Sony’s "Open Season" was at the top of the box office this weekend. This is Josh Friedman’s take on the weekend box office in the Los Angeles Times. Fourteen animated movies have been released already this year, including this summer’s smash "Cars" and a parade of animal adventures such as "Over the Hedge," "Barnyard" and… Read More »So Much For “Too Much Computer Animation This Year”
CNN has a transcript online of an interview with Bob Iger (President & CEO of The Walt Disney Company, in case you are new around here), who was interviewed by Andrew Stevens: Stevens: Michael Eisner was at Disney for 21 years, you were his number two for five years, how important was it for you… Read More »Bob Iger Interview on CNN
Barbara Giasone at the Orange County Register tells us about the work of Shawna Tice-Miles, who designs Disneyland window displays: Boys tend to be attracted to weaponry at Halloween, while girls find costumes and characters appealing. These props will be used to emphasize the newest promotion, Disney’s HalloweenTime, in which the theme park will take… Read More »How Does That Stuff Get Into the Windows at Disneyland?
Australia – Lamb and Carmelized Onions, originally uploaded by indigoskye. Australian Lamb & Carmelized Onions. This can only mean one thing, the 2006 Epcot Food & Wine festival is underway again. I took a tour of the offerings on the evening of the 28th when the show was available for preview, so this may not… Read More »Australia – Lamb and Carmelized Onions
Kimi Yoshino of the Los Angeles Times takes a look at the Halloween-themed events at the Los Angeles/Orange County theme parks: At Knott’s, Universal and Six Flags Magic Mountain, the nighttime events are billed as super-scary, with park employees in macabre costumes doing their best to frighten visitors. Six Flags and Knott’s also have more… Read More »Southern California Theme Parks Love Halloween
I don’t know how much they pay the parking lot attendants at Disneyland’s giant parking structure, but I’m sure it’s not enough to deal with two armed robberies in the last two weeks. One more and it’s a trend. (Link)
Two stories today in the Orlando Sentinel signal interesting change in the workforce for Walt Disney World. The Orlando area unemployment rate is hovering somewhere around 3%. Disney has really increased the volumne of College Program/Intern workers it brings in from around the country and the world. They’re also bussing in employees from other counties,… Read More »Low unemployment and Wage Inflation hits Disney World
In an effort to boost attendance from nearby residents, Hong Kong Disneyland is going to offer annual passes for the first time. Let’s see if this tactic works. (Link)