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
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
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
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
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
When the 50 years of celebration promotion ends, a new promotion called "Year of a Million Dreams" will begin. The goal of this promotion will be to plus the experiences of a few select guests, some chosen randomly, with unique experiences including a chance to spend the night in the Cinderella Castle Apartment. The apartment… Read More »Sleep in Cinderella’s Castle with WDW’s new promotion
Nielsen ratings for the week ending June 4th are out and there are three little letters missing from the top 20 – A – B – C. Um, what’s going on in Burbank? I realize it’s the first week of serious repeats. But still, not one show in the top 20. Come on!
The Orlando Sentinel has an interview with Chris Alexander-Manley, one of the organizers for this years Gay Days. Sounds like it was a great success. It was their sweet 16th this year, watch out next year because they’ll have their drivers license.