When did this happen?

>>33955
Fairly recently, apparently. I'm not even sure the building's been built yet.

>>33957

and pixar beings its next stage in world domination

>>33958

I, for one, welcome our new animating overlords.

>>33959
I'd like to remind them that, as a beloved internet personality, I'd be helpful in rounding up people to work in their underground CGI nugget mines.

Space Mountain's reopened at Disney World. Queue and postshow have been updated some, moreso the queue what with it having some vidya games added towards the midway point of the line.
Queue elements really emphasize a Space Airport storyline rather then the delivery company theme it had since Fed-Ex was sponsoring back in the 90s.
Baggage claim towards the start of that post show has a nifty little Horizons shout out on some luggage stickers.

>>33962
Sounds cool. Anyone been on it?

>>33963
From the reports I've been getting, ride's become even darker and they've added some new digital projection effects.
They didn't mess with the track too much beyond replacing some sections. Disney World management doesn't like it when something's out of commission too long so we'd never get as extensive an overhaul as Disneyland got a few years back.

>>33967

not when the head guy in charge of the park has a distaste for them anyway

>>33968
Jay Rasulo's not in charge of the parks anymore. He switched places with Disney's CFO, though it remains to be seen what sorta guy the new Parks head is.

Either way, I am dissapoint at Iger.

>>33969

Thomas O. Staggs

http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/thomas_staggs.html

hmmmm looking over his stuff it looks like if he can be convinced that it will make money and is a solid investment then he will go for it.

"Princess and the Frog" soundtrack out now.

That's very good news for my animation student friends, sounds like they'll have some better employment prospects after graduation.

Also good news for me on the off chance I can use my design education to weasel my way into the animation industry

  God, if only this was fully animated...

http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky112409a.htm
Fuller detail on that Disney World Space Mountain makeover

"Snow Queen" has officially been confirmed by producer Peter Del Vecho. It looks like Ron Clements and John Musker will NOT be directing, as a new project for them has been confirmed.

That means the current Walt Disney Animation Studios roster is as follows:

"The Princess and the Frog" (2D)(2009)(Musical)
"Rapunzel"(3D)(2010)(Musical, supposedly done in a 60's rock fashion)
"Winnie the Pooh" (2D)(2011)
"King of the Elves"(3D)(2012)
"The Snow Queen"(2D)(2013?)

No set release date:
Joe Jump (CG)
Untitled Ron Clements and John Musker project (2D)

>>35468
Another Pooh movie? Fuck. I hate Disney for creating that shitty boring as hell franchise.

>>35473

They're trying to make it more like the original Honey Tree and Rather Blustery day apparently.

So with the Captain EO return at Disneyland supposedly in mid-January, apparently it's being considered for being put back at Epcot as well.

Also, the Paradise Pier lagoon is all filled up again after the installation of the World of Color stuff. Just a few more tweaks on the fountain system and they'll start programming and testing stuff. The viewing area construction should be finished by February, meaning the end of the construction wall hallway in the pic of the site here.

Also, Tokyo Disney Sea is considering putting in their own version of Fantasmic, though considering how that park is set up, would definitely be radically different from the US versions

>>35478
The World of Color show platform here
MiceChat's weekly updates have been a fine way to keep posted on it.

Also forgot, Aladdin the Musical is ending this summer, to be replaced with a expanded version of the Toy Story Musical on the Disney Cruise Ship now.
http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/dateline-disneyland/1321-california-adventure-construction-bye-bye-aladdin-stroller-rental-center-more.html#DD2-1

>>35479
Aww dang, I love the Aladdin musical... but it has been there for a long time, I suppose. Maybe it will be relocated elsewhere.

Word is Chris Buck ("Tarzan", "Surf's Up") is going to direct "Snow Queen".

Frankly, I'd prefer Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.

>>35482
Probably not. Disney World doesn't have theaters big enough to accomodate the Flying Carpet scene.

Prep and Landing's been good so far.

Goodnight sweet prince

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6773578.html

>>36333
Forgot an appropriate mourning picture

>>36333

He was a great man. Standing up for the dream when everyone else was ready to leave it.

Partial casting call for Frankenweenie is up, contains plot spoilers, possible racism.


[EDGAR] A Caucasian Male 8-11 years old. Edgar is a needy little kid who wants desperately to be accepted by the cool kids in his class. Naturally a little nerdy, he gravitates to Victor and basically annoys him until he agrees to let him be his lab partner. He is more than a little gullible and is easily tricked into giving away Victor’s precious secret and unwittingly starting the whole mess with the other monsters.

[TOSHIAKI] A Japanese Male 8-11 years old. Toshiaki is the natural leader of the cool kids in Victor’s class. He is a good athlete, and an avid little league baseball player but Toshiaki has a mischievous side. He is the one that ultimately manipulates E into giving up the secret of Sparky and it is his idea to turn the other animals into monsters. He is Japanese and his monster creation is a little Godzilla lizard.

