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.
According to the Orlando Sentinel around 60% of cast members at the Walt Disney World Resort are unionized. The members of the largest union account for 30% of all Disney World employees alone. It also represents a pretty sizable chunk of the front line workers in the parks and resorts. Negotiations on a new contract… Read More »Walt Disney World Union Troubles?
Jason of Webomatica has a very true and very funny (it’s funny because it’s true) take on all the cliches that go into making a computer generated film, such as those done by Pixar or Dreamworks. 1. Plural Noun Title. Bugs. Cars. Toys. Robots. Ants. Incredibles. Lima Beans. The film’s idea should consist of one… Read More »How to make a perfect CG Animated Feature
I’m happy to announce that The Disney Blog has made it back into the top 10,000 blogs according to Technorati. It’s been a long road back since original August 2006 delisting by Google. But with your help and patience we did it. This blog is nothing without it’s audience. You provide me the feedback and… Read More »Back in the top 10,000!
Variety has an interesting article on Disney’s growing Theatrical division. You might want to read before it disappears behind the subscription requirement. For you High School Musical fans, here is the money quote: The diversified scale of Disney Theatrical’s business is evident in the development of its newest franchise property, "High School Musical." The tuner… Read More »Disney’s Musical Plans Revealed
Nikke Finke raises an interesting question in her post about the Roy and Patty Disney divorce. How diluted will Roy’s Disney stock become? And with that will his influence shrink? I suspect not as most of his influence had to do with the ability to rally the troops and form a coalition of stock holders… Read More »Will Disney Divorce change Roy’s influence over his uncle’s company?
One of the best things about running The Disney Blog is that I’m constantly being sent links to great fan websites. Last week I posted about Disney’s Return to Oz movie starring Fairuza Balk. This week I’m sent a link to a very indepth fan page. Alas, the html formatting needs to be improved a… Read More »Disney’s Return to Oz Fan Site
The other day I had the chance to try out a newly opened restaurant here in Terre Haute. The restaurant was called “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and it is part of a larger chain owned, not so surprisingly, by Jimmy Buffet. While there, I ordered the mini-cheeseburgers. Now, I have had mini-cheeseburgers before at a myriad… Read More »What a cheeseburger can tell us about Disney attractions