Category: Disney

Disney’s D23 Charter Membership Gift

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 26, 2009

My exclusive D23 Membership Gift has arrived.

It’s a large (20″ x 30″) lithograph of Paul Felix’ piece entitled “Putting a Smile on the World” that he created for Mickey’s 80th birthday anniversary in November 2008.

The package also came with a letter from Steven Clark, head of Disney’s D23 program. It reads:

Dear D23 Charter Member –

We are pleased to present you with this D23 member exclusive lithograph as your Charter Year gift from the new Walt Disney Archives Collection. Walt Disney Animation Studios Art Director Paul Felix created “Putting a Smile on the World” in celebration of Mickey’s 80th birthday last November, capturing Mickey’s trademark charm, youthful exuberance and optimism.

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Disney

Opening the D23 Membership Package

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 24, 2009
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Today, I received my D23 Membership Packet. Let’s look inside, shall we?

Opening up the impressively sized cardboard container was easy – just rip open the cardboard zipper and fold the back over the top. In doing so, you release the flaps, protecting the precious D23 material.

The D23 Membership materials are enclosed in their own protective plastic wrapper, showing the back of the Disney twenty-three magazine.

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Disney Movies Websites

Really Inside Disney/Pixar’s CARS

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 24, 2009

Jake Parker is an artist.

Jake Parker also has a vivid imagination.

Jake Parker has taken the star of Disney/Pixar’s Cars franchise, Lightning McQueen, and cut him open lengthwise to see what makes him tick. Basically, Jake Parker has done AN AUTOPSY ON LIGHTNING MCQUEEN.

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Disney

Brand Fan Clubs

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 22, 2009

Michael Jones at the terrific business-oriented ALL THINGS DISNEY blog posed this question as he asked about GIVING DISNEY’S D23 MEMBERSHIP CLUB A CHANCE: Can you name another company (besides Apple) that has a large a following as Disney and yet has no official outlet?

Disney has a large and rabid online fanbase. No doubt about it. Other companies do as well.

And in today’s world of TwitMyFace social marketing, any company that has a large and vocal fan base should be aware enough of their surroundings to monitor the online goings-on of their consumers. In 2000, Coca-Cola issues a cease-and-desist order to a fan who had created a fan website, vintagecocacola.com (the site is currently down). The claim was that the user was cybersquatting on Coca-Cola’s trademark, but ignores that there can exceptions if the trademarked name is not used for profit (as is the case with most fan-based sites). Coca-Cola’s stance was that they were merely protecting their trademark… though they recognize that in doing so they may upset their most loyal, well-meaning fans.

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Disney

My Disney D23 Membership Card Has Arrived

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 22, 2009

This week I received my D23 membership card.

The mailer that came with the card said this:

Welcome to D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans!

We are thrilled you have joined us to celebrate the magic of Disney’s past, present, and future. Through D23, you will go backstage, behind closed doors and get the inside scoop from every part of Disney, while experiencing the nostalgia, adventure, and fantasy of Disney as never before.

Included here is your personalized membership card. Within 1-2 weeks you should receive your welcome letter, membership certificate, and first copy of Disney twenty-three. Your special gift from the Walt Disney Archives Collection will arrive separately.

Stay connected with D23 at Disney.com/D23. With breaking news, feature stories, insightful columns, vintage comics, and much more, D23’s web site will keep you plugged into Disney on a daily basis.

Once again, we are so happy you could “join the jamboree,” and we look forward to bringing you the best of Disney.

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Disney Video

Similarities in Disney Films

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 18, 2009

It’s nothing new to report that Disney animators (and animators in general) reuse pieces of animation in their various works. Heck, computer programmers do the same thing by reusing code libraries so they don’t have to build the same thing from scratch every time.

Have you even looked at a Garfield or Cathy panel lately? Ack! It’s almost the same thing every day.

Note that this is a different issue from the common “Disney stole my work” lawsuits that crop up every so often.

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Disney shopping

Disney’s New Membership Club: D23

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 12, 2009
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Those of you who follow Disney business news are already aware of Disney’s new fan club, D23.

For those of you who don’t follow the business side of the Disney company, D23 is something that the Disney marketers have put together to compete in the value-added, information marketplace that was left with a giant void when the various Disney Club, Magic Kingdom Card, Disney Magazine, and other promotional programs closed down. They’re calling D23 a “fan community”.

For $75 a year, D23 members get 4 glossy, high-quality magazines a year, along with some extra doodads and opportunities. Other websites have done a wonderful job dissecting the D23 program announcements, so it is unnecessary to repeat the bulk of the details here.

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Disney News Websites

Michael Jackson Auction Update

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 5, 2009

Remember the post we had a while ago about the upcoming MICHAEL JACKSON AUCTION?

The AP is reporting that maybe things aren’t exactly as rosy as they appear, and the auction may not happen after all, as Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions, is suing Julien’s Auction House.

The lawsuit claims that while they did ask the auction company to remove all those items that appear in the auction catalog from the Neverland Ranch, but claims that they did not give blanket authorization to sell the items without Michael Jackson’s permission on each one.

Some of the “priceless and irreplaceable” items were requested to be returned, which the auction company did. No word yet on exactly which items are being removed from the auction due to the lawsuit, or how much of the auction is going to continue as previously planned.

Developing…

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