National Bingo Night had another strong episode tonight. Ed Sanders was a great host that obviously connects with the contestants. The editing was smoother and the new games were a lot of fun. I have one suggestion for the producers, since the last game only results in another chance to win for the viewers, why… Read More »Morning Roundup – May 26
Blue Sky Disney is out with a big roundup of rumors for development over the next 6-7 years at Walt Disney World. Among the big rumors are a third water park (didn’t they close River Country a few years ago?), a new name for Disney-MGM Studios (Disney-Pixar Studios), some rebranding, a new Star Tours film… Read More »Walt Disney World Rumors galore!
The Walt Disney Studios’ ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ Uncovers $58 Million in Worldwide Box Office Treasures in Pre-Weekend Tally; Figure Includes $17 Million from Domestic Shows on Thursday Evening Walt Disney Pictures is reporting a phenomenal worldwide gross of $58 million in its first two days of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At… Read More »Pirates 3 Strikes Box Office Gold and positive viewer ratings
Joe at Universe of Synergy is a Disney fan and a member of the Experience Music Project in Seattle. So of course he attended the talk by former Imagineering President Marty Sklar on the Imagineering of Music. He began with a prepared multimedia presentation, including some talks about the history of Imagineering, but then the… Read More »Marty Sklar on the Imagineering of Music
Movie Marketing Madness has a very detailed post up on what’s behind the marketing for Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End. What’s next for Orlando Bloom? He will be spending some time away from Hollywood movies and is returning to the London Stage. ESPN won twice in the EPpy Awards for best media website.… Read More »Morning Roundup – May 25th
LaughingPlace.com has their coverage of Saturday’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End world premiere at Disneyland. They captured lots of great photos and an insane amount of video interviews with many of the big players to walk down the red-carpet. You can also find some more photos of the event over at Daveland.
I hope everyone who can is out enjoying the third film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series tonight. It’s opening on 4,362 screens, a record for any release. That huge number is important because if Pirates is to break box office records this weekend, they have to have a ton of screens to make… Read More »Pirates 3 to open on record 4,362 screens
Reviews of Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End are rolling in and the critics are unanimous, it’s a long film. Luckily most critics also agree it’s a fun film. Still that doesn’t explain the very low score of 50 on RottenTomatoes, the review aggregation site. Comments continue on the Disneyland POTC Premiere post. Some… Read More »Morning Roundup