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• “The Art of the Disney Princess” artfully re-imagines classic cartoon characters

  Jim Hill reviews this new Disney Editions book. Which features all sorts of unconventional takes on your favorite Disney Princesses Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, Disney Consumer Products, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Editions, The Haunted Mansion, Disney Princess, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Glen Keane, animated character, D23, 2009, animated feature, Belle, Jasmine, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, D23 EXPO, Haunted Mansion, animated film

• Disney’s looking for Beatles sound-alikes to come climb aboard its “Yellow Submarine” remake

  Jim Hill shares some information about the fab four feature film open casting call that’s been held in Stamford, CT this coming Saturday & Sunday Read More... Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, A Christmas Carol, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Robert Zemeckis, Jim Carrey, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, cast members, cast member, ImageMoversDigital, D23, Connecticut, 2009, animated feature, character , CG feature, Disney Digital 3D, characters , performers, Beatles , walkaround characters, walkaround character, audition, auditions, audition process , Walt Disney Company, D23 EXPO, performance capture, performance, animated film, ImageMovers

• AquaDuck to bring theme park thrills out onto the high seas

  Jim Hill reports in from last Thursday’s Disney Cruise Line press event. Which talked up some of the more innovative features that will be found on the Disney Dream, the newest ship in the DCL fleet Read More... Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, Bob Iger, New York City, Disney Dreams, Disney Cruise Line, NYC, Walt Disney Imagineering, D23, 2009, tween, tweens, 2011, Typhoon Lagoon , water , creative team , creative process, technology, ocean

• Toon Thursday: Disney hits the reset button on Winnie the Pooh

  Jim Hill talks about that new hand-drawn feature that Walt Disney Animation Studios currently has in development. Which will be done in the style of the "Pooh" featurettes of the 1960s & 1970s Read More... Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Disney, theater, Pixar, Disney Consumer Products, CG, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Playhouse Disney, Disney Legend, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, WDAS, featurette, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Las Vegas, 1977, D23, 2009, October, 1970s , TV show, 1966 , 1968, hand-drawn animation, home premiere, 2011, theatrical release, Meet the Robinsons, characters , 1960s, Development , chapter, relaunch, Licensing International Expo, DCP , source material , television show , The Princess and the Frog, D23 EXPO, hand-drawn, featurettes, TV series, animated film, reset button, hand-drawn feature, Steve Anderson, story supervisor, Don Hall, Winnie the Pooh, animation fans, old school, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, A. A. Milne, Japanese Bunraku puppeteering, technique, Japanese, storybook, stuffed animal, Bunraku, stuffed animals, Christopher Robin, The Book of Pooh, CG animated, watercolor, My Friends Tigger and Pooh, watercolor backgrounds, Hundred Acre Woods, whimsical, contemporary audiences, Darby, commercialized, Buster, feature-length project, Winnie the Pooh franchise, silly old bear, hand-drawn film, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, style, tone, Burny Mattinson, David Benedictus, Return to the Hundred Acre Woods, Dutton Juvenile, Dutton, original source material, The House at Pooh Corner, Eeyore, Expotition, North Pole, cutsie-pooh, cutsie-poo, expo, reset, Pooh products, juvenile, Winnie the Pooh movie, Pooh featurette, Pooh featurettes, theaters

• Monday Mouse Watch: What to make of Mickey’s mixed signals

  Jim Hill talks about all of the recent changes at the Mouse House. More importantly, what Bob Iger will be looking for from Rich Ross, the new Chairman of Walt Disney Studios Read More... Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, Pixar, High School Musical, Disney Channel, John Lasseter, Bob Iger, Jerry Bruckheimer, Dick Cook, Magic Kingdom, Disney Theatrical, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Staggs, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, The Walt Disney Company, cell phone, High School Musical 3, Tim Burton, WDI, John Carter of Mars, WDW, Fantasyland, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Steven Spielberg, Blu-ray, DVD, D23, 5th Avenue, flagship store, World of Disney, Pixar campus, 2009, Mouse House, animated feature, TV show, TV shows, Andrew Stanton, taking it in the shorts, animated features, Miramax Films , Hannah Montana , Camp Rock , 2011, Chairman, 2010, virtual world , Rich Ross , Enchanted Adventures Parade, Utah, Shanghai, HSM3, Shanghai Disneyland, Fall, strategy, Disney Music Group, D23 EXPO, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, fiscal year, live action, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, mobile, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Marvel, acquisition, superhero, superheroes, soundtrack, Disney Double Dare You, Lasseter Family Winery, Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, The Queen, Emeryville campus, corporate headquarters, Nancy Lasseter, Pixar expansion plans, live-action, DVD sales, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Verizon, Vancouver, production slate, heritage, plan, long term strategy, tradition, long term, cell phone user, stable of characters, quality content, cell phone users, storefront, mobile storefront, Disney Mobile, instant-messaging, widgets, business initiatives, division, widget, business initiative, divisions, content, animated film, animated films, Disney Channels Worldwide, prestige picture, prestige pictures, Miramax

• “Shrek the Musical” piles on the promotions, gets ready to launch its national tour in July of 2010

