The kids at Stagedoor Manor, a premier theatre came in New York, are the lucky first crew ever to stage a production of Disney’s High School Musical. Rehearsals are now underway and Reuters and the New York Times has a look at how it’s going.
As has become the tradition for incoming resort Presidents, the first few weeks includes a tour of the parks and the occaisional stint on the front lines as a cast member, in costume and everything. So keep an eye open for the new Disney World President Meg Crofton around the parks and resorts. She might… Read More »Keep an eye open for the new Disney World President, Meg Crofton
1978 • Peoplemover, originally uploaded by Effie3. Disneyland’s Tomorrowland used to be a land that was ‘always on the move.’ Then the underfunded, poorly executed, management controlled, remodel of 1998 happened and slowly Tomorrowland came to a halt. First the Peoplemover, one of the attractions brought over from the 1964 World’s Fair, was replaced by… Read More »Bring back the Peoplemover?
A bit more on Meg Crofton the new President of Walt Disney World. Crofton, the fourth executive to lead Walt Disney World since it opened in 1971, is also the first female to hold that position. She is not however, the first woman president of a Disney Resort, that honor went to Cynthia Harriss, who… Read More »More on Meg Crofton, new WDW President
With the return of John Lasseter to Walt Disney Feature Animation, the gates opened up for some of Disney’s animators who were either forced out or quit in desparation to return to the fold. Eric Goldberg is one of those animators and we’re lucky to have him back. Animated-News sat down with Goldberg in April… Read More »Eric Goldberg returns to Disney, the Interview
I’m a little suprised this isn’t getting more news coverage. Tony Jay (IMDB, Wikipedia) died on August 13th from complications while recovering from surgery. He was best known for his voice work in animation and computer games, but was also a Legendary Royal Shakespeare Actor and a Broadway fan. I first encountered his amazing voice… Read More »Sad Passing, Tony Jay voice actor
Congrats to Drawn.ca, illustration and animation mecca for the internet, for being mentioned as one of Time Magazines 50 Coolest Websites for 2006. It’s well deserved.
Meg Gilbert Crofton, a 27-year Disney veteran, was just announced as the new President of Walt Disney World. This position remained unfilled since Al Weiss was promoted to lead Global Operations for all Disney Parks and Resorts. "Thanks to Meg’s leadership, we’ve made great strides in creating a world-class HR organization that is focused on… Read More »Breaking News: Disney announces new President of the Walt Disney World Resort