Disney’s Magic Band and the related MyMagic+ and Fastpass+ are just three elements of a skunk works type division charged with creating Next-Gen experiences for guests at Walt Disney World. Just how revolutionary are these changes? One Tampa Bay Tribune business columnist has gone so… Read More »Is Disney’s Magic Band the Future of Retail
“Maleficent” is rolling in the green. The Angelina Jolie led dark fairy turned good retelling of Sleeping Beauty story has crossed a major threshold at the global box office. The film has now taken in over $700 million internationally. That’s Disney’s second release of 2014… Read More »Maleficent Crosses $700 Million at Box Office
If you have a Disney kid of any age in your home, there’s always that question of how to affordably and tastefully decorate their room without having to totally repaint everything every time a new movie comes out. The answer more and more families are turning to is wall decals.
Fathead has been expanding their line of removable wall decals from the many magical kingdoms of Disney and the recent batch includes some great options from Disney’s Frozen, the cast of the Muppets, and from Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue.
There is the above Queen Elsa Mural Collection and the below Frozen Mural & Assorted Collection.
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I new that Disney had invested in the Indian film and tv company UTV, I thought for their animated film division. I had no idea they were making Disney branded Bollywood films there. And yet, later this summer Disney’s “Khoobsurat” starting Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan… Read More »Disney’s Next Big Film: Khoobsurat
James Lopez is a former Disney animator and an instructor at CalArts. He did not survive last year’s purge of hand drawn animators from Walt Disney Animation. But maybe there’s hope that one day Disney will bring that art form back in house.
In the meantime, Lopez is working on his own to keep the tradition and skill of hand drawn animation alive. One of his projects will be near and dear to every Disneyland fan’s heart – an animated recreation of the yesterland attraction ‘America Sings.’
We previously highlighted the near finished version of sequence one from Lopez. He just shared sequence 2 & 3, both storyboard work-in-progress, from his ‘America Sings’ project. The end goal will be an animated recreation of the much beloved Disneyland attraction.
Sequence 2:
I love a good time-lapse video. Add in the fun factor of tilt-shift perspective and you have a unique must-see video. Here’s a short look at one complete day at Tokyo Disneyland through that very lens: For someone whose familiar with Disneyland and Walt Disney… Read More »A Day At Tokyo Disneyland Time-Lapse Tilt-Shift Video
The Fox network has released its nominations for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, and Disney, along with Marvel and ABC, have received several.
The Teen Choice Awards celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web.
On the film side of the nominations are Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World, as well as Disney’s Maleficent and Million Dollar Arm.
TV nods went to ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” “Modern Family,” “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,”and “The Middle.” ABC Family’s received several nominations for “Pretty Little Liars,” “Switched At Birth,” “The Fosters,” “Mystery Girls,” “Chasing Life,” and “Twisted.” The Disney Channel is represented by “Jessie,” “Liv & Maddie,” and “Austin & Ally.”
Fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day per category for their favorite Teen Choice 2014 nominees at teenchoiceawards.com. Voting ends at 11:59 PM PT on Saturday, Aug. 9.
The show will air live on Fox on Sunday, August 10, starting at 8pm (ET).
The full list of nominations for Disney and its associated companies is below:
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Earlier we heard from the editor of Guardians of the Galaxy on why you must view the film in IMAX format, now IMAX has released a short featurette with director James Gunn talking about how this film was planned from the start to maximize the IMAX 3D format.
Yeah, it’s a bit of a marketing piece, but what movie preview isn’t?
If you’re interested in the Director’s motivations behind making Guardians of the Galaxy, this piece in Film Journal really goes into the details. The movie premiere was last night in Los Angeles. I’m sure world will be out of this galaxy, Slashfilm has collected a bunch of thoughts from those who’ve already seen the movie. There was a live stream from the red carpet, which may still be viewable on YouTube.
I’m seeing it on Thursday and will have a full review shortly before the August 1st.
Bonus clip from the movie below the jump:
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