Local news is reporting that two tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint, forced to withdraw money from an ATM, and then assaulted shortly after midnight this morning at Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney. Crime levels in tourist areas of Orlando have been on the rise lately. However, this is the first recent news report I recall… Read More »Tourists Assaulted, Robbed at Downtown Disney, Orlando
My wife and I, enjoying her 9th month of pregnancy, dropped in to Disneyland Park to ride the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. It is a decent attraction and I think it will be a hit, especially with the kids. It’s nice to have the subs back, along with an experience that isn’t essentially duplicated at… Read More »Disneyland Submarines, Past and Present
Can’t very well call it a Morning Roundup if I slept in now can I? On Food Network tomorrow is the The Food Network Challenge returning to Walt Disney World for the Villain Cake event. I’ve set my DVR. The show repeats 4 times if you can’t DVR it. The UK Mirror has posted advice… Read More »Saturday Roundup – June 9
Epcot82 has called it quits today leaving the Disney blogging community a lot poorer for his loss. As one commenter said, "Disney wins by being the brick wall you hurl yourself against until you imagine that there must be better things to do with your time." Sorry to see you go Epcot82. But things do… Read More »The nature of the business
Every year the same old expressions get pulled out by the press to describe the magical product that Pixar creates. This year Time Magazine explains why Pixar is better and how Brad Bird and John Lasseter turned a rat into someone whose story the audience will care about. (Hint: it has something to do with… Read More »Why Pixar is Better – Time
New Orleans band the Imagination Movers moving up with their own show on The Disney Channel. Good news considering they were still having a tough time making it even after Disney picked them up for some interstitials. Look for them this August and September at the Playhouse Disney in Concert series at Walt Disney World… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 8
Andrew over at Puppetvision makes a very good point. Many people put The Dark Crystal (1982)(perhaps The Empire Strikes Back(1980)) as the first use of an animatronic puppet in film. But turns out it was probably another very innovative film — Mary Poppins. Walt was always looking forward an used animatronics in many of his… Read More »First Animatronic Puppet in Film
Fanboy over at LaughingPlace.com has the play-by-play on Walt Disney Company CFO Tom Staggs Q&A session with investors today. 0:00 The question is the standard, "What are the strategic priorities of The Walt Disney Company?" I can type Tom’s answer to this greatest hits question right now. Invest in quality content in the company’s strategic… Read More »Disney Investor Call