Posted on Wednesday, 26th January 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Disney combines great storytelling with theme park marketing to score 12 Oscar nominations Update February 28, 2011: 2 Oscar wins each for Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland.  Continue after break for specifics. Original article from January 26, 2011: Nominations for the Academy Awards were released today, and films from the Walt Disney Studios secured 12 [...]

Tags: Alice in Wonderland, ElecTRONica, Tangled, Toy Story 3, Toy Story Mania, Tron, Tron Legacy, Walt Disney Studios
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Posted on Monday, 20th December 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Updated February 2, 2011: Arrrrr mateys!  Disney released a new 10 second sneak peek of the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer spot to air during the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 6th.  Continue after the break to read about a special film screening held at Disneyland this past December complete with Disney’s video highlights of the fan event.    

Tags: Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, on stranger tides, Penelope Cruz, pirates of the caribbean, pirates of the caribbean 4, Rob Marshall, Walt Disney Studios
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Posted on Thursday, 2nd December 2010 by Tom Bell

D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has just released its schedule of events for 2011.  The list includes events at both Disneyland and Disney World, plus several screenings at the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank.  Read on for the complete schedule of events.  As always, more details (and more events) may be announced in the coming months.

Tags: d23, D23 Expo, Disneyland, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World Resort
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Posted on Monday, 5th July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Moviefone Minute was at the recent 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Walt Disney Archives and its Founder and Chief Archivist Dave Smith.  They released this short video recorded directly at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA. In the video Jenna Busch speaks with Dave Smith, and he shows Ticket #1 for Disneyland once owned [...]

Tags: d23, Dave Smith, Walt Disney Studios
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Posted on Monday, 15th March 2010 by Nancy Johnson

As you know, last November, my family had the chance to attend Princess and the Frog – The Ultimate Experience, hosted right on the lot of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA.  As we wandered around the event, we noticed that the cart that hosted the lithograph pick-up for Royal Seating patrons had a sign [...]

Tags: Animation Building, Disney Legends, Frank G. Wells Building, Legends Plaza, Multiplane Camera, Princess and the Frog, Seven Dwarves Building, Studio Tour, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Water Tower
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Posted on Monday, 21st December 2009 by Nancy Johnson

Having an event of “epic magnitude” is nothing new for Disney – they certainly have perfected that skill in many ways over the years. This year was no exception. On November 25th, Disney decided to preview its new movie, The Princess and the Frog, in a format it has used here at the El Capitan [...]

Tags: African-American Princess, Animated Movie, Animation, Bayou Adventure, Burbank, disney, Disney Princess, Disney Studios, disney world, Disney's First American Princess, Disneyland, Frog, Games, Learn to Draw, los angeles, movie premiere, New York City, Pre-release, Princess and the Frog, Princesses, Tiana, Tiana's Cookbook, Ultimate Experience, Voodoo Spin, Walt Disney Studios, Yummy Cupcakes, Ziegfeld Theater
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