Posts Tagged ‘disney’

The Kid™ decided last week that she was going to draw Mickey Mouse, and by gum, she pretty much pulled it off! Sue away, Disney!

The Kid™, aka Wonder Woman, teams up with Tink to save...something. Maybe a lost puppy? And somehow, a young Jay Mohr landed the role of Terrence, the fairy responsible for doling out the fairy dust to Tinker Bell and her friends.

Wasting no time, Disney announced today at their inaugural convention, D23, that they're heading back into their vaults once again in order to re-re-release their classic movies as part of a new "Diamond Collection." The newest releases of their classic animated movies will be loaded with all the Blu-ray bells and whistles they can come [...]

Whaoah - Marvel stock shot up 25% this morning to about $48 a share, Disney stayed flat around $26.
Worldwide leader in family entertainment agrees to acquire Marvel and its portfolio of over 5,000 characters
BURBANK, Calif. & NEW YORK, Aug 31, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Acquisition highlights Disney's strategic focus on quality branded content, technological [...]

Enjoy it while it remains online - here's Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí's Destino, a short film the two began working on in 1945 that wasn't actually released until 2003. It'll be hitting DVD next year along with a Making Of documentary that'll dwarf the length of actual Fantasia-esque cartoon itself.

Wait...Disney is selling EGGS?!??!

Disney will continue their track record of nominally releasing Studio Ghibli's films in the US with PONYO ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA, retitled simply PONYO, this August. The Miyazaki creation was Japan's biggest blockbuster last year, bringing in over $172 million, while also receiving numerous awards. Of course, Disney's inability to fully market Miyazaki's [...]

- Disney's working to counter the economic downturn by offering a paid membership site. D23 is being billed as the first Official Community for Disney Fans, and The Mouse expects that folks will cough up $75 a year for membership privileges, including the right to...buy D23 exclusive products and memorabilia. You know, people probably will, [...]