Tugger the movie started out as the story of a little studio that could start up after the collapse of Disney animation in Florida. It was the story of corporate sponsorship and local premieres… then it all fell apart. The Orlando Sentinel follows up on the story of Genesis Orlando Studios and their film Tugger:… Read More »The sad tale of Tugger
Yesterday, my beautiful wife and I went to see the Titanic artifacts exhibit at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. I can’t recall having ever boarded the ship before. From newspaper reports over the last few years, it sounds like the operation is in trouble, and I can understand after having been there first-hand.… Read More »Visiting the Queen Mary, a Former Disney Operation
Adam Guren laments the state of Six Flags Magic Mountain in today’s Los Angles Times. The park is in the northern Los Angeles County area, and as such, competes with the Disneyland Resort for dollars from locals who want to get out of the home for entertainment. The problem isn’t necessarily the teens in the… Read More »Checking In on Local Disneyland Competition
Deborah Netburn of the Los Angeles Times has given us a piece talking about the loooooong-awaited next Indiana Jones film, asking if it is too late to do another one. Although the films weren’t from Disney, the character and story elements have long been a part of Disney theme parks. Now, Empire magazine tells us… Read More »Finally, Maybe, Possibly Another Indiana Jones Film?
Jenny at BlackWing Diaries has two wonderful posts that pay tribute to the man who brought storytelling magic to Disney and Pixar films since the late 80s, Joe Ranft. Ranft died tragically in an auto accident just over a year ago now. The gaping hole where he once stood in the process that is animation… Read More »Joe Ranft, still incredibly missed
The Animation Guild Blog, a blog from the union reps for most animators, gives us the details on recent happenings with Meet the Robinsons. One interesting tidbit is that Robinsons will feature the return of Disney shorts with each movie (muck like Pixar does now with their movies). This first movie will feature a classic… Read More »Update on Meet The Robinsons, Disney’s next animated flik
Cindy Stephens can always be relied on for a great review whenever she visits a Disney restaurant. Her recent visit to Disneyland’s Blue Bayou is no exception. The review comes complete with photos of the meals and all the mouth watering details I can handle without jumping on a plane for an impromtu visit of… Read More »Blue Bayou, a review of the lunch menu
LaughingPlace.com interviews Phil Collins, singer, songwriter, and creator of the soundtrack for both Tarzan the Movie and Tarzan the Musical. After receiving the tape Chris Montan flew back to Europe with the first treatment of the script to brain-storm ideas with Phil. “The treatment was only three or four pages but Chris pointed out where… Read More »Phil Collins, interview with the man