My friend Ken, a Disneyland Cast Member and columnist on LaughingPlace.com, just got hitched. But before he did he wrote a farewell to bachelor days column. I gave up trying to explain my love of Disney a long time ago, luckily I married someone who shares my love. Ken has too and I’m happy for… Read More »The Disney Dating Scene
Cartoon Brew has a link to an article by Disney animator Andreas Deja (Gaston, Scar, Lilo) entitled, The Art of T.S. Sullivant. Sullivant was an early 20th century illustrator and cartoonist. His art had a profound effect and the animation industry upto and including Deja himself. Deja has also included some drawings of his own… Read More »The Art of T.S. Sullivant By Andreas Deja
Ever wanted to dine with ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington? Well now’s your chance. Disney and Sears Charity Auctions has listed a dinner event on eBay with all the proceeds going to the National Military Family Association. The price is already over $11,200.00 with over a day left in the auction. If… Read More »Dinner with TV hunk Ty Pennington
The Orlando Sentinel has an indepth look at Disney World’s trend away from hiring Full-Time Employees. It saves the company money on OT pay, health care costs and other benefits. But will it cost the company in the long run as the quality of its workers could be affected by turnover and lack of commitment… Read More »Disney’s Part-Time Future
From Scotland of all places, we have news of a new Toy phenomenom sweeping Japan and soon the world. Of course the article is silent on one important detail… what are these little buggers called? Any ideas? Andy Mooney, Disney’s global chairman of consumer products said: "We literally have a phenomenon exploding that just started… Read More »New Trend in Disney?
With the CALpers administrator out the door, the search for a new CEO well underway (we hope), and Eisner’s departure scheduled for June 2005 (or shortly there after), there has been precious little news from Roy Disney’s SaveDisney.com campaign. And now we know why. It turns out they are mostly content with the changes that… Read More »No Choice Election 2005
What is to become of Disney Animation? Is the brand already too watered down by the direct to video sequals and television quality animation passed off as feature animation? People are getting concerned. I’ll tell you why people are concerned. They think Disney’s lost its touch. Whether the Mickey Mouse company decides to hand off… Read More »Illuminating Fool
I’ve been hearing rumors that 2-D Hand Drawn Animated Features are not completely dead at the Walt Disney Company. However, don’t get your hopes up. Computer generated animated features is the route the Disney company has chosen to take. And it looks to stay that way for the foreseeable future. To many it feels like… Read More »Suspended Animation