Snow White Story Meeting Steno Notes

Michael Sporn Animation:

Here are the steno notes of a story meeting on Snow White’s dwarves. I’m sure this has been printed somewhere or posted on someone else’s blog, but I don’I kniow where. So I’ve decided to post it “again” (in case someone else has it out there). I’ve added some drawings of the dwarves to color the post.

Fascinating.

Epic Mickey Endings

Jerry Beck writing on Cartoon Brew:

As someone with no intention to ever play the game, I think as a Disney fan this material should be archived here for future reference. Here’s both the “good” ending and the alternate “bad” ending to the game. It’s full of spoilers, but has some great Oswald scenes.

I just finished playing the game last week. Seeing how they incorporated disparate parts of Disney history into the game was fascinating and I really enjoyed the design and story.

The gameplay was the weakest aspect of the game. And the camera is, as reported elsewhere, pretty horrendous at times.

Still, it's a great game for Disney fans.

Oriental Land Refutes Shanghai Park Stories

People's Daily Online:

"We have approached neither Walt Disney Co nor the Shanghai municipal government about jointly running the Shanghai Disneyland theme park," Hiroshi Suzuki, director of public relations at the leisure and tourism company, told China Daily on Thursday, adding that "media reports are not true".

I suspected it might not be true, as the Chinese and Japanese can be antagonistic at times. I can't imagine the Chinese government welcoming a Japanese company running their flagship tourism initiative.

Bullshit Alert: Disney to Open Theme Park in Israel by 2013?

The Jewish Chronicle Online:

The Walt Disney Company, which has amusement parks in the US, France and Hong Kong, is planning to open another in Haifa in 2013.

The park, which will cover 20 acres of land near the Carmel Tunnel, will be home to a 25-screen cinema complex, shops and other entertainment facilities.

The project is expected to cost more than £107 million.

20 acres?  £107 million? It's all bullshit.

Shanghai Daily: Major Shanghai Disneyland Construction to Begin by May

Large-scale construction of the Shanghai Disneyland project could start as early as May with work on two major roads leading to the future theme park due to be completed in April, officials said yesterday.

If they still plan on opening by 2015, they'd need to begin fairly soon.

Monsters Inc 2 a Prequel?

Reelz Channel:

According to rumors, the prequel will focus on the story of Mike and Sulley's time at University of Fear, and how they started off as enemies but soon became friends. The source of the rumor comes from a 2011/2011 catalog Disney gave to theater owners.

First reported on French Disney fan forums Disney Central Plaza.

Al Lutz: Perennial Passholders

New Disneyland update from MiceAge editor Al Lutz.

And Now The Fun Begins...

The CALIFORNIA letters have been walled off and guests are being directed around the walls.

You can see how building Buena Vista Street and the new turnstile is going to be a traffic nightmare.

(via Twitter user MacDaddyUpdates)

New So Cal Ticket Deal

It's not the old "2fer" deal, and it's $99 ($23 more expensive).

OC Register's Around Disney blog:

In recent years, Disney sold two-for-one park tickets to Southern California residents at the start of the year, roughly January to May, when attendance is down. Last year’s deal cost $72.

The new Southern California tickets do give more flexibility than the previous ones.

The old two-for-one deal required guests to go to one park on one day and the second park on another day. Both trips had to occur within 30 days of each other.

This year’s ticket can be used at either park — two visits at one park or one visit at each park. The two trips can happen any time between now and May 14.

Still a great deal, and hopefully it will help with some of the crowding problems the old "2fer" ticket used to cause.