Am checking in from BlogOrlando today. Before we get going I want to thank Josh (hyku.com) for pulling this un-conference today. I know the ‘un’ is supposed to mean less work, but that’s not the case. Also want to thank Rollins.edu for helping provide the space. I’ve been to Rollins’ non-profit workshops before and they… Read More »On Vox: BlogOrlando
The Pickle Barrel is a new blog with a ‘slightly’ irreverent look back at Disneyland’s wonderful history (with a few Walt Disney World posts thrown in for good measure. This post on the old Disneyland Heliport shows more detail of the operation than I’ve ever seen before. This post has backstage photos from 1956. Stuff… Read More »New Blog’s Irreverent look at Vintage Disneyland
Comingsoon.net reports a true hollywood tale of Keith Richard’s filming his cameo as Captain Jack Sparrow’s father for Pirates Of The Caribbean: World’s End. Richards, no stranger to substances and liquids, was left to his own devices in his trailer before his big scene. That wasn’t a good idea. When the time came to shoot,… Read More »Keith Richards reportedly shoots cameo in P3
When I first learned of Tom Sito, he had just left Disney to help staff up Dreamworks Animation in 1995. His defection opened the floodgates for other Disney animators to follow suit and marked the beginning of a major downturn in quality animated films coming from both studios in Burbank and Glendale. A lot of people in the industry were angry with him for that move, but in his defense it also opened up the gates for decent salaries for animators, better contracts, and propelled the diaspera of animators and studios that eventually led to Disney purchasing Pixar and set the stage for Disney’s return to greatness.
As an animator, union leader, and scholar Sito has a unique perspective on the animation industry. He’s put all that knowledge, and a wonderful collection of personal stories told by the people who were involved, into a new book called "Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson
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The next Disney attraction to get the movie treatment was rumored to be The Jungle Cruise. Now Reuters is reporting that production has been greenlighted and given a high-priority status. The executive producers of the CW network’s superhero saga "Smallville," Al Gough and Miles Millar, are in negotiations to write the script. Plot details are… Read More »Disney bumps up production on Jungle Cruise inspired film
Meet MickeyWiki.net. It’s a fun wikimap, a wiki in which all articles are related to a location on a map and navigation between articles takes place within that map, of Disneyland. It has interactivity built in so visitors can add points and information about different places in the park and grow this great resource. Right… Read More »A Sticky Mickey Wiki
Just when you thought Las Vegas was done attempting family-friendly theme parks in the Disney / Universal / Cedar Fair / Busch style, along comes this story reporting plans for a $1.1 billion destination resort, complete with an indoor snow park, an indoor/outdoor water park, a casino (of course), two hotels, an events arena, and… Read More »Another Theme Park For Vegas?
MovieSay, the movie buzz blog, looks at the movie buzz rankings of some of Disney and Pixar’s most famous animated features. Disney holds number two spot with The Lion King, while yet another one of the company’s celebrated early 1990’s animated features, Aladdin, makes an appearance as the 13th most talked about movie on the… Read More »Disney animation ranks higher than Pixar’s