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October 2010

Secretariat | My review

I’ve just returned from a late-Thursday screening of Secretariat (opens today) and I am pumped! The story of the Triple Crown-winning “Big Red” —and, more pointedly, the people who believed in him— makes for one of the most invigorating movie of 2010 so far. In a… Read More »Secretariat | My review

Morning Report – Thursday Thoughts

A few odds and ends to post this morning: A mystery is slowly resolving over on Kevin Kidney’s blog today. A report from the island nation of Tobago has identified the original tree from the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse film. Plus there are a few… Read More »Morning Report – Thursday Thoughts

New Interactive Features coming to Haunted Mansion Queue

Walls have recently gone up around the queue of The Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Workers have begun the installation process for some new interactive elements that will be added to the queue. WDWMagic has some images from a test that was… Read More »New Interactive Features coming to Haunted Mansion Queue

Subcontractor Killed While working on Disneyland Paris Ride

Sad news out of Paris Disneyland Resort tonight. Police announced a 53-year old employee of a subcontractor was killed when the ride he was cleaning suddenly turned on severely injuring him. The worker was pinned beneath an It’s A Small World boat. The accident occured… Read More »Subcontractor Killed While working on Disneyland Paris Ride

Disneyland Hotel turns 55

Another milestone anniversary has just been celebrated at Disneyland. The self-proclaimed “World’s Most Exciting Hotel” has just turned 55. When it opened the Disneyland Hotel was the first major hotel in Orange County. Things have changed a bit since then. Taken in 1961, the photo… Read More »Disneyland Hotel turns 55

No Ordinary Family Episode 1-2: No Ordinary Marriage

We are back for a second week of No Ordinary Family. And if the ratings continue like they did last week, I think we’ll be in for a nice, long ride. Let’s see what is happening with the Powell Family, shall we? (And there will be some spoilers ahead for tonight’s episode. Only read on if you’ve seen the episode or don’t care about being spoiled.)

Let’s do the run down by characters.Read More »No Ordinary Family Episode 1-2: No Ordinary Marriage

Tangled – Disney’s Next Sleeper Hit?

Walt Disney Studios has been inviting a few journalists in to preview an ‘in-progress’ version of Tangled and some clips of TRON: Legacy. It might be too early to get excited, but the buzz has been very positive for both films. This post on i09… Read More »Tangled – Disney’s Next Sleeper Hit?

Dancing with the Stars: Week Three Results

After a solid night of performances, another couple must fall. Tonight’s results show got right into it – and inexplicably, The Situation and Karina were given the encore performance. I still can’t figure out whether I like them or not. I mean, I love The… Read More »Dancing with the Stars: Week Three Results