Jeff Pepper at 2719 Hyperion posts in defense of Ratatouille. Why does a $500 million box office hit even need defending? Perhaps because it is still carrying the baggage of the Disney-Pixar merger. I will unapologetically acknowledge that I have long championed the Disney-Pixar marriage. For doing so, I have been described by some as… Read More »Who Framed Ratatouille?
Okay, maybe it’s my faulty memory, but I don’t remember them doing a Latin night before. I thought they always had a Latin and a Ballroom dance each week. Now it’s fine if they are doing something different. But the way they are talking, they make it sound like this is something they do every… Read More »Dancing with the Stars – The Latin Round
It looks like $500 million is on the menu for the hit Disney/Pixar animated feature Ratatouille. The film hasn’t even opened in a number of countries and it’s less than $20 million from the half billion mark. Sure there isn’t the huge merchandise opportunities like Cars brought the mouse house, but any way you look… Read More »Ratatouille embraced by France? Disney too?
The Orlando Sentinel has more details on the T-Rex a new themed restaurant at Downtown Disney in Orlando. It’s being developed by Landry’s restaurants (which operates the Rainforest Cafe chain) and is scheduled to open fall 2008. Two life-size dinosaurs will grace the outside and dozens more robotic dinosaurs will decorate the interior of the… Read More »T-Rex Restaurant, Dine With the Really Big Boys
Santa Ana winds are wrecking havoc across Southern California. Winds of up to 75 MPH (that’s hurricane force winds) are stirring up fires and damaging buildings and signage. LaughingPlace.com has a few photos of damage around the park. Here’s a sign in Fantasyland and some holiday decor on main street.
Beth Stevens, who served as vice president of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and oversaw all of Disney World’s animal-science programs, has been promoted to senior vice president for environmental affairs for Disney Worldwide Services. That makes her responsible for all environmental and conservation programs throughout the Walt Disney Company. This is great news for Dr. Beth… Read More »Update from Disney’s Animal Kingdom
There’s a new online magazine for Geocaching and Benchmark hunting. It’s called "Caching Now". The first issue features a story on Benchmark Hunting at Walt Disney World. In case you weren’t already aware, there are thousands upon thousands of survey marks in the U.S. that aren’t in the NGS database, and therefore not listed on… Read More »GPS Benchmark Hunting at Disneyland and Walt Disney World
So the women are back for round two. This week’s episode opens with Lindsay and Claire helping Jill move out of her place so she can move in with her doctor boyfriend. They are interrupted by their cell phones ringing. They know it’s bad when all three of them get the call at the same… Read More »Women’s Murder Club: Train in Vain