Forbes Online has put up their list of the top 25 web celebs. There are two Disney related people in the list. The first is Amanda Congdon who is the ABC News videoblogger and web correspondent. Forbes has an web video interview with Congdon (beware of auto-play and ads) which seems appropriate given her specialty.… Read More »Disney Web Celebs on Forbes
MingerNet finds an interesting little anecdote about Paul Pressler’s management style. This may have worked back in the 80s and 90s, but today it’s non-functioning. During top managers’ final reviews of the products for an upcoming season, Mr. Pressler — a former Walt Disney Co. executive who often acknowledged that understanding fashion was not his… Read More »More on Paul Pressler
Anytime you criticize a company (like Disney) with such a strong fan-base, you run the risk of infuriating a large portion of the fans. No one will share your exact same opinions and some might even label you a “Disney-hater” if your criticism is misplaced. Which is why when I hear someone suggest that a… Read More »Why we criticize
Just a real quick announcement: You can now get the soundtrack for the Disney’s Animal Kingdom stage show ‘Finding Nemo The Musical‘ on iTunes. There are 19 tracks for the 35 minute show and the cost is $9.99. Keep in mind this was recorded in… Read More »Finding Nemo The Musical: Now on iTunes
Congratulations to Darla K. Anderson Producer of the hit animated feature ‘Cars’ from Disney/Pixar. She just won the Producers Guild’s Animated Feature award. Her competition was Flushed Away, Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and Monster House for the prize. Guess ‘Cars is a lock for the Oscars too then.
The Hollywood Reporter looks at Disney’s attempt to reposition themselves in the Internet marketplace with the soon to be revealed new Disney.com. The story has a few charts with some very interesting figures on exactly how many unique visitors the websites get in a month. Taken as a whole Disney.com gets over 44 million unique… Read More »Disney.com remake looks to boost Disney brand in Cyberspace
Imagineering Rebirth blog is back with a post that looks at the hurdles a guests must go through to just gain access to Disneyland on any given day. You have always understood that waiting in lines at Disneyland is one of the most oft heard guest complaints on record. What you didn’t fully realize is… Read More »What it takes to just get into the parks these days
Ex-Disneyland President Paul Pressler has left his current job as CEO of The Gap. Ken Pellman wrote me speculating: I wonder if Byron Pollitt, Cynthia Harriss, and all of the others who followed him from The Disney Store to Disneyland to The Gap are also quitting today? I wonder which company will be the next… Read More »Ex-Disneyland President Paul Pressler has left his current job as CEO of The Gap.