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Frozen II heats up Thanksgiving weekend with new record
…has $287 million in the bank, which means that it’s eclipsed the total grosses of previous Disney Thanksgiving hits like Moana, Coco, Tangled and Ralph Breaks the Internet in a… |
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And now for some random 'toon trivia…
…Disney animated feature. When Disney was making Alice in Wonderland, there was a segment about the dreaded Jabberwocky and Freberg was called in to do the voice. “I was directed… |
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Another Release Date Change for Home on the Range?
…it, it conflicts with Range and Disney’s live action Hidalgo, also set for release in April. Why might Disney move it? They moved Hidalgo because they believed it would conflict… |
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\\Haunted Mansion\\ 3D Ghost Tour at NYC's Grand Central Station
Thanks to \\Matt\\ for the following report on Disney’s \\Haunted Mansion\\ 3D Ghost Tour at NYC’s Grand Central Station. Pictures from the event follow. On Friday, October 31, Disney went… |
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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
Animation Blast has updated with news of a letter of support for the efforts of Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold in calling for the ouster of Michael Eisner. The… |
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Robert Longbottom to direct \\On the Record\\
…a \\Variety\\ story. Longbottom “conceived the idea for the new musical with Disney’s Thomas Schumacher”. As we reported {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00000388.html yesterday}}, the show will feature songs from classic Disney films… |
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No One Goes Tromping Around Wearing Boots Like . . . Michael Eisner?
…height) and to other Disney villains in general in the recent Roy Disney/Stanley Gold controversy yet still holds out hope that Eisner can come down out of his tower, acknowledge… |
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More on the Trouble at the Mouse House
…as “Disney Crisis 2004.” I know it’s not even 2004 yet but, from what Jim’s saying and from indicators at Save Disney.com, things are going to start really picking up… |
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Definitely not the "happiest place on Earth": WDFA-Florida shuts its doors…
Walt Disney Feature Animation-Florida will today officially close its doors, putting over 250 talented artists, technicians and animators out of work, as well as depriving the public of a chance… |
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Notorious murderer caught working in very unlikely place
…of Haiti’s most notorious massacres. Where do you hide? You’re going to Disney World! Jean-Claude Duperval “who worked on tourist boats at Florida’s Disney World for five years was arrested… |
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SaveDisney Movement Plans Investor Meeting Pre-Meeting
The Big Cartoon DataBase reports on an alternative Disney investor meeting set up by Walt Disney Company dissidents Roy Disney and Stanley Gold. This meeting will be held in Philadelphia… |
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Toy Story Sequels sans Pixar? There's More Here Than Meets the Eye
Animation Insider has a report on Disney’s plans to release sequels based on Pixar films even without Pixar’s aid. According to Dick Cook, Walt Disney Studios Chairman, “We will nurture… |
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Nation's largest public pension fund to withhold its votes for Eisner
According to the {{link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=509&u=/ap/20040225/ap_on_bi_ge/disney_eisner_4&printer=1 Associated Press}}, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System has announced that it will withhold its votes for Disney CEO Michael Eisner’s re-election at next week’s… |
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Walt: The Man Behind The Myth on DVD now
…contributions he made to filmmaking and society in general. For more on Walt, check out {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/waltdisney/index.html The Walt Disney Family Museum}}, an online site with a whole new host… |
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Philadelphia 2004: Over 40% of shares withheld from Eisner
…40 percent of shareholder votes cast at Disney’s annual meeting were withheld on Eisner’s re-election”. The number is far beyond Roy Disney’s hoped for 15-20%, and even more than his… |
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Home On The Range: AICN review
…Range, ‘Burma’ gives it a resounding thumbs up, saying that “This is a great Disney outing that the WHOLE family can enjoy”. Catch it from Friday and help traditional Disney… |
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Animator Harry Holt dies
…at Hanna-Barbera, before returning to the Mouse House in the 1960s to work on designs for Walt Disney World and to greet guests at Disney/MGM Florida in the early 1990s…. |
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Building a better Mouse: Mickey for revamp?
Don’t worry! The image on the right is not the new direction that Disney is taking their evergreen mascot, but as the {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/movies/18GREE.html?ex=1083470400&en=f9729def6c7309a0&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1 New York Times}} (free subscription required)… |
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A date with Destino
…and brought to completion by his nephew, Roy Disney. The evening gala includes a film screening and discussion of Destino & Dali with special guests Roy and Patty Disney, Christine… |
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Clay Aiken to appear on Aladdin Special Edition DVD
…Calif., May 7, 2004 (Mother’s Day 2004 Announcement) – In celebration of Mother’s Day, Walt Disney Home Entertainment today announces that popular recording artist Clay Aiken will perform the deleted… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
…the rules of good sportsmanship. Nobody brought up or asked him about feuds with Michael Eisner or Roy Disney. Nobody brought up any real or perceived DreamWorks vs. Disney or… |
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Announcing Toonacious Family Entertainment
Follow the ‘More’ link for the transcript of a press release announcing the opening of a new animation studio, Toonacious Family Entertainment, by Disney director and animator, Tony Bancroft, who… |
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Turner's Beef With Big Media
Ted Turner criticizes the Disney Company, among others, in the current Washington Monthly magazine. He writes about the disturbing issue of consolidation and corporate control of the media, citing three… |
