The Disneyland Half Marathon is the Happiest Race on Earth. Thousands of runners took part in a three-day celebration of health and fitness at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Waking Sleeping Beauty Documentary
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From 1984 to 1994, a perfect storm of people and circumstances changed the face of animation forever.
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. The conditions produced a series of box office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn’t care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending.
Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It’s the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits—“The Little Mermaid,†“Beauty and the Beast,†“Aladdin,†“The Lion King†and more—over a 10-year period.
You can read the Slash Film Review here or watch their video blog below from Telluride Film Festival.
Telluride Video Blog: Waking Sleeping Beauty and The Road from /Film on Vimeo.
Mickey Mouse Checks in on D23 Expo Preparations
D23 is underway but I wanted to share with you a video from Stitch Kingdom about the preparations of the D23 expo.
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Join Mickey Mouse as he checks out The Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives and all sorts of things going up for the Expo like the 5’3″ Buzz Lightyear made entirely of LEGO bricks and the fully interactive Storytellers’ Sandbox from Walt Disney Imagineering. Footage courtesy of Disney.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Commercial
30 in-room TV spot featuring Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World® Resort. Visit the ultimate trick-or-treat neighborhood and see Disney characters in their Halloween best. Plus, experience a special parade, spook-tacular fireworks and enjoy some of your favorite Magic Kingdom attractions. Select nights Sept. 4 – Nov. 1.
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When, where and how: Marvel characters in Disney theme parks
Ive heard the same refrain for the last week or so: How will Disney ever incorporate the dark and edgy Marvel comic book characters into its family-friendly fairy tale theme parks?
While at first glance the task seems daunting, upon further reflection the opportunities appear endless. Its certainly not a question of if but rather when, where and how.
Its been fun to imagine the juxtaposition of Marvels assassins, terrorists, serial killers and vigilantes mixing on Main Street USA with Disney’s princesses, fairies and army of anthropomorphic animals. But Marvel also has a deep bench of heroes and villains in its 5,000-character catalog that would blend seamlessly into Disney’s theme parks.
Original Walt Disney drawings found in an attic office
Not actual image of what was recovered.
Original Walt Disney drawings have been recovered from an attic office in Blackpool, which could be worth up to 12,000 pounds each.
The 15 mint condition black and white and colour drawings were in the middle of hundreds of files gathered in over a century of Blackpool Illuminations.
Altogether the files have been valued at 500,000 pounds for insurance purposes, but it is thought the original Disney drawings alone could fetch up to 180,000 pounds altogether should they be auctioned off.
The material is being catalogued, and will be archived for future public viewing for the first time.
The Disney drawings had been sent from Hollywood to Blackpool by Walt Disney himself.
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Attention Disney fans in Louisville, KY
Walt Disney Pictures will hold open casting calls this week to find extras for the planned motion picture “Secretariat.â€
Casting calls will be held Thursday, from 3 to 8 p.m., at Churchill Downs, 700 Central Ave., and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort, 1800 Newton Pike, Lexington.
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Disney Pic of the Day
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the baddest b**ch of them all?
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*New* Princess & the Frog Trailer
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Bangarang!!!!
This piece is composed of sounds from the Spielberg classic film ‘Hook’, a sine wave bass, and a few cymbals for extra spice. Enjoy!
Blowing the Pixie Dust Off Disney’s Archives
For the last 50 years, inside an unmarked warehouse here, a historic movie prop has rested in a deep, deep sleep. Last month a Walt Disney Company archivist awakened it.
Wearing white gloves, Becky Cline, manager of the sprawling repository, gently opened a crate containing the giant bejeweled storybook used for the opening scene of “Sleeping Beauty,†the animated classic from 1959. “We have to be really, really careful with this,†Ms. Cline said, almost in a whisper.
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Disney Enthusiast’s Guide to D23 Expo
Let’s get right down to it … the ultimate fan event in Disney history is only days away! Unlike anything The Walt Disney Company has ever embarked upon, the inaugural D23 Expo opens at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, September 10 through 13. A dream come true for devotees, the Expo promises to be jam-packed with all things Disney — past, present, and future.
Strategic planning is highly recommended to navigate the celebrity appearances, screenings, family activities, Archives exhibit, live auction, show floor, presentations, previews, panel discussions, and oodles of cool surprises along the way — from exclusive sneak previews to information on building a career as an Imagineer. To make the most of your Expo experience, we’ve culled 12 highlights sure to set any Disney enthusiast’s Mickey ears aflutter.
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