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Aug 24, 2010
Mickey Hates Muslims, too? Shit.

Yuh-oh. Nobody wins here: “Disneyland Prohibits Muslim Worker from Wearing Hijab on the Job, Suit Claims.”

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Aug 16, 2010
RIP Harrison Price

Oh that’s sad, I just heard that Harrison “Buzz” Price has passed away: “Disney Legend Harrison “Buzz” Price Dies at 89.”
Briefly, Price was the MBA from Stanford who figured where …

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Aug 6, 2010
Return of the PeopleMover

Weird.
So in 1975 Walt Disney World revamped their Tomorrowland, adding some attraction named “Space Mountain” along with with the a people mover named, well, the “WEDWay PeopleMover”. …

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Aug 4, 2010
Inception Ripped-Off Scrooge McDuck

In case you haven’t seen this yet: “Inception Ripped-Off Scrooge McDuck & The Beagle Boys!”
The work in question is a from Uncle Scrooge #329 by Don Rosa titled “Uncle Scrooge …

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Jul 17, 2010
Happy Birthday Disneyland

On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California.
After 55 years, I think it’s safe to say to truly is a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.

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Jul 4, 2010
Happy Fourth of July!

I was going to be patriotic today, but I’m not great at that. So instead? Disney lesson!
You might remember this chap below from a Newlywed in Dubai blog …

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Jun 10, 2010
Good Bye ESPN Zone

It wasn’t a great concept – is it for kids or for drunk adults? – but it’s still sad: “Disney to close 5 ESPN Zone restaurants.”

They’re keeping the one at …

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Jun 10, 2010
Nadal at Disneyland Paris

My wife likes tennis, I like Disney. Put them together, you get Rafael Nadal at Disneyland Paris celebrating his fifth French Open:

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Jun 1, 2010
New Logo for California Adventure

They released the new logo for Disney’s California Adventure park the other day on the Disney Parks Blog: “First Look: New ‘World of Color’ TV Spot.”
Check it out:

Here’s the old …

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May 28, 2010
Disneyland Hotel Pool

Yesterday the Disney Parks Blog released some concept art for the Disneyland Hotel Makeover. One of the centerpieces of the blog is the redesign for the pool that lies …

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May 20, 2010
Star Wars Video

Ha!

Star Wars Weekends kickoff tomorrow at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (formerly Disney-MGM Studios).

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May 13, 2010
The Roy E. Disney Animation Building

You might recall my mentioning how Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney’s nephew, passed away back in December (see Roy E. Disney).
I forgot to tell you that, at a memorial service …

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Apr 15, 2010
Suicides at Disneyland Resort Paris

Poor Disneyland Resort Paris. It’s been the red-headed step child of the Disney family for close to two decades now, ever since it was known as “Euro Disney.”
Apparently three …

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Apr 1, 2010
New Disney Cruise Ship

Here’s a light but interested piece on the new Disney Cruise ship that’s in the works – specifically from a technology point of view: “5 Ways Disney’s New Cruise Ship …

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Mar 23, 2010
What’s Wrong with WDFA?

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention this two part article “What’s Wrong with [Walt] Disney Feature Animation?” – part 1 and part 2.
I’m not sure who Ed Liu is, …

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Mar 17, 2010
Robert Foster’s Autobiography

I’ve been thinking about that new Disney book Project Future that I was telling you about yesterday (see New Disney Book).
I’m psyched for it, but there’s another book that I …

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Mar 16, 2010
New Disney Book

How have I not heard of this book?!
If this were any more up my alley I would have written it! Check out this Orlando Sentinel article: “Talking With …

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Mar 12, 2010
Shermans Get a Window

Robert and Richard Sherman are the songwriters behind a host of tunes from Disney movies such as Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and The Aristocats as well as theme park …

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Mar 8, 2010
A Letter RE: Disney Remakes

February 8, 2010
Rich Ross, Chairman
Walt Disney Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Dear Mr. Ross,
Congratulations on recently being promoted to Chairman of the Studio! I have a few …

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Mar 5, 2010
Disney Gets Bad-Ass

If you care about this sort of thing, you’ve probably already seen this. But on Wednesday, Disney Channel announced a 10-part Tron series for fall of 2011.
Disney XD (another …

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