The good news: The 2015 Disney/FILA collaboration features a backpack that looks just like Baymax’s charging station! The bad news: It’s currently only scheduled for release in Japan. The worse news? It’s gonna cost upwards of $125.
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Created by the deliciously demented mind of assholedisney.
Book Review:Cinderella - A Dream Come True
Cinderella: A Dream Come True may only be 8” tall, but it is PACKED with gorgeous concept art and insightful behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
The first half of the 160-page hardcover is a delightful re-telling of Walt Disney’s Cinderella. What makes this ‘storybook’ section so special are the illustrations. The book uses crystal-clear stills from the film, Mary Blair’s pretty pastel concept art and various pieces of pencil animation and storyboard excerpts to bring the text to life.
A Closer Look At King Candy’s Walk Cycle
“Okay, I don’t normally do this, but let me just say something about [...] the sheer amount of detail they put into [King Candy's] walk-cycle in correlation to the character. [N]otice how his legs go straight out to the sides of him while he twirls his feet - like the wheels of the cars he has been programmed to drive. Not only that, but the lull in his walk is exactly like spinning your tires while breaking (or revving one’s engine), which happens at the start of every cart-racing game. Also, his hand [...] ‘changes gears’ [...] before his shooing gesture, before returning to the unseen ‘gear-shift.’ [King Candy] embodies both his car and racing games in general.” - Noxaldia
Wow! That’s a fascinating theory. Makes sense, too. What do y’all think?
Is Anyone Out There A Sign Maker?
Cuz I really, really want one of these.
Damn, Elsa. That’s Cold.
Ice cold sympathy card available on Amazon. (Image via Patty Watty.)
R.I.P. Walt Peregoy (1925 - 2015)
“I am the greatest 20th Century White Trash artist!” - Disney background artist, Imagineer and outspoken iconoclast Walt Peregoy
Andreas Deja Recommends:Ken Hultgren’s ‘The Art Of Animal Drawing’
Over the years, Andreas Deja has animated quite a few iconic animals. There was the devious Scar, the lovable Tigger and the irrepressible Roger Rabbit. Oh, and who can forget the lower half of King Triton? More recently, Deja has been busily working on a new animal character - Mushka the tiger - for a feature film that he is personally writing, directing and animating.
According to Deja, there is ONE BOOK that made all of these characters possible: The Art of Animal Drawing by Ken Hultgren. Continue reading
“This Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway”
Title and photo via TheraMay. Frozen tissue via Amazon.
Are These Two Penguins Related?
I just finished reading former Disney story artist Homer Brightman’s autobiography, Life In The Mouse House. It’s an incredibly candid book, full of uncensored anecdotes about the early days at Disney’s — some of ‘em heartbreaking, some of ‘em hilarious.
One thing confused me, though. Towards the end of the book, Brightman is said to have co-created the character Chilly Willy with Paul J. Smith in 1953. The book says that Chilly Willy was inspired by Pablo the Penguin, star of The Three Caballeros‘ short The Cold Blooded Penguin (1944) — a short which Brightman co-directed. Since I’d never heard this before, I went online to try and find out more. Only when I did, the credit for Chilly Willy’s creation goes solely to Smith. Which is correct?
Top 5: Creepiest Walk-Around Characters At Disneyland/Walt Disney World
We all have a pic or two of ourselves posing with a Disney walk-around character. Maybe you were an adult on your first trip to Walt Disney World, or perhaps you were a child visiting Mickey and Minnie ‘where they live’ at Disneyland. Either way, the experience was a right-of-passage of sorts, and one you felt was worth preserving.
But there’s a second set of pictures hidden away in the scrapbooks and smart phones of some Disney fans. These photos forgo sentimental selfies in favor of the hideous, the nightmarish and the truly terrifying walk-around characters. Listed below are the worst of the worst. Continue reading
How’s this for geeky?
On Feb. 6, Disney Channel is premiering Miles From Tomorrowland, a sci-fi kids cartoon featuring the voices of Mark Hamill, George Takei, Wil Wheaton and Bill Nye the Science Guy! If that ain’t geeky enough for ya, Disney has hired experts from NASA and the Space Tourism Society to act as consultants on the series!
For more info pics and info, click through… Continue reading
Depending On Your Love of ‘Chicken Little’…
…this is either the cutest or cruelest appetizer ever. (Via.)
Happy Hanukkah From Svenorah
Original pic by Popjoust. Candles crappily GIFed by me.
Happy Hanukkah!
Sadly, this Lumiere Menorah is NOT currently being offered by Disney. That said, they DID release a full-sized, light-up Lumiere replica last year. Perhaps someone far craftier than I could buy a few and Frankenstein ‘em together?
An Early Christmas Present
Wanna see Mickey’s Christmas Carol as told through the window dioramas of Walt Disney World’s Main Street Emporium?
Click through for the full set.
Impeccably Packaged & Endlessly Inspiring
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks
This box set of nine flipbooks pays tribute to Walt Disney’s legendary animators, The Nine Old Men: Les Clark, Eric Larson, Frank Thomas, John Lounsbery, Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston, Mark Davis, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Milt Kahl. In addition to the flipbooks, the set contains a booklet of brief bios about The Nine Old Men, written by amazing animators like Glen Keane, Andreas Deja and Ron Clements. (Pic and GIF via A113.)
