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• Tween favorites draw huge crowds to the 2008 Disney Channel Games

  Jim Hill looks back on last week's events at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Which culminated in a concert that sent thousands of Central Florida tweens into a Disney Channel-induced frenzy Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Disney's Hollywood Studios, "Cory in the House", "Hannah Montana", Miley Cyrus, Mickey Mouse, Central Florida, WDW, Disney Channel Original, JHM, 2008, 2009, Disney World, TV special, tween, concert , TV movie, cable channel, tweens, concert film, "Camp Rock" , production team, Jonas Brothers, Disney's Wide World of Sports, 2008 Disney Channel Games , squealing , the Jonas Brothers , the Cheetah Girls , Cheetah Girls, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" , "Wizards of Waverly Place" , Disney Channel Games , Mitchel Musso , Disney Channel star, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Selena Gomez , "Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place" , Disney Channel Games Parade , Champion Stadium, Central Florida sun , favorite performer, TV taping, PA, safety , buffer zone, performers, WDW Security, Sabrina Bryan, Kiely Williams , Adrienne Bailon, "See You Again", "Cheetah Girls – One World", "One World" , water , Demi Lovato , stage, Beatles , Beatlemania, 1960s, Jonas Brothers 3-D movie, 3-D movie, Disney officials , "Go" project, go project , taping , commemorative poster, Disboards , 2009 Disney Channel Games, ears ringing

• Toon Tuesday : Are you ready for the walkaround versions of the Disney Fairies ?

  As the Disney theme parks get ready for the Fall arrival of Tink & her pals, Jim Hill shares some shots that he's received of these new face characters Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, fireworks, Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Disney Fairies, "Peter Pan", Tinker Bell, Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney Company, WDW, Ariel's Grotto, Ariel, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2008, 2009, 2005, home premiere, 2011, Disney franchise, face character , 2010, Disney characters, "Tinker Bell", 1951, animated version, pixie, fireworks display, fireworks displays , Disney's Character Programs & Development , Character Programs & Development, walkaround version, CG version , walkaround face character , Iridessa, Rosetta, Silvermist , Fawn, Tink , Judge's Tent, Mickey's Toontown Fair , "Pixie Hollow", Pixie Hollow, virtual world , Internet-connected toys , Clickables, "Tinker Bell: North of Never Land" , "Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm" , "Tinker Bell: A Winter Story", remote control , WowWee , FlyTech , faith hope and pixie dust

• Monday Mouse Watch : Has WDI solved all of "Toy Story Mania" 's problems? Not Yeti

  Jim Hill talks about Pixar's on-going frustration with the Imagineers. Who seem far more interested in protecting their own jobs than they do with delivering a quality product for the theme parks Read More... Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Pixar, attraction, Imagineering, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Disneyland Paris, Pixar Place, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, DAK, "Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain", show building, 2008, theme park guest, "Toy Story Mania", Disney / Pixar, theme park fans, attractions, shows, rides, ride, show, Imagineers, 2006

• Why the Imagineers are still tinker(toy)ing with "Toy Story Mania"

  Jim Hill brings you an update on this new DHS attraction. Which is still experiencing a few minor hiccups as it gets ready for next month's grand opening Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:00 AM | 24 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, attraction, Imagineering, John Lasseter, Walt Disney World, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, "Toy Story Mania", Disney / Pixar, ride, Imagineers

• Disney's Wide World of Sports looks to get even wider in 2009 & beyond

  Jim Hill brings you a brief photo tour of this WDW venue. Which will soon open the 80,000 square-foot Jostens Center as well as possibly adding a bowling alley in the not-so-distant future Read More... Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 12 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal Kingdom, WDW, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, WDWCelebrations , "A Wild Decade" , Disney's Wide World of Sports, Disney's Wide World of Sports Cafe, bowling alley, Jostens Center, The Milk House, Milk House, PBA, All Star Cafe

• Disney Consumer Products isn't getting its hopes up for "Up"

  Jim Hill takes a close look at the retail side of the Mouse House. In particular why Disney Consumer Products is now taking a much more pragmatic approach toward the licensing of Pixar's next few pictures Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, toys, Disney Consumer Products, John Lasseter, Disney's California Adventure, "Cars", "Ratatouille", Brad Bird, Disney Store, Pixar Animation Studios, The Walt Disney Company, WDI, "WALL * E", DCA, 2008, 2009, Disney / Pixar, animated feature, Carsland, Pete Docter, 2006, retail chain , 2010, "Up"

• Will the Liberty Square bridge repairs lead to an abridged version of Disney's "Dreams Come True" parade ?

