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

Jim Hill

Okay. Quick show of hands. How many of you remember the
story that JHM posted back on June 24th, where this site revealed
that The Walt Disney Company had purchased the following domain names:

The reason I bring this up now is – earlier this week – the California
Film Commission revealed that it would be awarding tax credits to 25 upcoming
productions (which will all be shot in California). And among the films &
TV projects to receive a tax credit was “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2” (which –
according to the Los Angeles Times – is now a direct-to-video production).

So when The Walt Disney Company registers a domain name
(especially when it comes to film-related projects), it’s usually a pretty strong
indicator that the Mouse has plans for that particular title. Which is why I
know that all you Pixar fans out there will be delighted to hear that – just yesterday
– Disney registered the following domain name:

Copyright Disney / Pixar. All Rights Reserved

Which is yet another sign that a sequel to Pixar’s 2001
release, “Monsters, Inc.” is actually in the works.

Mind you, the Mouse did register a couple of other
interesting domain names yesterday. Among them:

Which — most likely — have ties to that series of graphic novels that Jerry Bruckheimer just acquired the feature rights to.

And then there’s that somewhat bizarre domain that Disney just grabbed. Which seems to have less to do with the studio’s development track than it has to do with someone’s urinary tract:

And then back on July 25th, Mickey registered two
domain names that suggest – come the Fall – Disney on Broadway will begin offering
discounted tickets to its New York production of “Mary Poppins” :

Copyright Disney Theatrical, Inc. All Rights Reserved

And if you’re balking at paying top dollar for the new Blu-ray version of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” you might want to keep an
eye on these four domain names:

Which suggest that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is
readying an extensive rebate program for this new DVD release.

And then you have to wonder – given that “The Lion King” is
the highest grossing hand-drawn animated feature of all time – if Walt Disney
Animation Studios is now toying with producing a pseudo-sort-of a sequel. Given
that – back on July 9th – they actually registered this domain name:

Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

There. That should give JHM readers some food for thought as we head into
the last Friday of July 2009. Have a great weekend, okay?

Jim Hill

Jim Hill is an entertainment writer who has specialized in covering The Walt Disney Company for nearly 40 years now. Over that time, he has interviewed hundreds of animators, actors, and Imagineers -- many of whom have shared behind-the-scenes stories with Mr. Hill about how the Mouse House really works. In addition to the 4000+ articles Jim has written for the Web, he also co-hosts a trio of popular podcasts: “Disney Dish with Len Testa,” “Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor” and “Marvel US Disney with Aaron Adams.” Mr. Hill makes his home in Southern New Hampshire with his lovely wife Nancy and two obnoxious cats, Ginger & Betty.

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