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How Disney tried to turn the Queen Mary into a Haunted Mansion at sea FacebookTwitterEmail The Queen Mary in 1989, during Disneys ownership.George Rose/Getty Images If you visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, you’ll likely be struck by two things right away: that the cruise ship-turned-hotel has an old world glamour unlike anything else, and that it feels very, very haunted. What you might not realize is that the ship’s haunted history inspired Disney to attempt to create a kind ...

Michael Riedel, the New York Posts mischief-making Broadway columnist for more than two decades, has chronicled with incendiary flamboyance the backstage dramas of megalomaniacal producers, peremptory divas and the cowering artists caught in the crossfire. His Walter Winchell radar is acutely attuned to upcoming flops, a prospect that never fails to get his tabloid juices flowing. A British director on the receiving end of some unflattering ink once knocked Riedel to the floor at a popular Broa...

In part one of this story, we discussed the history behind what might be Disney’s lamest theme park ride: Superstar Limo. We talked about the events that led to the creation of California Adventure, the initial plans for the car-themed ride, and how the tragic death of Princess Diana changed those plans. Now, it’s time to find out what Disney did next, and why the resulting ride ended up so terrifyingly awful. The new Superstar Limo Although multiple alternative attractions were discussed, ...

MORE Filmmaker Abigail Disney has a lot to say about current management at the company that bears her name. She thinks if Disney, solid as the brand is, doesn’t change its behavior towards low-wage workers, it risks losing everything. Photo by Michael Angelo. Abigail Disneys father was Walt’s nephew Roy, who led a successful shareholder revolt in 2004. Roy was fed up with then-Disney chairman Michael Eisners management and Abigail helped him lead th...

MORE As the pandemic shut down theme parks, Disney laid off 32,000 workers this year. Meanwhile, executive salaries were restored to pre-COVID levels in. Photo by Trey Ratcliff. On December 10, during Disney’s four-hour investor conference, the company announced a long list of spin-offs and series for its Disney+ streaming service. Fans rejoiced over upcoming “Star Wars” and Marvel movies.  Disney shares hit an all-time high and stockholders cele...

One Hollywood producer told PEN America that suggestions for projects critical of China aroused the fear that "you or your company will actively be blacklisted, and they will interfere with your current or future project. So not only will you bear the brunt [of your decision], but also your company, and future companies that you work for. And thats absolutely in the back of our minds." "Its not just the Hollywood issue, its not just the tech issue, its not just the basketball or the sports issu...

Disney chief Bob Iger is top of Joe Bidens list to be US Ambassador to China - despite accusations the entertainment giant kowtows to Beijings demands - as the administration resets relations Walt Disney executive chairman Bob Iger told people close to the incoming Biden administration hes interested in serving as ambassador to China Iger is reportedly at the top of President-elect Joe Biden’s wish list for a key ambassador post, likely in China or the UK, according to a Wednesday report  Ig...

× Is Biden seriously going to appoint the head of Disney to be our new ambassador to China? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Is Biden seriously going to appoint the head of Disney to be our new ambassador to China? AllahpunditPosted at 4:04 pm on December 18, 2020 Share on Facebook try to appoint the head of Disney to be our new ambassador to China? The GOP is a party of China hawks now, after all. It probably would have been a party of China hawks post-coronavirus even without Trump’s inf...

The Lion King set among the Inca of Peru, with a soundtrack of songs by Sting,  Kingdom of the Sun spent years in development and preproduction, with the creatives even taking a trip to Machu Picchu. The original story has some resemblance to what ended up on the screen, but in other ways, it’s very different. The plot of Kingdom of the Sun is wild and extremely complicated. The ruler was still voiced by David Spade but he was named Manco, who encounters a simple llama herder named Pacha,...

20 Years Later The Emperor’s New Groove Is a Beloved Classic, but Its Journey To the Screen Was Not Easy Jessica Mason © Provided by The Mary Sue kronk with an angel and a devil in the emperors new groove Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the release of one of my favorite movies maybe of all time:  The Emperor’s New Groove. The film was a box office and critical failure when it debuted in theaters on December 15, 2000, but in the years since its weirdness, humor, ...