Apparently Hayao Miyazaki, creator of Studio Ghibli and the academy award winning animated feature Howl’s Moving Castle, was asked to join AMPAS, those folks who hand out the Oscars and then resigned a few weeks later. His reason, he wanted to spend more time on films and less time on academy business. Fair enough. Gedo… Read More »Hayao Miyazaki AMPAS Visit
WeAreTheWeb.org is an organization fighting to maintain net neutrality (meaning no internet highway tolls or tiers of service). It’s what allows mom and pop websites to operate with the same packet priority as AOL or Disney’s. It’s a good thing and if you haven’t written… Read More »My Eyes, My Eyes… but it’s for a good cause
Orlando Sentinel Columnist Mike Thomas thinks Disney is putting the squeeze on its rival parks with its new pricing structure. He’s right. Until travel costs and economic worries are quashed don’t expect the numbers of visitors to Orlando to grow much (50 million plus a year is the current number, which is still a significant… Read More »Disney Corners the Competition
Epcot Central continues to knock it out of the park with posts on what’s lacking at what used to be Disney’s crown jewel of Technology and World harmony. This week they compare what Bob Sehlinger’s Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World considers some of the ‘must see’ attractions at Epcot and what has become of… Read More »Epcot. Shows its age
Looking for a Jack Sparrow Look-alike? How about Zack Sparrow (really a hairdresser in Oklahoma) or Ron Rodriquez (who won the big contest and won a car). Of course, some more closely resemble Johnny Depp than others. Hmmm, I wonder if Captain Jack Sparrow will be a popular costume this Halloween.
The Walt Disney Company’s third quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations with the help of the Consumer Product Division and the Themeparks. This quarter will no doubt be influenced by all the loot from Pirates. Still Bob Iger isn’t willing to rely on the blockbuster or product spinoffs for all future profits. This article on… Read More »Third Quarter Results good, but Iger wants more
Disney has sold its 50% stake in the US Weekly magazine to Jann Wenner. Since Disney became a partner in the magazine 5 years ago circulation more than doubled from 850,000 to 1.75 million while also doubling its ad pages. Wenner Media, who now owns the whole magazine, also owns Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal.… Read More »Disney sells stake in US Weekly magazine
The first steps are underway to make ready for a new Disney theme park in Shanghai. The theme park is expected to open in 2010 to coincide with the 2010 World Expo the city will host, the report said. The city is still awaiting final approval from the central government for a Disney theme park.… Read More »Disney in Shanghai, one step closer to reality?