Best Cartoon Cosplay Of 2014 Goes To…
‘Best Cartoon Cosplay of 2014′ goes to LowCostCosplay for their flawless recreation of Elsa from Frozen. To any and all cosplayers who’d been hoping to win S&BT’s prestigious (and/or first annual) award…
…LET IT GO.
Problem, Solution
When it comes to hipster hobbies, knitting is second only to micro-brewing. When it comes to cartoon-loving kiddies, Frozen is second-to-none. So according to my iffy, imaginary pseudoscience, that makes Drunk Girl Designs‘ ‘Cold as Fuck’ mittens the nexus (nadir?) of 2014′s pop culture trends.
Curious? Crafty? Cold as fuck? Click here to purchase the pattern.
Q: What’s The Only Thing Creepier Than Eating Olaf’s Brains?
WTF Merch: Little Mermaid Fish Nuggets
These are real, and these are WRONG.
I mean, I expect this stuff from Ursula, but not Triton. Not Ariel. And Flounder? Why does he look so hungry? Those nuggets are his family!
TCM To Sponsor Disney’s ‘The Great Movie Ride’
Disney’s The Great Movie Ride used to be the centerpiece of their Hollywood Studios theme park. Over the years, though, its popularity has waned in favor of newer, more ‘exciting’ rides like The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Toy Story Midway Mania. The ultimate low came in 2001 when Disney execs erected a giant Sorcerer’s Hat in front of the ride to sell low-price souvenirs.
Disney and Turner Classic Movies plan to change all that via a new deal wherein TCM will add their name (and a large cash infusion) to the ride. Not only that, but that damned Sorcerer’s Hat is coming down, too!
So how does this tie into animation?
Glen Keane lists his (extremely!) old school inspirations for Ariel and the Beast
Quote via: Skwigly
Are Former Disney Animators Planning A New Hand-Drawn Feature?
Former Disney animator Ruben Aquino has revealed to Rotoscopers.com that he and “a handful of other former Disney 2D artists” are in negotiations with an independent studio to make a hand-drawn animated film. Aquino says, “If it happens it’s going to have to be different than anything we’ve ever seen.” Continue reading
It’s Not Just Me.
This mug is a little weird, right?
The LEGO Beast…The Topiary Beast…
Why does EVERY OTHER VERSION OF THE BEAST look better than Disney’s official walk-around character?!
Coming Jan. 2015: Strange Magic
Disney/Lucasfilm have announced the Jan. 2015 release of Strange Magic, an animated, musical retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
According to Disney/Lucasfilm’s official synopsis, the film will use “popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.” Continue reading
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Would Have Only Been Ten Seconds Long If…
Let’s be honest. Shang was a mighty, honorable, admirable warrior.
That said, he really wasn’t the most observant fellow, was he?
Someone Made Vanellope’s Racecar!
My one and only complaint? Inedible. (Via: NerdyGirlNoodles)
4 Questions Re: Toy Story 4
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced that John Lasseter will be directing Toy Story 4, “a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the Toy Story gang.”
Parks & Rec alum Rashida Jones, along with her writing partner Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever), will pen the screenplay. The film is scheduled for release on June 16, 2017.
While I LOVE the original trilogy, I must admit, this news came as a bit of downer to me. Reprinted below are the first four questions that popped out of my mouth when relaying the news to my gal, Mishka. Continue reading
Meet Taika Waititi - The Multitalented Goofball Writing Disney’s ‘Moana’
Yesterday’s big animation news was that Taika Waititi will be writing the screenplay for Disney’s next animated princess film, Moana.
But who exactly is this Taika Waititi?
Letting A Li’l Too Much Go
Comic by hope-for-snow.
Chris Sanders On ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’
“Everything about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow I consider to be perfect. The fall colors, the narration by Bing Crosby, the disarmingly cute opening and the scary end. Brom Bones’ song at the Van Tassels’ Halloween party always make me feel like I was there amongst the frightened guests. And the execution of Ichabod’s final, lonely ride through the deep woods and hidden graveyards of his township is a masterpiece of tension, humor, and sudden terror.”
Director Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, The Croods) discusses his love for Walt Disney’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and its female lead, Katrina Van Tassel.
Click here to read Sanders’ whole post.
Words Of Wisdom
“I would love to see animation artists really get how important they are and how amazing their skills are, because they don’t seem to fully realize the wonder of what they can do.”
Dan Haskett, character designer on The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Toy Story, Tiny Toon Adventures and dozens of other wonderful cartoons!
Did Disney Ask Deadmau5 To Remix ‘Fantasia’?
I’m not entirely sure. But Charles Kenny over at Animation Scoop makes a damned good argument for why they should’ve.
Disney’s ‘Moana’ Officially A Thing
We all knew it was coming, but here’s the first *official* announcement.
Hidden Mickeys Found In Africa, Texas, Boston…
The bad news:
This is your blood under a microscope. That yellow thing is Ebola.
