James Lileks has been writing his often humorous ‘Bleats’ on his website for over a decade now. He’s also an accomplished author in the real world. Lileks recently took his family to the House of Mouse here in Orlando and has focused his witty observations on Disney’s Cinderella offerings. Part one is up now and… Read More »Walt Disney World, a Bleat life
The What Japan Thinks blog found a recent television poll on the show Trivia no Izumi, Fount of Trivia, that asked which character Japan’s residents found to be the cutest. The answer was Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh. Those American and British creations beat out Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma (a San-X character), and DoCoMoDaKe… Read More »Pooh, Mickey Japan’s Cutest Characters
Ken Pellman wrote earlier about the end of the Ward Kimball Backyard Railroad – Grizzly Flats. I hadn’t really thought about what would happen to that property. I’m sad to see it split up. But I’m glad to hear that much of it is going to a good home. I didn’t want the week to… Read More »Ward Kimball Roundup
As you might guess, I am a frequent visitor to Disney’s theme parks. I consider one of the benefits of this, the ability to slow down and enjoy some of the more unusual entertainment that Disney theme parks offer without feeling like I’m missing the chance to get one more ride in on that e-Ticket.… Read More »Magic Music Days at Disney Theme Parks
The lawsuit filed by the Higgins children against the Leomitis and ABC continues its path through the courts. Now the Higgins children’s attorney has complained that Disney re-aired the original episode even while knowing the story did not have a fairytale ending. The LA Times has some insight on exactly where the case stands now,… Read More »Extreme Makover: Home Edition Lawsuit takes another twist
A recent analyst call has Bob Iger explaining why the Walt Disney Company is moving toward the Blu-Ray DVD format and away from the HD-DVD format. High-Def Digest has the call transcript: We made our bed with Blu-ray because we believed more in that format for a variety of reasons; some technical in nature, some… Read More »Disney moves toward Blu-Ray DVD
From 1962 to 1986 if you saw a performance of the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland then you probably laughed at the antics of Fulton Burley (wikipedia) and cried at his sweet irish Tenor. He also provided the voice of Michael, the Irish parrot, for the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction. Burley was honored as a… Read More »Disneyland Golden Horseshoe Performer Fulton Burley Passes Away
Customers of Cox Cable will soon be able to get the free Video On Demand feature from Disney’s television properties like ABC, ESPN, and The Disney Channel. The only catch is that the fast forward feature will be turned off. The goal is to ensure that viewers actually see the commercial spots that will help… Read More »Cox Cable Customers to get Disney Video on Deman, but there’s a catch