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Disney’s Vault 28 Opens at Disneyland Resort, Upscale Disney Clothing for women

Disney Vault 28 opens in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort this week. It will feature upscale Disney branded clothing for women. This boutique store will feature new lines from Disney like Kingdom Couture, Vintage Apparel, and Disney branded items from other well known upscale lines. Vault 28 is also part of Disney’s effort to… Read More »Disney’s Vault 28 Opens at Disneyland Resort, Upscale Disney Clothing for women

Public Pixar event San Francisco, The Making of Cars

Luxo, a blog featuring news about Pixar Animation Studios, points toward an Academy of Art University seminar that will feature Pixar’s The Making of Cars. It’s open to the public for a small charge. So if you’re in the bay area, keep Monday night open. “Pixar Animation Studios: The Making of Cars”Academy of Art University,Morgan… Read More »Public Pixar event San Francisco, The Making of Cars

Disney Yearbook Folds After Just One Printing

Josh at The Disney Frontier blog reports on the demise of the Disney Yearbook after just one issue. I guess they took the name literally. Actually, I’ve heard examples of where they’re offering the book at a great discount. Which leads me to suspect either the ‘very limited’ amount wasn’t all that limited, or the… Read More »Disney Yearbook Folds After Just One Printing

The sound of hearts breaking everywhere? Johnny Depp to wed

Actor and heart-throb Johnny Depp is finally settling down and marrying his long-time girlfriend, French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis. After a relationship of eight years the couple are expected to have a small ceremony at their home in the south of France. This is Depp’s second marraige. My best to the lad and his… Read More »The sound of hearts breaking everywhere? Johnny Depp to wed

Peter Jennings, Joe Ranft, Paul Frees receive Disney Legends Award, among others

12 new honorees were inducted into the Walt Disney Company Legends program yesterday. These included

  • ABC News anchor Peter Jennings;
  • Disney and Pixar animation story artist Joe Ranft;
  • Voice actor Paul Frees (Haunted Mansion, Ludwig Von Drake);
  • Renowned singer and songwriter Sir Elton John;
  • Actors Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran (Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, Mickey Mouse Club);
  • Actors Tim Considine and David Stollery (The Adventures of Spin and Marty);
  • Actress Ginny Tyler (Mickey Mouse Club)
  • Disney Imagineer Don Edgren (Disneyland, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain);
  • Animation background artist Al Dempster;
  • Founder of Walt Disney Records, Jimmy Johnson

Congratulations to all members of the 2006 class. Full bios are below the cut

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New book on Mary Poppins author

A new book, Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers, is out detailing the life and times of P.L. Travers, best known as the author of the eight Mary Poppins books. Looks like there are interesting details about Travers relationship with the Walt Disney Company, such as this: After long coveting the… Read More »New book on Mary Poppins author

The Lion King ends Shanghai Run

After more than 100 performances in the Shanghai Grand Theater, Disney’s The Lion King has closed the curtain for the final time. This was the only production on the Asian continent. (Link)

Weta to make Disney Animated Features?

Credit to Disney for going out and buying the best computer animation studio out there, Pixar. That move will help Disney return to its position as the king of animation. But if they really want to make it to the top in all forms of animation, there’s one more top-flight "animation studio" out there that… Read More »Weta to make Disney Animated Features?