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
Update: DLRP.fr has even more pictures from the same set. Looks like they were originally posted on WDWMagic.com. The ImaginEars blog has scored the first photos I’ve seen of the completed Cinderella Castle Royal Suite. Located in the former storage/cast member break room in the upper reaches of the castle, this room will not be… Read More »First Photos of new Cinderella Castle Royal Suite
It doesn’t give you actual access to the new site, but the Disney Insider has posted screenshots and other material related to the reworked Disney.com. The new site is scheduled to appear later this month. One of the things I’ll be looking for on the new site is an improved customer service/feedback section. The old… Read More »New Disney.com Preview now available
Those new rubberheads (previous post) with articulated mouth and eye movements are certainly creating a buzz. For some even better video and still photos of the new character heads, head on over to LaughingPlace.com’s Lotion section. But how do they do that? The answer appears to be a combination of Disney animatronics and puppetry. If… Read More »Articulated Character Heads are puppets not animatronics
Maybe I haven’t been visiting the right websites, because the impending Disney divorce caught me completely by surprise. Roy Disney and Patricia are calling it quits after over 50(!) years. According to the Los Angeles County Superior Court filing, the Burbank couple, who have been married 52 years, have been living apart for an unspecified… Read More »After 52 Years, Roy and Patricia Split