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• Monday Mouse Watch : Are you ready to go back to "The Black Hole" ?

  Could Disney's desire to get into the super hero movie game eventually lead to yet another "Journey that Begins Where Everything Ends" ? Jim Hill has the details Read More... Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: Disney / Pixar, Disney executives, Disney franchise, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian", Walt Disney Productions, Walt Disney Studios, comic book, comic books , motion picture, movie, movies, Disney, "Race to Witch Mountain" , "WALL-E" , film, film franchises

• End of a Mouse Ear-a: "Where the Magic Begins" to close

  Jim Hill shares some very sad news coming out of the Bay Area. Cindy Russell's celebrated Disneyana shop will soon be shuttering Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: retail establishment , Disney, limited edition , Livermore, Disney Store, Disney Stores, Disneyana, Disneyana community , Disneyana Enthusiasts, Disneyana fans, "Where the Magic Begins", Cindy Russell, animation, "Cinderella", 2003, 2008, artists , character , character-based merchandise, characters

• Toon Thursday: "Ariel's Beginning" is a polished, professional & perfectly pleasant prequel to "The Little Mermaid." But ...

  Jim Hill caught an advance screening of this new DisneyToon Studios production last month at Comic-Con. And he now shares his thoughts on this somewhat disappointing home premiere Read More... Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Disney, "The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning", "The Little Mermaid", 2008, home premiere, DisneyToon Studios

• Tune Tuesday: Dance your way to NYC to see "Mary Poppins"

  Jim Hill talks up BroadwayWorld's latest contest, which will bring one lucky winner to the Big Apple to check out this Disney Theatrical production Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: Mary Poppins, dancers , Disney, Broadway, Broadway musical, BroadwayWorld, Disney Theatrical, music, musical, "Mary Poppins", 2006, 2008, stage, stage version

• Monday Mouse Watch : Why did Disney push back "Prince of Persia" ?

  Jim Hill shares some of the theories that he's heard about the change in release dates for this new Jerry Bruckheimer production, which now has "The Sands of Time" shifting from June of 2009 to May of 2010 Read More... Posted Monday, August 11, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Jerry Bruckheimer, Disney Channel, Disney franchise, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" , "Prince of Persia", franchise, 2009, 2010, release date, "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise

• The Adventurers Club that we almost got

  Jim Hill talks about how WDI's original plans for Pleasure Island were changed to due to cost concerns. He also reminds JHM readers about Peter David's map-mailing campaign to save the Adventurers Club Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: Joe Rohde, Tokyo DisneySea, Disney CEO, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney World, Marty Sklar, The Adventurers Club, The Haunted Mansion, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, resort, restaurant, Robert Iger, Adventurers Club, Disney, Save the Adventurers Club, September, Disney World, night club, night club complex, night clubs, The Walt Disney World Resort, Peter David, PI, Pleasure Island, 1986, 1989, Hong Kong Disneyland, WDI, WDW, Bob Iger, Michael Eisner

• Well, so much for that conspiracy theory ...

  Jim Hill shares a funny story about a domain name that the Walt Disney Company recently registered. Which led one reporter to believe that the WDW & Disneyland resorts were in some real trouble this Fall Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Thomas Staggs, Tom Staggs, television, promotion, promotional campaign, conspiracy theories, ABC, Disney, September, Disney World, Disneyland, National Stay At Home Week, Emmy Awards, Disneyland Resort, The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, WDW, attendance levels, occupancy rate , occupancy rates, domain name , domain names

• "I've been dealing with alien probes my whole life"

  "Race to Witch Mountain" director Andy Fickman talks about his reinvention of this Disney franchise. WARNING : There be spoilers ahead ! Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: "48 Hours" , "Aliens" , "Casino Royale" , intense action sequence, intense action sequences , invasion, Roger Corman, Roswell, San Diego, San Diego Convention Center , thrill ride, Tia , Tony, "The Bourne Ultimatum", "The Game Plan", Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Winnebago, Witch Mountain, Witch Mountain franchise, Witch Mountain mythology, X-Files , Ike Eisenmann , Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, contemporary action-adventure , convention, convention center , action adventure, action film , action films, action sequence, action-adventure , Disney, Las Vegas, sci-fi, sci-fi action-adventure , screenplay, kick-ass, kick-ass thrill ride , Kim Richards , UFO, UFO movie, UFOs , "Predator" , "Race to Witch Mountain" , mythology, New Mexico, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, "Witch Mountain", "Witch Mountain" franchise, Alexander Key , Alexander Ludwig, alien, alien probe, alien probes , Andy Fickman, AnnaSophia Robb, The Siphon, Siphon, "Escape to Witch Mountain", "Fantastic Four", 1975, 2009, homeworld, push the envelope , real UFO movie, reinvention , assassin, "The Punisher", "The X-Files" , Stan Winston, Stan Winston Studio , "Return from Witch Mountain", family film , Dolph Lundgren

