A few choice quotes from around the horn: The revolt succeeded at the company’s annual meeting last year in Philadelphia, when 45 percent of the votes cast were withheld from Mr. Eisner and the board stripped him of his chairman’s title. Five months later, Mr. Eisner announced he would not renew his contract past 2006.New… Read More »Around the Horn on SaveDisney’s Announcement
I’ve been reading Stewarts "Disney War" and am endlessly fascinated by the politicing and manuvering that goes on among the executive level players. But the fact is the people who make Disney what is is are its employees. Michael, over at Cruft, works for the Mouse, but normally doesn’t post about his job. He recently… Read More »Behind the scenes look at ABC Family
Happy Fourth of July It’s Independence Day in the ol’ U.S. of A. The Disney Blog is closed in honor of our nation’s birthday. Go enjoy some fireworks, I’ll be at Disney MGM Studios tonight seeing Sorcery in the Sky.
In a recent interview Diane Disney Miller recounts some of the familiar stories of her childhood as a Disney daughter. What’s new and interesting is the information on the Disney Family Museum that is scheduled to open in a refurbished barracks at the Presidio in San Francisco… Miller said the museum will be in a… Read More »Diane Disney Miller Interview
The Animated Performance: Art Meets Technology promises to be a thought-provoking presentation dedicated to the science and technology behind the art of animation. Brought to you by the wonderful folks at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, you can attend on Friday July 29th at 7:30pm for just $5.00 ($3… Read More »Academy Animation Seminar worth attending
I’m quite happy to announced that the third issue of LaughingPlace.com’s Tales from the Laughing Place Disney magazine is now available for purchase. The first two issues were as beautiful and informative as anything published by Disney now or in the past. Issue three will continue to span the empire of Disney bringing us news… Read More »Tales from the Laughing Place, issue 3 for sale
Part of the celebration at Disneyland for it’s 50th Anniversary includes a museum hall. A center piece of this exhibit is the Imagineer constructed scale model of Disneyland as it was on opening day. Russ Ullner has been good enough to post a few pics at his Epson PhotoCenter. (Start with this photo and click… Read More »Model of Disneyland at Opening Day
Note: Typepad, the host for this blog, is undergoing some upgrades right now. Please pardon the appearance of the Disney Blog until their work is done. The recent sad incident that involved the death of a 4-year old while experiencing Epcot’s Mission: Space put the spotlight on the theme park’s emergency reaction plans. General consensus… Read More »Response to Emergency Questioned