Can’t make it out to one of Disney’s theme parks for the New Year’s Eve celebration, or just want to stay home and avoid the crowds? Well that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Disney style. Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK) has announced that they will be operating extended hours from 7AM-1AM PST on New Year’s Eve,… Read More »A Disney New Year’s Eve Virtual Style
Christmas presents may all be unwrapped at your house, but Walt Disney World continues most of its Holiday offerings through January 7th 2007. One of my favorite shows this year was the Dancing lights at Disney-MGM Studios. The Orlando Sentinel has a wonderful interview with show producer John Phelan that reveals a lot of the… Read More »Disney’s Osborne Lights at Disney-MGM Studios
James Brown, to be forever known as the Godfather of Soul, has died. Nothing I could write here would do justice to the impact he has had on the lives of Americans and around the world. His influence was felt in Disney pictures including Good Morning Vietnam, My Favorite Martian, and Mr. 3000. He was… Read More »James Brown leaves behind a legacy of soul
To warm your heart this holiday here’s a wonderful trip report about one families first visit to Walt Disney World after the husbands 14 month deployment in Iraq.
It’s the time of the year for top 10 lists and the NY Times theater critic has drawn up his own. What’s notable about the list is not that it doesn’t include any Disney musicals, but rather the small correction at the bottom of the article. It seems that Disney’s Tarzan has made so little… Read More »Broadway Critic forgets Tarzan
However you choose to celebrate, we wish you the best holiday filled with love and great memories.
Don’t miss the 23rd showing of the Walt Disney World Christmas Parade on ABC Christmas morning. Check your local listings.
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Remember 160 Animators recently being laid off in Burbank? Have you heard the news that Chris Sanders has been removed as Director of American Dog? How about the latest rumor that the boys from Pixar, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, want Pixar to be the only computer generated animation studio at the Mouse House and… Read More »Disney’s possible return to 2D Hand Drawn Animation
Joseph Menn of the Los Angeles Times reports that Children’s Place does a better job of running the Disney Stores than Disney did – at least financially. Synergy with Disney’s entertainment operations was always the goal, dating back to when the stores opened under former Chief Executive Michael Eisner. But shoppers were eventually turned off… Read More »Disney Stores Run Better By Others