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Disney Shanghai Theme Park in Doubt

Rumored to be a totally new theme park design, the Disney Shanghai themepark appears to have run into a little trouble getting cooperation with the local government. This has never deterred the Disney Company in the past, they just choose a second location and then play the two governments off each other until one capitulates… Read More »Disney Shanghai Theme Park in Doubt

Little Mermaid doll needs mouth washed with soap?

Could Disney’s Ariel The Little Mermaid be corrupting the minds of America’s youth? One parent says yes. By rapidly hitting a button, she claims to be able to make the ‘Little Mermaid Shimmering Lights Ariel doll’ say something that sounds like "You’re a Slut." Not exactly the message you want your child to learn for… Read More »Little Mermaid doll needs mouth washed with soap?

Wiggles World to open at Six Flags?

Um, someone get Disney’s lawyers on the line? How they drew up a contract that allows one of the Disney Channels hottest properties to set up a permanent home at a competing themepark is a rather large omission. Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is announcing a brand new land called "Wiggles World" themed… Read More »Wiggles World to open at Six Flags?

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