Chicken Little: No. 1 (again)
For the second weekend in a row Disney’s animated feature Chicken Little has scored the number one spot at the box office. Hope Steve Jobs brings some extra bargaining chips to the table this week.
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
Help Celebration Rule the Universe!
David Gilmore, a resident Celebration, FL asked me to post this. And who am I to turn down a polite request. The Disney town of Celebration, FL is in a competition for the number one dream town. Celebration is currently number 3 and needs votes. Please vote and tell everyone to vote…Celebration is the number… Read More »Help Celebration Rule the Universe!
Symphony Phil
I worked for three years across the street from the construction site for the Walt Disney Concert Hall. What did I do? I quit and moved to Las Vegas. But Rod Riggs had a better idea. He wrote a book. Symphony Phil is a children’s book that tells the story of a mouse who lives… Read More »Symphony Phil
Festival of the Masters
The 2005 Festival of the Masters is running at Downtown Disney this weekend. I went yesterday and took a few pics. Some amazing stuff there, including a great sidewalk chalk art section. The picture there is of chalk drawing of Disney’s Nine Old Men. Quite kewl. Also have a few pics of the new Irish… Read More »Festival of the Masters
Narnia Coming to a Mall Near You
If you’re looking forward to seeing Narnia hit the big screen, then you might enjoy the chance to see some of the magic of Narnia as makes a holiday tour through local shopping centers. This spectacular holiday set
includes a walk-through 20-foot snow globe that simulates snowfall in
Narnia, life-like figures that help tell the story of the film and
green-screen digital photo opportunity.
Unfortunately it’s only scheduled to visit one of eight Taubman Shopping Malls (links below the cut).
Disneyland closes gates today
Just got off the phone with my wife who is at Disneyland today. The park actually was closed for a short while today due to capacity issues. When she pulled into the garage she was told that Disneyland was closed and that California Adventure was at near 90% capacity. Guess everyone decided to go to… Read More »Disneyland closes gates today
Stumbling out of the gate: Hong Kong Disneyland
The USA Today adds fuel to the fire for the stumbling blocks that Disney is having to over come with its latest theme park, Hong Kong Disneyland. Some of this is just whining… Superstar singer Kelly Chen, previously an enthusiastic Disney supporter who filmed a music video in the park, vowed never to return. "Her… Read More »Stumbling out of the gate: Hong Kong Disneyland