Unequivocally. The big news from LaughingPlace.com today is announcement of the next issue of Tales from the LaughingPlace Magazine. If you’re looking for a replacement for the Disney Magazine you can stop now. Looking for a magazine the provides amazing insight into the workings of the Disney theme parks and is beautifully designed as well,… Read More »LP Tales, the best Disney Magazine being published today
The Disney Pin Trading craze continues despite the slowly rising price for pins and the ubiquity of ‘collectible’ and ‘limited edition’ pins. Pin Trading took off at the Disneyland resort as the Beanie Baby craze was in its waning days. The ‘sport’ had been around in low volume since the days of the 1984 Olympics… Read More »Disney Pin Craze continues
Hong Kong Disneyland opens official tomorrow I wonder if anyone is camping out overnight? Bob Iger, incoming CEO, has confirmed that Disney has their eyes on Shanghai for a second foray into China. I suspect Disney wants to wait and see how well the relationship with the Chinese Government goes before committing to what is… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland Opens, Shanghai Confirmed
I have always enjoyed photography. Much of the art is skill, so the amateur can be taught everything he needs to know to create great art. If he shoots enough photos he might even get a beautiful shot or two on each roll of film (the ratio is a little lower with digital cameras, of… Read More »Disneyland from a new perspective
Lisa Thompson writes a very powerful essay on how the abandonment of New Orleanians who were left to drown by the government made her think of her friend Joe Ranft, the Pixar star who recently died after a car he was riding in plunged into a river. I am haunted by the flood. By the… Read More »Thinking of Joe Ranft
"There is turbulence. Life is turbulence. Life isn’t only Disneyesque," Eisner said. "Disneyesque is the end result of trying to do it better. A lot of people don’t like to try to do things better. A lot of people like to take the easy road, short cuts. Some people even take the unethical cuts. We’ve… Read More »Eisner Speaks
Driven down Flower Street in Glendale lately? You shouldn’t have any problems finding a parking spot. This is due to the massive layoff that has been occuring at all levels of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), the Walt Disney Company’s theme park design and advanced research center and some would say its heart and soul. Now… Read More »Slash and Burn at Walt Disney Imagineering
In Chicago, 11-year old Mark has convinced his family to donate the $2500 they had saved up for a trip to Walt Disney World to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. What’s remarkable about this story, beyond the self-sacrifice young Mark is making, is that Mark battles cerebral palsy. I hope someone in a local… Read More »Boy gives up trip to Disney World for Hurricane Victims