Well this was a great event and it’s probably gonna take more than one post to get through it all!
This past Sunday, August 19th 2012, a variety of Disney (and Nick and music) stars attened the 3rd anual Kids Help Children benefi for CHOC Children’s Hospital
The Disney stars included ANT Farm‘s Stefanie Scott…
Ryan Ochoa from Pair of Kings…
Dylan Riley Snyder from Kickin’ It…
Kenton Duty from Shake it Up…
And Sammi Hanratty who was in a few episodes of.
On a personal note, it was a big deal for me to get to finally mean the lovely and talented Ashley Argota.
Her “TV Sister” Tiffany Espensen was there as well…
… as was “Skinner” himself Dillon Lane. It was like a mini reunion!
That’s Matthew Jacob Wayne from “Epic Showdown” in the above pic, and Kenton Duty again in this next one.
Alright, I think that’s enough for one post. I still have video to edit!
On August 11th, Teen Vogue organized a series of “Back to School” events at malls across the united states featuring Ross Lynch, Bailee Madison, Drew Seeley, Cher Lloyd, Shay Mitchell, Peyton List, Matt Johnson, and Jasmine Villegas to name a few.
Oh, and lets not forget Shake it Up‘s Bella Thorne who was at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
And it’s about time the Inland Empire got a little love. These sorts of events always seem to be confined to the greater Los Angeles area.
So of course I had to go and show my support.
As you can see, Radio Disney was on hand for the brief Q&A session.
And we learned that Bella’s favorite princess is Belle, because “[She’s] named after her.”
And… that’s about it. I gave Bella a Save Disney Shows bracelet and got a quick autograph.
I was about 14th in line, so I ended up right in front of the stage.
You can see the rest of my orginal photos in the gallery. Please don’t repost without credit!
Well, she was at Comic Con this past weekend and of course I had to go see her.
… and Vincent. He’s a pretty cool dude too, but mostly Alyson. 🙂
I even got a pic with her this year!
And check out the new autographs. This pic is gonna look good on my wall. 🙂 (Original photo is from this post.)
Oh, and the Where’s Perry Poster? How cool is this?
It’s double-sided to boot. 🙂
It is a bit of a shame Alyson was sitting pretty much the entire time though. That was a very leggy outfit.
Be sure to click any pic above to see the rest of my personal photos from the event. I’ll post the “profesional” pics later if/and when they turn up online.
It’s hard to believe it’s really been ten years since Kim Possible premiered in the summer of 2002. It was a different time, the country was still realing from the 9/11 attacks and we need a hero. She came to us in the form of an animated cheerleader and frequently saved the world. “No Big.”
The party was held at The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Club House and hosted by The C/FO The Cartoon Fantasy Organization. We started with a look at the early days of the show…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Epf3Gb-cMg
… including the screening of many old promos and interstitials on the “big screen” in the main room.
As many no doubt know, the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure was removed from EPCOT last month. The news of this is what had prompted my trip to WDW last month.
It was fitting, in light of this, for Tony (lord_victorino) and Gustav (redquill) to share some of their experiences at the KPWSA two years ago. We had limited time so we took a vote and my favorite was the clearcut winner: “Japan – The Baby Bebe”
Oh, and Tony had a nice stand up routine for us as well.
This brought us to the main event: the VIP Pannel Q&A session.
From left to right, our honored guest were…
Kurt Weldon – Kim Possible Writer / Line Producer
Tracy Berna – Kim Possible Writer
Brian Swenlin – Kim Possible Writer / Story Editor
Chris Bailey – Kim Possible Season 1 Producer / Director
Nicole Dubuc – Kim Possible Writer
Thomas Hart – Kim Possible Writer / Story Editor
… and here is the complete video of the hour long Q&A session!
There were many good stories recounted by the crew. My favorite had to do with how Kurt got in trouble for talking to Consumer Products. Oh, and we still don’t know what happened on Tuedsay, but the “pointy” issue was laid to rest at last. 😉
And then there was cake.
… our VIPs were a bit impatient as this obviously posed photo shows. 😉
It was a great honor for me to get to meet Chris Bailey for the first time. Seeing as how it was the 10th aniversary, it was very apropriate and fitting to have his insights into the origin of the series and the characters.
I’m also a bit excited that I was able to get my KP season one boxsets (both US and DE versions) autographed along with my “save the world kit” which had previously been signed by Bob Schooley and is now back in it’s display case.
Along with, ironically enough, the first new bit of licenced KP merchndise to be released in years. Is this proof that some at Disney still see the potential of the franchise? Only time will tell.
Again, my thanks to the VIPs for coming out. My thanks to Don Spears for all his work on the orginal Kimvention…
… and of course Dave, the aforementioned Tony and Gustav for all the work that went into this event, and everyone else who came out.
Please be sure to click on any still picture above to visit the image gallery of 50+ pictures from or otherwise related to the event.
So… I went to see Demi Lovato at the San Diego County Fair on Tuesday (June 12th 2012).
I’m so not used to seeing Demi as a blonde. Don’t get me wrong, she looked very nice all the same, but it does take some getting used to.
Miss Lovato played a fairly long show – just over an hour and without that much of a gap between songs. She focused mostly on her new album, but she played all the old singles (Get Back, La La Land, Remember December, etc.) too.
She also inhaled a bug and nearly choked to death (not really) during “Skyscraper.”
Although I must say, she totally toned down the choreography. “Who’s that Boy” in particular felt less than spectacular.
I guess part of that was so she could do a longer show, but I missed the sexiness of the September show.
More exciting happenings from Disney’s California Adventure in advance of it’s formal June 15th rededication! Even Kobe Bryant is getting in on the fun!
They’ve been putting the finishing touches on the Carthay Circle Theater in advance of it’s formal debuit.
It’s looking very nice – I knew there was something important missing last time I saw it.
The Mad T Party is in previews now ahead of it’s formal premiere.
Mad is definately the right term for it!
Although the flamingo stilt walker was pretty cool.
And the arcade was pretty cool.
Meanwhile, Cars Land is doing Cast Member and Passholder Paid Previews…
… and the Radiator Springs Racers fastpass machines are in place.
Next door, the new Ghiradelli’s Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop is now open.
… and attracting quite a crowd!
Meanwhile over at Disneyland, Alice Davis has a new window on main street next to her husband Marc Davis’s window.
I think that’s enough for this update. There are more new photos from the parks in the gallery, just click any picture above to see the rest.
