As with many of my favorite Disney stories, this one begins with a love of Disney, Disneyland in particular, and contains many fascinating encounters with Disney luminaries. As a reporter for the Los Angeles Mirror-News Charles Ridgway was assigned to cover Disneyland as it was under construction. He took in a neighbor’s kid and posed… Read More »Spinning Disney’s World — A Window into Disney Themepark Publicity
Looks like this second round of Mattel Toy Recalls includes one Disney branded toy, specifically the ‘Sarge’ toy car from Pixar’s Cars. It’s the matchbox sized one, not the larger vehicles. This is the car that looks like a military jeep. Now where did my son’s Sarge go? Speaking of Disney Toys, Cedric posts some… Read More »Morning Roundup – August 14th
It started with a study from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Science claiming that not only is allowing your baby to watch child learning DVDs like Disney’s Baby Einstein’s not beneficial for your child, it could hinder their learning, specifically vocabulary development. Obviously the people behind Baby Einstein would disagree. Yesterday… Read More »Baby Einstein DVD dispute breaks out
A very insightful post from Steve Hulett of The Animation Guild blog this morning. Did The Walt Disney Company make a ‘Titanic’ decision when purchasing Pixar. By which he means Titanic the movie, generally considered to be a huge success despite the financial risk, as opposed to Titanic the ocean liner, which was generally considered… Read More »Was Disney’s purchase of Pixar a reasonable risk?
We’re officially moving into peak hurricane season. With a tropical storm forming off in the Atlantic, it’s a good idea to review your packing list if you’re planning on a Central Florida vacation over the next few months. Ponchos are an absolute must, but realize you will be getting wet, so comfortable walking shoes and… Read More »Disney World and Hurricanes, How-to Be Prepared This Season
Zac Efron certainly has a lot going for him these days. He has a hit movie and is already cast in another Movie Musical (Footloose), then there is High School Musical phenomenon, of which he is a crucial player. You’d think all that success would go to his head. But you would be wrong, at… Read More »Zac Efron’s boring life, High School Musical star profiled
The Orlando Sentinel has uncovered expansion plans for Universal Studios Orlando that includes two new hotels, new convention space, and about 300 apartments for their employees. Of course this raises questions about the employer/tenant relationship which always complicates things if an employee quits, is fired, or even works a second job. With low income housing… Read More »Universal Studios Orlando expansion to include Employee Housing
USPS will be debuting the next set of four 41 cent Disney Character stamps this Thursday at Walt Disney World. The Postal Service honors the theme of magic as imagined by Walt Disney and his studio animators in the fourth in the Art of Disney stamp pane series. Now, with help from a few beloved… Read More »Weekend Roundup – Some light Sunday Reading