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• “Waking Sleeping Beauty” takes a candid look at the Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation

  Jim Hill talks up Don Hahn & Peter Schneider’s new documentary. Which will hold its world premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival Read More... Posted Friday, August 21, 2009 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, D23, D23 EXPO, South American , South of the Border with Walt: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941 - 1948, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Aladdin, Ted Thomas , Waking Sleeping Beauty, Walt & El Grupo, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Theodore Thomas, TIFF, Tim Burton, The Lion King, The Black Cauldron , the boys: the sherman brothers' story, Second Golden Age of Disney Feature Animation, Ron Miller, Roy E. Disney, Saludos Amigos, Poppin' Guitars: A Tuneful of Sherman, Peter Schneider, Laurence Juber, J B Kaufman, Glendale, Frank Wells, documentary, Don Hahn , Disney Feature Animation, Brad Bird, Beauty and the Beast, animated feature, animated features, 1970s , 1980s, 1990s, Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Lasseter, John Musker, Michael Eisner, Robert B Sherman, Disney, Howard Ashman, Mouse Factory, The Fox and the Hound, Sherman Brothers

• Tourists mob Muppets & Mouse shops, snatch up last “Mermaid” tickets

  Jim Hill reports in from NYC. Where – based on what’s been going on at FAO Schwartz, World of Disney and the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre – the economy appears to be on the mend Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, 5th Avenue, Pixar, Washington D.C., ticket sales, Tampa, Muppet, Muppet Whatnot Workshop, Muppets, musical, musical theater, Los Angeles, Disney / Pixar, Denver, Chicago, Broadway, Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast, animated character, animated feature, 2009, 2010, Up, store shelves, Disney, shops, NYC, Disney Theatrical, New York, New York City

• “Ponyo” celebrates childhood, magic, the beauty of nature and … oh, yeah … ham

  Jim Hill reviews Hayao Miyazaki’s latest. Which Walt Disney Pictures has done a superb job of readying for its North American theatrical release Read More... Posted Friday, August 14, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, goldfish, Sosuke, Fujimoto, Princess Mononoke, film, Spirited Away, sea, seas, Ponyo, Noah Cyrus, North America , My Neighbor Totoro, Liam Neeson, ham, Hans Christian Andersen, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, animated feature, 1988, 2008, 2009, Melissa Mathison, Lily Tomlin, E.T., Hayao Miyazaki, movie, ocean, Walt Disney Pictures, motion picture

• Toon Tuesday: Glen Keane goes back to the drawing board

  Jim Hill shares some shots from Comic-Con. Where this master animator revealed that he had just ended a six month sabbatical and was now returning to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Tarzan, panel, panel discussion, Walt Stanchfield, Walt Stanchfield lectures, WDAS, Walt Disney Animation Studios, train, stylization, Ruben Procopio, Glen Keane, Don Hahn , Disney Feature Animation, convention, convention center , CG, CG feature, character , character animation, book, Beauty and the Beast, animated feature, animated features, animation, animation fan, 2009, 2010, Tom Sito, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center , Burbank, Disney, drawing class, drawing classes, drawings , Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes , Eric Goldberg, Rapunzel, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International

• Will showing selected scenes from “The Princess and the Frog” finally silence this film’s critics?

  Jim Hill writes about the new tack that Walt Disney Animation Studios is taking with the promotion of its new hand-drawn animated feature. Which involves screening footage from “The Princess and the Frog” at events that will be attended by African-American opinion makers Read More... Posted Monday, August 03, 2009 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, LA, Aladdin, film, film festival, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Princess and the Frog, The Walt Disney Company, The Great Mouse Detective, Tampa, Ron Clements, November, Los Angeles, animated feature, 2009, John Musker, Disney, movie, NYC, Walt Disney Pictures, New York, New York City

• "From the Deep Blue Sea to the Great White Way" charts Ariel's journey to Broadway

  Jim Hill reviews Michael Lassell’s latest making-of book for Disney Theatrical Productions. Which reveals how Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” went from being an Academy Award-winning animated feature to becoming a popular musical for the stage Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, 20th anniversary, Fletcher Jones Foundation Library, Woodbury University, Thomas Schumacher, stage, stage version, Ron Clements, Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Julie Taymor, designer, Broadway, Broadway musical, ASIFA-Hollywood, Andreas Deja, animated feature, Tom Sito, John Musker, Michael Lassell, theater