[BOB] A Caucasian Male 8-11 years old. Bob is the dumb, jockey kid. He has more brawn than brains. He follows Toshiaki and Nassor around even when it means that he has to be the one to test the home made jet pack that Toshiaki has created.

[NASSOR] A Middle-Eastern Male 8-11 years old. Nassor is the star of the little league team and just goes along with Toshiak’s plan. He is a bit more serious than the others but still doesn’t see the impending chaos when he chooses to bring his hamster mummy back to life.

[WEIRD GIRL] A Caucasian Female 8-11 years old. She has a very dark and ominous take on even the most mundane occurrences and jumps at the chance to bring some dead animals back to life.

[ELSA] A Caucasian Female 8-11 years old. Elsa is a sweet girl who likes to follow the rules and not cause too much trouble. A bit of a “goody two shoes,” she is not afraid to speak up and even corrects the teacher when he makes a mistake. She is excited about the festivities planned for the town’s Dutch Day parade and even has a solo dance number in the show.

  I fucking love Pogo so much.

>>37584
New Pogo?!
I'm very pleased!

Pic from Rapunzel scanned from some French movie article. I'm liking the look.

>>37589

And its Pixar endorsed

>>39387

Kinky

Not so much news as much as something cool regular /co/'s been posting the past couple days. Pooh's such a dick in this comic strip.
www.creators.com/comics/winnie-the-pooh/

"King of the Elves" is officially cancelled.

Here's some concept art!

>>40400
Oh, and Tim Burton is doing a live-action prequel to Sleeping Beauty called Maleficent.

>>40400>>40401
PORQUE?!

>>40401
>>40400
D:

>>40400
Source? I've heard the project had stalled out, but hadn't heard it was officially axed.

>>40401
Not sure if want...
Tim Burton, Maleficent - Good.
Disney sequel/prequel, live action - Possibly very bad.

Again though, source? Google reveals a great deal of rampant speculation but nothing concrete.

>>40400
>>40401
Aw man.
And I have a bad feeling about that Maleficent movie.

>>40406

The thing about Maleficent is that her whole shtick is that she's THE epic badguy.

She's not some sympathetic character you need to sympathize with. She is a straight up spiteful, hateful bitch who killed an innocent girl for something that she had nothing to do with. She turned into a dragon and said "NOW YOU FACE ME AND ALL THE POWERS OF HELL!" all to imprison a man for years and have him turn into a crotchety old man for him to return to his still young and still sleeping bride.

Trying to "put a new twist" on that is just bad no matter how you slice it.

>>40415
Well, the pathetically optimistic part of me hopes that it won't be some mushy backstory that ruins the character, like what happened to Vader. I hope they keep this just a nice story of Maleficent being the ultimate evil badass.

However, as my realistic side points out, that would be the awesome thing to do, but movie people pretty much never do what would be truly awesome.

>>40404
Maleficent: http://www.aintitcool.com/talkback_display/43678?q=node/43678

Admittedly, I jumped the gun on that one. It looks like it's still just a rumor. Frankly, I hope it stays that way: sure-fire way to screw up Maleficent is to give her some Freudian excuse.

KOTE: http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2010/01/glimpse-into-future-past-never-to-be.html

http://flipbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/2010/01/king-of-elves.html


BONUS: RAIN-DAY FUN! Post this picture on regular /co/ and see how many posts it takes for the thread to derail into rampant perversion! :D

You know what?
Thank goodness.
These KotE concept pieces really aren't doing much for me.

Model of that Fantasyland expansion in the works at WDW.

>>40494

looking retro

>>40498
Especially Dumbo. Looks a lot more like the original Dumbo setup then the newer one they installed in the mid-90s.

Wish they'd use this as an excuse to get rid of the Medieval Festival theming of the current "Castle Courtyard" area of Fantasyland, though it looks like Pooh will at least get an overhauled entrance.

>>40501

Think they are making room for some Toy Story themed stuff? could fit it into the entrance area to frontierland at least the Woody Stuff

>>40502

Never noticed but Jessie is a bit chesty for a stuffed doll from the olden times

>>40503

I mean I've seen some old stuffed dolls but usually they diddn't denote curves

>>40502
Toy Story's pretty well covered at Disney World already. They got Buzz Lightyear in Magic Kingdom already, plus Toy Story Mania at the Studios.
And Frontierland isn't directly accessible from Fantasyland/the hub at Magic Kingdom, gotta go through Liberty Square. Disneyland on the other hand does have that Big Thunder Ranch area being considered for expansion though.

>>40505

Guess they are looking back at some of Walts early ideas

http://www.martinsvids.net/

great site for Disney Videos

>>40507
Oh I've known about Martin Smith's works for maybe five years now, via the Mousebits torrents. His stuff is amazing.

