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Welcome Foolish Mortals

Latest population figures show there are 999 residents at home in the Haunted Mansion, and that they are always looking for #1,000, which might be any volunteer brave enough to enter. Yesterday was the Haunted Mansion’s 36th Birthday. In celebration, Robyn’s Talk Blog posts a bit of Disneyland history with a look at a 1975… Read More »Welcome Foolish Mortals

SIGGRAPH, Disney Mating Grounds

From Cartoon Brew comes two more interesting articles on Disney’s presence at SIGGRAPH L.A. (Next year in Boston!). First up is the long rambling, but oh so informative, trip report of one Bill, CG Student at RIT. I was very interested in what Ian Gooding and Dan Cooper had to say about Art Direction in… Read More »SIGGRAPH, Disney Mating Grounds

Breaking: Ovitz, Disney Board free to go

The verdict in the shareholder lawsuit over the $140 million severance package given to Michael Ovitz is in. The Board of Directors, Michael Eisner, and Ovitz are absolved of responsibility as they followed proper procedures. Herre’s a story on Bloomberg.com. More later, I’m sure. Update: Forbes has a rather complete story already up. Doing your… Read More »Breaking: Ovitz, Disney Board free to go

Wanna be on TV?

Wanna be on TV? The ABC Network is currently casting for many of their reality based shows. A couple of the new ones sound interesting: Miracle Workers is a new primetime series for ABC. Each week the show will focus on patients with serious medical conditions. An elite team of medical professionals will utilize cutting… Read More »Wanna be on TV?

Decision in Ovitz case expected tomorrow

A verdict in the shareholder lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company, its board of directors, and Michael Ovitz (ex-uber agent and ignored visionairy) is expected tomorrow. In an earlier post it was hypothisized that the shareholders would lose due to Delaware’s lax laws of corporate governence. According to a story at CBS Marketwatch: Law professors… Read More »Decision in Ovitz case expected tomorrow

Peter Jennings, ABC News Anchor, Dies at 67

Peter Jennings, ABC News Anchor, Chief Editor, and a great American, has died from Lung Cancer at age 67. For nearly all of my aware life since middle school Jennings has been my anchor of record on television. For me there was a direct line… Read More »Peter Jennings, ABC News Anchor, Dies at 67

Disney’s Animation Revival

It’s probably much too soon to call the next set of Disney films after Chicken Little (but possibly including it) an renaissance of animation. But judging by the clips Disney Animation brought to SIGGRAPH this year and the other assorted preview artwork I’ve seen, it might be happening. The advances in animation technology are certainly… Read More »Disney’s Animation Revival