Alain over at Disney and More has posted three photos of what must have been quite a fireworks display at Disneyland Paris for Bastille Day celebrations. The soon to open remodeled restaurants in the Japan pavilion at Epcot officially have names now. Three restaurants have been combined into two. Teppan Edo, which we assume will… Read More »Morning Roundup – July 20th
Want to learn how to build your own Animator’s Desk? Then check out this post at Animation Un-Loc’d where you can find instructions on how to do it for less than $40 in parts. I hear students over and over again saying I will do my animation just as soon as I can afford to… Read More »How to Build your own Animation Desk
An anonymous reader of the Upcoming Pixar Blog submitted a very detailed report of a talk given by Michael Johnson (homepage) head of the "Moving Pictures Group" at Pixar. As such Johnson designs, develops and supports the in-house pipeline for the Story and Editorial process. Anyone looking for insight into how the magic happens up… Read More »Morning Round Up – July 19th
I seem to be in a fairly verbose mood today. I guess the reveal that The Disneyland Resort’s second gate will get the relaunch is deserves has me excited. I’ll spare those not interested in reading another long essay and put this one below the fold.
Read More »How Disneyland Resort’s Second Gate was doomed from the start
Note: this started as a comment on this Mouse Extra post. It got so long I moved it to the The Disney Blog as an extended commentary. There has been some concern that the recent approval of a hunk of cash to improve California Adventure will mean less money for Disney’s other theme parks. What… Read More »Will the $1 billion to fix Disneyland’s Second Gate hurt Disney World?
Talks between Disney and the developer for a proposed mixed-use housing complex inside the Anaheim Resort District continue. In fact, rather than decide anything last night, the Anaheim City Council has postponed their vote two weeks to give the two parties time to come to a compromise. My suggestion… a trade. Just like the EPA… Read More »Anaheim Resort Debate, Vote Postponed So Talk Can Continue
Remember back in May when a woman was assaulted while waiting in line for the Tea Cups at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom? Not only did she suffer injuries, but she accused Disney Security of letting her attacker escape before Sheriff Deputies could arrive to… Read More »Arrest Made in Disney Tea Cup Scuffle
Word is making the Disney blog circuit that the Walt Disney Company board of directors have chosen which vision to follow when it comes to fixing Disneyland’s second gate, California Adventure. Very few details have emerged, but the number I’m hearing tossed around is $1.1… Read More »Disneyland Resort’s Second Gate approved for Extreme Makeover