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Blog Post: WDI's "Carousel of Projects" looks to put a new spin on the D23 EXPO's Parks & Resort pavilion

Jim Hill

So what was the very best part of the original D23 EXPO ? To be honest, that depended on what aspect of the Walt Disney Company most excites you. For fans of Disney's live-action movies, it would be hard to top that moment from the Studio Showcase when the wreckage of a sailing ship slowly rotated...

on16 Aug 2011
Blog Post: Why Walt Disney Feature Animation opted NOT to make "My Peoples"

Jim Hill

I'm sure that you're already familiar with that Audio Animatronic version of Abraham Lincoln which appears in The Hall of Presidents at WDW 's Magic Kingdom . Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved And maybe you've seen that cool, new NextGen version of Honest Abe which...

on21 Feb 2011
Blog Post: Disney World unveils its more boy-friendly plans for the Fantasyland expansion project

Jim Hill

There's this story which dates back to the Fall of 1984. About how Michael Eisner - right after he'd been installed as the new head of Walt Disney Productions - brought his son, Breck along when Eisner did his very first walk-through of WED. And based on this then-14-year-old boy's enthusiastic...

on18 Jan 2011
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: D23’s Steven Clark looks ahead to 2011 and beyond

Jim Hill

On the heels of last week’s news that there would be no D23 EXPO in 2010 – but, rather DESTINATION D , a history-based event that celebrates Disneyland ’s 55 th anniversary – I reached out to Steven Clark, the Head of the Official Community for Disney Fans . And – as usual – Steven was forthcoming. ...

on15 Mar 2010
Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: What to make of Mickey’s mixed signals

Jim Hill

It’s been quite a month for the Mouse, don’t you think? Inside of one single 30 day span, The Walt Disney Company has: Revealed that it would be spending $4 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its library of 5000 characters At the D23 EXPO , the Studios announced a new production label...

on5 Oct 2009
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Are you ready for the walkaround versions of the Disney Fairies ?

Jim Hill

I'm sure that you're familiar with the animated version of Tinker Bell that appeared from Walt Disney Productions' 1951 release, " Peter Pan " ... Copyright Disney. All Rights Reserved ... not to mention the live-action version of this pixie that periodically appears in fireworks displays ... Photo by...

on5 May 2008

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Blog Post: WDI's "Carousel of Projects" looks to put a new spin on the D23 EXPO's Parks & Resort pavilion

Blog Post: Why Walt Disney Feature Animation opted NOT to make "My Peoples"

Blog Post: Disney World unveils its more boy-friendly plans for the Fantasyland expansion project

Blog Post: Monday Mouse Watch: D23’s Steven Clark looks ahead to 2011 and beyond

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

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