I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Mario Furmanzyck, a fourth year student at CalArts, has a long interview with James Baxter. I’d like to see hand drawn start pushing some boundaries. Stylistically it was in a rut, looking back on itself a lot, even though I’m working on a project (Enchanted) that’s supposed to look back on the past. We’re trying… Read More »Interview with James Baxter, Animator
Thankfully the news story about the Tigger character who possibly struck a young guest has begun to die down. Well, it had quieted down until the Union Rep spoke up and defended his client. According to the character actor’s side of the story, he was just reacting to and trying to get away from an… Read More »Union Rep defends ‘Tigger’ actor
Southern California Disney Fans get ready! NFFC will again be hosting the World’s Largest Strictly Disneyana Show & Sale – on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel in Garden Grove, California (about 1-miles South of the Disneyland Resort on the Southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue). I attended the… Read More »NFFC Disney Show & Sale This Weekend!
Amid over at Cartoon Brew gets some well deserved good press in the New York Times Book Review and Print Magazine for his book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION. To celebrate he posted some concept art and story boards from the 1953 Ward Kimball directed Disney short, Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom.… Read More »Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom Concept Art
ABC’s hit series LOST will return with its first new episode of the final 16 on February7th, exactly one month from tonight. To get you excited here’s a promo ABC ran for the show this last weekend. Be warned, if you look carefully there are some spoiler-ish things (although they might be red herrings). All… Read More »New LOST episode just one month away!
Autoblog has collected a gallery of cars that have been made into cars resembling the characters from Pixar’s hit animated feature ‘Cars’. I like the term they use ‘photochops‘. Previously: How to turn your car into a Pixar Car.
If you’ve already had your dose of cuteness for the day, then don’t click here. Cause these are the cutest deer and rabbit pictures you’ll ever see. German photographer Tanja Askani has recreated scenes from the Disney movie Bambi using a set of live Deer and Rabbit.
Local news is reporting that Walt Disney World has suspended a ‘Tigger’ cast member while he is under investigation for assaulting a guest. Guest was a 14 year old kid. The family claims the whole event was caught on video tape. This report on WFTV makes it sound like the tape only shows a fraction… Read More »‘Tigger’ cast member suspended at WDW; under investigation for assaulting guest