Jeffrey “Sparky” Katzenberg talks with Forbes magazine about 10 minutes that changed his life. That, of course, was when he was fired from the Walt Disney Company. I’ve heard some pretty mean things about Katzenberg and the way he behaved while lording over the studios,… Read More »Sparky Katzenberg rhapsodic about his time at Disney
The string of closures impacting Disney Stores across North America continues. This time a store in Fort Wayne, Indiana gets the axe. This appears to be part of a strategy by The Disney Stores to take advantage of the down commercial real estate market and… Read More »Another Disney Store closing
With The Princess and the Frog opening in more countries overseas, such as the UK, it’s time for a second wave of publicity for the movie. For instance, here’s a fun little interview with Disney Animator Andreas Deja, who was the lead animator on Mama… Read More »Interview with Andreas Deja
Got a background in computer graphics and 3D lighting or rendering? Then Burbank make be calling you. Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently hiring a Lighting & Rending Assistant Technical Director. Actually, there appears to be quite a bit of hiring going on at WDAS… Read More »Hot Job at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Two Orlando resorts are being sued by workers who were contracted through a third party to work at the hotel. That third party is not able to make payroll and now the workers are looking to the hotel for their paychecks. One of the hotels… Read More »Lawsuit targets Swan & Dolphin Resort
News from Variety that Walt Disney Studios is developing a sequel to the popular modern fantasy musical “Enchanted.” I like this idea as it allows Disney to gently spoof its own animation product. It’s always good to have a sense of humor about one’s self.… Read More »Disney working on Enchanted Squeekgual
Like those burgers and fries for sale under the Golden Arches in Downtown Disney? Well, you’re going to have to travel to the other end of Disney property, down by the All Star resorts, to get them after April 30th (there’s a closer location at… Read More »McDonalds Leaving Orlando’s Downtown Disney
Universal Orlando has expanded the offerings on their preview website for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter land set to open its first stage this spring. It includes a new interactive map along with descriptions of all the rides and attractions. There’s also a first-person… Read More »Wizarding World of Harry Potter website expands