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Pixar Reportedly Removes Director Bob Peterson from The Good Dinosaur
Pixar head John Lasseter has reportedly taken director Bob Peterson off of the upcoming animated feature The Good Dinosaur, due to ongoing issues with the story.
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The History of Disney’s Fast Pass-Should it remain free?…
It’s been quite a long spell since my last article, the Holiday season of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas has taken their toll of my time, and the Honey-Do list is larger than the national debt, but its good to be back at my desk. However, this is the first time in my over 17 years of covering Disney that I totally disagree with my beloved Walt Disney Company. Over the years, I was not happy with some decisions, i.e. the loss of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Magic Kingdom’s Skyway, and I did enjoy Body wars in EPCOT, but I knew Disney needed to keep things fresh and new for…
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Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men”…
Walt Disney, as all of us know was a brilliant showman, storyteller and animator. You might even say he was clairvoyant, for he seemed to know what would work and become successful, despite all odds to the contrary. But for many, the animator part was not quite true. Walt once famously quoted… “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” No one knew this more than Walt. Although he studied the infant art form of animation, experimented and knew what he wanted, as an artist and draftsman, he was pedestrian at…
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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and its History…
There is perhaps no Disney fan who has a love of Disney History, classic attractions, animated feature films and the iconic Mickey Mouse shorts then myself. Don’t misunderstand, I still love the new offerings, Pandora’s “Flight of Passage”, “Soarin’ around the World”, “Smuggler’s Run” and cannot wait for the “Tron Light Cycle Run” and” Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind”. But despite all the modern electronics, computer controlled and enhanced attractions and films, a ride on a more “simple”attraction where you have to use your imagination more to experience the gist of the ride is how Walt, perhaps the world’s greatest storyteller was trying to convey in the days…