• Creative Talent Network to hold first-ever Animation Expo this November

  Jim Hill profiles Tina Price, the 30-year animation industry vet who founded CTN back in 2004 as well as talking up their 3 day event. Which will be held this Fall in Burbank Read More... Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, ASIFA-Hollywood, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, aspiring animator, animation, animation industry

• "The Archive Series: Story" features a stunning selection of art from Disney's Animation Research Library

  Jim Hill reviews this impressive new hardcover from Disney Editions. He also talks up Don Hahn's book signing tomorrow night at the Barnes & Noble at the Americana at Brand Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, Song of the South, LA, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, feature film , feature-length cartoon, featurette, featurettes, film, films, Firebird Suite, Walt Disney's Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park, WDAS, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios The Archive Series: Story, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, The Americana at Brand , signing, sketches, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mulan, Los Angeles, Humphrey the Bear, In the Bag, Highlander, holiday, holiday shopping list, Hans Christian Andersen, Glen Keane, Fantasia 2000, Don Hahn , Disney Editions, Disney Feature Animation, December , book, Brizzi Brothers, artwork, animation, animation fan, 2008, Jeff Kurtti, Joe Ranft, 1930s, Steamboat Willie, story, story sketch, story sketches, storyboard, storyboards, Chris Sanders, Christmas, Christmas gift, Cinderella, Samuel Goldwyn, Lilo & Stitch, Lilo and Stitch, Malibu, Disney, Barnes & Noble, Animation Research Library, archives , ARL, Bill Peet, board, boards, Hellfire, The Fox and the Hound, short, shorts, What's This

• Tune Tuesday: Is Disney Theatrical getting ready to mark down "Mary" ?

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about Disney on Broadway's plan to increase ticket sales for all three of its musicals. Which involves a "Buy One Get One Free" offer as well as launching DisneyonBroadwaySale.com Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, CBS, Thanksgiving, parade, ticket sales, The Lion King, promotion, performance, Mary Poppins, Macy’s, Broadway, Broadway musical, 2008, 2009, Broadway production, Disney, NYC, Disney Theatrical, NBC, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, New York audiences, New York City

• "Disney Dogs" showcases canine cartoon stars

  Jim Hill reviews this new hardcover from Disney Editions, which takes a detailed look at all of the dogs who have appeared in Disney animated shorts & features over the years Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, Goofy , Governor Ratcliffe, Lady, Lady and the Tramp, Patch, Penny, Zero, visual development, thumbnails, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Great Mouse Detective, The Aristocats, The Art of Bolt, Rolly, rough animation, Pluto, Pocahontas, Pepper, Percy, Perdita, Peter Pan, Nana, Max Azria, Lucky, footstool, Freckles, Edgar, Dodger, dog, Disney Book Group, Disney Dogs, canine, canine cartoon, canine cartoon star, canine cartoon stars, canine cartoons, Bolt, book, Beauty and the Beast, animated feature, animated features, animated short, animation, 2007, 2008, Tod, 101 Dalmatians, Melissa Mathison, Little Brother, butler, Disney, Baker Street, Basil, Basil of Baker Street, Animation Research Library, Hollywood Hound, Hollywood Hounds, Hidden Mickey, Mouse House, Mouse House Hound, Mouse House Hounds, The Disney Book Group, The Dodger, The Fox and the Hound, Ratcliffe, Ratigan, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, concept art, conceptual painting, conceptual paintings, model sheet, model sheets

• Is Disney looking to trade its 5th Avenue store in for a brand-new retail location down on Times Square?

  Since the World of Disney's lease is up in 2010, the Mouse is already on the prowl for a new spot to set up shop in NYC. Jim Hill shares what he's heard about these on-going negotiations Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, The Nightmare Before Christmas, 5th Avenue, ABC, king, Pittsburgh, Alice's Wonderland, preshow, pre-show, Paul Hoen, flagship store, World of Disney, Wart, WDW, Virgin, Virgin Megastore, Virgin Megastore Times Square, Vornado, Wall Street, tourist , tourists, Toys R Us, Toys R Us Times Square, The Related Companies, The Walt Disney Company, The Legendary Years, The Lion King, square feet, square foot, stage, stage show , SL Green Realty Corp, restaurant, retail area, retail dining and entertainment complex, retail entertainment complex, retail establishment , retail presence, retail space, retailer, retailers, posters, post-show, musical, musical theater, Mickey Mouse, Minskoff Theatre, Mary Poppins, Lunt-Fontanne Theater, lease, HoJos, Halloween, foot traffic, exposure, Broadway, Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast, American Eagle, American Eagle Outfitters, ABC Studios, ABC Times Square Studio, ABC Times Square Studios, 1990s, 1996 , 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Times Square, Jeff Sutton, trick or treat, trick-or-treat, Trump Tower, Rockefeller Center, Disney, arcade, Howard Johnson, movie theater, Disney's Pop Century Resort, real estate opportunites, real estate opportunity, NYC, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Store, Disney Stores, Disney Theatrical, Disney World, negotiating table, negotiations, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, New York City, commercial retail space, company representatives, construction project, construction projects

