I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Vacationland Fall 1959, originally uploaded by grickily. Dan Goodsell of the ‘a sampler of things‘ blog has scanned his collection of Vacationland magazines from the 50s and 60s and uploaded them into his Disneyland Souvenirs Flickr Group. They’re amazing as is the rest of his collection. Thanks for sharing Dan!
The Movie Blog has heard some good news about the upcoming sequel to The Dark Crystal. Most of the good news comes from an MTV article that features an interview with some of the movers and shakers at The Jim Henson company and some storyboards from the movie. "Puppetry has come a long way since… Read More »Good News about The Dark Crystal 2
PuppetVision blog is concerned about people selling counterfeit muppets. He point out some for sale on eBay right now and questions what the motivation is for this? In the age of ebay, there’s a booming and very profitable trade in film and T.V. prop replicas on the internet and there’s a small minority of replica… Read More »Counterfeit Muppets on the market
Disney Vault 28 opens in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort this week. It will feature upscale Disney branded clothing for women. This boutique store will feature new lines from Disney like Kingdom Couture, Vintage Apparel, and Disney branded items from other well known upscale lines. Vault 28 is also part of Disney’s effort to… Read More »Disney’s Vault 28 Opens at Disneyland Resort, Upscale Disney Clothing for women
Luxo, a blog featuring news about Pixar Animation Studios, points toward an Academy of Art University seminar that will feature Pixar’s The Making of Cars. It’s open to the public for a small charge. So if you’re in the bay area, keep Monday night open. “Pixar Animation Studios: The Making of Cars”Academy of Art University,Morgan… Read More »Public Pixar event San Francisco, The Making of Cars
Josh at The Disney Frontier blog reports on the demise of the Disney Yearbook after just one issue. I guess they took the name literally. Actually, I’ve heard examples of where they’re offering the book at a great discount. Which leads me to suspect either the ‘very limited’ amount wasn’t all that limited, or the… Read More »Disney Yearbook Folds After Just One Printing
Actor and heart-throb Johnny Depp is finally settling down and marrying his long-time girlfriend, French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis. After a relationship of eight years the couple are expected to have a small ceremony at their home in the south of France. This is Depp’s second marraige. My best to the lad and his… Read More »The sound of hearts breaking everywhere? Johnny Depp to wed
A new book, Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers, is out detailing the life and times of P.L. Travers, best known as the author of the eight Mary Poppins books. Looks like there are interesting details about Travers relationship with the Walt Disney Company, such as this: After long coveting the… Read More »New book on Mary Poppins author