Disney’s $20 million Tarzan the Musical opened on Broadway last night. The swinging ape-man and his friends elicited a collective yawn from the most of the critics and praise from a few. Praise for the set and acrobatics (and Josh Strickland’s Torso), but ennui over the long slow first act and the details (such as… Read More »You Tarzan, me Bored
Looks like rumors of the last Disney Happy Meal Toy being served were a little exaggerated. All that’s really happening is MickeyD’s and Mickey are no longer dating exclusively. Too bad, for a while there it sounded like Disney was really beginning to stand for something again. You know, like being a happy healthy family… Read More »Rumors of Happy Meal Toys Demise exaggerated
The Orlando Sentinel has been on the ball with its reporting on the Disney company today. Here’s another piece to read on Disney’s 2nd quarter performance. Yesterday I said I noticed anecdotal soft attendance at WDW. The report bears that out: Walt Disney World’s gate was up 3 percent, partly due to the pre-grand opening… Read More »Disney profits up 12%, WDW attendance soft
Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, spoke at a recent tourism conference on the prospects for Mission: Space after the two deaths and the decision to tone down the ride for some guests. "I think we’re going to find that the demand for Mission: Space is going to be higher than it’s… Read More »Jay Rasulo predicts major boost for Mission:Space
Changes are underway at the Downtown Disney property known as Pleasure Island. The Orlando Sentinel has two great stories and a map highlighting the changes and the reason why. Alas, it doesn’t look like the changes will be as drastic as had once been rumored. The changes will take a little more advantage of the… Read More »Pleasure Island changes revealed
CNN Money analysts look at the effect rising gas prices could have on the bottom line at Disney themeparks. I’ve been hearing and seeing anecdotal evidence that the last quarter was soft for attendance at Walt Disney World. It will be interesting to see what the company says in its second-quarter results today. Have rising… Read More »Will Rising Gas Prices Hurt Disney
It’s no Americal Idol, but for the contest winner it could mean a new career doing what they love and enjoy – building stuff out of Lego bricks for LegoLand California and their new expansion area Pirate Shores. The search is over now and the finalists are scheduled to compete on May 23rd for the… Read More »LegoLand Model Builder Search
In case you missed it, Cinematical rounds up the latest tidbits from an interview with Brian Henson of the Muppets. In it he mentions that Dark Crystal 2 is on the fast track to production and Fraggle Rock the movie is definitely coming, though in the early stages. I think this is all very good… Read More »Dark Crystal 2 and Fraggle Rock News