A.A. Milne’s Heirs and the Times UK weighs in on the debate raging about replacing Christopher Robin with a 6-year old girl. Lesley Milne, widow of A.A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin, the inspiration behind the stories, gave a short verdict. “He hated the character Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh and Disney,” she said. “He… Read More »Winnie The Pooh off’s Christopher Robin
Mooseherder has posted some pics from his recent trip to Walt Disney World on Flickr. Wish I could do that with a camera.
Narnia opens in theatres today. It will be interesting to see if Disney’s strategy of marketing the movie to christian churches and fantasy fans will work. I’m horrible at guessing opening weekend numbers, but I’m predicting an opening weekend take of $56.1 million. What’s your guess? Also check out this quicktime application developed to walk… Read More »Narnia Opens Today
Disney has announced the cast for the Broadway version of its hit animated feature Tarzan. Josh Strickland will play Tarazan and Jenn Gambatese will play Jane. Strickland was an Star Search contestant and American Idol finalist and toured with RENT. Gambatese is a veteran of many Broadway shows. The show opens May 10th.
Okay. Sit down. Take a deep breath. Then read this. Maybe it’s just the impossibly cozy nature of the ‘hood, but for 80 years there has been no change in the resident line-up of the Hundred Acre Wood. Guess who’s coming for honey? As part of a barrel-full of Winnie the Pooh anniversary events, Disney… Read More »Winds of Change in the 100 acre wood
The next big Roller Coaster attraction to open at a Disney Themepark is Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, FL. The attraction is currently undergoing rigorous testing and it looks like soft openings for cast members and annual passholders could begin as early as mid January. But you don’t have to wait that… Read More »Expedition Everest: Become part of the ride!
Just received some updated information and a link to a preview from the July 7 2006 release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Curse. You might have seen this preview before, but this looks like a clearer version with more special effects finished.
Synopsis and Cast Information is below the cut.
Preview: QT 320 640, Real 240 320, WMF 240 320.
Images: Teaser Poster, Captain Jack (at left), Bayou, and Turner & Swan.
Judging by some of those images the film will have a voodoo aspect to it. Can’t wait!
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If you’ve ever sat in the never-ending rush hour that is traffic in Los Angeles then you might be interested to know that Walt Disney had a solution for you — The Monorail, which opened at Disneyland in 1959. Walt Disney had a plan to run a monorail line from Anaheim to Los Angeles. Alas,… Read More »Disney’s Monorail Vision for L.A.
