Inside the Magic has posted a long QT video with the very first performances of Captain Jack Sparrow in his new show at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. It will be interesting to see how this changes as time goes on. They costume and gestures are good, but the look and voice don’t… Read More »First Look at Walk-Around Captain Jack (WDW Version)
For the fan video of the week check out this well produced 25-minute video documenting the history of Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland from it’s opening in 1971 through the mid-90s. For more WDW videos from the same creator visit Martin’s Videos MSN Group.
Still riding high on High School Musical, the Disney Channel is branching out its stock of teenage stars and placing them in good-natured competition against each other in a weekly sports reality show. The Disney Channel Games hark back to the classic Battle of the Network Stars show in which stars compete as teams in… Read More »Battle of the Disney Network Stars
Here are some of the top stories from the last week as posted in The Disney Blog network: Pirates Ahoy! It was a mostly Pirate themed week. Details of the newly updated Pirates attraction, now with Johnny Depp! News of Update makes fans of POTC uneasy. Turns out the Pirates II Premier will be Webcast… Read More »This week in Disney
Graphic novelist Alan Moore (wikipedia), known for his "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta" series, has published a series of graphic novels called "Lost Girls" featuring Wendy from Peter Pan, Alice from Alice in Wonderland, and Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, in erotic trysts and other adult situations. Needless to say this has the estate… Read More »“The Lost Girls” by graphic novelist Alan Moore ruffling some feathers
As mentioned on Tiki Talk today is the 43rd birthday (ignore all those sites that say Tiki turned 41 today) for Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room. Walt’s fabulous singing birds have been wowwing audiences with their life like show since 1963. Tiki Talk also links to some Tiki Room sounds and pics from Tiki Rooms around… Read More »Have a Tiki Tiki Birthday Birdies
This holiday season Tim Allen will go for a three-peat in his role of Scott Calvin AKA Santa Claus in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. This time, it’s Claus vs. Frost with Martin Short playing the role of Jack Frost! No. It’s not a Rankin-Bass remake. But the trailers do look good and the franchise has already delivered two family friendly holiday pics with sleighfulls of laughs. So check out the trailers and tell us what you think.
Movie Synopsis is below the fold!
Trailers
Quicktime
LRG (640 x 340) , Med (480 x 260), Sml (320 x 172), Tiny (240 x 128)
Windows Media
LRG (320 x 172), Med (240 x 128) , Sml (176 x 96),
Real Player
LRG (320 x 172), Med (240 x 128) , Sml (176 x 96),
iPod
.M4V (320 x 240)
PSP
.MP4 (368 x 208)
As mentioned Disney is in the process of opening a new Musical in NYC, Mary Poppins. They’re placing MAPO in the New Amsterdam with its 1800 seats and personal up close feel for the audience. Astute observers may remember that another Disney musical has occupied this space with another musical. The Lion King opened in… Read More »Migrating The Lion King to a new Theatre in NY