Rememberences continue to pour in for Ralph Kent. To a one they praise him as kind, gentle, funny, and a fine example of what it means to be a Disney artist. Here’s a tribute that really touched my heart. Pete Emslie worked at WDW from 1990 to 1994 and considered Ralph Kent a very good… Read More »Ralph Kent and permission to draw
Abagail Disney, who is the daughter of Roy E. Disney (Walt’s Nephew), talks about philanthropy, her Disney connection, and what it means to "give until it hurts." “I feel very vulnerable to the accusation that I don’t give till it hurts because I live very well, and travel with my kids and have a nice… Read More »Abagail Disney talks about philanthropy and giving till it hurts
Disney Legend and former Imagineer Ralph Kent has passed away. Kent had forty-one year career with the Walt Disney Company. His influence can be felt on many attractions including that were developed for the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair and later moved to Florida to help open Walt Disney World. One of the producs Kent… Read More »Imagineer Ralph Kent, 1939-2007
The entertainment blogosphere is mourning the loss of a comrade today. Adam Finley, who most recently wrote for AOL’s TV Squad, was killed after being struck by a bus while riding his bicycle in Minneapolis. Adam was one of the funniest writers on TV Squad and his posts about The Walt Disney Company, animation, and… Read More »Adam Finley was one of us
The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will be performing random tests on all the toys in its stores and parks to ferret out unsafe levels of lead paint. Disney executives began floating the idea of double-checking the work of toymakers after the first Mattel recall of Fisher-Price toys on Aug. 2. Serious discussions… Read More »Disney to test for Lead Point on Toys
Last Wednesday Kim Masters, whom you may remember from her hit piece of Michael Eisner, wrote about how ABC’s most anticipated new show "Pushing Daisies" is over budget and that director Barry Sonnenfeld has been asked to direct fewer episodes to save some money. Joel Keller at TV Squad got a chance to ask Sonnenfeld… Read More »Pushing Daisies Over Budget? And So What!
This last January I became a member of the Cypress Gardens fan club and an annual passholder. As a Central Florida local, I found the value of entertainment for the dollar at Cypress Gardens very good. There was tons of stuff for my 3 year old and his friends to do, a good mix of… Read More »Cypress Gardens for sale to highest bidder
Theme Park Tickets in Walton-on-Thames, aka Sunstyle, has filed for liquidation. Unfortunately they sold or failed to deliver tickets to its customers even when they knew operations would be ceasing shortly. Here’s Julie Clark’s story: In April, we purchased theme park tickets for our Florida holiday through Sunstyle Vacations, which is based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey,… Read More »U.K. Disney Ticket Broker goes belly up and strands tourists