Planning a Trip to Disney? Pick up the Remote

The Walt Disney Company announced the launch of their video on demand travel focused channel designed to help vacationers to plan their vacations to Disney World. The channel will allow you to watch information on Disney travel and vacation plans. Then with one touch of the button you can invite a Disney reservations agent to call you within fifteen minutes. Talk about your instant gratification. Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems Corp will feature Disney’s travel on demand to their 9 million digital customers. These video on demand channels are ideal to tapping some potential market share … Continue reading

Is Mickey Mouse Being Used Fraudulently?

Diane Disney Miller is upset and she’s not worried about anyone knowing it. Miller is the only surviving child of Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse and so much more. What has Ms. Miller so upset? A recent article in the Daily News reported that the Islamic group Hamas is currently using this iconic figure as a teaching tool for Islamic radicalism. Seriously? Yes, seriously. Farfur the Mickey Look Alike Hamas’ Al-Aqsa television station began airing a program called Tomorrow’s Pioneers in April. The show features Farfur, a Mickey Mouse look alike right down to the tuxedo and the … Continue reading

Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

“Fun and Fancy Free” was the 9th full length movie ever produced by Walt Disney Studios, and it is the last film in which Walt Disney himself provided the voice for Mickey Mouse. Rather than being one continuous story from beginning to end, “Fun and Fancy Free” is broken up into chunks throughout. We begin the movie with Jiminy Cricket (voiced by Cliff Edwards) receiving an invitation to come to the home of Edgar Bergen, famous ventriloquist. A few other friends have been invited as well, and he chooses to entertain his guests by telling them a few stories, with … Continue reading