I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Disney posted some pretty good numbers today for 4th quarter and fiscal year end periods. CBS Marketwatch has the whole breakdown (and a summary here), but suffice it to say, Bob Iger has the ship set on the right course. What I like about these numbers is that, excluding the film production unit, these numbers… Read More »Disney posts big earning numbers
Last night marked the last episode of the Fall LOST mini-season. I thought it was a good one with a good cliffhanger (although the audience knows more than Jack, which is an unusual situation for LOST), but there were too many threads left unraveled and the whole Mr. Eko story line resolution left me feeling… Read More »ABC Updates
Following up again on this week’s big story, the Gatorland Fire. Gatorland is working hard to get back on its feet even as I type this and that’s good news for Central Florida. Orlando needs the small family run and oriented road side attractions to balance out the large corporate ones. It’s just a different… Read More »Gatorland sets reopening date
Euro Disney (EDL), the operating company for the Disneyland Paris Resort reported a fiscal year loss of $93.28 million. That’s down from $112 million the prior year. Savings are mostly through debt restructuring and cost cutting. Probably still too early to make a huge purchase of that stock considering the near $2 billion debt load.… Read More »Disneyland Paris parent company reports smaller FY loss
The New York Times has an extensive interview with Cameron Mackintosh, creator of Les Miserables and Mary Poppins. Both shows are on Broadway right now and Mackintosh reflects on each. “In the end they will be as successful as the public wants them to be,” he said. “I’m going to be delivering two great pieces… Read More »Mary Poppins Producer Interviewed
Kevin Yee scoops a big announcement today that will literally change the direction of the Walt Disney World Resort. Just last year Disney completed Western Way, which intersects with the 429 toll road and, by extension, a region of quick residential growth to the northwest side of the Disney property. Yee discovered Disney’s plans to… Read More »New Downtown Disney at WDW
Looking to capture some of the wave created by Nintendo’s Wii console, Disney is opening a game design studio devoted to the platform. Scott Novis, who headed the Rainbow Studios team that developed the popular video game based on the Disney Pixar film "Cars," was tapped to be vice president and general manager for Disney’s… Read More »Disney opens Game Design Studio specific to Nintendo
Some good news came late yesterday; one of the alligators presumed dead was found alive by the Gatorland staff. I stopped by at 5:20PM to pick up my son from Daycare across the street and snapped a few more pictures. Alas, the devastation is pretty total. But it looks to be largely confined to the… Read More »Gatorland – Good news and more pics