From Archive.org’s Public domain section A long 12 minute vintage look at Disneyland in the 1960’s. It’s Boy Scout day and everybody looks Happy. I love old footage from the Disney Parks. I hope you enjoy it too!
Pixar: 25 Years of Animation Exhibition Opens at Oakland Museum of California
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) presents PIXAR: 25 Years of Animation, a major exhibition of over 500 works by the artists at Pixar Animation Studios, including drawings, paintings, and sculptures that illustrate the creative process and craftsmanship behind Pixar’s wildly successful computer-animated films. The exhibition opens this Saturday, July 31, and runs through January 9, 2011. www.museumca.org
This is a significantly enhanced presentation of the exhibition, which is returning home to Oakland after a successful worldwide tour that began at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005. Expanding the presentation will be the integration of relevant artwork and objects from the OMCA collections that expand the exhibition including rare 19th century Eadweard Muybridge motion study photographs, an early zoetrope, and interactive stations in the art and history galleries that unlock the creative process and history of animation.
At the heart of PIXAR are the concept drawings, sketches, paintings, maquettes, storyboards and colorscripts created by Pixar artists over the past 25 years to bring to life the compelling characters and stories that have enchanted moviegoers of all ages around the world. Drawing on work from Pixar’s eleven feature films and many of its short films, the exhibition spans some of the studio’s first short films created in the 1980s; its first feature-length film, Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film ever produced; Pixar’s recent Academy Award®-winning feature Up; and its latest film, Toy Story 3. PIXAR will showcase more than 500 artifacts, including many of the pencil drawings; paintings in acrylic, gouache, and watercolor; and sculptures that form the backbone of the computer-generated images (CGIs) for which Pixar has become internationally recognized.
A highlight of the exhibition will be two special media installations—Artscape, an immersive, wide-screen projection of digitally processed images that gives the viewer the sensation of entering into and exploring the exquisite details of the original artworks; and the Toy Story Zoetrope, a three-dimensional device that displays a rapid succession of images, creating the illusion of motion.
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A 208-page, full color catalog accompanies the exhibition, published by Chronicle Books for OMCA, available exclusively at www.museumca.org
Disney-Time Warner Cable Dispute Could Lead to Lost Disney Channels
I am not sure why more people aren’t talking about this! This articles comes to us from WKRC in Cincinnati.
A Time-Warner cable dispute could mean local homes will no longer get Disney owned channels — which include the ESPN channels.
The debate also involves the Disney Channel, ABC Family and SoapNet. Time Warner argues it is trying to avoid paying higher programming costs to providers because it will mean customers pay much more for their cable service. But ESPN says programming costs do not drive up the rate for customers because it only represents a third of the cable company’s total cost.
Disney is directing viewers to go to other providers — including Direct TV. The deadline to reach a deal is September 2nd.
Both sides have set up websites with their views on the debate. For the Disney site, click here. For the Time-Warner site, click here.
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Light the Night – Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon during IllumiNations
Spectacular fireworks synchronized to a symphonic score burst above Epcot’s World Showcase Lagoon during IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. Lasers, dancing flames, cascading fountains and eye-popping fireworks synchronized to dramatic musical score light the skies in the nightly 13-minute spectacle.
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Great Tastes from Around the World – Disney Foodie Alert
More than 25 international tasting marketplaces at the 15th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Oct. 1-Nov. 14 shine a spotlight on traditional ethnic foods like South Korea’s Lettuce Wraps with Roast Pork and Kimchi Slaw.
Winemakers, brew masters and chefs from Disney and around the world welcome guests to sip and savor during the six-week Epcot event at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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Disney Food Confession – Trio of Appetizers
Where is it? Sanaa Restaurant – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
What is it? Both lunch and dinner at Sanaa include appetizer and salad samplers, such as this trio that include carrot, orange and mint, left; roasted beets, center; and chickpeas with cucumber and tomato, right.
Why you want it? Perfect Fusion of Indian, African, and Asian!
Photo Credit: by Disney
If you have a Disney Food Confession email [email protected] or let us know on the Disney Food Confessions Facebook page.. He is accepting Food ideas or Photos if you have them!
Disney’s Secretariat Gallops into Theaters October 8th
Diane Lane portrays Penny Chenery, a housewife and mother who takes the reins of her father’s Virginia-based Meadow Stables in the early 1970s – despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Thanks to the help of veteran horse trainer Lucien Laurin (played by John Malkovich), Chenery navigates the male-dominated sport and produces the first U.S. Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
The film was inspired by an incredible true story and suggested by William Nack’s book “Secretariat: The Making of a Champion.” Here’s a fun fact: Keep an eye out for the real Penny Chenery, now 87 years young … she appears in one of the scenes as an extra and was an important resource while shooting the movie.
Check out the trailer below.
