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Inside Gaston’s Tavern from Beauty & The Beast at the Magic Kingdom

LeFou's Stein

A stein of LeFou’s brew

Part of the new Fantasyland expansion is a real world version of Gaston’s Tavern from Beauty & The Beast. While the food offerings are basically a glorified food cart, the interior feels very much like it is part of the movie. I do have some quibbles, the animal trophies are all too small and there wasn’t enough seating, but there are indeed antlers in all of his decorating and lots of little touches and nods from and to the film.

I do like the Pork Shank instead of a Turkey Leg. Nice touch.

Photos of more details below the jump:

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1997 Litwak’s Arcade Commercial – Another Viral Bit of Fun from Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph

Disney appears to have dug through its vault and found another ‘retro gem’ from Wreck-It Ralph, Disney has released another. This 1997 ‘commercial’ features Sugar Rush Speedway at Litwak’s Arcade.

Disney also shared a short clip from the “Hero’s Duty” segment of the film, which I’ve added below the jump:

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Wreck-It Ralph: A Tour and a Teaser

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Wreck-It RalphAs part of a blogger/press event for Disney’s next animated feature I was invited to tour the Disney Animation Building (the one with the hat) and learn about the making of Wreck-It Ralph. And then we made a mess.

This post is a quick overview of our day and a hint of posts to come. It’s like the Jacob Marley of Wreck-It Ralph posts.

First, the mess that I mentioned. One of the video games that plays a prominent role in Wreck-It Ralph is called Sugar Rush, in which cute, little racers with cute, little names make their own cute, little race carts and, you can probably see where this is going, race them. We were invited to create our own, and when they put us in front of a long table full of goodies it was every sweet tooth for itself. Please note, no cute, little racers were hurt in the process.

My friend Jim won the contest (and took the picture):

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Monsters University Opens Website

Those wacky folk at Pixar and Disney are doing a great job with building a buzz for the sequel to Monsters, Inc. A new authentic-looking Monsters University college website was just launched.  It’s rendered in rich detail just like the universes created by Pixar, complete… Read More »Monsters University Opens Website

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Disney releases ‘Original’ 1982 Commercial for Fix-it Felix Jr.

In a fun bit of viral marketing, Disney Animation has dug into its archives and fabricated this ‘Original’ 1982 TV commercial for Fix-it Felix Jr., the video game that plays a central role in this falls animated feature “Wreck-it Ralph.” I love the retro VHS… Read More »Disney releases ‘Original’ 1982 Commercial for Fix-it Felix Jr.

Wreck-it Ralph New TV Spot and Clip

Wreck-It Ralph Poster

We’re less than a month away from the November 2nd opening of Disney Animation’s Wreck-it Ralph. Here’s a new TV spot to help get you excited:

below the cut is the first extended clip released from the film

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Frankenweenie – My Review

Note: Whit has already posted his review of Frankenweenie. We both saw the same film, but somehow, I came out a bit less enthused. Here’s my review: Tim Burton’s latest film is a stop motion tribute to the black and white sci-fi and horror classics… Read More »Frankenweenie – My Review

Wishcasting the 2013 Disney Legends: Part Deux

A couple months ago I gave my list of people who I believe deserve the honor of being a Disney Legend. With less than one year till the 3rd D23 Expo, I thought I would choose some more eligible Legends. WARNING! There are some that… Read More »Wishcasting the 2013 Disney Legends: Part Deux