As is common practice in construction disputes, a lien was placed against Cinderella Castle, site of some insulation work that where the subcontractor had yet to be paid. The lien, which was placed February 1st, has been removed now that matters have been settled between the two construction companies. It’s a bizarre twist in the… Read More »Lien Removed from Cinderella Castle
Dirk at the always excellent Mousekingdom Blog takes a look at the distinctly American sport of Super Bowl commercials. Disney had two commercials during the big game, a 30 second spot for "Meet The Robinsons" and a shorter spot for "Wild Hogs". The four comedians of the hog-opolypse got the largest reaction at my Super… Read More »Did Disney’s Superbowl Commercials Score Touchdowns? or fizzle in the rain?
Orlando Sentinel Columnist Liz Langley has an interesting take on Disney’s Year of A Million Dreams contest… it’s a metaphor for love. In one stroke, it strips the Cinderella story of all romantic mythology and embodies — as the actual story does — what real love is like. You don’t choose it; it chooses you.… Read More »Year of a Million Dreams drums on…
A company that performed insulation work during the recent renovations of the Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle has filed a lien against the property in a contract dispute the original contractor. Disney is not a party to the dispute other than that’s where the work was done. In one of the oddities of construction work, a… Read More »Contractor files lien against Cinderella Castle
The HK Standard looks at the status of Hong Kong Disneyland. Looks like there is some worry that the park won’t be able to meet the numbers required to pay down its debt. This is not as big a problem as Euro Disney is experiencing, the debt load is much lower due to Disney deciding… Read More »Checking in on Hong Kong Disneyland
While I don’t understand why companies insist on tying their information to one vendor in a competitive marketplace (thank Apple and the iPhone with Cingular), I do think it’s better than trying to launch an MVNO all on your own with little or no indication from the marketplace that your rate plan is sustainable. So… Read More »ESPN Relaunching it’s Mobile Phone Service through Verizon
Adam Shankman ("Cheaper By The Dozen 2", "Bringing Down the House" and "The Pacifier") has been signed to direct the Disney family fantasy "Bedtime Story." The story centers on a harried architect whose life is turned upside down when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to come true. A film choreographer… Read More »Disney finds a Bedtime Story.
First Quarter results are in for the Walt Disney Company and investors are happy. Net Income more than doubled and Total Revenue was up by almost a billion. DVD sales and the return of advertising money helped pump the numbers up. Let’s not forget about ‘Cars’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" either.… Read More »How is Disney doing these days? Not too shabby!