Disney has waived off the rumors that they were shopping around the distribution rights for Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and confirms that they will release it as scheduled on December 8th. Gibson has been in some hot water since uttering racist slurs during an arrest for DUI last month. Gibson has since apologized and entered a… Read More »Disney stands behind Gibson’s Apocalypto, will distribute
The Masked Blogger at Metroblog Orlando wonders about why a company that just reproted a $1.13 billion dollar profit for the third quarter would need to raise prices to its themeparks?
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