Anne Ceruti, vice-president for talent acquisition at Walt Disney, reveals some of the secrets of hiring practices at The Mouse House. This fall, Disney ranked No. 1 in BusinessWeek’s inaugural "Best Places to Launch a Career." If you’re an undergrad wondering what you’ll be doing after graduation, this interview with Ceruti could be a revelatory… Read More »Disney’s Creative Hiring Streak
Here is my list of the Most Notable Disney Blogs of 2006. The volume of blogs and Disney related sites grew exponentially in the months bookending the Pixar acquisition. There has also been a small flurry of new blogs that opened this fall. Plus we have the older blogs (those from 2005) that are still… Read More »Top 10 Notable Disney Blogs of 2006
Walt Disney Studios takes the number one spot on the world wide box office chart with $3.26 billion so far this year. The large loot was led by a little film called "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest", but Pixar’s "Cars", and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" also… Read More »Disney Tops 2006 Box Office
A small programming note. I’ve added a new link on the sidebar over there. It’s a Disney Link Blog which is composed of stories I come across while scanning various RSS Feeds. I may write a full story on those stories later, but if you’re interested in finding more great Disney content, the Disney Link… Read More »Program Note: Link Blog
As I have stated elsewhere. There will be NO TICKETS for the premiere of Pirates Of The Carribean: At World’s End available to the public. You either have to be someone or know someone to get in. That’s the way it is with all Hollywood premiers. So please don’t plan to fly or drive to… Read More »Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End premiere rumors
The long term goals for Disneyland has always been to create as much as a resort atmosphere as possible for the tourists who visit. As part of this the city of Anaheim created a resort zone and encouraged development inside those borders. The most recent victim of this economic shift are the residents of the… Read More »RV Park near Disneyland closes, residents forced to move
The Orlando Sentinel reports that three of the four parks in Florida were temporarily closed, or had their parking lots closed, due to capacity issues today. This usually happens during peak hours on the busiest days of the year. If you come back later in the afternoon the parks are less busy. The only open… Read More »Three of the Four Florida Parks At Capacity Today
LaughingPlace.com is reporting that Victoria & Albert’s has once again won the coveted 5-Star AAA ranking. Only 58 5-Star rankings were given this year. Jiko, at Animal Kingdom Lodge, was awarded a 4-Star rating (one of only 757 awarded nationwide). In addition, Florida Trend magazine’s annual listing of "Florida’s 500 Best Places to Dine," published… Read More »Disney World restaurants win awards