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Although the parks in Orlando have long been a cash cow for the company — $4 billion would represent 13 percent of the total company’s revenue in fiscal 2004 — the division’s operating profit margin has been flat or falling for years. That means costs have been rising faster than the revenue coming in from… Read More »More Sunday Reading

A little Sunday reading

Ready for a little light Sunday reading? Put down the New York Times and read the sorrid tale of Big Idea, the producer of the Veggie Tales animated series and Jonah, the animated feature, their desire to be the next ‘Disney’ and the cruel reality the Animation Business. (via)

Success at Disneyland already

If there is already one good thing to say about Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, scheduled to kick off on May 5th, it is that the music merchandise is out of this world awesome. First there is the incredible collection of albums being put out by Randy Thornton, who is interviewed in the 2nd issue of… Read More »Success at Disneyland already

Investing Advice…

Even as master of the Disney blogosphere I still don’t find all the really kewl sites right away. (oh sorry, guess reading that Darth Vader blog has gone to my head.) But I am happy I just found The Business of Animation written by Staloren. The blog focuses a lot on CG 3D animation, which… Read More »Investing Advice…

Darth Vader as you’ve never seen him before

Alright here’s a Star Wars story. I know it’s not the Star Wars Blog, but there are Star Tours attractions. If you haven’t been reading Darthside: the blog of Star Wars uber-overload Darth Vader then you’re missing out on some of the funniest writing this side of Hoth. Who new little Annie would could be… Read More »Darth Vader as you’ve never seen him before

Round up

Barb, CelebrationInfo.com, continues her detailed look at the life of a Disney fan in Celebration. This week — the endless pie buffet. WebMikey, a previous guest author here, finally gets around to reviewing some of his Disney books starting with The Art of Finding Nemo. Muppets.com, did I mention Muppets.com was nominated for a webby, … Read More »Round up

Extreme Makeover: Paying it Forward to Television

With the success of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has come the recent copycat program on NBC Renovation Intervention (like renovating is a drug habit or something) Unfortunately, the show concept is what needed renovation and I don’t think I’ll be watching any more episodes of this NBC show. USA Today has an article on… Read More »Extreme Makeover: Paying it Forward to Television

Fan of Sin City? Then watch its cinematic ancestor

The New York Times film critic A.O. Scott thinks that if you liked Sin City and Kung Fu Hustle then you should spend some time worshiping at the alter of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Although I haven’t seen either of the recent releases, I am big fan of WFRR. The special edition DVD is wonderful.