I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Dreamworks is releasing a movie version of the broadway musical Dreamgirls this Christmas. Beyonce Knowles is the big star, but everyone is talking about the new girl who was a finalist in American Idol, Jennifer Hudson. The Orlando Sentinel’s movie critic by Roger Moore met with Jennifer Hudson and they talked about her Disney past.… Read More »Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson has Disney Cruise Background
Disney runs two MMORGs, Virtual Magic Kingdom and Toontown Online. Only the former has been Mac compatible until last week. Now all Disney fans will be able to log on and enjoy the family oriented fun of Disney’s Toontown. Both MMORGs involve players completing quests for prizes (swag for VMK players and gags in the… Read More »Disney’s ToonTown MMORG now Mac Ready
Alas, it looks like poor ratings has done in ABC’s television series ‘The Nine.’ The show is going on a haitus and then the filmed, but unaired episodes will probably show on ABC Family sometime so the remaining fans of the show can enjoy the end of season one. It’s too bad. This show had… Read More »The Nine behind the Eight Ball
Today I’m happy to introduce a new contributor to The Disney Blog. Cody Davis has an analytical writing style that will bring a new dimension to The Disney Blog and I’m pleased he’s agreed to join up. Cody Davis fell in love with Disneyland as a child and his passion for all things Disney continues… Read More »Welcome Cody Davis
IGN has a long list of mysteries that we fans of LOST continue to wait to have resolved. The list of 50 open-ended questions is pretty comprehensive (although I think a few have been resolved, just not to the author’s standards). Which mysteries would you like answered the most? I hope that the show producers… Read More »LOSTs Big 50 Mysteries
Monster Munching, a blog that is normally about dining in the Orange County California region, turns his eye toward Disneyland’s Little Red Wagon. There, in a parked truck, inside a compartment the size of a janitor’s broom closet, two Disney Cast Members toil in what I imagine is the worst job at Disneyland. But the… Read More »Corn Dog’s at Disneyland
I’ve met John Canemaker only briefly at various screenings and events. But he has always come off as someone eminently knowledgable about the subject. So knowledgable, that he won an Oscar last year for his short animated film. Ward Jenkins, an Atlanta based animator and artist, has posted the first part of a long revealing… Read More »Meet John Canemaker, Animator, Historian
Upcoming Pixar points to an early review of Pixar’s next film Ratatouille posted on Ain’t It Cool News. There are some mild spoilers in the review, so consider yourself warned. If you don’t to be spoiled, I’ve made that sacrifice for you. The review is generally positive, and the reviewer, a Pixar fan, says this… Read More »First Look at Ratatouille