  Jim Hill brings you the latest news on this Magic Kingdom construction project. Which could result in a pretty intriguing parade route at that theme park for a few weeks this summer Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:00 AM | 18 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, parade, fireworks, attraction, Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom, Orlando, The Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Disney Parks & Resorts, Central Florida, WDW, Fantasyland, Liberty Square, resort, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Halloween, "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party", Frontierland, Main Street USA, attractions, Disney World vacation, customers, on property, on-property , July , construction, August, "Pirate & Princess Party" , "Disney's Pirate & Princess Party" , fireworks extravaganza , hard ticket , after-hours event, "Mickey's Pirate & Princess Party", June , parades

• Why do Pirate & Princess Happy Meals make McDonald's managers want to walk the plank?

  Jim Hill talks about the hyper-sensitive times that we live in. Where mothers lecture fast food employees about gender identification and people puzzle at WDW's motives for changing its "Pirate & Princess" promotional art Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:00 AM | 52 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Walt Disney World, promotion, Magic Kingdom, Disney Press, The Walt Disney Company, marketing, The Magic Kingdom, McDonald's, Happy Meal, Disney Dreams, Disney Princess, "Cinderella", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Sleeping Beauty", Disney Parks & Resorts, WDW, promotional campaign, 2008, Disney World, hard ticket event, Disney Publicity , WDW management , 2006, "Pirate & Princess Party" , hard ticket , after-hours event, "Mickey's Pirate & Princess Party"

• As Disney begins to get nervous about "Narnia," Pixar now sets its sights on "Mars"

  Jim Hill brings you the latest buzz from Burbank. Which suggests that -- unless "Prince Caspian" does huge business when it's released to theaters in May -- Disney may opt to pull the plug on the "Narnia" series. Replacing that film franchise with a trio of Pixar-produced "John Carter of Mars" movies Read More... Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 87 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, promotion, "Ratatouille", Brad Bird, "The Incredibles", Mark Andrews, Pixar Animation Studios, marketing, "WALL * E", "John Carter of Mars", Edgar Rice Burroughs, Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, "1906", Walden Media, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian", film, movie, 2008, Disney / Pixar, film franchises, Andrew Stanton, nomination , nominee, Oscar, 2011, 2010, Jim Morris

• DreamWorks Animation bets big on digital 3-D

  Jim Hill shares the latest news from ShoWest 2008. Where Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that, as of March 2010, DA will only be produced digital 3-D films Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: animation, DreamWorks, CG, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Epcot, Robert Zemeckis, Disney's California Adventure, DreamWorks Animation, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Marty Sklar, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas", DCA, digital projection, 2008, "Toy Story Mania", "Shrek Goes Fourth", animation industry, CG feature, 3-D, Chairman, "Tales from the Laughing Place" , 1984, 3-D film , Warner Bros. , Paramount , 3-D theatrical release , "Comin' at Ya!" , "Jaws 3-D" , "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone" , 3-D film format , red-and-blue lenses, digital 3-D , Ultimate 3-D, "Ultimate 3-D" , 2-D , "Monsters vs. Aliens", 2010, alien, alien spacecraft, digital 3-D production, "Beowulf" , "Chicken Little" , 2-D CG , 2-D CG film, 3-D releases , Disney Studios , 3-D digital motion pictures, 2-D movie , "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D" , digital 3-D conversion, "Toy Story 3" , Lee Unkrich, digital 3-D project, Disney Pixar , CG studio , digital 3-D format, Robert Coltrin, Kevin Rafferty, "Toy Story" characters

• Small town preps big welcome for "Extreme Makeover" family

  Jim Hill reports on the preparations that are now underway in Maynard, MA. Where the production team for this popular ABC reality series -- working with local volunteers -- has just built a brand-new house for the Giunta family Read More... Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Disney, TV, ABC, Walt Disney World, WDW, wheelchair accessible, handicap access, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, TV show, construction site, snow, Disney World vacation, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", Ty Pennington, Maynard, Massachusetts, audition tape, Paul Giunta Jr, Renee Giunta, Brianna Giunta, Cameron Giunta, Dylan Giunta, Giunta family, handicap-accessible, wheelchair-friendly, wheelchair, construction, makeover, "Move that bus", design team, volunteers, 2006, August, severe head trauma, ABC reality series, ranch house, production team, triathlete, Boston Marathon, February , snowstorms

• Toon Tuesday : How Pixar fixed "Finding Nemo"

  Been hearing disappointing things about those "WALL*E" test screenings? Jim Hill reminds us what happened when Michael Eisner predicted that Andrew Stanton's last film would flop Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 29 Comments Filed under: Pixar, Michael Eisner, Roy E. Disney, "Finding Nemo", Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, The Walt Disney Company, "Shrek 2", Steve Jobs, "WALL * E", movie, 2008, animated feature, Andrew Stanton, 2003, Academy Award winner

