Disney and Apple announced that they have sold nearly 500,000 movies on iTunes since September. That number is likely to rise rapidly as Disney releases Cars and Pirates 2 onto the service as well. Of course, Disney has a near exclusive on iTunes, which will end quickly if they keep posting numbers like that. (Read)
What was the reason for the narrowed loss at Disneyland Paris? Well you can chalk part of it up to a new dark ride based on the Pixar character, Buzz Lightyear. Next year is the park’s 15th anniversary and they claim to have something big planned. At least so says The Guardian in a short… Read More »Disneyland Paris boosted by Buzz
On November 15, Lear Center senior fellow Neal Gabler will lead a panel discussion on the life and legacy of Walt Disney. Newsweek calls Gabler’s new biography, Walt Disney: The Triumph of American Imagination, "the definitive Disney bio." The discussion will include Time movie critic Richard Schickel, author of The Disney Version; and Disney legends… Read More »Panel Discussion on Life of Walt Disney at USC
This weekend is Founder’s Day in Celebration, FL (wikipedia) the town that Disney built. It marks the end of the first decade for the experiment in suburban planning also called New Urbanism. By some measures it has been a great success. For instance, there is a real sense of community there. On the otherhand, it… Read More »Celebration at Ten
I never made it to Walt Disney World until 1997. That means I missed a number of attractions that had closed by then. One such attraction I really regret not seeing is the “Mickey Mouse Revue” in the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland. Now, thanks to The… Read More »A Mickey Mouse Revue
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is in their first week of previews for their newest musical stage show "Finding Nemo – The Musical". I was lucky enough to be in the audience for the very first two public showings of the stage show and I can’t wait to get back. Disney is counting on this show to… Read More »Finding Nemo – The Musical, now in previews
Disney posted some pretty good numbers today for 4th quarter and fiscal year end periods. CBS Marketwatch has the whole breakdown (and a summary here), but suffice it to say, Bob Iger has the ship set on the right course. What I like about these numbers is that, excluding the film production unit, these numbers… Read More »Disney posts big earning numbers
Last night marked the last episode of the Fall LOST mini-season. I thought it was a good one with a good cliffhanger (although the audience knows more than Jack, which is an unusual situation for LOST), but there were too many threads left unraveled and the whole Mr. Eko story line resolution left me feeling… Read More »ABC Updates