Okay. This is actually old news. But a Reuters article that ran yesterday is stirring up the dust again. Disney has to start completely from scratch on this Toy Story sequel. Apparently, Pixar isn’t obligated to give them anything, not even character model sheets. AWpTiMuS.com explains the general feelings out there on his blog. Of… Read More »Disney Creates Seperate Unit for Digital Animation
Gordon at Conglomerate Blog posts his thoughts on The Disney Eisner and Ovitz trial and exactly who will be held responsible. The answer — no one really knows.
The Orlando Sentinal considers the documentary film "Dream on, Silly Dreamer" that captured the final days of hand drawn animation at the Walt Disney Studios. The article also has a look at some of the personal stories that arose from the closing of the Disney Animation Studios in Orlando. For instance, Project Firefly Animation Studios… Read More »Dream On, Animation Funereal Dirge
Tom McAlpin, the No. 2 executive at Celebration-based Disney Cruise Line, has been promoted to president of the Walt Disney Co venture. McAlpin reports directly to Al Weiss, president of the Walt Disney World Resort. (OBJ) The Disney Cruise line has been one of the real successes for the company. No body can deliver the… Read More »New Cruise Line Chief
It be talk like a pirate day, it be. So in honor of this occasion I bring to you this treasure: BoingBoing.net points us to a wonderful tribute to Disneyland’s Pirate fortune teller Fortune Red. Fortune Red can still be found at Disneyland, but both parks use to have larger groups of classic arcade machines.… Read More »Arrghhh Mateys.
Empire Movie Reviews posts four posters for the upcoming Pixar flick “The Incredibles”. Movie opens November 5th. This movie is a little bit of a departure for Pixar. It steers away from the child friendly pictures like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monster’s Inc., and toward movies made for the older children in the family… Read More »Movie Posters for Pixar’s The Incredibles
Great new Jack Skellington, from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Antenna Topper from Walt Disney World (available at the LaughingPlace.com store). I’ve been collecting Disney Antenna toppers for a few years now. One of these days I’ll put of a gallery of them. In the meantime visit this amazing collection.
Donald is in the WDW College Internship program. He has a blog.