• Dorks save the day in Disney Channel's "Minutemen"

  Jim Hill reviews this charming new TV movie, where teens use a time machine to try & erase the embarrassing mistakes their peers have made in the past Read More... Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney Channel, Walt Disney Productions, "Sky High", "Cory in the House", "Bratz", movie, Disney Channel Original, 2008, Mouse House, 1970s , tween, Saturday , Sunday, space - time continuum, TV movie, TV movies , cable channel, cable channels, tweens, tween demographic , target demographic, 7 to 13 year-olds, "Minutemen" , sci-fi comedy , baby boomer, baby boomers , "The Absent-Minded Professor" , "Son of Flubber" , Dexter Riley , "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" , "The Strongest Man in the World", special effects, time travel , Jason Dolley , high school, Luke Benward , "How to Eat Fried Worms", Nicholas Braun , Snowsuit Guys, The Snowsuit Guys , Chelsea Staub , Steven R McQueen , "Everwood" , black hole , rocket-powered car, John Killoran , teleplay , David Diamond , David Weissman , Lev L Spiro , "Ugly Betty" , "Everybody Hates Chris", production values , Salty Pictures Inc, basic cable, basic cable channel , Now You Don't", "Now You See Him

• Do-it-yourself Epcot celebration leads to new fan-based business

  Jim Hill reveals how "Celebration 25" led to the creation of "WDWCelebrations." Which will be presenting "A Wild Decade" at Disney's Animal Kingdom this April in honor of that theme park's 10th anniversary Read More... Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Disney, Imagineering, Disneyland, Epcot, promotion, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Innoventions, Marty Sklar, The Walt Disney Company, Epcot Center, concept art, 2719 Hyperion, WDI, Central Florida, 10th anniversary, WDW, Imagineer, "Year of a Million Dreams", DAK, Figment, Nathan Rose, MagicalMountain, WDWMagic, tourists, promotional campaign, 2008, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, merch, Disneyana fans, Disney World vacation, Disneyana community , Deb Wills , AllEars.net , Brad Rex, 25th anniversary , "The Happiest Celebration on Earth" , 50th anniversary , Central Florida resort , 100th birthday , "100 Years of Magic" , tourist , Jenn Waitt , discussion boards , "Celebration 25" , Adam Roth, Jason Diffendal , get-together , Disney webmasters , John Corigliano , Mouse Times, Lou Mongello , Disney World Trivia , Jeff Pepper , day-long event, history walk , dessert party, rededication ceremony, temporary exhibit , props, models , MC , history talks, Fountain of Nations , Mouse Gear, limited edition , merchandise , commemorative , Figment plush , merchandise location , manager , Animal Kingdom , WDWCelebrations , fan-based , signature event , commemorative event, April 22 1998, "A Wild Decade" , guest speaker, registrants , Magical Mountain, "The Epcot Thing"

• Oscar Watch '08: Miramax maxes out while the Mouse gets skunked

  Was today a good day or a bad day at Walt Disney Studios? Well, as Jim Hill points out, it all depends on whether you work at Miramax Films or on the Walt Disney Pictures side of the house Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:00 PM | 37 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, movies, Pixar, ABC, NBC, Brad Bird, "Enchanted", Pixar Animation Studios, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", Amy Adams, "How to Hook-Up Your Home Theater", Academy Award, film, movie, actress, 2008, Disney / Pixar, animated feature, 2007, feature film , Best Picture nominee, Disney Feature Animation, animated short, picket line, Jan Pinkava, animated features, Oscar-winning , Norman Jewison , "The Man I Love" , George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, "good news day" , Amy Ryan, nomination , Best Actress in a supporting role , "Gone Baby Gone" , Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, ABC Inc, Best Actress , Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Achievement in Music – Original Song, Original Song , nominee, nominations , "Happy Working Song" , "So Close" , "That's How You Know" , Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, Jim Capobianco, Best Original Screenplay, Achievement in Sound Mixing , Achievement in Sound Editing, Achievement in Makeup , Achievement in Visual Effects , Oscar, Oscars, Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award nominee, Academy Award winner, Academy voters , February 24th , 80th annual Academy Awards , actors , picket lines, Academy Award nominations , Academy Award nominees, Academy Award winners, Miramax Films , "No Country for Old Men" , Paramount Vantage, Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role , Achievement in Directing , Achievement in Cinematography , Achievement in Film Editing , Adapted Screenplay, "There Will Be Blood", Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role , Achievement in Art Direction , "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" , Pathé Renn , co-production, Michael Giacchino , Achievement in Music – Original Score, Original Score, Oscar broadcast, Golden Globes, hand-drawn animation