As the NY Times reported that David Westin was resigning from his role as President of ABC News, a pair of emails were released from Westin and Anne Sweeney, President of Disney/ABC TV confirming the departure. The first is from Westin: Dear Colleague, A month… Read More »David Westin resigns from ABC News President
Someone did manage to capture Murphy’s nervous breakdown on video: Previously: Big Problems with Fantasmic at Disneyland.
To make sure I have a good feel for the state of the Disney fan community, I have a list of Disney blogs that I follow. Most of these are newsy type blogs or focused on some sort of sub-specialty. But there are also the… Read More »The Relocated Tourist
I linked to a Reuters story on the practice last month, but now the Economist has come out with their own story on Disney’s latest move in China. The English-language schools run by Disney are seen by the families that enroll their children as a… Read More »Disney teaching English in China
Congratulations to Paul Ngeny, 31, of Auburn, CA, who led a record field of more than 14,000 registered runners Sunday at the fifth annual Disneyland Half Marathon, by crossing the finish line first with a time of 1:07:24, beating the fastest Disneyland Half Marathon time by 41 seconds.
“The course was very nice and comfortable,” Ngeny said. “I liked running through the parks and all the music. I could keep on going for a hundred miles.”
Finishing just behind Ngeny was Eric Marenburg, 27, of San Diego, CA, with a time of 1:12:10. Kevin Broady, 48, of Brea, CA, finished third with a time of 1:12:43.
Rachel Booth, 29, of Mountain View, CA, claimed the title of 2010 women’s champion with a time of 1:15:19, beating the fastest women’s finisher time in the history of the Disneyland Half Marathon by 00:04:04. Booth, who performed better than she expected, finished just 18 seconds off of an Olympic trial qualifier time.
“It was great. Magical,” Booth said. “It’s in Disneyland and it’s just a happy day. Always enjoyable. Everyone was so loud and cheering.”
The women’s second-place finisher was Theresa Lowry, 36, of San Diego, CA, with a time of 1:19:05. Susan Loken, 47, of Phoenix, AZ, took third place with a time of 1:19:13.
Other notable finishers of the 2010 Disneyland Half Marathon are Jon Megeff, 47, of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, who won the men’s Master’s Division (age 40+) with a time of 1:16:57, Merryt Jackman, 41, of San Diego, CA, who topped the women’s Master’s Division (1:28:16) and Scott Parson, 51 of San Jose, CA,(00:56:45), and Sandi Rush, 49, of Oceanside, CA, (1:17:06), winners of the men’s and women’s wheelchair divisions.
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Mickey must have a special deal with Santa to use his sleigh the other 364 days a year. Because he somehow made it to Hawai’i to admire his likeness, sculpted out of beach sand, and to mark an important milestone for Aulani, a Disney Resort… Read More »Aulani starts 1 year countdown to opening
To me one of the big differences between Disneyland and Walt Disney World is the opportunity for community to grow in Anaheim. There is no place in any Orlando park where the sort of regular meet ups that occur at Disneyland can happen. One of… Read More »Swing Dancing at Disneyland
Dr. K writes blog that looks at popular culture through the twin lens of fandom and an anthropological eye. A four part analysis of Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed district is definitely a new take on what I’ve read… Read More »Harry Potter’s Wizarding World through an Anthropologist’s Eye