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Imagineer: Technology getting in the way of things!

Today, most large companies have the latest in business tools; Xerox – collators – computers – laptops – Blackberries – PDA’s – pagers – cell phones – Email – internet – video/phone conferencing – software applications for thousands of tasks – Fedex – satellite feeds – iPods to stick in your ear so you can… Read More »Imagineer: Technology getting in the way of things!

1977 Interview with George Lucas

Her [Lucas’ wife] first idea was to have Threepio get shot, and I said impossible because I wanted to start and end the film with the robots, I wanted the film to really be about the robots and have the theme be framework for the rest of the movie. Talk continues in the comments over… Read More »1977 Interview with George Lucas

Review: Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom

Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom is a free MMORG for the Disney fan set. It’s in beta right now, and quite impressive visually (in other words, you need some good broadband to play around here). Unfortunately I haven’t had much time to explore or play VMK. But Zlatan has and here’s his very nice review. Btw,… Read More »Review: Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom

News Roundup

Don’t have much time to post recently, if you haven’t noticed. But I’m working on it. If you happened to visit the new OrlandoSentinel website this morning you would have seen these three stories in the news. The Weinstein Brothers are emptying the storage closet ahead of their departure from the Disney fold. A few… Read More »News Roundup

I get email!

Disney World has been taken over by the red shirts this last week. No, it’s not some Trekkie convention of sacrificed ensigns, nor is it a star wars fest (although those overlapped some). It is the 2005 Gay Days event; an annual event that brings 130,000-150,000 fine and well funded gay and lesbian tourists to… Read More »I get email!

Lawsuit to invalidate board election goes forward

The Lawsuit filed by the folks at SaveDisney.com is being allowed to go forward by a Delaware Judge. The suit alleges members of the company’s board of directors made false statements to shareholders about the search for a successor to Chief Executive Michael Eisner. Roy E. Disney and Stanley P. Gold claim they would have… Read More »Lawsuit to invalidate board election goes forward

Tugger, an ex-Disney Film

Tugger, The Jeep Who Wanted to Fly was produced by Genesis Orlando, a tiny animation house in Celebration founded by a Disney veteran. And it will star another Disney vet: Jim Belushi will sing and talk as the voice of Tugger in the 3-D computer-animated cartoon Tugger is one of the first of a new… Read More »Tugger, an ex-Disney Film

I’m Lost

I’m lost without my Lost. If you’re like me you’ll be wandering around in this TV wasteland until JJ Abrams and the ABC powers that be decide to drop whatever additional hints they chose to in the September (I can’t believe I have to wait until September) season two premiere. So here are some things… Read More »I’m Lost