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Disney’s Planes Attempts Takeoff

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Disney’s Planes, set in the world of Pixar’s cars, started as Direct to Home Video project from DisneyToon Studios with most of the animation work done out of India via Prana Studios. At some point in the process the powers that be decided that the home video market wasn’t strong enough to support more releases and that the movie would need to be upgraded to a theatrical release. There isn’t one clearly identifiable moment but the shift in intensity is obvious between the start and end of the movie.

How can you tell? The world building got richer, the main character got a new voice with more of a spine, featured characters became multidimensional, supporting characters either fade into the background or gain more importance to the plot. It definitely makes for a stronger film, even if it has a bit of a multiple personality disorder.Read More »Disney’s Planes Attempts Takeoff

Up Cosplay in the Park

I love spotting Disney fans willing to show their love of wonderful stories and characters created by Walt and his talented descendents by dressing up in the parks. Yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios I ran into this couple dressed as young Ellie and Carl in… Read More »Up Cosplay in the Park

Celebration of Harry Potter Event Coming to Universal Orlando in January 2014

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Universal Orlando and Warner Bros. have announced a new event to celebrate Harry Potter at the resort in January 2014. With Diagon Alley expansion progressing swiftly to a summer 2014 opening, this event appears time to raise the excitement level among the franchises fans. Universal has held similar Harry Potter events in the past. “A Celebration of Harry Potter” will be a special event for fans of all ages that will celebrate all of Harry’s adventures, from the beloved books to the Warner Bros. feature films.

Beginning January 24, 2014, fans will enjoy three days of unforgettable experiences – including interactive Q&As with Harry Potter talent and more. Special event vacation packages will go on sale August 22 and will include exclusive benefits such as access to a private evening reception held in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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Haunted Mansion Recreated in Roller Coaster Tycoon

The happy ghosts at Strange and Frightening Sounds Blog have recreated the Magic Kingdom version of the Haunted Mansion in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. It’s by far the most complete ride-through of any Disney attraction I’ve seen in RCT3. Not quite as good as being… Read More »Haunted Mansion Recreated in Roller Coaster Tycoon

Thor: The Dark World – Official Trailer

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Okay. This looks good. It’s the first full length trailer for Thor: The Dark World.

Can’t wait to see the interplay between Thor and Loki. What do you think?

The full boilerplate for the movie and slate of upcoming Marvel releases is below the jump:

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Signature Restaurants and Small Children? Yes or No?

I’ve noticed that a lot of parents hesitate to take small children to Disney signature restaurants, choosing instead buffet and character meal options. While those are fine, even really great in some cases, I think that parents and grandparents miss out if they don’t have a… Read More »Signature Restaurants and Small Children? Yes or No?

Interview with Former 70s Mouseketeer Lisa Whelchel who Returned to Disney World

I am a child of the 70s, which means the “Mickey Mouse Club” with bright clothes, bellbottoms and velour shirts was my “Mickey Mouse Club.” Among that group was a teenage Lisa Whelchel. She went on to have a short but very high profile Hollywood… Read More »Interview with Former 70s Mouseketeer Lisa Whelchel who Returned to Disney World

ABC Developing TV Show set in world of Star Wars

Before George Lucas decided to sell to the mouse he had talked about scripts he was working on for a live action TV show set in the Star Wars universe. For a couple of reasons that project never materialized (although some of the scripts are… Read More »ABC Developing TV Show set in world of Star Wars