Michael Barrier, whose biography of Walt Disney should be on your must read list, continually amazes me with his knowledge and research into the history of Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Company. Spurred by a photo taken at an unknown time and location, Barrier has uncovered on of the famous moment’s in Walt and… Read More »Walt Disney in Hawaii, Disney History Dug up by Michael Barrier
Disney has now released some behind the scenes photos that reveal the preparation and detail that goes into making Annie Leibovitz’s celebrity photos so magical. I’ve put most of them below the cut but it’s hard to resist letting this photo of Jessica Biel shine. Ah… 7th Heaven indeed.
More photos of Jessica, plus Whoopi, Gisele Bündchen, and Mikhail Baryshnikov below.
Previously: Latest Photos from Disney and Leibovitz – 1/24/08 (Photos courtesy and copyright Disney. Mark Schafer/Disney Parks, photographer)
Read More »Behind the scenes photos of Annie Leibovitz Dream Photo shoot
Update: Another photo released on 4/25/08.
Disney Parks has released another suite of four Annie Leibovitz photos that place famous celebrities into fairy tale scenes from Walt Disney’s classic films. This set includes a wide variety of stars: Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Whoopi Goldberg, Gisele Bundchen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Tina Fey.
Above Jessica Biel is portrayed as Pocahontas in a photo illustration titled “Where Dreams Run Free.” Annie Leibovitz “Disney Dream Portrait Series” was commissioned by Disney Parks to celebrate their Year of a Million Dreams promotion for Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
This scene entitled “Where You Never Have to Grow Up,” features supermodel Gisele Bundchen portraying Wendy Darling, with dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and actress Tina Fey as Tinker Bell.
Two more photos below the cut. (all photos are courtesy and copyright Disney Parks)
Update (2): Find High-Resolution versions of all the Disney Dream Portrait Series over on The Disney Blog Dream Photo Annex.
Update: Behind the scenes photos from the photo shoot and a quick promotional video from Disney on YouTube.
Previously: First set of Leibovitz photos, Second set of Leibovitz photos.
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The first annual Restaurant Week celebration in Los Angeles bringing together the best restaurants from Los Angeles to Orange County and offering special menus, prices a
nd plates specifically during Restaurant Week’s run of January 27th to February 8th. The purpose of Restaurant Week is to bring together all of the diverse tastes Los Angeles has to offer and showcase them across the city. Patina Restaurant Group owner and renowned chef Joachim Splichal is on the board of Restaurant Week and is part of the team responsible for putting the entire event together.
This is a great chance for you to get out and enjoy what Catal, one of my favorite Disneyland Resort restaurants, has to offer. I’ve included the special Restaurant Week menu below the cut.
Cindy Stephens keeps pretty good track of the various dining options at the Disneyland Resort along with recent restaurant reviews. Here most recent review of Catal is of the New Years Eve offerings.
Read More »Downtown Disney Restaurant Catal partakes in Restaurant Week
I’ve become a huge Twitter addict. You can follow me via @TheDisneyBlog on Twitter. What is Twitter? It’s a micro-blogging (or nano-blogging) system where you leave ‘Tweets’ in 140 characters or less. User names always start with the at symbol (@). The result is very conversational in tone, but also well suited to breaking news… Read More »Interesting use of Twitter by Disney
LaughingPlace.com has concept art and a behind the scenes video that looks in the art and the talented artists that has gone into turning the space above New Orleans Square that once held The Disney Gallery into an apartment suite worthy of the legendary Walt Disney. Guests will be selected to stay in the Disneyland… Read More »Video of the Making of the Disneyland Dream Suite
Lucasfilm nets six technical Academy Award nominations for its work on Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Skywalker Sound also got a nod for its work on Ratatouille. The MuppetCast has a new podcast with a tribute to Richard Hunt. I’m listening right now and can already tell you it’s a must… Read More »Wednesday Roundup – January 23rd
Oscar nominees were announced this morning and the countdown is on to the awards ceremony and broadcast. The only question now, besides who will win, is will the writer’s strike be settled in time to savage the marketing magic, and advertising dollars, ABC hopes to receive from the show. Sponsor: Hollywood Theme Party