Everyone knew the release of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest DVD would be a huge seller, the only question was how big. 5 million copies big, as it turns out. And that was just the first day. That put’s it on track to unseat Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the… Read More »P2 DVD Finds Even More Treasure Upon Release
Was Disney Channel’s High School Musical a stolen idea? Paul Cozby thinks so. Cozby penned a musical of the same name and general plot (for instance; football player in Cozby’s version, basketball in Disney’s) and even owns the domain name HighSchoolMusical.com, which Disney tried to buy. This story on CBS11TV doesn’t give enough details to… Read More »Was Disney Channel’s High School Musical a stolen idea?
It’s only the beginning of December, but already Disney CEO Robert Iger has been named CEO of the Year. David Callaway, editor-in-chief of MarketWatch.com said … Bob Iger stood above the rest. Not just for how he helped boost Disney’s share price after several tough years, but for how he mended fences with dissident partners,… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger named CEO of the Year by MarketWatch
Normally, I’d just post about this over on MouseGoods.com, but I’m so excited about the return of Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix, that I had to post about it here too. This great video game has been out of print for years, which drove the black market on eBay. But I never could bring myself… Read More »Disney Dance Dance Revolution Returns
If there is one thing that’s clear about the bad numbers from last season, it’s that LOST can’t compete against the juggernaut that is American Idol, right? Well at least that’s what ABC Management thinks. So they’re moving LOST back 1 hour and programming two hours of sit-coms infront of it. Hello? Sit-Coms and LOST,… Read More »ABC Bumps LOST to 10PM on Wednesday
In a webcast Disney CFO Tom Staggs said he was ‘Very Bullish‘ on the company’s prospects for 2007. I found it odd that they would have this webcast on Walt Disney’s birthday. Shouldn’t they be honoring his contribution to the company or something?
On this day in 1901 Walter Elias Disney was born. The world is forever better because of it. Thanks Walt! Or more appropriately, thanks Flora and Elias. Today would be a good time to visit the online Disney Family Museum, which this month looks at the 1950s era Disney television shows. From Zorro to The… Read More »Happy Birthday Walt!
In what seems to be a growing genre, we have a new trailer for Mary Poppins re-cut by a fan into a horror film called "Scary Mary". Quick, someone get Bob Iger on the phone. Previously: New Mary Poppins Music for Broadway P.L. Travers biography Mary Poppins Musical Producer Interviewed My Life as a Mary… Read More »Mary Poppins re-cut into Horror film