Hot on the heals of the rumor that Disney will be building a first of it’s kind themepark in Singapore, Universal Studios has announced their intention to do the same. No word if the project will be approved by the local government or if there are other hurdles to clear. Sounds like the themepark industry… Read More »New Singapore Themepark announced, not by Disney
ESPN captured over 10.8 million homes with their broadcast of the Monday Night Football game and New Orlean’s Saints football team’s return to the New Orleans Superdome. I think it would have been nice to see a phone number for some Katrina charities broadcast a few more times than just in the preshow. But otherwise… Read More »ESPN’s MNF Saints Broadcast scores record
Music and television star Donny Osmond, who early in his career performed at Disneyland with his brothers, has started a 9-week engagement as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast on Broadway. You have to go Playbill and see the story if just to check out the cheesy curtain call picture of Donny. It’s clear… Read More »Donny Osmond brings his purple socks to Broadway’s Beauty
Willard Wigan works in the extreme miniature field for his sculptures. This Snow White & The Seven Dwarves piece requires a microscope with 100x magnification to view. This man must have perfectly steady nerves to do this. (Link)
Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, co-executive producers of ABC’s hit SF series Lost, spoke with SCI FI Wire about the upcoming season and their plans to "blow some minds this year." No real spoilers are revealed, but the producers intentions are clear. I don’t know about you but October 4th can’t come fast enough. We’ll… Read More »Ready to get LOST?
As part of it’s series of bringing expert panels to discuss the best Disney films, the El Capitan recently hosted an evening celebrating the relaunch of Disney’s The Little Mermaid on DVD. Much of the panel was caught on video and has now shown up on YouTube. I have to say this is one of… Read More »Little Mermaid Panel on YouTube
An intrepid Canadian Disney fan noticed a familiar looking shape that appeared to be way off course from it’s normal loop around the Disneyland Resort and snapped some photos. Monorail Blue has found its way up to this workyard in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. It’s unclear if this is an upgrade job or another… Read More »Monorail Blue in Canada?
Karen of I Love TV looks at Disney’s newest animated television show "Handy Manny" and likes what she sees. Before tuning in, all I knew was that Wilmer Valderrama was somehow involved. Although I of course loved him as Fez on "That ’70s Show," his celebrity party antics didn’t exactly engender confidence in what he… Read More »Who Loves Handy Manny