It may be gone from Disneyland, but The Country Bears attraction still has a serious following. Done In The Dark has an excellent tribute to the show including clips from the Toyko and Orlando versions. One of the most collectible postcard series is a set of sketches done by Animator and Imagineer Marc Davis showing… Read More »A Country Bears Tribute!
Is the Disney Board of Directors dragging its feet in its search for the next CEO? SaveDisney.com thinks so. Looks like they’ll be raising a ruckus at this year’s Annual Shareholder meeting. Should be good theatre.
Los Angeles Disney Concert Hall, originally uploaded by mr.marco. Here’s a photo of the Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA. It’s taken from an angle you don’t usually see. I love how the fog is creeping in on the picture. Added bonus, that building that is peeking in on the right of the photo is… Read More »Disney Concert Hall – great photo
A quick trip down Memory Lane in honor of Mardi Gras. The year was 1990, the occasion was Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary. A event which I missed due to my being a poor college student at the time. The parade was Party Gras! This parade is often ranked as the best Disneyland parade ever. It featured… Read More »Happy Party Gras!!!
One of Disney’s more popular animated features also generated Disney’s a character with an cult like following. That would be Stitch, the blue alien dog creature, from Lilo & Stitch. Too the left is a pic of a tattoo where Stitch is breaking through the skin on the back of someone’s neck. Here’s one of… Read More »Stitch Tattoo
This will come as a suprise to no one: Pixar Animation is under a lot of pressure to turn out winner after winner. Forbes.com quotes a Bank of America Secuties research firm as being weak on Pixar should they ever stumble. I’m not so sure, I think the balance of power has shifted away from… Read More »Pixar under pressure to perform
Ever stay at the Disney owned Port Orleans hotel while vacationing at Walt Disney World? If so you might be getting a visit from the FBI. Seems like some excellent digital detective work by the Toronto Child Abuse Prevention police identified one crime scene as having occured at the Port Orleans French Quarter. Now US… Read More »Ever Stay at Port Orleans?
The Disney Company has set their sites on Asia as the next big untapped consumer market. Hong Kong Disneyland is likely just their first step into the huge Chinese market. I doubt they’ll let let little things like Fire Ants stop them, although the press is making a big story out of it. Memo to… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland closer to opening