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Found: An Important Moment in Animation History

When Michael Eisner came on board as CEO of the Walt Disney Company one of the first decisions he made about the future of Animation at the company was to send John Lasseter and his Computer Generated Animation experiment packing. Disney may not have liked… Read More »Found: An Important Moment in Animation History

The Disney Parks Confusion

Here is a math question for all of you, taken directly from “Fundamentals
of Probability with Stochastic Processes” by Saeed Ghahramani, Dean of the
School of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Mathematics at Western New England
College:

A child gets lost in the Disneyland at the Epcot Center in Florida. The
father of the child believes that the probability of his being lost in the east
wing of the center is 0.75 and in the west wing is 0.25. The security
department sends an office to the east and an officer to the west to look for
the child. If the probability that a security officer who is looking in the
correct wing finds the child is 0.4, find the probability the child is found.

Read the first line again. Consider the references to the
layout of Epcot. Not good is it?

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Apocalypto tops slow Box Office

Disney’s Apacalypto topped a slow box office this weekend with a $14.1 million rake. In some minds that means Gibson is off the hook as far as his Hollywood future goes. I’d like to see a bit more from the man before announcing any return to greatness. (Box Office Numbers Link)

Big Wind Rips through Disneyland Paris

Winds of up to 120 km/h were clocked rushing through the Marne Valley yesterday where Disneyland Paris resides. Many parts of both parks were closed while damage was assessed and construction areas have been shut down until careful safety inspections could be made. The studios were eventually evacuated with guests being escorted into the Disneyland… Read More »Big Wind Rips through Disneyland Paris

At MouseFest Today

I’ll be at a couple of events in different capacities today at MouseFest. First I’ll be helping host the Scrapbook Event for LaughingPlace.com and MouseEarsVacations.com at the Dolphin this morning. Then I’ll be at the Mega MouseMeet, also at the Dolphin. Finally, I’ll be in Epcot hanging out with Kevin Yee as he runs his… Read More »At MouseFest Today

Apocalypto takes early Box Office lead

Despite some critics claiming Apocalytpo was not high concept enough (not every film can be Apocalypse Now), movie audiences look to have found something to like in Mel Gibson’s latest action adventure flick. Deadline Hollywood blog reports that Apocalypto has taken the Box Office lead based on early Friday returns. There is a reason Gibson’s… Read More »Apocalypto takes early Box Office lead

Walt’s Childhood Home in Chicago forsale on eBay

The current owners of the house Elias Disney built for his family in Chicago, have put the home up for auction on eBay. Opening bid is currently at $250,000.00. This is the home where the Disney’s lived when Walt was born. He’d live there for four years before moving to Marceline, MO to escape the… Read More »Walt’s Childhood Home in Chicago forsale on eBay

Pleasure Island Clubs to go 21 and over

LaughingPlace.com reports that the dance clubs at Pleasure Island will be going 21 and over. The two comedy clubs will remain all ages, with guests under 18 being accompanied by an adult. PI is in the middle of a major remodeling (although I don’t think they’re going far enough). Also admission is no longer required… Read More »Pleasure Island Clubs to go 21 and over