I may have been premature in my celebration over the demise of Disney’s reality-tv show "Extreme Makeover". The full body sculpting show has been brought back to the schedule for ABC. I’m left wondering if audiences have an appetite for this sort of reality-tv anymore. Frankly, I’d rather see the Extreme Makeover Home Edition spinoff… Read More »Extreme Makeover sneaks back into the schedule
Commercial Alert, a nonprofit public health and consumer group, says Disney’s new healthier food guidelines have large loopholes through which a whole fleet of twinkies could be driven. “Disney’s new food guidelines are more notable for what they omit than what they include. Conspicuously absent was any mention of standards for products marketed on ABC… Read More »Commercial Alert, Disney’s new Food policy weak
Experiencing its best fall start since 1993, ABC has clinched first place in the 18-49 ratings race for the fourth straight week. That’s a valuable demographic for advertisers. "Greys", "Housewives," and "Lost" continue strong from last season, while "Ugly Betty" is Disney’s breakout hit this year. Is anyone still watching "Six Degrees" or "The Nine"?… Read More »ABC Television experiences strong start to fall season.
Kitty-Chan, of the Broke Hoedown blog (get it? Baroque Hoedown.. MSEP anyone?) writes about where the real magic with Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams promotion might be found… with the Cast Members who are suddenly freed up to make a the day of a… Read More »Year Of A Million Dreams, where the real magic lies
Walt Disney World has turned off the ‘Wonderland’ Custom CD Burners at their Downtown Disney Toy Store location. I had no idea they still had those things. If I recall correctly, Disneyland closed theirs down a few years ago. When they first opened at Disneyland I made a dozen CDs with great attraction soundtracks and… Read More »Disney shutters Custom CD Burners
The Press-Enteprise has a lovely story about Don Edgren, a key figure in the history of Disneyland’s major construction from the Matterhorn through to Tokyo Disneyland. Construction on the Matterhorn, which opened in 1959, required extensive research, including lots of photos of the Swiss peak and scale models. Disney people visited the real peak to… Read More »Disney Engineer Don Edgren, now a Disney Legend
Disneyland Hotel’s Granville Steakhouse looks to be getting a name change to Steakhouse 55. The restaurant was named after original hotel owner Jack Wrather’s wife. Bonita Granville (one of the hotel towers has her first name) was a child-actor who was once nominated for a best supporting actress oscar. She also played Nancy Drew in… Read More »Granville’s Steakhouse to change name
Now that some time has past and damage estimates coming in reveal no deaths, I think it’s safe to report on some of the less important aspects of the quake. Was the set for ABC’s hit TV show LOST affected? Apparently not. ABC’s spokesman says all the cast, crew, and set pieces have survived the… Read More »LOST Actors, Crew, and Set OK after Hawaii Quake