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Morning Roundup – June 21st

Via This Day in History, today in 1961: Disney’s The Parent Trap, starring Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, and Brian Keith, is released. Mills portrays twins Sharon and Susan, who are reunited years after being separated by their divorced parents. The film features the songs "For Now, For Always," and "Let’s Get Together," both written by… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 21st

Pixar artist Lou Romano gets New Yorker cover

Via Nate Pacheco and CartoonBrew we learn that Lou Romano was commissioned to provide the cover for this week’s New Yorker. Romano (wikipedia) was Production Designer on Brad Bird’s The Incredibles and has provided the voice for three Pixar characters including Linguini in the upcoming release Ratatouille! Talk about timing. You can buy a print… Read More »Pixar artist Lou Romano gets New Yorker cover

Is Disney Themed Resort coming to a city near you?

Kevin Yee is out with another scoop. This time he reveals some interesting details behind Disney’s next themed entertainment foray outside the theme parks. Location Based Entertainment (LBE) is the concept recently hyped by Jay Rasulo, worldwide head of Disney’s parks and resorts. It had Disney fans and city developers yearning to learn more and… Read More »Is Disney Themed Resort coming to a city near you?

Morning Roundup – June 20

Congratulations to Ken and Kori Pellman who welcomed little Keelie into their life yesterday. If babies come with Hats, then Keelie probably has Mouse Ears. May good health and long life find them all. Theme Park Insider has posted a review of Universal Islands Of Adventure new water sports show. The Verdict: a nice diversion… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 20

Will Disney’s Enchanted be next Franchise for Mouse House?

Reuters speaks with Disney’s Kevin Lima, director of the November release "Enchanted." The movie is already carrying a large load as it marks Disney’s return to hand-drawn animation for the 15 minute opening segment of the film. Now this article wants to saddle it with the label of Next Big Franchise. I am hearing good… Read More »Will Disney’s Enchanted be next Franchise for Mouse House?

Morning Roundup

Sorry for the lack of posts yesterday. I was down and out with a bad cold. The Associated Press has a short interview with Ratatouille director Brad Bird where he is very rhapsodic, even spiritual, about animation and the Pixar/Disney merge. Apple.com has a preview of WALL-E, the robot centered film coming from Pixar in… Read More »Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup – June 16

LaughingPlace.com has excellent coverage of the "What’s Next, What’s New" presentation at Disneyland. This is the chance for Disney and WDI to show off for the press so there is some really neat stuff including lots of details on next big attraction Toy Story Mania. How about adding a Casino to the resort? Somehow I… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 16

Three Videos

Three videos for your weekend entertainment today.

First hop on over to the Department of Energy site to see a cute spot filmed by Ratatouille star Remy on how you can play your part in Energy Conservation. Look for this PSA to hit your TV soon

Below the cut find YouTube Videos of Muppet Pirates, and Gideon (That cat from Pinocchio… no not Figaro, the walking one) like you’ve never seen them before. Gideon is definitely breaking character just a little.

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