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Model of Disneyland at Opening Day

Part of the celebration at Disneyland for it’s 50th Anniversary includes a museum hall. A center piece of this exhibit is the Imagineer constructed scale model of Disneyland as it was on opening day. Russ Ullner has been good enough to post a few pics at his Epson PhotoCenter. (Start with this photo and click… Read More »Model of Disneyland at Opening Day

Response to Emergency Questioned

Note: Typepad, the host for this blog, is undergoing some upgrades right now. Please pardon the appearance of the Disney Blog until their work is done. The recent sad incident that involved the death of a 4-year old while experiencing Epcot’s Mission: Space put the spotlight on the theme park’s emergency reaction plans. General consensus… Read More »Response to Emergency Questioned

Iger, Staggs next Eisner & Wells?

Disney has just announced huge stock options for the incoming CEO, CFO team of Bob Iger and Thomas Staggs. What remains to be seen is will this duo find in each other the creative pairing that made Eisner and Wells, Walt and Roy, so successful in their CEO/CFO partnerships. Here’s a great post from "how… Read More »Iger, Staggs next Eisner & Wells?

Edna Mode has legs!

Short ones, Darhling! Barring the appearance of an Incredibles Animated TV show (and don’t rule that out), the glow is off the movie and the DVD is up on the shelf. Still, one character shines through the mist of time and continues to show up high on the search terms used to find this site…… Read More »Edna Mode has legs!

More Howling Reviews

A quick list of some other Howl’s Moving Castle reviews from the blogosphere. To start read Onigiriman’s take on the film with some insightful analysis of the characters. AnimeCrystals saw the film and wonders what was left out during the translation from the novel. Serendipty thinks the movie was a huge departure from Miyazaki’s previous… Read More »More Howling Reviews

Gorilla Man Invades Broadway, Disney Announces

Following in the footsteps of Beauty and The Beast and The Lion King, Disney will close a successful themepark attraction only to have a new version open up on Broadway later. This time it’s Tarzan, not-so creatively titled, Disney Presents Tarzan. Phil Collins is writing several additional songs. The play was workshopped early last year… Read More »Gorilla Man Invades Broadway, Disney Announces

Howl Reviews

It’s been awhile since we checked in with WEBmikey, Disney and animation fan extraordiniare. It turns out he has just written his review of Master Miyazaki’s latest film, Howl’s Moving Castle. Mikey gives it 4 out of 5 stars, with special note of the amazing imagery. Wired News has posted their review of Howl, they… Read More »Howl Reviews

“Roger Rabbit” Verdict good for Disney

You may have heard of the lawsuit filed by "Roger Rabbit" creator Gary Wolf for a larger share of the royalties from sales of plush and other merchandise made from the movie. The jury partially decided in Wolf’s favor but verdict swung in favor of The Walt Disney Company on the larger issue of whether… Read More »“Roger Rabbit” Verdict good for Disney