• A special "May the (Stephen) Schwartz Be With You" edition of Why For

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he talks about "Enchanted" 's score evolves over the course of that motion picture, where Stephen drew his inspiration for "Out There" as well as talking up an event that's being held at Woodbury University this coming Monday night Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, So Close, Kevin Lima, Kiss the Girl, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Alan Menken, That's How You Know , panel discussion, Paris, Fletcher Jones, Fletcher Jones Foundation Library, Woodbury University, Warner Bros. , The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, stage, stage version, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Quasimodo, Pocahontas, Out There, Nik Ranieri, Mulan, music, musical, Mike Belzer, James Baxter, James Baxter Animation, James Lapine, Hunchback, Happy Working Song, Enchanted, Don Hahn , Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked, Craig Lucas, Carol de Giere, book, Broadway, Beauty and the Beast, Belle, ASIFA-Hollywood, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, animated feature, animation, 2007, 2008, 2010, Stephen Schwartz, Cinderella, Broadway-bound, Disney, animators , Ever, Ever After, October, Disney Music , Disney Theatrical

• Disney World postpones Fantasyland's facelift

  Citing concerns over the economy, Mouse House managers have quietly pushed back a project that was to have revitalized the most popular section at WDW's oldest theme park. Jim Hill has the details Read More... Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 17 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, The Magic Kingdom, Great Depression, 2014, 2015, Space Mountain, Central Florida tourism, Alice Comedies, fiscal year, World of Disney, WDI, WDW, Wall Street, tough times, thrill ride, The Princess and the Frog, The Great Depression, The Hall of Presidents, spinner, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White's Scary Adventures, retail area, revitalization, revitalization plan, queue, queue area, Playhouse Disney, overhaul, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, hitting the brakes, Hollywood, gift shop, Glendale, facelift, Fantasyland, economic downturn, economy, DCA, Dick Cook, Beauty and the Beast, attractions, 2012, 2013, Times Square, stock price, rides, Little Mermaid, Little Mermaid attraction, Little Mermaid ride, Magic Kingdom, Burbank, Disney, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, East Coast, Hollywood history, rehab, show building, shows, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Princess, Disney Studios , Disney theme park, Disney Vacation Club, Disney World, motion picture

• Tune Tuesday : "Shrek the Musical" gets off to a great start in Seattle

  WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead in this preview piece about DreamWorks Theatrical's Broadway-bound production. Which is a musical adaptation of DW's Academy Award-winning animated feature Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: The Little Mermaid, David Lindsay-Abaire , Great White Way, 5th Avenue Theater , 9 to 5 : The Musical, LA, Ahmanson Theater, Fiona, world premiere, Young Frankenstein, YouTube, Walt Disney, Tim Hatley, The Walt Disney Company, The Lion King, swamp, spoilers, stage, stage show , stage version, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Seattle, second act, playhouse, playset, Ponyo, Poppa Ogre, outhouse, out-of-town, November, movie-based musical, music, musical, musical adaptation, Mickey Mouse, Lord Farquaad , librettist, Julie Taymor, Jason Moore , I Know It's Today, I Think I Got You Beat, Fantasia, Donkey, December , design team, designer, creative team , Cloris Leachman, Colony Theater, challenge song, Brian D'Arcy James, Broadway, Broadway musical, Big Apple , Big Bright Beautiful World, Big Green Ogre , audience, August, animated feature, Academy Award, Academy Award winner, Academy Award-winning, 2001, 2008, title character, Jeanine Tesori , 1928, introductory number, Steamboat Willie, strategy, childhood, choreographer, Rob Ashford, Broadway production, Broadway Theatre, Broadway-bound, diecast, director , Disney, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Theatricals, DW, backstory, movie, movie theater, the Colony Theater, Shrek, Shrek the Musical, NYC, ogre, opening, opening night, opening number, Walt Disney Company, theater, theater community, New York, New York audiences, New York City, composer, Momma Ogre