Follow the ‘More’ link to read the official synopsis of Glago’s Guest, the new CGI short which will show in theaters with Disney’s Bolt for the Thanksgiving 2008 season, and to view three screenshots from this film.

Thanks to ‘harkin’ in the Animated News & Views forum for the notice that Goofy’s latest short How To Hook Up Your Home Theater is now available for download from Apple’s popular iTunes service for $1.99. Be sure to look for some cameos and Disney in-jokes while enjoying the short. For more about the short […]

If you’re on the fence about whether you should attend next month’s San Diego Comic-Con or not then vacillate no longer as we have just learned that master animator Eric Goldberg will be signing copies of his upcoming book Character Animation Crash Course! at the Stuart Ng Books booth on Friday July 25th from 2 […]

o-meon has a sneak peek at what Disney.com will look like beginning June 24 when Pixar’s Wall-E attempts to run the huge corporate website. “With the approach of one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated films, the Disney/Pixar release of WALL•E, the designers and engineers began to wonder what, besides linking to the film’s web […]

An image of Wall-E checking out “the Seattle sights, developing a special – though not surprising interest in the city’s landmark Space Needle” has just been released by the Walt Disney Studios and can be viewed here:

From June 27 to August 27 the Disney/Pixar sure-to-be-hit Wall-E will be screening at Disney’s own El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. An all new live stage show “Flights of Fantasy” featuring Disney characters past and present (most who have the ability to fly in one way or another) will precede each screening of the […]

This year, Anime Expo® has teamed with Bang Zoom!® Entertainment to offer free voice acting workshops at Anime Expo 2008. In celebration of Bang Zoom! Entertainment’s new DVD release of ADVENTURES IN VOICE ACTING™-Volume One there are scheduled one hour free classes that will give participants a taste of voice acting with insiders’ tips, general […]

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, The Disney Studios Animation Gallery in Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ will be holding a Dumbo Cel Release and Artist Signing. “Share in the love of Mrs. Jumbo’s, sweet, little, “Baby Mine” with the newest edition to the Ink and Paint collection from the Studios Animation Gallery at the Walt Disney World […]

The San Diego Zoo website points to a contest allowing you to win a private screening of DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda for you and up to 299 of your closest friends. Entries must be received by end of day June 6, 2008.

A summary glimpse of the story for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa can be read at the DreamWorks Animation website by clicking on the penguin image, rolling over “More Info,” and then clicking on “Story.” The followup to the hit 2005 CG-animated film Madagascar escapes to theaters, including IMAX, on November 7, 2008.

Coming for the first time to DVD are three episodes of the Beetlejuice animated television series, which ran from 1989 to 1991, as extra features on the 20th Anniversary Beetlejuice DVD and Blu-Ray disc due out September 16, 2008 (via ToonZone). According to the Beetlejuice animated series fansite, The Neitherworld, “In the cartoon, Beetlejuice rents […]

As a tie-in to the new Indiana Jones movie opening today the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, CA, will soup up its Indiana Jones offerings by holding the “Summer of Hidden Mysteries,” featuring appearances by the archaeologist/adventurer himself, an “Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Stone Tiger” show, an Indiana Jones theme added to […]

According to Animation World Network, Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical animated film Persepolis has won the Grand Prix Award at the seventh AniFest, International Festival of Animated Films. “Stark graphic design and the real-life personal story evokes a powerful visceral reaction. The political situation is innocently judged from a child’s perspective as she matures into adulthood. Persepolis […]

TV Shows on DVD has posted the new cover art for the September 2nd release of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition. This DVD will include a bonus Peanuts TV special which is expected to be You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown. Updated information on the extras can be found here.

On Saturday, May 17th, from 1:00pm-6:00pm Van Eaton Galleries and Creative Talent Network are presenting the 2nd Annual Animation “Book Look” Festival! Among the many talented artists and authors participating are Toby Bluth, Willie Ito, Rik Maki, Chris Buck, Ron Lukas, and Don Peri. Best of all, you don’t have to live in Los Angeles […]

From over at the Animation Guild Blog comes word that DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda will open with a traditionally animated, hand-drawn scene, “and the DVD is going to have a bunch more of that older animation style that Jeffrey Katzenberg describes as being similar to a “‘nice, hand-written letter.’” For another example of hand-drawn […]

According to Screamscape, “The Ultimate Guide to Disney Theme Parks,” a three-foot high Wall•E audioanimatronic may be roaming the streets of Disney theme parks in Anaheim, CA, and Orlando, FL, soon. No word yet on if he will be helping out with park janitorial duties.

Up now at Marvel.com is a trailer for the newupcoming animated series Wolverine and the X-Men, which will debut in 2009 on the Nicktoons Network. Wolverine and the X-Men begins as an explosive event shatters the lives of the X-Men and takes away their mentor, Professor X. The beaten heroes, including Beast, Storm, Cyclops and […]

Over at our sister site Animated Views, we share photos and coverage from the recent Roy Disney Presents event which helped to wind up this year’s Newport Beach Film Festival. Roy, accompanied by Don Hahn and Dave Bossert, presented a wide variety of rare Disney shorts, some of which have seldom seen the light of […]

Prompted by the recent passing of Ollie Johnston, the Disney Insider online has posted a remembrance of Walt Disney’s famous Nine Old Men, with birth dates and passing dates for each. “Each of these men had unique talents and a distinctive style, but the films they created are seamless works of art — a triumph […]

Jim Hill Media gives a rundown on the rare shorts that will be screened tonight and presented by Roy Disney and Don Hahn at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Some of the presentations include three of the shorts that were to be part of Fantasia 2006, as well as the most recent Goofy How To… […]

According to The Orange County Register Disneyland has announced new expansion plans for the entire resort. Mention was made again of the pending Little Mermaid, Cars and Toy Story Mania! rides plus an announcement of a Tinker Bell attraction, due to the character’s enduring popularity. Perhaps the biggest news, however, was the hint at a […]

A new, more action-packed trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the second film by Disney/Walden Media based on the C.S. Lewis series of books, has hit the Internet. View it now at the MySpace Trailer Park. The film hits theaters on May 16.

The Newport Beach Film Festival has just released its film schedule for its 2008 run including many animated pieces. A highlight of their animated offerings will be their Roy Disney Presents evening at the Regency Lido Theatre on Wednesday, April 30. “Join noted filmmaker and Disney animation authority Roy E. Disney and noted film producer […]

On April 22nd at 10pm the Starz network will present the television broadcast premiere of The Pixar Story: A Leslie Iwerks Film. Immediately following will be a presentation of Starz Inside: The Pixar Story Continues, with scenes from Ratatouille and WALL•E. Official Site

This Saturday, March 22, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be present an Enchanted afternoon for families at The Grove of LA to celebrate the release of its animated/live action fairy tale to DVD and Blu-Ray. More information follows:

The Orange County Register today showcases the new Toy Story Mania ride coming this May to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fl, and in June to Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, CA. The 5½ minute ride is divided into several 31-second interactive carnival style games such as “an egg toss called Hamm ‘N’ […]

According to Ain’t It Cool News the US will get a theatrical release of Star Wars: Clone Wars on August 15 to kick off the CGI animated television series. The Clone Wars storyline takes place between Episodes II and III in George Lucas’ Star Wars film saga.

“DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions, Ltd. are pleased to announce that Shrek the Musical will open at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Preview performances begin on November 8, 2008 following a pre-Broadway run at Seattle’s The 5th Avenue Theatre, August 14 to September 21.” The full press release follows: