Article and video from the Disney Park Blog:
It takes 24,000 cast member hours to make the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival happen. But that’s just a number until you’re able to actually see the work behind it all — so, how about an exclusive peek? Take a look at overnight time-lapse video featuring the creation of an area containing three of the more than 70 Disney character topiaries in the park this year. Notice how many hands touch it.
This is a 1989 promotional video for Walt Disney World that was issued by General Motors. If you have ever seen those tacky workplace videos this is one but for Disney. I lol’ed the whole time I watched it.
This little guy is for sale now at Hallmark for $14 dollars with 3 Hallmark Card purchase. He makes a great Easter present for those little Disney Fans out there. Warning whatever you do don’t pull his ears 🙂
Check out the video I posted last month of this guy in action here.
Walt Disney Pictures’ ALICE IN WONDERLAND has scored big at the box office this weekend, despite receiving some bad reviews. Grossing an tremendious 210 Million Dollars World Wide. Tim Burton’s latest big screen project is now officially the biggest 3D opening of all time, beating out James Camerons Avatar.
“After ‘Avatar,’ people were saying that they’re ready for the next 3-D world and the first weekend in March was all of a sudden the right place to be to meet that desire,” said Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross.
For more information check out todays article in the LA Times here.
Congratulations to the guys and gals over at Pixar Animation Studios. Up won them another Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Adding to their collection of 22 Academy Awards.
Up was a favorite going into the awards. It was nominated along side Coraline, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog and The Secret of Kells. I was pulling for Up or Princess & the Frog as they are both excellent movies.
Pixar has previously won Oscars for The Incredibles, Wall-E, Ratatouille, , and Finding Nemo.
The new movie trailer of Tron Legacy which is shown in front of Alice in Wonderland has leaked online in bootleg version/
Construction is well underway at the Disneyland Resort for the addition of Cars Land to Disney’s California Adventure. The 12-acre addition will include three new attractions based on the Disney/Pixar animated film “Cars.”
One of the attractions will take riders on a high-speed race around Radiator Springs, the fictional setting for the movie. The new land is estimated that it will cost approximately $200 million.
Check out the video to see more.
Source and Photo from OC Register
Shinedown’s “Her Name is Alice” from the “Almost Alice” album with images from Alice In Wonderland.
Almost Alice is on iTunes now: http://www.bit.ly/ctt0xE
Fisher Price and Disney have unveiled a new toy: Dance Star Mickey.
This new plush makes its debut later in October. Press Mickey’s foot and he springs to life. He walks, talks, and grooves to music styles, such as techno, Latin, disco and soul. The toy also has interactive games for children and parents.
Dance Star Mickey will retail for $69.99.
The midnight fans review Tim Burton’s latest, Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3D starring Johnny Depp as Mad Hatter and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen.
Get the real reviews right here on everything you’re into, FAN REVIEWS.
In a media first the LA Times recently sold its front cover to The Walt Disney Company in a special promotion for the “Alice in Wonderland” movie.
Instead of the actual front page, readers in LA are treated to a fake front page, complete with the traditional “Los Angeles Times” logo and splashed with a full color photo of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.
I hear the ad cost $700,000 which I am sure was great for the LA Times Newspaper, and a collectors item for all those Disney Fans in LA.
Pretty Cool!
What do you think about the ad? Do you think it is a little overboard? Let us know in the comment section below.
Source & Photo from thewrap.com
What’s Playing recently spoke to one of the original crew members on the 1989 picture who confirmed that Disney are covertly developing a remake of the Rick Moranis hit. “It won’t be a sequel to the other films – if only because Mr. Moranis has retired”, we were informed. “Not sure how far it is along, but it is in the works”.
Bonus – Check out some of the other non Disney Movie remakes coming your way here.
