When Faux News Attacks…
Media Matters comments on the Robert Iger interview on Fox News where he was blindsided by a host who is obviously homophobic. Interesting reading for sure. Video Clips also available. (via)
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Poor Tigger
and I do mean poor. The Orlando Sentinal continues coverage of the Tigger Molestation sham, I mean trial, with a story on Chartrand’s request to return to work. But the real story is buried in the middle of the article: Chartrand makes between $6.35 and $6.85 an hour, and, like most characters, had been working… Read More »Poor Tigger
Quicktime VR of Indy
This bloke who works at Disneyland used to maintain his blog. He hasn’t posted since February when he got signed off on Jungle Cruise. However, he did make and post this very cool quicktime VR of the Indiana Jones Loading area. Here’s a story from my past. I applied to work for WDI about 7… Read More »Quicktime VR of Indy
A Beastly Production
If you live in Witchita or are planning a visit, you might want to make reservations to see one of the first Community Theatre Productions of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Article goes into detail about what is involved in such a production. I had heard that Disney was allowing a small number of theatre… Read More »A Beastly Production
Lindsay Rolls on
There comes a time in the life of every teenage girl who works for the Disney Corp. when that girl realizes she has suddenly — how shall we phrase this? — “broadened her appeal.” For Annette Funicello, back on the original Mickey Mouse Club, that… Read More »Lindsay Rolls on
Disney Does Good Things Too
As part of Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s role as a zoo (Nahtazu, I know) they started up the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund (whose webpage needs to be updated). A round of grants have just been given out including one to Jay Watch, a group charged with… Read More »Disney Does Good Things Too
Exploding Gophers Batman!
The Disney Themeparks have become known for their fireworks spectaculars. Recently there has been a move to choreograph these shows to music with shells launched from multiple points. The man behind these shows is the amazingly talented, Steve Davison (creative director with Walt Disney Creative… Read More »Exploding Gophers Batman!
Just when you thought it was safe…
Just when I was about to delete his site off my bookmarks for inactivity, Michael Barrier returns with an excellent essay on Disneyland Paris. Barrier is always insightful: Walt Disney’s original Disneyland, when it opened almost fifty years ago, was itself reminiscent of a department… Read More »Just when you thought it was safe…