A few days ago the New York Post opined about the growing likelihood that Pixar would return to the Disney fold. After bailing on Disney, Pixar held preliminary discussions with other studios, including MGM, Sony, Warner Bros. and Fox. (Both Fox and The Post are… Read More »Disney and Pixar Pair Up Again!
Further thoughts on the Dreamworks IPO being a real thorn in the side of Disney. Business Week Online has a story titled:DreamWorks’ IPO, Disney’s Nightmare. The ol Grey Lady has a few thoughts as well in their coverage. And of course there is the coverage… Read More »More on Dreamworks IPO
Anyone who recognizes the Jeff Foxworthy joke above will know that Rumors and Innuendo run rampant when it comes to the latest and greatest at any themepark, but it goes twice for the Disney ones. Screamscape is one of the best sources for said rumors… Read More »Hey Man, a bird flew in yo window
The Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland was the first attraction to utlize animatronic figures on a large scale. Since it’s 1963 opening the birds have been entertaining thousands of guests daily. In the 90s an edit was performed on the show to bring it down… Read More »Tiki Room Refurb
I don’t speak Chinese, so it’s fortunate that pictures can also tell the story. In what seems to be a growing use of Free Weblogs (see Blogspot.com), a couple from China has posted a trip report of their visit to WDW and Orlando on blogspot.
Disney’s largest competition in the animation business, well until Pixar is free from the Mouse’s trap, Dreamworks announces they are spinning off the Animation Unit into its own company. Looks like Sparky finally gets his dream job.
As I posted earlier, Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently celebrated the birth of a baby elephant, Kianga (how is that pronounced? Key-a-wa?). Here’s a first hand report from one of the first cast members to see her. I’m very jealous.
The city of Santa Clarita has been under attack by wildfires for the past few weeks. Located nearby, Disney’s Golden Oak Movie Ranch, which has it’s history in old westerns and was bought by the mouse in 1959 for TV and movie use (as recently… Read More »Disney Movie Ranch Aids Firefight