Editor: I would like to welcome Kevin Yee as a guest author. I hope it becomes a regular thing. “Don’t you ever get sick of it?” That’s the question that almost always follows the moment when a new acquaintance learns that I visit the Walt Disney… Read More »Something New
Meet Sampson At first glance the white horse in Tangled looks like the same white horse that Disney animation puts into every Princess film. He’s the comic relief, the sidekick, the trusty steed. It’s so cliche that Shrek spoofed the idea by putting Donkey in… Read More »Tangled – Introducing “Maximus” the horse
I present for you tonight two ideas for attraction updates that I humbly submit would fit perfectly with the needs of Walt Disney World at this very moment. One idea is more serious than the other, I leave that for you to determine which is… Read More »Two New Attraction Ideas, Humbly Submitted
I’ve remarked a few times before how I think that Disney’s crew of Tee-shirt designers hare doing an excellent job. Here’s another batch of pictures from the last few weeks.
“Well what do you know, that horse has got legs.” I guarantee you that someone at the Walt Disney Studios said that this week. Secretariat, which opened to less than stellar box office numbers has managed to actually pull in some decent show money by… Read More »Secretariat Actually Doing Well at Box Office
Jeff Pepper has a great piece up this week. He looks at the state of Disney Comics (not Marvel comics) and what went wrong: The younger generation of today has largely abandoned the medium. Let me clarify just slightly–the younger generation defined primarily as kids… Read More »Whither Disney Comics?
The Harlem Globetrotters announced today a two-game Harlem Globetrotters Holiday Special Event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. I’ve now seen the Harlem Globetrotters perform twice at the WWOS complex, both times were real special experiences. There is a ton… Read More »Harlem Globetrotters Announce Two Games at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Former Pixar Animator Rodrigo Blaas created the animated short Alma on his own time while working in Emeryville. It’s been wowing crowds in festivals and on the internet since he released it. Now the film has been optioned for a feature treatment, but unfortunately not by Disney or Pixar. Rather Dreamworks has hired Blaas to direct the Alma blowup and co-direct Trollhunters. Not sure why Disney lost out here, but good for Blaas for making the jump to director.
If you haven’t seen Alma before, check it out below the jump:
(Via the THR)
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