If you’ve ever sat in the never-ending rush hour that is traffic in Los Angeles then you might be interested to know that Walt Disney had a solution for you — The Monorail, which opened at Disneyland in 1959. Walt Disney had a plan to run a monorail line from Anaheim to Los Angeles. Alas,… Read More »Disney’s Monorail Vision for L.A.
ABC News has named Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff co-anchors to replace Peter Jennings on ABC’s World News Tonight. Having co-anchors will allow ABC News to produce live news broadcasts for both ET and PT zones and produce a web-only news edition as well. No word in the article if this will be an video… Read More »ABC News picks new anchor(s)
Blackfriars links to an interview with Disney CEO Bob Iger in the Wall Street Journal. Iger has already made a couple of smart moves as CEO, let’s hope that trend continues.
Disney may out Griswold the Griswolds with their Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights and the Epcot Festival of Lights may be set brilliantly to music, but neither of them hold a candle to this Christmas Holiday Display choreographed to music. Everybody else, please put down your staple guns, I think we have a winner. [… Read More »Best. Xmas Light Display. Ever.
PodGuide.Tv has a review of the short animated films from Pixar that are available for purchase on the iTunes Music Store (and some that aren’t). If you’re in New York City you might want make a stop at MoMA for an exhibit on Pixar Animation. More details at the MoMa site. The exhibit starts December… Read More »Pixar Shorts and MoMA exhibit
Ray Keim is at it again. He has build amazing 3-D renderings of the Disney World Haunted Mansion and then rendered that into the real world with a paper model. He’s made paper models of the crypts that surround the outside of the WDW Haunted Mansion. Now he’s working on Disneyland’s New Orleans Square version.… Read More »Haunted Mansion Paper Model: How its done
Two northern California animation studios are looking to make moves on Pixar in their own backyard. Wild Brain and The Orphanage have each started feature animation divisions with the goal to get a dog in the growing game of computer animated films. I’m especially looking forward to what Genndy Tartakovsky (Samuri Jack, The Clone Wars)… Read More »Pixar develops rivals
E! Online is reporting that two stars of the hit TV show LOST were busted for driving under the influence in two separate incidents. Michelle Rodriquez, who plays tail-ender Ana-Lucia, and Cynthia Watros, who plays tailie Libby, were arrested and booked early Thursday morning. A conviction would mean a suspended license for the two, so… Read More »Two LOST stars busted for DUIs