After a few aborted attempts to see the film earlier, I finally saw Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End yesterday. There were only three showings at the Pleasure Island AMC yesterday but the theater was more than half full. So there is still some life in the salty old sea legs of that Pirate.… Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Rick Aristotle Munarriz of The Motely Fool has yet another interesting idea ping-ponging around… Should Disney buy Cedar Fair? There was a fair amount of speculation, some by Munarriz himself, that Disney should have bought Six Flags when it was available. I don’t know why Disney would want to own all those smaller seasonal properties… Read More »Morning Roundup – July 12
The Las Vegas monorail initially ran between two MGM Casino properties and featured the old Mark IV cars from Disney World. About six years ago they decided to expand the line to include more hotels and build a bunch of new cars. However, they stopped short of making it useful. The stations were generally located… Read More »Las Vegas Monorail struggling with debt
Tales from the LaughingPlace, the fan magazine that best covers the present and past of the Walt Disney Company’s many facets, has announced the details of their best issue yet. Volume 10 is so amazing it requires two covers to convey the excitement. The first cover is a tribute to the 15th anniversary celebrations of… Read More »Disney Magazine, Tales from the LaughingPlace, hits a home run
Kevin Yee has a new column up with a long list covering most of the rumors, changes, and announced projects expected at Walt Disney World. Let nobody say Disney is resting on their laurels right now. Via Upcoming Pixar we learn that Jared’s wife crafted up a Remy the Rat needled felt doll. Very cute!… Read More »Morning Round Up – July 11th
William Goldman, author of Princess Bride, once famously wrote about the secret to Hollywood success, "Nobody Knows Anything." You’re only as good as your last hit and the chances of anything being successful are nearly random. Now, Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail, has dugg up this chart that proves Goldman’s point. Hey. At… Read More »Chart proving in Hollywood Nobody Knows Anything
LaughingPlace.com reports that The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror’s 13th Anniversary is this upcoming Friday the 13th. Not a good thing if you suffer from Triskaidekaphobia. Also at LaughingPlace.com Rebekah writes about the 8 things she’ll remember from the latest incarnation of Spaceship Earth. Say what you will about the wand, but Spaceship Earth served… Read More »Roundup – July 10th
Deepa Bharath of the Orange County Register reports that the City of Garden Grove, which is directly south of Anaheim, is still looking to enhance the area along Harbor Boulevard. Garden Grove has been trying to hitch itself to the Anaheim Resort train for a… Read More »Anaheim’s Neighbor to the South Still Trying