Disney continues to be one of the few studios that includes an animated short ahead of their animated features for each theatrical release. The animated short accompanying Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next release “Big Hero 6” will be “Feast.” Feast will star a young Boston… Read More »Meet Winston the Dog from Disney’s new short Feast
Baymax, the robot from Disney’s upcoming animated feature “Big Hero 6.” is programmed to do a lot of things. That does not necessarily mean he is an expert at everything, there are a few things that remain a challenge. Take this attempt to make a… Read More »Baymax, The Big Hero 6 robot can do many things, not all of them well
In “Art Attack,” the second Star Wars Rebel short, the Mandalorian armored Sabine sneaks into an Imperial compound, looking to create a diversion for her friends aboard the Ghost. Spotted by stormtroopers, she proves teases, taunts and proves too quick to be captured. Finally, she… Read More »Star Wars Rebels short – Art Attack
Lost in the success of Elsa & Anna’s “Frozen,” was the announcement of a new Disney heroine who hails from much warmer climates – the polynesian isles to be exact. “Moana” is a computer animated comedy coming from Walt Disney Animation in 2018. Moana will… Read More »Moana – Disney’s New Polynesian Princess
Disney’s El Capitan theater is having a Throwback Thursday event next week with a showing of Disney’s animated feature Hercules. The 35th animated Disney feature was released in 1997 and was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The show is at 7pm on August… Read More »Throwback Thursday at El Capitan theater – Hercules
I visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios for years before I ever stepped foot in the learn to draw Animation Academy. It was a blast and I’ve been back frequently since then. What many guests don’t realize is that there is a second learn to draw opportunity… Read More »Learn to Draw: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Remember the days when you raced to the Disney Store to pick up the latest VHS release and an exclusive litho? If you’re like us, you have dozens of those lithographs in boxes and a huge pile of VHS tapes tucked in a corner somewhere.
The Mouse House could make money hand over whisker those days, sometimes just by not releasing a film and putting it the vault for 5 to 7 years. Then came DVDs and things got crazy. Disney turned to classic editions, platinum editions, diamond editions, each slightly different than the previous edition and all of them finding their way to the shelves of Disney fans.
Out of that glorious money tree, came DisneyToon Studios. What started off as a way to get Disney Television Animation’s “The Return of Jafar” into the home video market became a bounty of VHS tapes, and later DVDs. Eventually DisneyToon Studios an animated theatrical film producer in its own right. It was as much a move to combat the public’s unwillingness to buy another copy of a VHS tape or DVD when they knew a new format was just around the corner (Blu-Ray, Digital, or on-demand) as it was an artistic move.
Still as DisneyToon Studios matured, quality improved and audiences were thrilled to see Tinkerbell and her adventure on the big screen. Disney even almost managed to make Planes a bonifide franchise. But not quite as the latest attempt hasn’t had half the success of the first Planes film. And face it, even the most ardent Disney fans will eventually tire of seeing Tinkerbell and her fairy friends everywhere.
And so, what is to become of DisneyToon Studios? Well it will probably fade away, at least for a while.Read More »DisneyToon Studios layoffs mark shift in animation market
Olaf, the snowman from Disney’s Frozen, was one of the more adorable characters from Disney’s most successful animated film. But outside of plush dolls and movie marketing, he hasn’t gotten a lot of love from the mouse. Now Olaf has been enlisted to provide some… Read More »Olaf-A-Lots provide cool advice from Disney’s Frozen