A tragedy unfolded on the way to Tokyo Disneyland yesterday as a tourist bus carrying mostly youth passengers crashed into a steel wall splitting the bus in two and killing 7 of the youth. 39 others, including the driver were injured. Our hearts go out… Read More »Tragedy in Tokyo as Tourist Bus Bound for Tokyo Disneyland Crashes
When is an attraction announcement not really an announcement? When it’s published accidentally, that’s when. It’s no secret that the Prince Caspian exhibit has been moved out of its Sound Stage in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There has even been some speculation about what would be going into that space on various fan sites.
Usually those exhibits are ‘sponsored’ by some marketing budget or another from the Walt Disney Studios. Typically the goal is to sell DVDs or build audience affiliation for a sequel. So it was assumed that the next exhibit would be for a movie that had seen some success (which means it has a decent marketing budget) and is likely to have a sequel.
If the first movie that comes to your mind in The Muppets, then let’s say Great Minds Think Alike. Other likely candidates include John Carter or TRON: Legacy. However neither of those have had sequels greenlit. So Muppets it is. It even already has a tie-in with DHS.
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Just last week, DisneyStore.com introduced 18 Brave related products. This afternoon, I was passing by a Disney Store in San Francisco, so I wandered in, and I was delighted to find a wall of Brave merchandise. A manager approached me to talk about the merchandise… Read More »Brave Merchandise Arrives in Disney Stores
The 2012 Tony Award nominees were announced this morning by Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons. The awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 10th on CBS at 8pm. Neil Patrick Harris will return as host. The full list of nominees can be found here… Read More »Disney on Broadway Earns 17 Tony Award Nominations
Classical night made for an elegant evening in the ballroom. We finally saw a team score a perfect 30! Here’s how it went… Maria and Derek’s dramatic vampire-themed paso doble electrified the dance floor. Carrie Ann said it didn’t suck (get the vampire humor?). For… Read More »The Classics…and Lady Gaga, Dancing With the Stars Week 7 Recap
Strong, very strong, overseas box office results and equally strong pre-sales for May 4th weekend must have everyone at Walt Disney Studios breathing a very deep sign of relief. Open just over a week, Marvel’s The Avengers has already taken in $175 million at the… Read More »Marvel’s The Avengers takes Overseas Box Office by Storm
Everything I hear about Cars Land and Radiator Springs at California Adventure has me excited to witness the level of detail that went into creating the look and feel of the movie. For instance, did you know 779 new trees have been planted in Disney… Read More »Cars Land Horticulture Makes the Scene