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Where's Nemo? At Disneyland, of course
Better than news about terrorist attacks, natural catastrophes, global warming, murders and other crimes, The Orange County Register has as its top story today a report on the Disneyland Finding… |
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Play the game of life . . . insurance
An article in The Orange County Register attempts to articulate which famous cartoon, comic, and movie characters are most in need of a life insurance policy. The piece reports on… |
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Zip a Dee Vee Dee: Song of the South in the news again
Yesterday’s Orange County Register showcased SongoftheSouth.net’s Christian Willis, calling attention to his online petition urging the release of Disney’s Song of the South to DVD (we’ll settle for Blu-Ray though)… |
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Pirate's Lair opens
…can maneuver pumps that reveal a sunken ship and skeletal pirates still clinging to what lies beneath.” The Orange County Register has all the details, including photos, maps, and more…. |
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Nemo found at Disneyland
More news from the land down under: Orange County, California, not Australia. Yesterday’s Orange County Register reported on the soft opening to the media and select annual passholders of the… |
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Remy educates about food
The Orange County Register’s weekly Wine & Food section today offers up an article on the culinary aspect of Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Ratatouille, noting the gustatory research that the Pixar people… |
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Cartoon Network, Hasbro team for Transformers Animated
…supervising director, Sam Register as executive producer, Derrick Wyatt as character designer, and Marty Isenberg as head writer. Hasbro will expand the series’ world via toys, games, licensed merchandise and… |
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Sand's not just for beaches anymore
Soon to be a rival to hand-drawn, stop motion, computer-generated, and motion capture animation is . . . sand animation. The web edition of The Orange County Register features Hungarian… |
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Cartoon Network Panels and Events Lineup for 2007 Comic-Con International
…for release in January 2008 on Cartoon Network. The Cartoon Network panelists include: · Sam Register, executive producer; · Matt Youngberg, supervising director; · Derrick Wyatt, character designer; and ·… |
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Emerging motion capture technology
The Orange County Register yesterday reported on a new motion capture technology pioneered by Gene Alexander. Known as “MaMoCa, which stands for ‘Markerless Motion Capture,’ [it] will cut the cost… |
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Happy 70th, Daffy
The Orange County Register today features an interview with Linda Clough of Costa Mesa, daughter of Daffy Duck creator and Warner Bros. animation luminary Chuck Jones, in honor of the… |
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DCA Expansion
Information on the changes announced earlier today for Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, CA, can be found at The Orange County Register and o-meon (with numerous photos). Of… |
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Snow White 70th Anniversary Event: Part III
…Orange County Register for more information). You don’t have to have attended the 70th Anniversary celebration to catch the art exhibit though as it will be on display until the… |
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Toy Story Mania loads up its interactive ammo
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… |
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Disneyland expansion plans
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!… |
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Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries
…and the Secret of the Stone Tiger” show, an Indiana Jones theme added to the famous Jungle Cruise ride and more. Read all about it at The Orange County Register…. |
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Sleeping Beauty's Castle to reawaken
According to The Orange County Register the iconic Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CA, will reopen its walkthrough attraction, originally opened in 1957 but closed in 2001,… |
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Upcoming DCA changes rooted in early Disney animation
…based in early Disney animated shorts and features such as The Band Concert, Dumbo, and Casey at Bat. For additional perspective see The Orange County Register’s article (includes exclusive large… |
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Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter
…includes both The Black Freighter and Under The Hood, judging by what it says on the disc. BD-Live Exclusives: It took just a few minutes to register for Warner’s BD-Live… |
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The Fox And The Hound 2
…of the Disney animated line, 1981’s The Fox And The Hound does not register too strongly. In fact, I am hard-pressed to think of a less illustrious effort. Oh, it’s… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…backgrounds could be kept quite simple since anything else would not register on the small TV screens of the time anyway. (Alex Anderson, Jay Ward and their colleagues had found… |
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Tinker Bell
…virtual prizes. You must then register for BD-Live over the Web. You can also view a promo on the Blu-ray explaining the BD-Live options. Disney is really pushing these features,… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrowland: Disney In Space And Beyond
…right on the Main Menu button of the Bonus Features on the 2nd disc and it will highlight a red button (next to the Register Your DVD writing). Click on… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Three: Musical minstrels Alan Menken and Danny Troob!
…a beautiful and rich sound in that register and I wanted it to be hollow, like the old hag. I liked the speaking voice that Susan Surandon used as the… |
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The Great Mouse Detective
…there are no added games in the DVD-ROM section, there is a link to register your disc at the DisneyDVD site. Case Study: Unfortunately, Basil has not been supported as… |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…kids and the final “bucket and ball” challenge took me more than a few attempts! Other than that, standard weblinks lead to the Disney online site, where you can register… |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
…Disney interface and a link to register the disc with Disney’s replacement program. Case Study: Frankly bland cover art sits within Disney’s white keepcases of choice, while the inside presents… |
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The Rescuers
…MIA, as are any DVD-ROM additions (it seems The Devil’s Eye diamond is not all that Medusa has stolen as there’s only a link to register your DVD). The cartoon… |
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Brother Bear: Special Edition
…Finally, oh Brother – where art thou DVD-ROM content? Nowhere, just a link to register the disc and the usual Disney interface. Case Study: Forgoing any deluxe treatment, Brother Bear’s… |
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Home On The Range
…a while! The Studio’s last few discs have only included the InterActual Player and customised interface as extras, with a link to register your disc only. In a nice surprise,… |
