Disney Publishing Enlightens the World with new “it’s a small world” app for iphone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

We currently have an iPod touch at home and I am impressed with its ability to teach as well as entertain. I can’t wait to upgrade to an iPad, expand the visual real estate, and explore its potential as well

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John Lasseter Interview on Charlie Rose

The recent interview with John Lasseter by Charlie Rose is now up for viewing on the web. Among the wide ranging discussion they covered the history of Pixar, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, animation, and the latest movie ‘Brave’. As usual, Rose is interested in getting behind the subject’s secret of success and their motivation.

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Rarest of the Rare Original Disneyland Prospectus Coming to Auction

Disneyland fans may have to mortgage their homes, cars, and first born children to get their hands on this rarest of the rare piece of Disneyland history. One of three, and the only intact copy, prospectus portfolios with beautiful art by Herb Ryman and used by Walt to pitch the idea for Disneyland to New York bankers (footnote: he was rejected) is coming up for auction. The estimated value at auction is $150,000

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Lost Oswald The Lucky Rabbit film Discovered, Will Be Auctioned

The linchpin of Walt Disney’s creative genius was that even when faced with the sort of loss that would devastate most people, he never gave up. Walt’s biggest creative loss was when Charles Mintz stole away the rights to Oswald The Lucky Rabbit (and most of Walt’s animators). The creative juices inspired in Walt by that crisis gave us Mickey Mouse and the rest of the Walt Disney pantheon of characters

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Lost Oswald The Lucky Rabbit film Discovered, Will Be Auctioned

Lost Oswald The Lucky Rabbit film Discovered, Will Be Auctioned

The linchpin of Walt Disney’s creative genius was that even when faced with the sort of loss that would devastate most people, he never gave up. Walt’s biggest creative loss was when Charles Mintz stole away the rights to Oswald The Lucky Rabbit (and most of Walt’s animators)

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Lost Oswald The Lucky Rabbit film Discovered, Will Be Auctioned

Behind the Scenes at Restored Enchanted Tiki Room

Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room in the Sunshine Pavilion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom – boy that’s a mouthful – officially returns to Central Florida today after a fire evicted the much despised new management version. The update features new state of the art show programming, new remastered audio, and energy efficient lighting.

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Bob Iger says Disney Interested in Acquiring More Characters

Some diehard Disney fans would have you believe that back in the day, Disney used to create their own characters. Whether live action or animation, the early franchises were all created out of the minds of Walt Disney and his artists.

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History of Disney’s Audio-Animatronics

Walt Disney led his company through the invention of many technologies. In animation there was the Xerographic Cell transfer process and the Multi-plane camera, just to name a few. But one of Disney’s most major inventions was the animation of the human figure in real life – Audio-Animatronics

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$3.65 Million? How About My Soul Instead?

Get ready, Mouseketeers, for the house that just hit the market. Photo courtesy Flickr user Loren Javier  via CC-License Disney’s home from 1932-1950 in Los Feliz, CA, a beautiful four-bedroom estate built by Walt himself, is currently listed at $3.65 million, a small price to pay for such iconic residence.

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Happy Birthday Disneyland

Disneyland turns 56 today.

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