• "I can go to Disney and be a director, or I can stay here and make history"

  In honor of "Tin Toy" 's 20th anniversary, Jim Hill shares an excerpt from David A. Price's "The Pixar Touch" which talks about the creation of this Academy Award-winning short Read More... Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Lasseter, Disney / Pixar, Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios, computer animation, Academy Award, Academy Award winner, David A Price, Disney, Disney Pixar , Ed Catmull, "The Pixar Touch : The Making of a Company", Pacific Data Image, PDI, Alvy Ray Smith, Andrew Stanton, animated short, animation, Apple, "Luxo Jr", short, shorts, SIGGRAPH, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Oscar, Oscar-winning , "Tin Toy", Steve Jobs, "Red's Dream", CG

• Toon Thursday: GAME OVER for TRON's first director

  Jim Hill's back with even more news about this eagerly awaited sequel. Including who's replaced Steve Lisberger as the new creative lead on the "TR2N" project Read More... Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: John Lasseter, Disney / Pixar, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions, motion picture, movie, Disney, "Toy Story 3" , "Toy Story", TR2N, Tron , Tron 2, Tron Sequel, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, film, 1982, 2010, Steve Lisberger

• Eoin Colfer gasses up for Comic-Con

  Jim Hill chats up the author of "Artemis Fowl," who'll be rolling into San Diego today aboard the "Fairies, Fiends and Flatulence" bus as part of his U.S. book tour Read More... Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney Studios, Hyperion Studios, Disney, 2006, 2008, book

• What's in a (Disney domain) name?

  As he gets ready to cover this year's Comic-Con, Jim Hill shares some of the more interesting domain names that the Walt Disney Company has registered over the past month Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: Walt Disney World, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Weddings, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, WDW

• Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster

  WARNING !! There be spoilers ahead as Jim Hill shares what he knows about the family-friendly attraction that will be opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Fall of 2011 Read More... Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 29 Comments Filed under: "A Bug's Life", "Cars", Jim Henson, theme park attraction, thrill ride, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, Imagineer, Imagineering, Imagineers, DCA, DHS, Disney, Disney Pixar , Disney Princess, Disney World, Disneyland, Emeryville, "Toy Story Mania", "Toy Story", coaster, animated character, animated feature, animation, Disneyland Resort, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, theme park, Carsland, soundstage , Pete Docter, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Pixar campus, 2011, WDI, WDW, attraction, "Monsters Inc."

• Just how spectacular was WDW's Bicentennial spectacular?

  In this week's Why For column, Jim Hill looks back to July of 1976. To be specific, all of the advance preparation that WDW officials put into that resort's Bicentennial fireworks display Read More... Posted Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: January, Jeff Lange, JeffLangeDVD, theme park guest, Walt Disney World, Why For, World Showcase, World Showcase Lagoon, hotel, promotion, Disney, Seven Seas Lagoon, lagoon , lagoon show, Disney World, Disneyland, Epcot, parade, parades, visually stunning , Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, The Walt Disney World Resort, theme park, cast member, cast members, show, Sleeping Beauty Castle, soft opening, sound check, fireworks, fireworks display, fireworks extravaganza , Crowne Plaza, 1974, 1976, water , water pageant, water skiing, WDW, WDWCelebrations , audience, staging

• In just one week, the Con is on !

  Jim Hill reviews the programming for Comic-Con 2008 and then points out some panels & signings that Disneyana fans should probably seek out while they're down in San Diego Read More... Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: "Bolt", Disney / Pixar, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, television, comic book, comic books , movie, ABC, ABC reality series, Disney, "Prince of Persia", "Up", "The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning", TV, TV show, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, film, 2008, 2009, Chris Sanders, Eric Goldberg, feature film