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Herbie has fans!

With the premier of Herbie: Fully Loaded you are probably just itching for another Herbie the Lovebug fix. Well the folks at LoveBugFans.com have your back. Among the many great stories, they have pictures of the Movie Cars, many of which are now in private collections and a registry if you have an original or… Read More »Herbie has fans!

ESPN Says Enough Sports already…

ESPN is following in the footsteps of MTV as it moves away from live sports broadcasting toward original programing (movies, dramatic shows, etc). This seems odd since their two previous attempts (Tilt and Playmakers) were both cancelled due to low, really low, ratings.

Lindsay Lohan Blog X:”Kisses everyone” at Herbie Premiere

What’s Lindsay Lohan doing these days? Now that she’s declared her own Cooney-esque war on the aggressive papparatzi, now that she’s shed way too many pounds off her previously pleasantly shaped body, what comes next? How about the world premiere of Herbie: Fully Loaded. Kaci Christian steps in this week to do the red carpet… Read More »Lindsay Lohan Blog X:”Kisses everyone” at Herbie Premiere

Disney’s Chicken Little toys preview

Disney’s next film, and its first film done completely with computer generated animation, is Chicken Little. I’m adopting a wait and see attitude. However, these toys that were previewed in May and June do look pretty neat.

Herbie: Fully Loaded

The movie premiere looked like fun. No celebrities were sprayed in the face with water. And reviews are trickling in. Will Lindsay Lohan and Herbie, the lovable bug himself, be able to pull in viewers during this downward trend at the box office? Maybe NASCAR Nation will turn out to see their favorite drivers on… Read More »Herbie: Fully Loaded

Chasing after the teens

I don’t get to talk about comics as much as I’d like to because frankly, there hasn’t been much interesting there since the relaunch of the Donald Duck series two years ago. All that just changed with a recent announcement at Book Expo America. Disney announced a partnership with Slave Labor Graphics for a four… Read More »Chasing after the teens

Swiss Family Director

Disney’s record on remakes is hit and miss. That Darn Cat, (miss — except for the performance of Christina Ricci); Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan (hit); Freaky Friday (miss and hit depending on what version you’re watching); Herbie (it remains to be seen). So it is with equal parts dread and anticipation that I am… Read More »Swiss Family Director

Blink before riding: Steps to better decision making at Disney World

It is difficult to speculate exactly what happened yesterday to cause the sad death of a young boy at Walt Disney World. Eventually the autopsy will reveal whether the attraction had anything to do with the death. It may not have. I do not mean to accuse the family or Disney Management of misdeeds, but I do wonder what a 4-year old was doing on Mission Space (M:S) at Epcot.

M:S is one of the most intense experiences available to guests visiting Walt Disney World. So what would lead a family to want to take their young child on it? Which warnings did they see and which did they miss? How can we give a family more information before they make their decision to join the queue? All questions that need to be answered to make the Disney World experience as safe as possible for all guests.

Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror probably qualifies as the most intense experience availabe to guests at the four Walt Disney World themeparks. Not only does the name imply its intensity, but as you approach the attraction to ride you can see exactly what happens to guests already on board as they plummet faster than gravity and then are jerked back up only to be pulled back down again repeated times. If the visual clues aren’t enough, the screams of terror is another signal. Those with weak constitutions know by these indicators to stay away. Parents with questions can see what happens during the ride and can judge if their child is appropriate for the attraction. At least that should work in theory.

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