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• The parade passes WALL-E by : Pixar star's appearance cut from Sunday's Tonys telecast

  Jim Hill reveals how the Living Character Initiative version of WALL-E ALMOST got to take part in a televised tribute to composer Jerry Herman Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Pixar, Broadway, WALL E, Disney Legend, Pixar Animation Studios, Tony Award winner, Living Character Initiative, Broadway musical, 2009, animated feature, tribute, Tony Award, Tony Award-winner , WALL-E, Jerry Herman, Put on Your Sunday Clothes, It Only Takes a Moment, Hello, Tony, composer, songwriter, Disney Pix

• Monday Mouse Watch : Are you ready to go back to "The Black Hole" ?

  Could Disney's desire to get into the super hero movie game eventually lead to yet another "Journey that Begins Where Everything Ends" ? Jim Hill has the details Read More... Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 27 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney Studios, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, film, movie, Disney / Pixar, film franchises, comic book, comic books , Disney franchise, WALL-E, motion picture, Disney executives, Race to Witch Mountain

• Pixar once again opens its doors for the Cartoon Art Museum's annual benefit

  Ever dream of going over the WALL-E in Emeryville? The crew at the Cartoon Art Museum can make your dream come true Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: animation, Pixar, John Lasseter, Ratatouille, Cartoon Art Museum, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, benefit, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, San Francisco, Pixar campus, 2008, comic , cartoons, short, artists , comic book, comic books , Toy Story 3, WALL-E, behind-the-scenes

• Still can't find Nemo? Then try looking inside of your room the next time you stay at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

  Jim Hill shares some shots of these newly rethemed rooms, which now feature characters from that 2003 Pixar Animation Studios release Read More... Posted Monday, July 14, 2008 12:00 AM | 13 Comments Filed under: Disney, theme park, Pixar, Pirates of the Caribbean, resorts, Walt Disney World, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios, Toy Story, Disney Parks & Resorts, WDW, hotel, resort, 2009, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, Disney / Pixar, 2003, Disney World vacation, WDW guests, WDW vacations, Disney Pixar , Pirates of the Caribbean franchise , Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Shanghai, hotel rooms, WALL-E, Shanghai Disneyland, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, retheming, Nemo, Dory, Buzz Lightyear

• Tune Tuesday : "Hello, WALL-E! Well, Hello, WALL-E ..."

  Forget about Pixar's latest production. Jim Hill talks about the many other ways that Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning musical has popped up at the Mouse House Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: movies, Pixar, musical, Imagineering, CG, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, 20th Century Fox, Magic Kingdom, James Bond, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions, The Magic Kingdom, New York City, Main Street U.S.A., Eddie Sotto, Euro Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, television, The Haunted Mansion, Rotten Tomatoes, Tony Award winner, WDI, WDW, Imagineer, Walt Disney Imagineering, film, movie, 2008, 1970s , opening weekend grosses, opening weekend, Disneyana fans, Main Street USA, Tony Award, Andrew Stanton, Tony Award-winner , CG feature, 1970 , Imagineers, Disney Pixar , Kung Fu Panda, WALL-E, New York, domestic release, 1969, Jerry Herman, showtunes , futuristic fable , Put on Your Sunday Clothes, It Only Takes a Moment, CHUD, robot, Elegance , Before the Parade Passes By , area music , E.J. Peaker , Disneyland Showtime , The Wonderful World of Disney , Donny Osmond, Merrill Osmond , introduction, Miss Molloy, dress shop , Minnie Fay , movie star, Love Bug Parade , Condorman, spoof , 1981, Woody Wilkins , Michael Crawford , Barbara Carrera , Cornelius Hackl , original Broadway production, Phantom of the Opera, Dolly Levi , extras , senior Vice President of Creative Development , Tony Baxter , turn-of-the-century , Gene Kelly , Barbara Streisand , price tag , Hello

• When it comes to the retail world, Speed Racer whomps WALL-E

  Jim Hill shares an interesting tidbit about Pixar's latest picture. To be specific, how difficult it was for Disney Consumer Products to convince toy manufacturers to produce "WALL-E" -related merchandise this year Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, Disney Consumer Products, Cars, Pixar Animation Studios, Toy Story, Disney / Pixar, merch, merchandise , Speed Racer , WALL-E

• "Kung Fu Panda" 's opening weekend grosses really kicked butt ... but here comes "WALL-E"

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about this new Andrew Stanton film. Which looks ready to reverse the domestic box office trends that tripped up Pixar's last three pictures Read More... Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Disney, DreamWorks, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Cars, Ratatouille, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Labor Day, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Shrek 2, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, box office, 2008, Disney / Pixar, animated feature, opening weekend grosses, opening weekend, TV show, franchise, Andrew Stanton, Cloverfield, animated features, animated series , CG feature, Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both World Concert, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda, John Stevenson , Mark Osborne , WALL-E, Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda TV series, Kung Fu Panda animated series, Sex and the City, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Ice Age: The Meltdown , Ice Age , box office projections, box office estimates, research, Camp Rock 2: Final Jam, 2004, Summer

• Toon Thursday: "Kung Fu Panda" is one fun summer flick

  Jim Hill reviews this new DreamWorks Animation release, which opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow Read More... Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 22 Comments Filed under: animation, DreamWorks, CG, DreamWorks Animation, Brad Bird, James Baxter, James Baxter Animation, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, animated feature, screenplay, lush visuals, fight scenes, Kung Fu Panda, action film , genre, PDI, Pacific Data Image, visually stunning , chopsocky , John Stevenson , Mark Osborne , traditionally animated , stylized opening , Po , panda, Kung Fu, Kung Fu master, martial arts, warrior , Furious Five, Valley of Peace, noodle shop, throwing stars , breakfast soup, Jade Palace , Oogway, turtle, Tai Lung, student, lust for power, Anhora, Dragon Warrior, Shifu, master , Kung Fu students, Kung Fu student, townspeople, Viper, Mantis, Tigress, Monkey, Crane, There are no accidents, plot description , serious, mystical, Jonathan Aibel , Glenn Berger, balance , character-driven , rope bridge, Pool of Sacred Tears, snow leopard , drawing classes, action sequence, Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom , transcends, plane of existence , flurry , cherry blossoms, fortune cookie , message, secret ingredient, third act , run-for-the-curtain, mis-step , Jack Black , Dustin Hoffman , Ian McShane , Speed Racer , WALL-E, Curly Sue, summer flick