Disney’s "Enchanted" topped a slow weekend box office with $17 million putting it over the $70 million mark for its first 12 days of release. This continues to be the ‘Grandma’ movie of the season, meaning that it’s a movie you can take the whole family to without argument from even Grandma. That’s usually a… Read More »Enchanted tops slow box office weekend
Perhaps you are like me. I had heard that there is some sort of Christmas light event every year at Walt Disney World, but I’ve never actually been there to see it. It sounds great and thanks to YouTube and the like I have managed to garner a brief glimpse of it, but not really… Read More »Who the Heck are the Osbornes and Why Can Their Lights be Seen from Space?
Rick Munarriz covers the theme and amusement park industry for the Motely Fool. Lately he’s written about a lot of closures and struggling parks. And yet, there are a few of these parks out there that are going along strong. Munarriz’s latest column posits one possible explanation. They’re reaching out to guests on the Internet… Read More »Social Networks and your local theme park
What does sitting on the Board of Directors for the Walt Disney Company get you these days? How about a figure of yourself in a famous Disney attraction? Distant Creations blog is reporting that Apple computer co-creator Steve Jobs will appear in a scene in the recently renovated SpaceShip Earth attraction at Epcot depicting the… Read More »Steve Jobs to appear in redone SpaceShip Earth at EPCOT
Get your tickets now for a special screening of Leslie Iwerk’s feature documentary The Pixar Story at Los Angeles’ famous Egyptian Theatre on December 11th. This film is generating great buzz and is being considered among the lead contenders for the Feature Documentary Academy Award.
The American Cinematheque presents
The Pixar Story
A feature documentary by Leslie Iwerks
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 – 7:30pm
Hollywood Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
(between Las Palmas & McCadden)
Q&A Following with:
Director/Producer: Leslie Iwerks
Director Emeritus/Consultant, The Walt Disney Company: Roy E. Disney
For ticket and additional information visit:
www.americancinematheque.com
http://egyptiantheatre.com/tixtheatregeneralinfo.htm#tix
www.thepixarstory.com
While you’re there… ask them to bring their show on the road to Orlando. I’m sure we can find a spare theater somewhere on the Disney World property, or nearby. Heck, I can come up with a place that will hold 120 for free.
More details on the film are below the cut
Brad Bird and Pixar’s excellent film Ratatouille has won the hearts and minds of audience and critics alike. It’s the best reviewed wide-release film of the year and shoe in for an Academy Award. The dilemma for Disney is which one? A bid for the Best Picture Oscar, which it deserves, could short circuit its… Read More »Disney’s Oscar Dilemma with Ratatouille
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting the second death in less than a week at Walt Disney World. A man who slipped and fell outside a restaurant at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Thursday died of his injuries Friday, according to Disney officials. The 72-year-old man, who was at the theme park with his family, was taken… Read More »Second Death at Walt Disney World in one week
I really like the crazy paint on this Citroen Nemo concept from our fine friends in France. Unveiled at the Bologna Motor Show, the Nemo gets its vibrant paint scheme from the clown fish protagonist in Pixar’s "Finding Nemo" feature animated movie. What’s next, an Incredibles Edition Smart Car?
The best part about the new Nemo? It’s a low CO2 emissions vehicle. Um, anybody know if they got an official license from Disney to use the Nemo characters? (via Autoblog with more pics)
See full press release below the cut: