I can’t believe I missed this. Design Observer, one of my favorite Design blogs, has a post that looks back at Disney’s Celebration project through the eyes of one of its designers. Celebration, however, was a fantasy more suited to Andy Hardy than Buck Rogers. The city was to be the most fully-realized expression of… Read More »Celebration, by Design
Wired News looks at some of the new uses of technology at Disney Themeparks. Some of these are very cute, some fizzle. The most effective ones are when they are used to further the story. This is why PalMickey works, he helps the guest tell their own story. This is why Turtle Talk with Crush… Read More »How Wired are Disney’s Themeparks
Here’s a first look at the cast of Disney’s 2006 release Meet The Robinsons. The Story of a Boy Genius who is able to travel in time to help a family. It’s based on a book by William Joyce, apparently a popular children’s writer. (via)
I’m a big fan of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I even liked that ‘How’d they Do That’ show they tagged on last season. In fact the more of these ‘Pay it Forward’ shows they can fit on TV the better, as far as I’m concerned. Ty Pennington, Paul DiMeo, Preston Sharp, Michael Moloney and… Read More »EM:HE on DVD (soon!)
A trio of delicious treats to satisfy your LOST craving during its off weeks. First, visit CNET for their take on the Alternate Reality Game aspect that the LOST team is slowly growing. Then, visit the LOST Notebook for a list of canonical details about the show. If you’re looking for something you might have… Read More »Lost: A Trio of Clues
Disney has been rearranging some of its deck chairs on the television side of the behemoth. One of the recent moves was to move the President of ABC News David Westin directly under Anne Sweeney co-chair of Disney Media Networks. For those of you who have read ‘Disney War‘ Sweeney is the one who started… Read More »Disney brings ABC News into the fold
I couldn’t resist posting this. The ‘flying’ car used in the Harry Potter films has gone missing from the South West Film Studios in St Agnes, Cornwall England. "The film prop was being stored under a tarpaulin. It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam," the… Read More »Harry Potter: Weasley’s Car missing!
Hurricane Wilma didn’t just blow off roofs and damage buildings, it killed ten people in a state where building codes are strict. But this was today. 13 years ago Hurricane Andrew roared through the same part of the state resulting in tons of damage and an opportunity to rebuild better than before. Arvida was one… Read More »10 Year old Lawsuit stirred by Wilma