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By Michael - October 12th, 2008 I’ve been occupied with a bit of research lately, trying to cobble together something interesting as well as trying to ascertain what the current economic situation is going to mean for the tenuous future of many long hoped-for park enhancements. So I’ll let other writers do the heavy lifting, as I empty out my bookmarks […]
By Michael - October 10th, 2008 Ladies and gentlemen, your new chair of the Federal Reserve
So, the economy.
With the Dow plunging straight into the Briar Patch and investment banks worldwide failing like the Disney Institute, one might wonder what the economic crunch might mean for Disney’s plans for upgrading their theme parks. In the last few days, we’ve started […]
By BeaconJoe - January 24th, 2008
Today in 2000 Bob Iger was promoted to President of the Walt Disney Company. At the time, I yawned and declared him to be quite the yes man Eisner underling, but he’s given me a nice meal of crow to eat. Thank God it wasn’t Paul Pressler.
Yes Iger’s done great […]
By Michael - November 6th, 2007 Last January, celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz debuted a series of promotional photographs for the multi-year global “Year of a Million Dreams” ad campaign. The ads, featuring David Beckham, Beyonce, and Scarlett Johansson, created worldwide excitement for the “Disney Parks” promotion and now Leibovitz has returned with… exciting… magical… umm…
Look. Leibovitz is a legendary photographer […]
By Michael - November 6th, 2007 A few weeks ago the folks at Disney HQ announced something that the net nabobs had been expecting for a long time – a name change for the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in Orlando. These rumors go way, way back – litigation over the name began even before the park opened and extended well into […]
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The Progress City Primer
From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.
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