Nominees have been announced for the 76th annual Writers Guild Awards, and The Walt Disney Company received 27 nominations across the Guild’s Film, Television, and Radio categories. Disney didn’t receive any film nominations, but did receive a wealth of nods for television. 20th Century/Fox’s “The… Read More »The Walt Disney Company Receives 27 Writers Guild Awards Nominations in 2024
Disney+ has announced an upcoming all-new short from “The Simpsons” will be hitting the streamer on April 22, guest-starring OSCAR® and GRAMMY® Award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS. In “When Billie Met Lisa,” Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while… Read More »‘The Simpsons’ Team Up with Billie Eilish for New Short on Disney+
Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox came with a plethora of legacy television and movie franchises. The biggest of all TV franchises is likely The Simpsons. The animated show started in December of 1989 and has since broadcast more than 662 episodes making it both… Read More »A perfectly cromulent D23 Expo with The Simpsons
The Simpsons is network televisions longest running comedy at 27 seasons (and going). Over the years they’ve paid tribute to many different animation masters, but one had been left off the list. This week they finally got around to doing a Disney-inspired Couch Gag for… Read More »Disney animator Eric Goldberg creates ‘Couch Gag’ for The Simpsons
Universal Studios Florida has an expansion of its own going on at one of its popular lands based on The Simpsons animated TV show. Sure, it’s not New Fantasyland, but it does make you feel like you’re in the city of Springfield. In addition to… Read More »The Simpsons Kang and Kodos’ Twirl ‘N’ Hurl Testing at Universal Studios Florida
Universal Orlando Resort is intent on continually improving the offerings at its parks. After a few great upgrades to Islands of Adventure, they’re now giving Universal Studios Florida some TLC. They added parade, opened a Despicable Me attraction, and not only are the opening a brand new Transformers 3D ride in June but they’re also remaking the old Jaws area into a second Harry Potter themed area.
With all that going on, another major addition flew under the radar for the most part. The Simpson’s themed area of the park was always just the re-imagined back to the future attraction and some carnival games. As the animated TV sit-com enjoys its 23rd season and work begins on a second animated feature, Universal Studios Florida is expanding the shows presence in the park with elements from Springfield, the town in which the Simpsons live.
A Simpsons themed Fast Food Row just opened and added some much needed food options to that side of the park. The food court not only offers various themed restaurants, complete with food and drink items made famous by the TV show (Krusty Burger anyone? How about a Flaming Moe?), but the dining areas are all designed to replicate famous eateries from the show. It’s really quite effective.
Up next will be a Duff Beer Brewery and a new spinner attraction themed to the Space Aliens made popular by the Halloween Simpsons episodes. In the meantime, more photos in the gallery below:
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The Simpsons has been a staple of television animation for over 20 years. There was an profitable animated feature and a second in the works. Since 2008 there’s even been a theme park attraction that takes guests to Krustyland at Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando.… Read More »Universal Orlando Continues to Expand, Grows The Simpsons Area
Disney has partnered with MSN to release the first trailer for its next animated feature – “Wreck-It Ralph”. I definitely recommend clicking the little button in the right corner and watching it in HD on full screen. There are a ton of great details hidden throughout (for instance, see if you can spot Paperman). The trailer also includes a first good luck at what the movie will be about.
Wreck-It Ralph lives in the video game world. After hours all the video game characters congregate at Grand Central Station and do things like have support groups for bad guys and meet other characters (including some from classic games like Bowser and Zangief and Q-Bert). Wreck-It Ralph decides that his role as a bad guy is no fun and he wants to be a good guy, so he decides to go visit some other games to see if he can handle the new role. That’s where the adventure begins.
Rich Moore directs and brings some of the humor and fun from his runs helming Futurama and The Simpsons. Starring voices include John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch. Wreck-It Ralph will start demolishing theaters everywhere November 2nd, 2012.
The full synopsis is below the jump:
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