In a second change of guard this holiday weekend, Marvel has announced that Steven S. DeKnight will step in as Executive Producer and Showrunner for Marvel’s Daredevil series. He takes over for Drew Goddard, who is voluntarily stepping aside to devote more time on writing… Read More »Steven S. DeKnight Replaces Drew Goddard as Showrunner for Marvel’s Daredevil Series
In the upcoming Disney film Maleficent, actress Angelina Jolie has a very defining look to play the lead character, and MAC Cosmetics has captured her style with a new line of makeup inspired by the film.
The Maleficent line includes:
For the face – prep + prime highlighter, face powder and sculpting powder.
For the eyes – false eyelashes (2 sizes), eye liner, brow liner, and a quad eyeshadow compact.Read More »MAC Cosmetics Releases New Maleficent-Inspired Line
The Walt Disney Studios had a rough time during World War 2, not just because Walt Disney felt it was his patriotic duty to help the war effort (usually at the expense of his bottom line) but also because so many of the artists he… Read More »Walt Disney’s World War 2 Propaganda – Der Fuehrer’s Face
Today is the biggest day in motorsports, I wanted to take look at the classic Walt Disney World attraction – Tomorrowland Speedway, which itself has a tie-in to the Indianapolis 500. This complete POV on-ride video of Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland Speedway is part of… Read More »A Disney Kid’s View of Tomorrowland Speedway
On Friday, May 23, Marvel Studios and director/writer Edgar Wright announced that they had parted ways amicably over the vision of the upcoming Marvel movie “Ant-Man.”
The official release from Marvel reads:
“Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on “Ant-Man” due to differences in their vision of the film. The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, 2015. A new director will be announced shortly.”
Dropping news like this, on the eve of a holiday weekend, one can only think the studio wanted the news to not be as noticed, but the fan backlash has already started. Many were excited to see his treatment of the character and are upset he is no longer involved.
Read More »Edgar Wright Parts Ways With Marvel over Creative Differences on “Ant-Man”
This post brought to you by Christina Wood of Pixie Vacations, the preferred Disney vacation travel planner of The Disney Blog.
One of the fun things about my job is that I usually learn something from each person I send to Disney World. Maybe it’s something odd, like the best parts of the alligator to eat (yes, this happened), but more often than not, I learn something useful I can pass onto the next client. You’d be surprised how different each client’s approach to their trip can be and what can happen on your average Disney vacation. Here are a few of my favorite lessons:
5. Plan carefully. And then plan some more.
Walt Disney World covers 47 square miles. There are four parks, two water parks, Downtown Disney, golf courses, 26 hotels, and more than 200 restaurants. It’s going to take some planning to ensure that you see and do everything you want. Make your dining reservations as far out as possible. If you’re staying on property, get those fastpasses chosen at 60 days out. I’m not an over-planner by any means, but the new system under MyDisneyExperience means you really need to put some thought into your trip; fortunately, it’s also very easy to do and doesn’t take that much time.
The corollary to this, of course, is that if you over plan you’re going to lose your mind, especially if you’re traveling with a larger group. So make that spreadsheet, use your MDE account, but take it all with a grain of salt. Sometimes you just have to let the magic happen.Read More »Five things my clients have taught me about traveling to Walt Disney World
Next time you’re at the Magic Kingdom and you want a close encounter with the world’s most famous pixie, remember to hang a right immediately upon entering the park. Tinker Bell is now welcoming guests inside Tinker Bell’s Magical Nook inside Town Square Theater on… Read More »Tinker Bell now greeting guests at Town Square Theater
In the latest featurette released for Disney’s Maleficent, Elle Fanning discusses what it was like to play Princess Aurora – aka Sleeping Beauty. How hard can it be when you’re asleep for half the film :), right? I love Elle as Aurora, not so sure… Read More »Maleficent – New Featurette “Playing A Princess”