Dave Smith, Walt Disney Company Archivist to Retire

For the last 40+ years one man has literally had the job of preserving the history of the Walt Disney Company. That man, Dave Smith, like so many others came to Disney on a temporary assignment and ended up sticking around for the rest of their career.

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Dave Smith, Walt Disney Company Archivist to Retire

Dave Smith, Walt Disney Company Archivist to Retire

For the last 40+ years one man has literally had the job of preserving the history of the Walt Disney Company.

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Walt Disney Pictures news and blogs - June 28, 2010

Below is today’s roundup of news and blogs that haven’t yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Walt Disney Pictures news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.   •   NewsFlash: John Carter of Mars starts shooting — by Billie Doux(noreply@blogger.com) from Billie Doux   •   Bruckheimer Gives Updates on Pirates & The Lone Ranger — from Comingsoon.net   •   'Up' lifting animation — from San Diego Union Tribune   •   'Up' will have you tearing up — from The Desert Sun   •   Jonas Brothers hit the big screen — from This is North Devon   •   BLU-RAY NEWS: Disney Summer of Blu features Lost 1 and 2, Miracle …

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Walt Disney Pictures news and blogs - June 28, 2010

Pixar Planning For Life After Catmull and Lasseter

With the Box Office success of Toy Story 3, over $300 million world wide in just over a week, making it a solid 11 for 11 successes thoughts have already turned to the chances for going 12 for 12. But what about even farther into the future for Pixar?  What will happen with Ed Catmull and John Lasseter take a much deserved retirement? The Economist wondered too

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Gloria Estefan visits Disney World

Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan poses June 26, 2010 with her new pals from the silver screen — “Toy Story 3″ characters Jessie (left) and Woody (right) — at the Magic Kingdom park. “Toy Story 3,” the hit Disney-Pixar animated feature film, debuted in U.S

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Why using WDW’s Monthly Payment Plan for APs can save you Money

Turns out there is an economic advantage to using the monthly payment option when buying a new Florida Resident Annual Pass at Walt Disney World. To see how beneficial the new monthly option for Disney APs is, I did an analysis.

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Why using WDW’s Monthly Payment Plan for APs can save you Money

No D23 Expo? Try the Disneyana Fan Club Convention

Did you have a great time at last year’s D23 Expo, you’ll have to wait at least another year for that to return. But you do have the opportunity to enjoy a Disney Fan convention with many years of history putting on a great show every July

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Pixar Characters redrawn as Star Wars

I found these drawings of Pixar characters as Star Wars characters to be particularly fun. Disney does create new Star Wars themed Disney toys every year for Star Wars Weekends, so perhaps they’ll find some way to partner with this artist for his ideas.

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SeaWorld provides critical care for endangered Sea Turtles displaced by the Gulf Oil Spill

Today the animal care specialists at Seaworld Orlando took in nine endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles from a Gulfport Miss facility. Moving the animals to Central Florida will make room at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies for Sea Turtles injured in the current Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The turtles at SeaWorld are in stable condition and the goal is to return them back into the wild

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Disney Dithering on Next Marvel Movie Hero

Way back when Disney bought Marvel, a move first announced almost a year ago, a few questions immediately popped to fans’ minds.

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