Today is the anniversary of the official openings for two of Walt Disney World’s themeparks. Magic Kingdom turns 34 and EPCOT turns 23. Next year’s 35th anniversary for Magic Kingdom might get swallowed by the 50th Celebration for Disney themeparks, but everyone is expecting something huge for EPCOT’s 25th. Not only is 2007 a five… Read More »Happy Birthday Walt Disney World (and EPCOT!)
Robert Iger officially takes over for Michael Eisner tomorrow. However, he’s unofficially had his finger on the button for the last five months or so. But as Eisner’s departure has neared, Iger has apparently been itching to make his mark. First, we have the theatre owner tango, where Iger is about to bite the wrist… Read More »Iger: Rearranging Deck Chairs
In what must have been one of his last official actions as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Michael Eisner donated a large collection of Africa Art, The Tishman Collection, to the Smithsonian. The art was amassed by Paul Tishman, the late New York real estate developer, and his wife, Ruth, in the 1960’s and… Read More »Eisner: Cleaning House
Some residents of Celebration, FL feel like they’ve been puppets long enough. First to their corporate master and founder The Walt Disney Company, now to their holding company and Osceola County. Like Pinnochio they wish to be real. It sounds like an involved process, but definitely doable. Depending on what type of city is desired,… Read More »I wish to be a real city
Sad news today on the death of Jerry Juhl. Juhl was the first employee hired by Jim Henson to help with his new muppet venture. He later went on to do most of the writing for the shows and movies and was instrumental in making the characters into the personalities they are today. Filmforce has… Read More »Jerry Juhl, Muppets Writer, Passes Away
Reports from Seoul, South Korea are that Disney is in talks to open a themepark there. I’m not sure how much credence to put in this report as they said the same thing last November. Plus with Singapore practically announced at the Hong Kong Disneyland opening… but who knows? The Walt Disney Company could be… Read More »Disneyland Seoul, Again?
Tomorrow Michael Eisner departs Disney after twenty plus years at the helm. It has been a good ride for him, and the company as well.There will be no fanfare, no 21 gun salute… Why, you ask, he stayed a little too long. Dennis at the blog of International Theme Park Services eulogizes Outgoing Disney CEO… Read More »So long and thanks for all the fish.
(NG) Sure, Mirrormask is fantasy. Dave McKean—who directed it and who co-came up with the story—I suspect thinks it’s not fantasy because it’s a dream, and because of various other things, and because Dave is not terribly comfortable with the idea of fantasy. I’m perfectly comfortable with fantasy, so I think it’s definitely fantasy. But… Read More »Long Interview with Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman