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Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives at The Reagan Library

If you’re in Southern California, you might want to consider making a trip to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

From now through April 2013 the Library, in association with D23, is hosting a special Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives exhibit.

There are over 500 artifacts on display, including a full scale recreation of Walt’s formal office from the Walt Disney Studios.

Plus a large quantity of props, costumes, and set pieces from recent Disney movies.

The Avengers, Captain America and Iron Man in particular. (hey, aren’t there new films in both those franchises coming out this year?)

And as you can see in the background, there was a huge Pirates of the Caribbean display…

… including a large scale model of the Black Pearl.

There was also a sizable exhibit about the National Treasure films.

Before concluding with a gallery focused on Walt Disney’s Hall of Presidents…

… and President Reagan’s own sizable connections to Walt & the Disney company.

You can click any photo above to see more of my original photos from the exhibit in the gallery.

March 4, 2013
Comic Con 2012 Overview

Alright, so this past week was my first ever trip to San Diego Comic Con.

I’ve talked about it a lot before, but never could get tickets/passes/ etc.

Well, this year they let me in and I wanted to share a few things from the floor that I found interesting.

I was surprised by how big of a presence Lego had on the floor. Until I stopped to think about all the Marvel, Star Wars, etc tie-ins they have.

Nick was there in a big way pushing the new animated shows mostly…

… and I saw the Penguins (#TeamBobAndMArk)

But I did get a climple of Victorious on their big screen as well.

Disney didn’t have much of a presence on the floor, besides the art of Frankenweenie booth.

ABC had a little booth for some new show.

Plus all the Marvel stuff of course.

I also liked the Bond boat. Looking forward to seeing that new film. 🙂

I was particularly surprised to see a huge banner for Danielle Panabaker’s movie Piranha 3DD. Like… six theaters showed it nationwide. :/

Oh, and I saw something truely terrifying that will haunt my dreams for weeks…

… the horror. I also met the creator of the new MLP, but that’s another story for my next post. 🙂

As always you’ll find more of my photos from the convention floor in the gallery by clicking on any photo above.

July 21, 2012
Marvel Superheroes Coming to the Disney Theme Parks

At the Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholder meeting, CEO Bob Iger let slip some details about their new plans for the parks.

What follows is an article from the LA times on the issue.

Walt Disney Co. is looking to bring some Marvel muscle to Disney theme parks.

Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger told shareholders attending the annual meeting Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo., that the company has done preliminary design work that will one day lead to Marvel superheroes appearing in the theme parks along with Disney’s other familiar characters.

“We haven’t announced anything yet,” Iger said. “But we’re working on some concepts.”

When Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4.3 billion in 2009, the Burbank entertainment company talked about incorporating the comic book giant’s library of 5,000 characters throughout its various businesses.

Indeed, a new animated television series, “Ultimate Spider-Man,” premieres April 1, kicking off a programming block devoted to Marvel characters on the cable network Disney XD. Marvel’s big-screen presentation of “The Avengers” superhero mash-up reaches theaters May 4. Disney showed a trailer to investors at its annual meeting.

Iger didn’t mention which Disney park might get an infusion of spandex-clad heroes. Its competitor, Universal Studios, has the rights in perpetuity for its Marvel Super Hero Island attraction, which includes rides based on Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, the Hulk and Storm, and features a number of other characters from the X-Men. The company also has a 10-year-plus deal for its Spider-Man attraction at Universal Studios Japan.

For the near term, Disney is focused on an ambitious theme-park project based on director James Cameron’s blockbuster science-fiction fantasy “Avatar.” Disney announced a long-term licensing deal last fall to develop rides and attractions based on the 2009 film.

The first “Avatar” land is planned for Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Iger told shareholders that the new attraction probably won’t open until 2015.

Iger also announced an initiative to hire at least 1,000 returning military veterans over the next three years in a program dubbed Heroes Work Here.

Disney stockholders reelected all 10 members of Disney’s board, including Iger, who was formally elected chairman.

Shareholders also approved the company’s executive pay plan in an advisory vote.

dawn.chmielewski@latimes.com

March 14, 2012