Above you will find a video produced by Disney to show what the future holds for Disney's California Adventure. The video doesn't contain anything I didn't know or haven't seen yet, but it's still a good re-cap that gets me very excited for the next few years. I am so glad that Imagineering is finally fixing the mistake that was California Adventure. Only a few years until it's all over...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Video Re-cap of DCA's Future
Monday, January 4, 2010
Blu-ray Previews for 'Toy Story' and 'Fantasia'
Briefly: Below you will find two previews pitching the upcoming releases of Toy Story, Toy Story 2,
Toy Story and Toy Story 2:
Fantasia and Fantasia 2000:
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Official 'Toy Story' Lego Sets Released
After waiting for month after month, the Toy Story LEGO sets are now available! The Toy Story sets can be found at LEGO stores, toy stores, and countless other virtual stores online. They are pretty great. I'll walk you through each and every glorious, plastic set inspired by the Pixar films:
Woody and Buzz to the Rescue!
Cost: $19.99
Pieces: 92
Minifigs: Buzz and Woody
LEGO Number: 7590
Interactivity: This set is mildly interactive with RC's "motor action" and the ability to strap Buzz to "The Big One".
Woody's Round-up
Cost: $49.99
Pieces: 502
Minifigs: Bullseye, Woody, Jessie, and Stinky Pete
LEGO Number: 7594
Interactivity: This one is very interactive with the ability to "turn the wheel to eject the back wall of jail," "use the boardwalk catapult to trap Stinky Pete," and use the goldmine which is "loaded with dynamite, exploding rocks, and secret traps!"
Buzz's Star Command Spaceship
Cost: $29.99
Pieces: 257
LEGO Number: 7593
Minifigs: Buzz Lightyear and Evil Emperor Zurg
Interactivity: This one isn't very interactive since its only two features include a moon buggy that deploys from the back of the spaceship, and the ability to open the cockpit to seat Buzz at the control.
Army Men on Patrol
Cost: $10.99
Pieces: 90
LEGO Number: 7595
Minifigs: 4 Green Army Men
Interactivity: This one isn't very interactive since its at the lower end of the Toy Story LEGO line-up. The jeep just has a spare tire, and that's about it.
Construct-a-Buzz
Cost: $24.99
Pieces: 211
LEGO Number: 7592
Minifigs: 1 Little Green Alien and Buzz Lightyear
Interactivity: Buzz has quite a bit of interactive features: you can "flick fire Buzz's laser cannon," he has a "retractable helmet that protects Buzz in outer space," and you can "move the wings on Buzz's jetpack."
Construct-a-Zurg
Cost: $24.99
Pieces: 118
LEGO Number: 7591
Minifigs: 1 Little Green Alien and Emperor Zurg
Interactivity: This one is fairly interactive and features a "powerful sphere-shooting cannon" and a "rotating waist."
Well, those are the long-awaited Toy Story LEGO sets. For more information and pictures visit the product page on LEGO.com. I must say that these sets are a slight let-down since there aren't any massive, more than 1000-pieces sets; all of these seem to be more aimed towards the beginning LEGO-builder and lack a real attention to detail. Nevertheless, I am still excited about the great match-up of LEGOs and Pixar, and I will certainly get each and every one of these sets.
TS3's Mr. Pricklepants Makes his First Appearance
A lot is known about Pixar's upcoming film Toy Story 3, but there are still many things that are being kept secret. However, on the Disney Channel promo clip "Toy Story 3: Drawn to Animation," we get a brand new sneak peek at the hedgehog character Mr. Pricklepants, voiced by Timothy Dalton. Very exciting. Watch the 62-second video, hosted by Director Lee Unkrich, below.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Fascinating List of Never Built Disney Attractions, Lands, Resorts, and More
Wikipedia is a wonderful wealth of knowledge that can be utilized to both entertain and inform on almost any subject. And Disney Parks are no exception. Wikipedia has a page entitled "List of never built Disney attractions." It is a gigantic list, with details, names, and, occasionally, links, of Disney rides, lands, restaurants, etc. that were once in their planning phases but never made it to their final building stages. The list, of course, is nowhere near exhaustive since there are thousands upon thousands of projects that the public will never even know about. That doesn't mean that this list is meaningless, however, this list makes a great read and makes you wonder about the rides and attractions that could have been. It also makes you feel sorry for the hundreds of Imagineers who slaved away for countless hours on their visions to only have them tossed in the trash can. I recommend heading over to Wikipedia and reading everything from WestCOT to Dick Tracy's Crime Stoppers and Mythia to Beastly Kingdom. The above image is concept art for the never-realized Disney park Port Disney, an American version of the Tokyo DisneySea park to be located in Long Beach, California.
Source: Disney and More
Friday, December 18, 2009
'Toy Story 3' to be released in IMAX 3D
In a press release this morning, it was announced that Pixar's next film, Toy Story 3, will be released in the glorious IMAX 3D format. The IMAX system features "unparalleled image and sound." The film will remastered using the proprietary IMAX DMR technology. This will be the fourth film released by Disney to come out in IMAX theaters, but the very first for Pixar. Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment, said that "Pixar's beloved films have changed the way people go to the movies. IMAX is proud to be working with both Pixar and Disney, who like IMAX, strive to transport moviegoers to incredible places that people only dream about visiting. In IMAX 3D and through the power of Randy Newman's incomparable music, audiences will be able to see and hear Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the larger than life characters of Toy Story in a whole new way."
The IMAX 3D version of Toy Story 3 will be released on the same date as all of the other formats: June 18, 2010.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Roy E. Disney dies
A day after the anniversary of Walt's death, his nephew, Roy E. Disney, has passed away. Roy was instrumental in the Second Golden Age of Animation during the 90s. He was a strong individual who saw to it that Ron Miller was replaced with Michael Eisner and Frank Wells in order to revive the slowly slipping name of 'Disney.' And, once Eisner turned on Roy, Roy did the same to Eisner and got him ousted. He was a true believer in his uncle Walt and his father Roy's ideals of quality animation and a company that everybody could love. Roy E. Disney will certainly be missed.
Read this wonderful obituary at the LA Times.
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