Paging Tony Baxter! Please come to the Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln Theatre at Disneyland’s Opera House. Now that you’re rumored to be in charge of Imagineering for the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland (a position my Grandfather, your one time mentor, once held, so I’ve got my eye on you) and now that Marty Sklar… Read More »Paging Tony Baxter! Please come to the Disneyland Opera House!
LaughingPlace.com reports that movie patrons who see Ratatouille during the opening weekend can bring their Ticket Stub into the Disney Store and receive a free Ratatouille Pin. Is there really discontent at Walt Disney Animation Studios now that Lasseter and Catmull have imported The Pixar Way to the once floundering group? Steve at The Animation… Read More »Morning Round Up – June 28th
DLP.info reports that early autopsy results indicate the teenage girl who died while riding Rock’n’Roller Coaster at Disneyland Resort Paris did not die from trauma. This lends weight to the tragic of pre-existing conditions contributing to the death. Inspections also found no mechanical malfunction on the attraction and it has since re-opened. The original motion… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 27
Four of the teenagers ‘trespassed’ from Downtown Disney and banned from Disney property in the recent ‘ganglike behavior’ sweep turn out to be top recruits for the FSU football team. They think they were profiled by Disney Security and Off-duty Sheriffs. According to sheriff’s Cmdr. Larry Krantz, who supervised the off-duty deputies working at Downtown… Read More »Downtown Disney Guards accused of racial profiling
This talented cast of performers from the Disney Channel’s High School Musical 2 are the latest celebrities to join the ‘Body by Milk’ campaign. The campaign encourages teens to stay healthy, being active and lean by eating right and drinking 3 glasses of lowfat or fat free milk everyday. The global stars join the ranks… Read More »High School Musical cast in “got milk?” ad
Update: Early reports indicate the death was not caused by trauma or ride malfunction and the roller coaster has since re-opened. Also, I fixed the link to the DLP.info site. Sad news this morning. A teen age girl was found unconscious and was unable to be revived after riding the Rock’n’Roller Coaster at the Walt… Read More »Teen Girls dies on Rock’n’Roller Coaster at Disneyland Resort Paris
Oy, bad metaphor. My apologies. We live with our dreams, often unfulfilled. The story of Brad Bird is of a boy who followed his dreams to their end and in the process became one of the world’s greatest directors. Comingsoon.net talks with Bird about his beginnings in film industry, how he came to the Ratatouille… Read More »Interview with Brad Bird Dishes on Ratatouille
Although Tarzan hasn’t brought in the sustainable numbers that’s required to keep a big production open on Broadway, a slightly updated version is making waves over seas. Right now its playing in the Netherlands and Germany could be next: Tarzan there not only opened to impressive advance ticket sales (the trick here not only being… Read More »Tarzan The Musical to live on in Netherlands