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

• Disney’s “Prep & Landing” wows animation fans at the D23 EXPO

  Jim Hill reports in on how well this ABC holiday special was received when it was screened at the Anaheim Convention Center this past Saturday. He also talks about some of the high points of this new Walt Disney Animation Studios production Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Tin Toy Christmas, ABC, Prep and Landing, television, television program, television show , Walt Disney Animation Studios, Toy Story, holiday elf, holiday special, elf, ABC Studios, 2009, John Lasseter, TV, TV show, TV special, Christmas, Christmas special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

• “Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen” offers a twisted take on Disney's Snow White

  Jim Hill reviews Serena Valentino’s first novel. Which tells the story of Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated cartoon from the Queen's POV Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: Crone, Gregory Maguire, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Serena Valentino, musical, Huntsman, Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen, book, August, 2009, 1937, Magic Mirror, Disney, Heart Box, Disney Press, Disney Princess, Wicked, Wicked Queen

• Lasseter sprinkles Pixar dust over Disney Consumer Products, Imagineering

  Jim Hill talks about the impact that John Lasseter’s personal involvement has had on the Toy Story Definitive project as well as on DCA’s “Radiator Springs Racers” attraction Read More... Posted Friday, August 28, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Cars, Feld, Feld Entertainment, Woody , YouTube, WDI, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ultimate Buzz Lightyear, toy line, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story characters, Toy Story Definitive, toys, Thinkway Toys, Radiator Springs, Radiator Springs Racers, Mater, DisneyLiving, Disney Consumer Products, DCA, DCP , 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, John Lasseter, Lightning McQueen, Buzz Lightyear, Sheriff Woody, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Living, Disney On Ice, Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy, Disney Parks & Resorts

• "Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" features seldom-seen artwork

  Jim Hill reviews Disney Press' newest picture book. Which is illustrated with some of the inspirational paintings that illustrator Gustaf Tenggren created for the Studio's first-ever feature-length animated cartoon Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Cynthia Rylant, Dave Barry, 2719 Hyperion, picture book, Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Walt Disney's Cinderella, Walt Disney's Peter Pan, Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, Gustaf Tenggren, Disney Book Group, diamond edition, book, animated feature, 2009, 1936, 1950, 1953, Cinderella, Ridley Pearson, Disney, Animation Research Library, ARL, Blu-ray, October, Disney Press, Disney Studios , concept art, conceptual painting, conceptual paintings

• “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

• 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

• Is Disney / Pixar finally getting serious about “Monsters, Inc. 2.” And … “The Tiger King” ?!

  Jim Hill’s back with even more domain names that The Walt Disney Company has registered over the past few weeks Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Lion King, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mary Poppins, domain name , domain names, California, Broadway, Broadway musical, Beverly, 2009, Jerry Bruckheimer, Broadway production, Disney, DVD, Blu-ray, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Monsters Inc.

• "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

• Monday Mouse Watch: Will "Bolt" 's box office rebound over the long Thanksgiving weekend?

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about the somewhat underwhelming debut of this new Disney animated film. Which seems to have been overshadowed by the big screen version of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel Read More... Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: film, Walt Disney Animation Studios, plush, Miley Cyrus, Ed Catmull, demographics, Bolt, box office, box office estimates, box office projections, animated feature, 2008, John Lasseter, tween, tween demographic , tweens, Disney, movie, Disney Store, Disney Stores, New York Times

• Is everything on display in DCA's "Blue Sky Cellar" actually going to get built? Maybe. Maybe not

  In this week's "Why For," Jim Hill looks back over the history of the Disney Parks & Resorts at the rides, shows and attraction (some of them announced by Walt Disney himself) that ultimately didn't get built Read More... Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Frontierland, Alice in Wonderland, WDW, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Jungle Cruise, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Orlando, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, High School Musical franchise, Disneyana, Disneyana community , Disneyana fans, Disneyland, Disneyland Hotel, DCA, attractions, Anaheim, 1966 , 1974, JHM, International Street, rides, Rivers of America, Disney, Epcot, Disney's California Adventure, shooting gallery, shows, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney World, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Press, Disney Theatrical, Disney World, New York Times

• Toon Tuesday : Will Disney Animation's latest "Rapunzel" rescue attempt have a negative impact on "Bolt" 's debut ?

  Jim Hill wonders if Glen Keane's exit will result in more reporters asking about why Chris Sanders was taken off of "American Dog" Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: Crood Awakening, Kingdom of the Sun, American Dog, film, films, Wolfgang Reitherman, Woolie Reitherman, WDAS, webmaster, webmasters, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Roger Allers, reporter, reporters, plot, plotline, PR Department, PR team , movies, marketing, marketing staff, Jan Pinkava, Glen Keane, Ed Catmull, Disney Feature Animation, Dean DeBlois, Dean Wellins, co-director, Bolt, animated feature, animated features, 2002, 2008, 2010, jewelry, John Lasseter, Stitch, story, story problems, storyline , Chris Sanders, Lilo, Lilo & Stitch, Lilo and Stitch, Byron Howard, Disney, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, How to Train Your Dragon, head of story, entertainment writer, entertainment writers, movie, The Emperor's New Groove, The Fox and the Hound, Rapunzel, Ratatouille, Disney Publicity , Nathan Greno

• "The Alchemy of Animation" takes a look inside the modern Mouse Factory

  Jim Hill reviews Don Hahn's latest book. Which offers an in-depth look at how some of Disney & Pixar's very best films came together Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, producer, paperback, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Tim Burton, The Princess and the Frog, The Lion King, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, politics, performance capture, Nine Old Men, hand-drawn, Glen Keane, Frankenweenie, Don Hahn , Disney Editions, debate, Bolt, book, 1984, 2006, 2008, veteran producer, 1937, stop-motion, sausage, Maleficent, Disney, The Fox and the Hound, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, computer-generated

• "Character Animation Crash Course !" is a terrific how-to-toon book

  Jim Hill reviews Eric Goldberg's 25-years-in-the-making instructional manual, which shares this animation master's secrets on how to do great character animation Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: daughter, son, key franchise, Pink Panther, Aladdin, preproduction art, professionals, teacher, paperback, pencil, pencils, fledgling, Woodbury University, would-be animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Princess and the Frog, supervisor of animation, squash, squash & stretch, Silman-James Press, September, Ricardo Mestres, Pocahontas, Phil, nuts-and-bolts, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, lessons, Hollywood, hand-drawn animation, hardcover, Genie, foreword, Donald Duck, craft, classic cartoon character, co-director, character , character animation, Character Animation Crash Course !, CalArts, California Institute of the Arts, Care package, book, bookshelf, Brad Bird, break down a scene, beginners, ASUS, August, animation, animation industry, 2008, timing, industry vet, instructional book, instructions, stretch, satyr, SCAD, school, school supplies, medium, RISD, lined paper, Disney, DVD, East High Wildcats, Barnes & Noble, animation student, art of books, how to, hardcovers, Hercules, high profile project, erasers, Eric Goldberg, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, conceptual paintings