Walt Disney Animation Studios recently made it official, the next animated feature after “Wreck-It Ralph” will be “Frozen.” Frozen has its roots in the the Hans Christian Anderson story “Snow Queen” and has roots back to the days when Walt Disney himself still ran the… Read More »Walt Disney Animation Studios to get Frozen
Congrats to the team at Pixar whose Brave continued to have a strong showing at the box office in its second weekend. It came in third behind two new movies, both targeted at adult audiences. As the most recent kids film, it lost less than… Read More »Brave Strong At Box Office On Second Weekend
The latest tour de force from the amazing Passport to Dreams website is a thorough examination of Snow White’s Scary Adventures at the Magic Kingdom. From a reconstruction of the 1971 version to the influence it had on the 1983 remake of Disneyland’s Fantasyland, this… Read More »Postmortem on Snow White’s Scary Adventures
July 12th-15th is the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. This annual event showcases entertainment’s latest and greatest projects of the past, present and (most importantly) future. After a 2 year hiatus, Disney has decided to go back to the con (Disney did have off-site presence though,… Read More »Disney at Comic-Con 2012: What to Look Forward To
After an accident with a similarly constructed attraction, the Downtown Disney Balloon ride “Characters in Flight” has been closed for inspection. The accident yesterday at Ocean Park, Hong Kong, injured four on the SkyStar balloon and one of the ground after a 3 meter gash… Read More »Characters In Flight Balloon Ride Closed at Orlando’s Downtown Disney
Roy Rogers Western World, Six Flags, Paramount Orlando, Blockbuster park… the list of theme parks that have been announced for Orlando, but were never built is long. We excitedly reported on the announcement of Paidia back in 2005. In 2010 there was the Orlando Thrill… Read More »Dreams of Orlando Theme Parks that Died on the Drawing Boards
Next time you’re at Disneyland wander back toward ‘It’s A Small World” for a chance to meet Princess Merida. The star of “Brave,” has taken over a corner of Fantasyland in the spirit of the Highland Games sequence from the film. Here, you can meet… Read More »Meeting Merida – A Brave Experience at Disneyland