I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
This week’s Nielsen basic cable ratings reads like a wet dream for Disney and ESPN. 1. Monday Night Football (ESPN)2. College Football: Texas vs. Iowa (ESPN)3. College Football: Georgia vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN)4. College Football: Florida State vs. UCLA (ESPN)5. Sportscenter (ESPN)6. College Football: Texas A&M vs. California (ESPN)7. College Football: Navy vs. Boston College… Read More »ESPN rules cable ratings again
I love reading Press Releases. They’re so shamelessly self promoting that if you aren’t careful to read between the lines you miss the real message. Disney recently released their ‘Year Ahead’ press release touting all the great things to come to the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in 2007. Here’s my take on what they’re really saying
After a momentous 2006, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to unveil a full slate of exciting new attractions and entertainment in the coming year, highlighted by the continued rollout around the world of its groundbreaking Where Dreams Come True initiative.
If by momentous they mean two new ‘officially open’ attractions in the US parks, the debut of some ‘Cars’ characters photo-ops, and new music for the WDW Magic Kingdom parade, then sure, I agree 2006 was great. Otherwise it was a year of busy parks for guests without much new to enjoy. If you’re going to count the two Finding Nemo additions as part of the 2007 debuts, then you can’t claim they were part of 2006 too. Mostly 2006 was a year of construction and the slow wrap up of a major promotion. But you have to have those years too.
And, btw, what kind of promotion is ‘Where Dreams Come True?’ Whose dreams exactly? And what happened to the Happiest and most Magical places on earth?
It’s been far too long since I’ve seen a showing of Finding Nemo The Musical. But this video on DisneyMotion has me itching to get back soon. It’s a short informational piece with lots of rehearsal clips and a great clip of puppet designer Michael Curry (looking very young – how could he be so… Read More »Finding Nemo The Musical on DisneyMotion
While NY Giants star running back Tiki Barber looks to extend his final year in the NFL deep into the playoffs, he has already made solid plans for the future. Those plans include a four year $10 million contract with the Walt Disney Company. He’ll work twin jobs as a host on Good Morning America… Read More »Disney brings Tiki to TV
If you’re a Disney fan and you’re still reading this blog, do yourself a big favor and check out the latest issue of Tales From The Laughing Place, a Disney Magazine published by the fine folks at LaughingPlace.com. Issue #8 is chock full of great stories from all around the Disney neighborhood. This issue is… Read More »Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine #8 Released
In 2006 ‘High School Musical’ sold 3.7 million albums last year joining ‘The Bodyguard’ and ‘Titanic’ as the only soundtracks to finish atop the sales charts. Remarkably, ‘High School Musical’ debuted on the charts at number 143 in January 2006. The disc increased its position each week, eventually hitting the top spot on two nonconsecutive… Read More »High School Musical rules the roost in 2006
Local news is reporting that a man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually molesting a 13-year old while on board the Disney Wonder cruise ship. I’m actually a little surprised things like this aren’t reported more often on the cruises and at the theme parks.
The Disney Blog has been delisted from the Google Index again. No warning, no email, nothing indicating why the site has been dropped from the index on the Google Webmaster Tools site (and believe me I keep a close eye on that site after having been delisted once before in August). Can anyone help me figure this out, get me in contact with Google, etc?
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