New Space Mountain and Tower of Terror videos are apparently in the works.

Huh. So Velveteen Rabbit was apparently in development at Disney until Eisner ravaged the animation department those many years ago.
http://progresscityusa.com/2010/01/21/off-the-shelf-the-velveteen-rabbit/

>>41021
I don't know if I would have been able to handle that movie.

>>41021
I'm crying at the mere mention of that book.

>>41021
Depending on when it came out it wouldn't have ended well. Especially with all these varied flues and such.

http://www.amazon.ca/Haunted-Mansion-Ghost-Will-Follow/dp/1593621736
So, we're finally getting the never released final issue of the Haunted Mansion comic in a second paperback collection coming in March.

>>41165
Just went into my LCS today to ask about ordering it. Owner already did it about a week ago when seeing it in the Diamond catalog, knowing I'd be interested in it.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/01/world-of-color-abbey-road/

Goddamn, World of Color's version of Night on Bald Mountain is awesome.

I love this cover

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/02/01/100201sh_shouts_rudnick

God dammit, New Yorker...

>>42120
People read that slop?

>>42120

>Porky Pig

This made me rage more than anything else on the list.

>>42121

Trendy Bullshit mag. I don't see the humor in that piece at all. I mean its all those retarded hipster jokes and some apparent "wit" that makes no damn sense

>>42120

The worst fucking thing.

>>42120
That is terrible and disgusting.

Screw you, New Yorker.

>>42120
Good lord

>>42121
Unfortunately my dad does...

>>42128

More like NEW FUCKER

>>42120
"HI, WE'RE THE NEW YORKER! WE DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT EPIC MICKEY, SO LET'S MAKE BASELESS ASSUMPTIONS!"

>>42120
FFFFFFFFFFFucking New Yorker...

>—When Mickey is shown starving to death after the nuclear disaster, and he eats Porky Pig, we feel that Porky should still be alive when his feet are removed.
>PORKY PIG

AHAHAHA WOW. NO, FUCK YOU, NEW YORKER

>>42120

It's like the writer wants to provoke shock and awe, so he finds a sound effects keyboard and mashes all the keys to make a noise of scare chords. The content isn't even all that shocking or creative, and the repetition of "hurr so edgy grimndark" just gets BORING after a while. It's like Garth Ennis writing Crossed.

>>42181
This is why I couldn't work up any ire in response to the article (apart from Porky's mention furrowing my brow). I suppose the writer could have intended to satirize the purpose behind Epic Mickey, which he seems dimly aware of, but it just comes across as the guy being under the impression that his dark 'n' edgy descriptions clashing with Mickey's everyman image is gold.

Fuck year, Up made it to Best Picture. And the funny thing is, I had Playing with the Big Boys Now from Prince of Egypt going on my iPod when I found out.

>>42272

best animated or actual Best Picture?

>>42276

Both

Funny, Up is now the second animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture

>>42277


damn that is impressive. Usually they have to decide on one or the other

>>42281
No, movies in Best Animated are still eligible for Best Picture. It's just that the Academy looks down on animation and created the category as a means to have a "kiddy table"

>>42282

Yea but I remember them having this conversation about Wall-E I believe and that it was a worry about splitting their votes or something.

Bad rumors surrounding "Rapunzel". Despite the fact that the film's debut is less than a year away, there, apparently, isn't enough finished footage of the main characters to cobble together a decent teaser yet. Worse still is a rumbling regarding a possible name change. Morale is rumored to be low.

>>42284
Last I saw Alan Rosenfeld, he was excited to be working on the project.
At least I think that's what he said. He didn't seem to be disappointed.

>>42278
This was the first, right?

>>42272
My face when I heard this news.

According to StitchKingdom, proposed renames for Rapunzel are including "The Thief and the Tower" and "The Hidden Tower"

>>42355
fuckin why

>>42422
Because Rapunzel will only get little girls to watch.
A more generic name will clearly get a more generic audience.

Disney Sea is getting their own Fantasmic in 2011, replacing BraviSEAmo. Gonna be drastically different and interesting to see the end result considering it'll be in the round.

Another bit of Park News, but Disney World's doing their own Summer Nightastic thing this year. The Main Street Electrical Parade's going back to Magic Kingdom for the season, along with the Magic, Music and Mayhem fireworks show they made for the shortlived Pirates and Princess Parties (which features a great sequence of Captain Hook's ship attacking the castle)
Tower of Terror will be getting a new drop sequence and effects for the season as well.

New Toy Story 3 trailer is out.

Spot the reason for my file name.

>>43533

WHAT THE HELL TOTORO

>>43533
odd...or is it?

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=27002

UK Trailer is slightly longer

>>43533

>>43556

Ken needs to get whupped by an old school Joe