Leave it to Wall Street to dull the buzz on “UP”, the next movie from Pixar. So far the screenings have had critics abuzz with the quality entertainment Pixar is providing. The Cannes Film Festival has even gone so far as to make it the… Read More »Pixar Finds Toy Retailers, Wall Street down on “Up”
One walk around the Emporium these days will tell you Disney has really been pushing the T-shirts lately. Unfortunately, they might be a few months late to the custom T-shirt trend. That said, I think they’ve been doing an excellent job with some of the… Read More »New T-Shirts at Disney World
Update: Many more details revealed at Disney Online. I was just sent the two photos below of what appears to be membership pins for a new merchandise club for Disney fans called D23. (WDW News Today is running the same photos so I hope they’re… Read More »D23, Disney’s New Membership Club
For the last few years Star Wars Weekends have brought some pretty nice new Star Wars themed Disney merchandise, or is that Disney themed Star Wars merchandise? Well, I guess it depends on your perspective. But I digress. For many, chief among these were the… Read More »New Star Wars Big-Figs Revealed
No less than 4 people have forward this NY Times article on the new ‘family lifestyle’ look for The Disney Brand. The most expensive piece of clothing sold by the Walt Disney Company six years ago was a $75 sweatshirt embossed with a mug shot… Read More »Disney Branding Hits The New York Times
You can now purchase Kellogg’s Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow Cereal via Amazon’s new bulk grocery service. A pack of four is $11.74. Previously the cereal had only been available in select test markets. I just ordered mine and with the free 2-day shipping I get via Amazon Prime, I will be chowing… Read More »Johnny Depp on Pirates of the Caribbean Cereal now at Amazon.com
Hong Kong Disneyland officially opens September 12th. But via the magic of the internet here’s a quick pointer to some great merchandise from the park. LaughingPlace.com has managed to secure availability of some souveniers and pins that are exclusive to the new theme park. I’m thinking of getting this Stitch Mug myself. Update: I forgot… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland Merchandise
Hong Kong Disneyland (new website!) is nearing completion. Training for employees is well underway (500 have already worked at Walt Disney World and will pass that experience along), most of the tiny details that make Disney theme parks so special have been installed, and I must say the park looks great. LaughingPlace.com’s "Tales from the… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland Main Street Revealed