Just yesterday we had a retro take on a trailer for the original Walt Disney film TRON. Now we have a modern take on the now visually retro feeling original film. But after you watch this trailer you’ll be ready to head out to the… Read More »TRON Revisited (again)
If there was one face closely associated with the early days Disneyland other than Walt Disney himself, it was Fess Parker. Walt had tapped Parker to play Davy Crockett in the 1950s TV show and also used Parker as Crockett to help spread the news… Read More »We Mourn The Loss of Fess Parker, Disney’s Davy Crockett
The presence of the Walt Disney Company in central Florida has brought many good things to the community. But next year one of the best will open. It’s a pediatric care center at the Florida Hospital that will feature 200 beds and a staff of… Read More »Preview of Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital
One of the big benefits of being involved in groups like NFFC and LaughingPlace.com is you get to meet some of the people involved in creating the magic when Walt was around. Among my favorites to sit and talk to are the Ink and Paint… Read More »Vanity Fair profiles Disney’s Ink and Paint Ladies
Mark your calendars for March 16 as Disney’s newest princess makes her DVD debut and joins the other classic Disney princesses on a shelf near you. The Princess and the Frog not only marked Disney’s return to hand drawn animation, it marked the return of the musical adventure. If you saw it in theaters, then you’re probably still humming along with the great songs. If not, you will be shortly.
As Disney has been wont to do recently, you can own The Princess and The Frog in either a Blu-ray / DVD combo pack with a digital copy or as a single-disc DVD. Both are available for pre-order now.
The full press release and DVD details are below the jump:
Jeffrey “Sparky” Katzenberg talks with Forbes magazine about 10 minutes that changed his life. That, of course, was when he was fired from the Walt Disney Company. I’ve heard some pretty mean things about Katzenberg and the way he behaved while lording over the studios,… Read More »Sparky Katzenberg rhapsodic about his time at Disney
With the 21st Winter Olympics opening in Vancouver, BC on February 12th, it’s a good time to look back 50 years ago to the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley and how Walt Disney changed the Olympics forever. The book to read on that is… Read More »How Walt Disney changed the Winter Olympics forever
Updated: April 2011 – Three more Disney animated classics are heading back into the vault. The end of January marks the date many Walt Disney animation classics will be returned to the vault and no longer available to order for an indeterminate time. Usually 7-10… Read More »Disney Movies going back into the Vault