney was a user; his perceptions of why animation and amusement parks failed… Read More »The Pixar-ization of Disney
The Shipping Times is happy that Disney appears to be continuing its demand for classic looking Cruise Ships. What is striking about them is that they will pay homage to the past, with two red and black funnels and a long, sleek black hull. Admittedly the QE2 only ever sported ‘that funnel’ and indeed it… Read More »Shipping Times: Hope for Disney Cruise Line
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around, does it still make a sound? If someone does something like trip on a curb, is that news? Normally, no. But if someone has a mundane accident like that on Disney property, it can be considered newsworthy by the local news outlets. The Orange… Read More »Remain Seated Please
Mikey Walters, a previous guest author on this blog and owner of his own wonderful WEBmikey blog, has recently posted a new WEBmikey clip on Youtube. This one features clips from his family’s home movies of Disneyland from the early to mid 1960s. You’ll see great footage of the original Submarine Ride, peoplemover, monorail, and… Read More »1960s Disneyland Home Video
Sure, a proposal at a Disney park is nice, a wedding on property is pretty darn spectacular, and a honeymoon created by the mouse and friends is making that dream a reality, but perhaps you feel like you’re missing something. Well, Princess, you are. Disney has taken the next, and I assume not the last,… Read More »Disney Targets Older Princess Crowd
When one is looking for a charity to support, one might first look for non profit organizations that you share an affinity with. Then among those non profits you might want to find a mission that is important and a charity that will be responsible with your donations. For fans of the Walt Disney Company,… Read More »Give Kids The World
Disney didn’t have to look far to find the new Ariel for the lead role in its stage adaption of The Little Mermaid. They found her right in the backyard. The production is workshopping in Denver and Sierra Boggess is a 2000 graduate of Denver’s George Washington High School. The Little Mermaid will move from… Read More »Little Mermaid is cast for Broadway Bound Show
National Geographic magazine has a wonderful history of detailing Disney properties. This time they look beyond the gates to see what changes Walt Disney’s Florida Project hath wrought on Central Florida. When people tell the story of Orlando’s stunning transformation from swamp and sinkhole to 21st-century metropolis, they begin, inevitably, with the man and the… Read More »National Geographic looks Beyond Disney World