Poppin’s Opine
Sarah Sands of the Telegraph opines on the exact nature of Mary Poppins, the Musical and what makes it child unfriendly. There are some spoilers, so chose wisely.
Miramax Rumblings
More rumblings between the Weinstein brothers and Disney regarding the future of their company Miramax. Eventually these rumblings are going to build upto an earthquake and Disney is on much more stable footing. The whole issue comes down to how much money a profit center makes for the company. Corporate hands out goals for the… Read More »Miramax Rumblings
Nanny on the port side alert!
Well, the word is in from the first few days of shows – Mary Poppins the musical is a smash hit. Broadway.com has collected snippets from many reviewers (almost all positive). Playbill ponders how fast they can get a production going in the states (New York, of course) and where the could put it (perhaps… Read More »Nanny on the port side alert!
Euro Disney back on steady ground?
When the Imagineers build Euro Disneyland (now known as Paris Disneyland) they built the most marvelous and beautiful magic kingdom yet. Alas, the Disney Company built about twice as many hotel rooms as they needed. The cost of the hotels, and to a lessor extent, the cost of building a fully realized magic kingdom, left… Read More »Euro Disney back on steady ground?
Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine: Press Release
This project has been a dream of ours for many years. The concept was first considered over two years ago, when all four of us were talking about the future of the printed word with the continuing rise of the internet. We all reached the same conclusion: firstly, that there was a huge untapped market… Read More »Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine: Press Release
Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ
Xeni over at BoingBoing geeks out over the Concert Organ at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Lot’s of good links there. Here’s a link to my earlier post on the organ too.
Fantasmic on Ice
Anita over at Fighting Inertia has a funny little observation about Fantasmic and the ever present marketing of souvenirs, in this case blankets and hot chocolate cups.
POTC 2
Filming has yet to begin on the next editions of Disney’s Pirates of The Caribbean. We already know that superstar Johnny Depp has re-signed to play the lead role of Captain Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly appear to have signed on as well. From best I can tell anyone vacationing in the Bahamas… Read More »POTC 2