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3D ‘A Christmas Carol’ brings motion picture madness to Disney

Depending on how you define animation, The Walt Disney Company actually has two major animated films coming out this holiday season. “The Princess and The Frog”, Walt Disney Animation Studios return to hand drawn animation is opening December 11th, but before that Disney will enter a new era of animation with its first 3D Motion Picture capture movie “A Christmas Carol”, which will hit theaters on November 8th.

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A few minutes of footage were screened at Cannes this week and we got our first look as Jim Carrey as Scrooge (click above for larger image). You’ll also be able to experience an early look at the film as the ‘Christmas Carol Train Tour’ makes 40 stops around the country beginning this weekend. Click below the cut for the full schedule.

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Actor Jim Carrey, actress Robin Wright Penn and actor Colin Firth attend Walt Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Photo Call and Press Conference at the Carlton Hotel during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2009 in Cannes, France. (Photo Courtesy Disney, Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com ©Imagemovers Digital, LLC. )

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Finding Inspiration for Pixar’s ‘UP’

The countdown to Pixar’s next film ‘UP’ is on. It opened Cannes film festival to much praise, the Hollywood premiere was this weekend, and the reviews are coming in (so far 100% positive on Rotten Tomatoes). Meanwhile, the rest of us wait until May 29th… Read More »Finding Inspiration for Pixar’s ‘UP’

Weekly Podcast Review – NETCOT

Ed: I’d like to welcome back the podcast review feature to The Disney Blog. Daniel Ross, aka @dross6 on Twitter, is the new guest reviewer.

Welcome to the Weekly Podcast Review (name pending)! I’ll focus on a different Disney podcast each week. This week, we’ll take a look at the Netcot Podcast (#140):

Van, the host, has a semi-regular format (News->Top 7->Feature->Audio) and nothing’s different this week. We’ll start off at the beginning:

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Duck Tales Revisited

This one is for Disney fans who spent countless hours watching Disney Afternoon cartoons like Duck Takes instead of doing homework or having a social life. It’s the latest from CollegeHumor.com

Goofy does Spring Training

Disney’s Wide World of Sports is Walt Disney World’s hidden 5th gate. While it doesn’t even scratch the surface of the big four in terms of guest attendance, for the athletes who participate there, it’s a big deal. As you would expect Spring Training is… Read More »Goofy does Spring Training

UP Characters debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

If reviewer and Cannes accolades are any indication, Pixar looks to have another hit on their hands with “UP”. Disney’s Hollywood Studios will attempt to capitalize on the film’s good standing by offering guests a chance to get their photos with the main characters. Above… Read More »UP Characters debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Garden Grove’s International West finally gets first site

International West, a planned series of tourist districts in Garden Grove, has finally had its first tenant approved. A new 600 room hotel and 6 acre water park has just been approved by the city council. Of course, with this economy, don’t believe anything until… Read More »Garden Grove’s International West finally gets first site

Disney Urges Kids to Make Green Choices

Beginning tomorrow the Walt Disney Company will launch “Disney’s Friends fro Change: Planet Green” a new multiplatform environmental initiative across the Disney Channel, Disney XD, Radio Disney and Disney.com featuring a star-studded lineup of Disney’s young talent pledging environmental stewardship and encouraging other kids to… Read More »Disney Urges Kids to Make Green Choices