I totally wish I had known about the College Program when I went to school. I don’t think the east coast was on my radar yet. Disney is relying on the WDWCP even more these days as hiring enough regular cast members becomes an issue. So I’m always interested to see what life is like… Read More »Life in the Walt Disney World College Program
The ratings for last night’s broadcast of the Academy Awards was a slight ratings improvement over last year, but still not near the numbers the show has seen in the past. There was no real controversy this year and, sadly, hardly any entertainment value either. Still they must be doing something right if the numbers… Read More »Oscar Ratings a slight bump for ABC
Oy. Oy. Oy. Was the sound of thousands of traditional animation fans slapping their foreheads when "Happy Feet", a motion capture animated film, one for best animated picture last night. Cartoon Brew tries to make the distinction that "‘Happy Feet’ is an animated film – but it’s not a cartoon." But this definition would leave… Read More »Happy Feet and the future of animation
Strategic Name Development talks about the naming of cruise ships and is particularly interested in Disney’s announcement of the soon to be expanded fleet. As a naming consultant, I suggest that the name of the new ships resonate with passengers and reflect the size. I must say that Disney seems to be leaving its competitors… Read More »Naming the new Disney Ships
Despite winning Best Animated Feature at the Annies, usually a good indicator of who will win at the Oscars, Pixar’s ‘Cars’ lost to ‘Happy Feet’ (which didn’t win anything at the Annies) for best animated feature tonight. Having not seen ‘Happy Feet’ I can’t comment on the quality of that film, but I got the… Read More »Cars loses at Oscars, other Disney Oscar news
Miceland has added a fourth chapter to their growing list of great advice on how to get your picture taken with a Disney character. One of his tips this time is that using sign language is a good way to communicate with the characters. It’s a great tip, but I’m no so sure a majority… Read More »Miceland’s Disney Character Photo Tips – Part IV
ABC has just announced that its primetime Soap/Drama "Six Degrees" has been granted a reprieve and will return to television on March 23rd. This was supposed to be JJ Abrams next big show for the Walt Disney Company, but it had its problems. "Six Degrees" averaged a shade under 10 million viewers per week last… Read More »“Six Degrees” fans, start your engines
Bob Iger is a casual gamer, or so he says in a recent CNBC interview. His favorite game? A Blackberry hosted game called ‘Brick Breaker’. What does this little tidbit tells us about the Disney CEO? He’s a user, a consumer. Walt Disney was a user; his perceptions of why animation and amusement parks failed… Read More »The Pixar-ization of Disney