CBS Marketwatch has the contents of Michael’s two-year notice letter. (And I thought I gave plenty of notice with my 1 month warning shots.) In his 20 years as CEO and sometimes Chair of the Walt Disney Company, Eisner helped guide the mouse house to record profits and through amazing downturns. The first 10 years… Read More »Eisner’s Resignation Letter
USAToday has a story on how the story of the ragtag U.S. hockey players who beat the mighty Russians at the 1980 Winter Olympics has been inspiring todays Olympic Athletes to acheive great heights. The Disney Film “Miracle” which tells the Hockey Team’s story, has been a popular showing at the athlete’s dorm.
As families return home from their Disney World vacations many will be posting pictures of their stay on a variety of photo hosting sites. Here’s a family that stayed at Wilderness Lodge. Lots of landscape damage, and a great example of how fast Disney works to get things cleaned up. Photos of Celebration and from… Read More »Family Photos of Charley
With a library of films like The Walt Disney Company has the challenge has to be where you apply the resources first. It takes a lot of time and effort to clean up old prints of films, soundtracks, special footage, and add in interviews and background material where possible. But when they’re done, Disney has… Read More »James Bond’s Fine Singing Voice
How do I love thee Disneyland, let me count the ways. I love that you were a part of my youth that can never be taken away. I love that you still provide someplace to retreat to when I need a break from the outside… Read More »Silent Protest
You know. I was just thinking about this the other day. After reading the Walt Disney conspiracy theories contained in Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code (you have read it haven’t you?), it occurred to me that hardly any religious references make it into Disney films.… Read More »Godless Disney?
There’s a popular urban legend that Walt Disney had himself frozen before Lung Cancer claimed his last breath. It’s not true, of course. But that doesn’t stop people from speculating about his life, what his life might have become, or even what would happen if… Read More »Walt Disney On Ice!
One of the best books written about Disneyland’s history is the Nickel Tour: A Postcard Journey Through a Half Century of the Happiest Place on Earth by David Mumford and Bruce Gordon. It’s an amazing work that I refer to often as the canonical source… Read More »WDW History Collection