Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily have put their creative minds together and come up with a new line of Tiki Room collectibles that will inspire the Disney or Tiki fan in all of us. Inspire us to reach for our wallet’s that is. Prices range… Read More »Delightful New Tiki Room Collectibles
Earlier today I had the privilege of meeting many of the management from Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Animal Programs. It’s amazing how much stuff is going on there that we in Disney fandom, let alone the general public, just don’t hear about. But more on that… Read More »Walt Disney’s “not so secret” secret green messages
You may find this hard to believe, I do, but 250 pieces of artwork from a 1960 touring exhibit of Disney Animation Art to promote the Sleeping Beauty movie were ‘found’ in a Janitor’s Closet in Japan. If “Janitor’s Closet” is a euphemism for Private… Read More »Millions of Dollars of Disney Animation Art found in Janitor’s Closet
Former Disney artist Kevin Kindley has hung out a blog shingle and has been putting up some amazing stuff in just the last few months. Most recently he posted some images he rescued for conceptual logos that would have appeared at Walt Disney’s pet ski-resort… Read More »Kevin Kidney’s Amazing Disney Finds
See the exciting new concept art for new California Adventure “Pixar Play Parade” at Blue Sky Disney and the LA Times travel blog. Meanwhile Disney’s Hollywood Studios gets the “Pixar Block Party Bash” parade from California. Guest previews could start as soon as March 9th… Read More »A few quick links for the Roundup
Disney Parks has released another suite of four Annie Leibovitz photos that place famous celebrities into fairy tale scenes from Walt Disney’s classic films. This set includes a wide variety of stars: Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Whoopi Goldberg, Gisele Bundchen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Tina Fey.
Above Jessica Biel is portrayed as Pocahontas in a photo illustration titled “Where Dreams Run Free.” Annie Leibovitz “Disney Dream Portrait Series” was commissioned by Disney Parks to celebrate their Year of a Million Dreams promotion for Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
This scene entitled “Where You Never Have to Grow Up,” features supermodel Gisele Bundchen portraying Wendy Darling, with dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and actress Tina Fey as Tinker Bell.
Two more photos below the cut. (all photos are courtesy and copyright Disney Parks)
Update (2): Find High-Resolution versions of all the Disney Dream Portrait Series over on The Disney Blog Dream Photo Annex.
This is a great find. This ultra rare color film from the early days of Disneyland is the first time I can recall seeing such great shots of the Mickey Mouse Club Circus. The circus is the exception that proves the genius of Walt Disney. Opening around Thanksgiving of 1955, the MMCC featured Mickey Mouse… Read More »Rare 1955 Disneyland Color Footage of the Mickey Mouse Club Circus
Rick Aristotle Munarriz of The Motely Fool has yet another interesting idea ping-ponging around… Should Disney buy Cedar Fair? There was a fair amount of speculation, some by Munarriz himself, that Disney should have bought Six Flags when it was available. I don’t know why Disney would want to own all those smaller seasonal properties… Read More »Morning Roundup – July 12