Rat-a-too-ee
Later a round-up of the latest Cars news and reviews, but first the trailer for Pixar’s next film Ratatouille is back online, and this time in english.
It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
Note: I’m moving some of the best posts from the now shuttered ‘Kid’s World’ blog to the main Disney Blog. One of my favorite Disney songs is a piece written for the Carousel of Progress, which debuted at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. Walt Disney Partnered with General Electric to create an attraction… Read More »It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
WDW POTC Tower revised
If you saw the post about the Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction Tower Paper Model at BoingBoing a few days ago, you should know that creator Ray Kiem has modified his original plans. The changes make the paper version closer to the real thing by narrowing the base. (Link)
Court Clears Disney Board in Ovitz Hiring
In a court case that’s mostly moot now but could have set a precedent for corporate responsibility in Delaware (a state that is notoriously easy on corporations), the Delaware Supreme Court has backed a lower court decision that The Disney Board of Directors did not act irrationally when it hired and then fired Uber Hollywood… Read More »Court Clears Disney Board in Ovitz Hiring
Toon Spotting
DisneyCastMagic is a new website dedicated to Toon Spotting, the act of photographing Disneyland Walk-Around Characters and Parade Performers doing what they do best – entertaining guests. The photography at this site is particularly good. However, I’d like to see them add some hints on how the average guest finds the characters in the park… Read More »Toon Spotting
Cars Puns Rev Up For Movie’s Green Flag
Jason Kottke takes a look at some of the creative puns various news media are using in their coverage of Pixar’s animated feature Cars. Some of my favorites: A toon-up for Petty (Orlando Sentinel)"Cars" is one sweet ride (Hollywood Reporter)‘Cars’ an auto-matic hit (Tucson Citizen) I’m a bit suprised by the negative tone of some… Read More »Cars Puns Rev Up For Movie’s Green Flag
1997 ADA Agreement for Hearing Impaired
Disney Theme Parks and their handling of the American’s With Disabilities Act is such a huge topic, I don’t even want to get started for fear of flame wars. Suffice it to say there is a lot of controversy on both sides. My personal opinion is that WDW is just handicap tolerant, which is probably… Read More »1997 ADA Agreement for Hearing Impaired
Your Chance to See Muppets in Action
The Jim Henson Company is filming a pilot episode for a new late night talk show series entitled "Late Night Buffet" on July 22nd in Hollywood, CA. If you contact Audiences Unlimited you can try to get tickets. That said, none of the regular Muppets will be involved as the rights to those characters are… Read More »Your Chance to See Muppets in Action