Disney runs two MMORGs, Virtual Magic Kingdom and Toontown Online. Only the former has been Mac compatible until last week. Now all Disney fans will be able to log on and enjoy the family oriented fun of Disney’s Toontown. Both MMORGs involve players completing quests for prizes (swag for VMK players and gags in the… Read More »Disney’s ToonTown MMORG now Mac Ready
Alas, it looks like poor ratings has done in ABC’s television series ‘The Nine.’ The show is going on a haitus and then the filmed, but unaired episodes will probably show on ABC Family sometime so the remaining fans of the show can enjoy the end of season one. It’s too bad. This show had… Read More »The Nine behind the Eight Ball
I distinctly remember when it hit me. I was walking out of
the theater back in 2001 after watching Atlantis: The Lost Empire and I had
this feeling like there was something just not quite right. Atlantis wasn’t a
horrible movie, so it wasn’t disappointment. It was just this nagging feeling
like there was something missing.
That was
when it hit me. There were no musical numbers.
It was a
startling revelation. I began to wonder, were my favorite Disney movies so
heavily influenced by music that the absence of a strong musical tie such a
shock that I actually disliked the movie for that reason?
Today I’m happy to introduce a new contributor to The Disney Blog. Cody Davis has an analytical writing style that will bring a new dimension to The Disney Blog and I’m pleased he’s agreed to join up. Cody Davis fell in love with Disneyland as a child and his passion for all things Disney continues… Read More »Welcome Cody Davis
IGN has a long list of mysteries that we fans of LOST continue to wait to have resolved. The list of 50 open-ended questions is pretty comprehensive (although I think a few have been resolved, just not to the author’s standards). Which mysteries would you like answered the most? I hope that the show producers… Read More »LOSTs Big 50 Mysteries
Monster Munching, a blog that is normally about dining in the Orange County California region, turns his eye toward Disneyland’s Little Red Wagon. There, in a parked truck, inside a compartment the size of a janitor’s broom closet, two Disney Cast Members toil in what I imagine is the worst job at Disneyland. But the… Read More »Corn Dog’s at Disneyland
I’m besotted with Disney’s latest musical Finding Nemo. It hasn’t risen to the point of obsession yet. But stay tuned! Two of the key members of the creative team behind Finding Nemo The Musical were profiled in the Orlando Sentinel this weekend. It’s interesting to… Read More »Finding Nemo – The Musical: Meet the Creators
I’ve met John Canemaker only briefly at various screenings and events. But he has always come off as someone eminently knowledgable about the subject. So knowledgable, that he won an Oscar last year for his short animated film. Ward Jenkins, an Atlanta based animator and artist, has posted the first part of a long revealing… Read More »Meet John Canemaker, Animator, Historian