Chaka Khan, Clay Aiken, Seth Macfarlane & Kevin Smith Guest Star on Phineas & Ferb
With a 100 episodes and counting, the Emmy Award-winning series “Phineas and Ferb” continues to roll out with new and thoroughly amusing stories for kids, tweens and families. In August, the hit animated comedy, increasingly renowned for its smart humor and noteworthy guest stars, will present two new episodes featuring the legendary recording artist Chaka Khan, multi-Platinum selling singer Clay Aiken (“American Idol”), Emmy-winning animator/writer Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”) and filmmaker Kevin Smith (“Clerks”).
A one-hour episode entitled “Summer Belongs to You” premieres MONDAY, AUGUST 2 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD and Friday, August 6 on Disney Channel. As the story goes, it’s the summer solstice and, because it’s the longest day of the year, stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb decide to travel around the world in one day. But not everyone believes they can actually achieve what they’ve set out to do, leading them to get some encouraging words, in the form of a duet, from Clay Aiken and Chaka Khan. Meanwhile, Dr. Doofenshmirtz takes a father-daughter trip to Tokyo with Vanessa.
Music from the episode will Planet Premiere on Radio Disney Monday, July 26 through Monday, August 2, and will be released by Walt Disney Records on Tuesday, August 3 at online retailers. Songs on the digital album are: “I Believe We Can,” performed by Clay Aiken and Chaka Khan, “J Pop” (Welcome to Tokyo), performed by Stacy’s cousins, “Rubber Bands,” performed by Uncle Sabu & Co., “Bouncin’ Around the World,” performed by Love Händel, “City of Love,” performed by Isabella, “Summer Belongs to You,” performed by Phineas, Isabella and Candace, “Follow the Sun,” performed by Danny Jacob, and “The Ballad of Klimpaloon,” performed by Love Händel.
Then, in “Nerds of a Feather,” an episode guest starring Seth MacFarlane and Kevin Smith, Phineas and Ferb head to the Tri-State area’s annual sci-fi/comic book convention to meet their hero, special effects guru Clive Addison. Their plan gets sidetracked when they’re swept into a duel between fantasy fans and sci-fi geeks. Meanwhile, Candace tries to keep secret that she’s a fan of Ducky Mo-Mo, another convention staple. Across the convention hall, Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken television executive Jeff McGarland hostage so he can pitch him a show he’s developed, “Doof ‘N’ Puss.” The episode premieres MONDAY, AUGUST 16 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD and Friday, August 27 on Disney Channel.
All summer long, viewers can go to www.disneychannel.com or www.disneyxd.com to customize the “Phineas and Ferb” site by adding personal touches to the beach, carnival and camping-themed backgrounds, and to unlock bonus content. Beginning July 9, fans can test their “Phineas and Ferb” knowledge with the new “Trivia-nator.”
The multiplatform rollout is:
- MONDAY, AUGUST 2 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — “Summer Belongs to You” premieres on Disney XD
- TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 — “Summer Belongs to You” becomes available on Disney Channel SVOD, Disney XD VOD and Disney XD Mobile
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — “Summer Belongs to You” premieres on Disney Channel and on Disney Channel Mobile simulcast
- SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 — “Summer Belongs to You” becomes available on iTunes, Xbox, Disney Channel Mobile VOD, DisneyChannel.com and DisneyXD.com
- MONDAY, AUGUST 16 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — “Nerds of a Feather” premieres on Disney XD
- FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) — “Nerds of a Feather” premieres on Disney Channel
Starring are singer-actor Vincent Martella (“Everybody Hates Chris”) as Phineas Flynn, Thomas Sangster (“Nanny McPhee”) as Ferb Fletcher, Ashley Tisdale (“High School Musical”) as Candace Flynn, Mitchel Musso (“Hannah Montana”) as Jeremy, Caroline Rhea (“Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”) as mom Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Richard O’Brien (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”) as dad Lawrence Fletcher, Dee Bradley Baker (“American Dad”) as Perry the Platypus, Alyson Stoner (“Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam”) as Isabella, Jeff “Swampy” Marsh as Major Monogram and Emmy Award-winning Dan Povenmire as the nefarious Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
Disney Says ABC Chief McPherson Resigns as TV Ratings Slip
Walt Disney Co. said Steve McPherson, president of its ABC Entertainment unit, has resigned two months before the network’s new television season begins.
A replacement for McPherson will be named shortly, Burbank, California-based Disney said today in an e-mailed statement.
ABC is adding six dramas to its schedule starting in September after “Lost,” the network’s fifth-highest-rated scripted show, concluded a six-year run in May. The network was the only major U.S. broadcaster whose total audience declined last season, and it’s also down among viewers aged 18 to 49, a group sought by advertisers, according to Nielsen Co.
Disney, the world’s biggest media company, fell 12 cents to $34.28 at 4 p.m. today in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have climbed 6.3 percent this year.
Jonas Brothers – LA Baby Music Video
Have you seen the music video for “L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)” yet? Nothing like a great concert on the beach! I hope you enjoy!