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In 1956 Walt Disney was asked to submit a letter predicting the future of entertainment to a 50 year time capsule. Now, 50 years later, the capsule has been unearthed and the contents of Walt’s letter to the future revealed (in PDF). Walt admitted that it would be difficult to predict the changes to come… Read More »Walt Disney’s Letter to the World of 2006
Tropical Storm Alberto is hitting the shores of Florida tonight with near hurricane force winds. For those in the Orlando area, we are fortunate that Alberto’s course was about 200 miles northward. But that is still plenty inside the ring of rain and tornado warnings. So vacations have been wet the last few days, but… Read More »Alberto, no effect on WDW operations
ComingSoon.net has an interview with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest villian Bill Nighy. Nighy plays Davy Jones, the undersea captain with the squidlike appendages on his face.
The Ovtiz case on Disney’s corporate board governance appears to have set some new standards for exactly how much leeway corporate boards have in making decisions. Professor Bainbridge has been keeping a close eye on the trial and appeal. While he was not suprised by the result, he does think the judges missed a few… Read More »Ovitz Case echoes through corporate halls
Not content to sit back and let Disney’s Magical Express siphon off all their hotel guests, Universal Orlando has countered with an offer of free car rentals for some of its vacation packages. Previously here.
Early numbers show Cars has finished first at the box office this weekend. An estimated take of $62.8 million is a great take considering that many of the tickets were at child prices. That said it failed to match the last two Pixar releases of $70.5 million and $70.3 million for The Incredibles and Finding… Read More »Cars #1
TellNoTales.com’s forum has major spoilers for the upcoming changes to the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Don’t visit unless you want to see the concept art for the updated scenes. Both attractions are expected to re-open to the public shortly after the World Premier event at Disneyland on June… Read More »Captain Jack invades Disneyland
I won’t get to see Cars until tomorrow. But here is some of the latest from around the web: LaughingPlace has expanded their section on Cars, and resident movie critic Kirby has weighed in. Alas, he thinks Pixar may have finally stumbled on this one. Orlando Sentinel movie critic Roger Moore feels the same way… Read More »Cars