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Mission: Space – Autopsy for 4-year old released

The autopsy on the four year old boy who died last June after riding Mission: Space at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park has been released. According to this AP report, results show he had a pre-existing heart condition. "People with this condition are at risk for sudden death throughout their life due to abnormal… Read More »Mission: Space – Autopsy for 4-year old released

LOST: Alternate Reality Game continues

A new link has appeared on the Hanso Foundation website. Clicking on it leads you to a new letter which contains a hidden link of its own at the bottom of the letter. There is some garbled text and a form. Entering certain numbers into the form will lead you back the Hanso Foundation Index… Read More »LOST: Alternate Reality Game continues

Chicken Little: reviews served hot

Louie Del Carmen, animation blogger extraordinaire, reviews Chicken Little and finds that the film works despite itself. Most critical reviews of this movie revolve around it’s simple and almost one dimentional plot and that beyond it’s fable-derived premise, there is nothing else for the audience to grab on to while the rest of the movie… Read More »Chicken Little: reviews served hot

EMHE: Lobster Makeover

The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode that featured the Goodale family aired last night. This episode was controversial due to the criminal past of the primary recipient.  I haven’t seen the episode yet, it’s DVR’d right now, but I did experience an upswing in hits last night. The production company only had this to add:… Read More »EMHE: Lobster Makeover

Animal Kingdom’s Expedition Everest Backstory

Today BoingBoing links to a CryptoZoologist (wikipedia entry) who has done some work with Disney’s Imagineers on the next major roller coaster attraction to open at a Disney theme park – Expedition Everest. Also revealed, thanks to MagicalMountain.net, is the backstory imagineering has conjured to add verisimilitude to the attraction (see below the cut).

Testing has already started, but over 6 months of operational testing time is needed before it can be opened to the public. If they double up shifts they can usually cut that time in half. The description sounds pretty extreme. I just hope it’s not so violent I can’t ride it.

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FPS: Online Animation Magazine

Just found FPS: Frames Per Second Magazine. It’s an online magazine distributed in PDF. You can download a free preview, subscribe, or pay per issue. But don’t let that stop you, the price is a very low $0.99 an issue. The artwork looks amazing and there’s something there in the content for fans of all… Read More »FPS: Online Animation Magazine

A Christmas Gift for Disney or Pixar

Apparently Steve Jobs has set a date for the negotiations to end. By December 25th we should know if Pixar and Disney were able to work out the details required for an ongoing relationship between the two companies. Some are suggesting that Chicken Little has been performing well enough to give Disney a leg up… Read More »A Christmas Gift for Disney or Pixar