The Universal Studios Hollywood fire was started by a worker’s heating tool says the LA Times. Moviefone’s top 25 Animated Movies of all time. Yes, the Lion’s share are Disney. But I still think there are some bizarre inclusions and omissions. Plus how can you… Read More »Disney Links for Monday Night Roundup
WALL-E may not hit theaters until June 27, but two new pictures (and high resolution versions of some older pictures) are now available for viewing on /Film. There are some slight spoilers, but nothing you wouldn’t get by watching the trailers. (Link) Games have finally… Read More »New WALL-E Photos and more
The marriage of Disney and Pixar is going on its third year and the NY Times looks in to see if everything is going swell. How Disney and Pixar are making the integration work holds lessons for other executives faced with the delicate task of… Read More »The Marriage of Disney and Pixar, a status report
WESH news has an interview with the convicted batterer in the Tea Cup scuffle that left her victim with permanent injuries. Victoria Walker was convicted and yet in this interview she still claims her innocence. “And that was it. All this [alleged] beating her brutally… Read More »Convicted Batterer in Tea Cup Scuffle Still Arguing her Innocence
Another new short showing what happens when WALL-E encounters a set of Bouncy Balls. That reminds me of a college prank I played once.
All these new baggage fees being levied by the airlines aren’t just affecting the traveler’s pocket book, they’re making it more difficult for Disney’s Magical Express free shuttle service for Walt Disney World resort guests to get its job done. The Orlando Sentinel writes that… Read More »Disney’s Magical Express feeling pain of Baggage Fees
We’re less than a month away from the June 26th premier of Pixar’s WALL-E in movie theaters everywhere. That doesn’t leave you with much time to build your own WALL-E. Oh sure, you can by the expensive remote control toy, but what fun is that… Read More »Build your own WALL-E
Buzz Lightyear’s dream of going “to infinity and beyond” will finally come true this weekend when Disney Parks and NASA send the 12-inch-tall action figure to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-124 launching from Kennedy Space Center on May 31 at 5:02 p.m. ET (subject to schedule changes).
The launch coincides with the opening of Toy Story Midway Mania at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s new “edu-tainment” program the “Space Ranger Education Series”. Disney, Pixar and NASA have teamed up to get school children excited about the sciences. The series, hosted at www.nasa.gov, will be available throughout 2008.
The folks at Disney are deservedly proud of this achievement. I’ve received this story from four separate sources at the Mouse House. It’s a pretty great program and hopefully will inspire many of today’s students to become tomorrow’s scientists.
A short video schools can use to highlight the program and the full press release is below the cut:
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