It’s been no secret, with hints coming even from the upper echelons of Burbank, that Disney is looking to capitalize on their acquisition of the Star Wars franchise by expanding its presence in the theme parks. Right now that is essentially limited to a motion… Read More »Bob Iger confirms large Star Wars presence coming to Disney Parks.
Today in 1995 Michael Eisner announced the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC. With the purchase, the TV station that made Disneyland possible joined the Disney family. So did ESPN, A&E, Lifetime, and a long list of local stations and other media interests. The deal also came… Read More »Today in Disney History: Capital Cities/ABC acquisition announced by Michael Eisner
It’s an honor that has include such great corporate leaders as Bill Gates, Jack Welch, and Michael Dell in the past. Now Disney’s CEO Bog Iger can add his name to the list of CEO’s of the Year as awarded by Chief Executive magazine. Among… Read More »Disney’s Bob Iger named 2014 CEO of the Year
As evidenced by this selfie Disney CEO Bob Iger is apparently in London where production on Episode VII is underway. Definitely one of the perks of being in charge of a company that now includes The Muppets, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm among its many original… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger meets Chewbacca
It’s not very much, but a website already exists for Frozen The Musical. Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company is already working on getting Frozen on stage. So it’s no surprise they reserved the domain. Right now all you can do is sign… Read More »Frozen The Musical Website Already Exists
While it may not seem like such a surprise to us loyal fans, The Walt Disney Company was chosen as the best overall company in 2013 by the writers and editors at Yahoo Finance. Their study was based on factors such as financial performance, stockholder… Read More »Yahoo Finance Names Disney the Best Company of 2013
Early Saturday morning here in Orlando, but mid-day Japan time at the first D23 expo in that country, Disney revealed big news with the first concept art for the new AVATAR land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2017. Today they’ve released the video James Cameron and Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde filmed for the D23 announcement.
It highlights the creative work underway on the AVATAR-inspired land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The promise the new AVATAR-inspired land will be a transformational experience that you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Sounds pretty good to me, what do you think?
Make sure you watch through. At the 3:00 mark there’s a preview of the ‘Soarin’ over Pandora’ attraction in pre-viz mode and then some wow moment bio-luminescence technology.
A few interesting frame caps from the video are below with my comments:
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Highlights from day one of the D23 Expo the official Disney Fan Club’s big convention. Included in the video is a welcome from Disney Chair and CEO Bob Iger, Pixar animation’s John Lasseter, the voice cast of Disney’s Frozen, Phineas & Ferb’s Wafflenator, and much… Read More »D23 Expo – Watch Day One Highlights