  Jim Hill discusses the many things that DreamWorks Theatricals & Neal Productions have done recently in an effort to make their show stand out from the crowd on Broadway Read More... Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: DreamWorks, Broadway, musical, Chicago, NYC, Christmas, D23, Broadway musical, 2008, 2009, September, October, 2001, Donkey, Shrek, Shrek the Halls, Fiona, Pinocchio, dragon, Christopher Sieber , Lord Farquaad , Johnny and the Sprites , John Tartaglia , December , November, August, 2010, May, January, national tour, special event, DreamWorks Theatricals, Shrek the Musical, I Know It's Today, Brian D'Arcy James, Broadway Theatre, D23 EXPO, SHREKtember, SHREKtoberfest, Monkees, I'm a Believer, Hannah Beatt, Laura Laureano, Sutton Foster, Fairytale Creatures, talkback, talkback session, talkback sessions, giveaways, Daniel Breaker, Festival of Ogre-sized Fun, standby, understudy, Ben Crawford, Build A Wall, Manhattan Theatre Club, Sameul J Friedman Theatre, Time Stands Still, Donald Margulies, At This Performance, understudy concert, Broadway in Chicago, general public, dragon puppet, little wooden boy

• Monday Mouse Watch: Will Dick Cook’s exit trip up “Pirates 4” as well as the Muppets’ big-screen return?

  Jim Hill shares what he’s heard about the sudden resignation of the Chairman of Walt Disney Studios. In particular the impact that this management change may have on the various pictures that Cook had personally put into development Read More... Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: Pirates of the Caribbean, Bob Iger, Johnny Depp, Walt Disney Pictures, Dick Cook, Anaheim Convention Center, Oren Aviv, Los Angeles, Walt Disney Studios, film, D23, 2009, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates 4, 2011, Chairman, development pipeline, Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise , Development , Capt. Jack Sparrow, D23 EXPO, films

• D23 EXPO presentation to reveal what Muppets have planned for 2010 & beyond

  Are you curious about what Kermit has been up to lately? Do you wonder what Miss Piggy has planned for the future? Then Jim Hill suggests that you make your way to the Walt Disney Studios Theater for this Sunday’s presentation Read More... Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, TV, Muppets, The Walt Disney Company, Anaheim Convention Center, Disneyland Resort, D23, 2009, TV commercials, TV special, 2010, D23 EXPO, Muppet, Muppet Whatnot Workshop, Disneyland Park

• All hands on deck! Limited-edition Nautilus to be displayed at the D23 EXPO

  Jim Hill takes a hands-on approach in today’s article. Which talks about the new high-end collectible that eFX Inc. will be showcasing at the Anaheim Convention Center now through Sunday Read More... Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Productions, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Anaheim Convention Center, film, D23, 2009, models , D23 EXPO, 1954

• Pins & mini-posters await “Walt & El Grupo” fans in Anaheim, NYC & LA

  Jim Hill talks about some of the fun freebies that can be had if you attend the initial engagements of this new Ted Thomas film Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Anaheim, New York City, Anaheim Convention Center, Disneyana, Los Angeles, NYC, South of the Border with Walt: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941 - 1948, LA, movie, Tom Sito, D23, Disneyana Enthusiasts, 2009, Disneyana fans, Ted Thomas , Walt & El Grupo, pin, J B Kaufman, South American , Saludos Amigos, Orange, pins, New York, D23 EXPO, documentary, Egyptian, 1941, Kuniko Okubo

• You CAN make a difference by bringing along some canned goods to the D23 EXPO

  Jim Hill talks up one of the more community-friendly aspects of next week’s event. Which involves attendees bringing along items to donate to the Orange County Food Bank. Which will then be used to build a Disney fantasy castle Read More... Posted Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, Bob Iger, Beauty and the Beast, Anaheim Convention Center, Richard M. Sherman, the boys: the sherman brothers' story, South of the Border with Walt: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941 - 1948, D23, 2009, Laurence Juber, Ted Thomas , Walt & El Grupo, Disney Digital 3D, Richard M Sherman, J B Kaufman, Al Petteway, D23 EXPO, documentary, Greg Hawkes, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Marvel, Hushabye Mountain, Solid Air Records, You're Sixteen, acoustic guitar, Henry Mancini Pink Guitar, JJ Plays the Beatles, Fernando Coellar, Orange County Food Bank, can-structure, Kuniko Okubo, Pink Elephants

• D23 Expo buttons & ‘bots kept the crowds coming back for more in San Diego

  Jim Hill shares some of Nancy Stadler’s shots from Booth 3917. Which is where the Official Community of Disney Fans had set up shop in the San Diego Convention Center Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, Sky High, D23, Disneyana Enthusiasts, 2009, comic , Disney / Pixar, Disneyana community , comic book, comic books , TRON: Legacy, Condorman, 1981, 1990, Tron , Tron 2, Steve Lisberger, Tron Sequel, San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International

• “Nemo” gets new screenwriter, subs & costumes to be displayed in San Diego

  Jim Hill brings you a brief Mouse House news round-up, as he talks about how Randall Wallace has been hired to overhaul Disney’s “20,000 Leagues” prequel as well as sharing the latest news from Comic-Con Read More... Posted Friday, July 10, 2009 12:00 PM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, convention, Walt Disney Pictures, Sky High, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Walt Disney Studios, D23, 2009, Disneyana fans, Captain Nemo: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Randall Wallace, limited edition , 2010, Condorman, Tron , San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, convention center , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, Academy Award-winning, 1954, Jules Verne, exclusive

• Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum page features info on ticket prices, hours

  Are you frustrated by the lack of info that’s out there about this state-of-the-art facility (which is still on track to open October 1st)? Jim Hill suggests that you check out this informative new Facebook page Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: Disney, Walt Disney, Roger Colton, San Francisco, Diane Disney Miller, timed-entry, FaceBook, D23, 2009, The Presidio, Richard Benefield, Walter E Disney Miller, Friends of the Walt Disney Family Museum, Leo Holzer, The Walt Disney Family Museum