A Malaysian construction company is in the market for a themepark and is talking to Disney about the possibilities. They’re also talking to three other themepark companies and Disney has already denied any plans to build in Malaysia. So take this news lightly. Interestingly the company is also talking to Oriental Land Company. OLC owns… Read More »Malaysia Disney Park prospecting
Action star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is headed to surgery for a ruptured Achilles Tendon. This is putting a stop to the production on Disney’s The Game Plan (imdb). A comedy in which Johnson was starring as an NFL Quarterback who discovers he has a daughter. Johnson’s quote is perfect: "I approached this role trying… Read More »Chip off The ol’ Rock
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Winnie-The-Pooh have all held the crown in the past. But this year Disney is place its money on a little Pixie and her friends to sell the most merchandise. Tinker Bell will anchor the new Disney Fairies licensing line that Disney hopes will target the 5-9 year old market. On… Read More »Fairy Power
In a not-so-shocking bit of news, the free television episodes of hit ABC television shows have drawn more than 11 million viewers in their first quarter of operation. Anne Sweeney, a Disney TV Executive, said they’ll debut a revamped version of the program in the fall with even more shows and features.
BoxOfficeMojo has a Pixar Movie Showdown comparing the last five films from Pixar. Cars suffered a 44% drop off this weekend in the box office, but still claimed the number one spot. The only competition this weekend is the Adam Sandler flick, Click. So Cars should continue to receive the family movie bucks for one… Read More »Pixar Movie Showdown!
Cinematical and Comingsoon.net are both reporting that Johnny Depp is quoted as saying that if the scripts were good, he would be happy to continue playing his Captain Jack Sparrow character in additional Pirates of the Caribbean sequels beyond 2 and 3, which are already filmed (for the most part with #3). Raise your hand… Read More »Johnny Depp wants more Captain Jack Sparrow
The LA Times chimes in on the recent changes to Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s classic Pirates Of The Caribbean attractions. For some reason this quote from an Imagineer working on the attraction changes really bothered me. "I cannot imagine how anybody can see this attraction and walk off and say, ‘Boy, they did something… Read More »Fans Debate changes to Pirates Attraction
Walt Disney was a renown family man. He made a habit of driving his kids to school in the morning and was sure to make time for "Daddy’s Day" every Saturday. Indeed some of those Daddy days were the impetuous for building Disneyland, a place where parents and children can enjoy time together. Today my… Read More »Family Man