Director Rob Minkoff helped guide the Disney animated feature The Lion King as it revolutionized the animation industry, now he’s returned to make sure the 3D version meets his high standards. This interview with Minkoff on MovieWeb has peaked my interested. I was very excited… Read More »Director Rob Minkoff talks The Lion King 3D
New coverage from ABC 4 has some additional interior shots and an interview with homebuilder Adam Bangerter in the following video: Interesting that the builder had to give the blueprints for the house to Disney. I wonder if it would fit in at the new… Read More »More details on the “Up House” in Herriman, Utah
The Disney Blog reader Justin lives right around the corner from the Parade of Homes event site in Herrimen, Utah. That’s the site where a developer is building a full-scale livable version of Carl and Ellie’s home from Pixar’s Up. A huge thanks to Justin for sending in some more photos of the “Up House.”
By the way, if you want a tour of the house from Up, you’ll be able to visit as part of the Parade of Homes event. Tickets are on sale now and tours start on July 29th.
More photos below the jump.
Previously: Developer builds “Up” House from Pixar’s animated feature.
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Following the same general idea of the parody trailers that we’ve seen with The Muppets, Disney’s crack marketing team has released two Winnie the Pooh trailers spoofing the Harry Potter movies. Very cute. But I’m not sure this will be quite as effective as the… Read More »New Winnie The Pooh Trailers with funny Harry Potter Parody
For those familiar with the legend of Walt Disney the phrase Persistence of Vision. It was the name of a Disney history magazine, but also stood in for Walt’s driving force. So when I read a letter from one Disney/Pixar animator to those wishing to… Read More »Pixar Animators Motivational Persistence of Vision Letter
Update: More stories covering the Pixar “Up House” including two great video tours. Bangerter homes, in conjunction with the the Salt Lake City Home Builders Association, has come up with a great way to get visitors, and potential buyers, to their Parade of Homes event,… Read More »Real Life “Up” House for sale in Herriman, Utah
Been a while since I did one of these. But I have a lot of open tabs that need to be closed, so here we go. A woman who was injured when the small watercraft her husband was piloting collided with a passenger ferry in… Read More »The Morning Report – Wednesday Wrap Up
According to Box Office Mojo Cars 2 continued being a decent draw during the week with totals in the respectable range: Monday: $6,958,490 Tuesday: $7,089,413 Wednesday: $5,540,193 Thursday: $5,207,012 The real question is what would happen when faced by the latest Transformers juggernaut. Well the… Read More »Cars 2 springs a leak at the Box Office