The good news?
(Via: fillurheartwithglee)
This Exists?!
TIL that Disney and Milton Bradley once put out a Lilo & Stitch-themed version of the game Operation. Players act as Jumba, operating on a strapped down Experiment 626! Click here for Amazon’s listing.
Game Of Disney
Too funny! To see the rest of Paloma-Nevada’s hilarious clip-art mashups, click here.
A Printable Present For Animation Fans:Official Walt Disney Prod. Stationary
This FREE, downloadable Walt Disney Prod. stationary (circa 1951) not only makes the PERFECT PRESENT for that diehard Disney fan in your life, it’s also the ideal canvas upon which to role-play your favorite old-school animators!
Sketch a curvy nude à la Freddie Moore! Create a kooky Christmas card à la Ward Kimball! Write an angry letter to the unions à la Walt Disney! The possibilities are LIMITLESS! For the full size stationary, click through. Continue reading
Did You Know…
…that Tarzan’s real name is Clayton?
S’true! In the novel Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, author Edgar Rice Burroughs reveals that Tarzan’s true English name is John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke. (Via.)
Why Do Disney Characters Rarely Have Parents?
Snow White, Bambi, Cinderella, Wart, Mowgli, Penny, Todd, Oliver, Ariel, Belle, Aladdin, Simba, Pocahontas, Quasimodo, Kuzco, Jack, Koda, Lewis, Nani & Lilo, Elsa & Anna…
The list of Disney animated characters who are missing one or both parents is almost as long as the list of Disney animated films. Glamour recently asked legendary Disney producer Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King) the reason for this. To read Hahn’s heartbreaking answer, click through…
Pat Carroll (The Voice Of Ursula) Does The Haunted Mansion’s Ghost Host Spiel
Honestly, I think I could listen to her voice on EVERY ride.
Piglet Is A Psychopath
Two New Pics From Disney’s ‘Feast’
Disney has just released two new, ADORABLE film stills from Feast, the upcoming short by Paperman‘s head of animation Patrick Osborne. Shown above is but a fraction of the first still. To see both stills in all of their full-sized glory…
In Praise Of Nani
Pasted below are four fantastic quotes detailing why Nani from Lilo & Stitch is one of the BEST Disney characters ever. The quotes were culled from a long and winding Tumblr thread that emerged organically below a small GIFset. (See stills above. See original thread here.)
It’s stuff like this that makes me lose entire afternoons to the internet. Continue reading
These kids are AWESOME!
“My brother sent me a picture of a few young girls protesting outside of Party City in Harlem, today. They want Princess Tiana back.” - ishyagrrrl
“Rapunzel Signed Our Frying Pan!”
I’ve never had the urge to have a Disney character autograph anything…until now.
Photo and quote: RockemSockemCronuts
Toy Story That Time Forgot: 2 Plots & 11 Pics
Wanna sample some semi-spoilers from Pixar’s upcoming short, Toy Story That Time Forgot? We’re talking film stills, concept art, a Mike Mignola (Hellboy) promo poster and TWO different plot summaries!
Disney Is Developing A ‘Haunted Mansion’ Animated Special
THR reports: “Disney Television Animation is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion attraction in a big way. The studio is developing [an] animated special inspired by the ghoulishly fun popular theme park attraction. [...] The Haunted Mansion special will be animated by legendary horror genre artist and children’s book illustrator Gris Grimly (Gris Grimly’s Wicked Nursery Rhymes), who also will exec produce and art direct. Scott Peterson (Phineas and Ferb) will serve as writer, EP and story editor.”
To read the whole article, click here.
Recommended Viewing:Japanese Trailer For ‘Big Hero 6′
The Japanese trailer for Big Hero 6 offers a more emotional opening, giving a li’l gravitas to what has — thus far — been marketed solely as an action/comedy. Nice!
Big Hero 6: New Trailers, Pics & Info
Disney has just released TWO new trailers, SEVEN new pics, TEN new casting tid-bits, TWELVE new character descriptions and an updated plot summation for their upcoming animated superhero pic, Big Hero 6. Curious? Click through…
Lilo & Stitch Vs. Racist Tourists
This deleted scene from Lilo & Stitch has always impressed me with its attempt to address the casual racism and rudeness often displayed by tourists to Hawaii. But it wasn’t until I was watching this scene again this morning that I noticed another amazing thing about it:
The film’s directors cast themselves as two of the rude racists! Continue reading
Dumb
Disney is making a live-action Dumbo. Cuz, y’know, achieving ANIMATED PERFECTION with the original just wasn’t satisfying enough.
Happy 4th Of July!
Sorry, but I won’t be posting today. My family is having a huge cookout. Aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews — everyone is coming!
Guess who gets to operate the grill?
Disney Prepping ‘Enchanted 2’
Disney has hired J. David Stem and David N. Weiss to write a screenplay for Enchanted 2. Animation fans may know Stern and Weiss from their work on The Smurfs movie and Shrek 2. (Then again, maybe not.) Anne Fletcher (The Proposal) is set to direct.
Animation maestro James Baxter handled the hand-drawn cartooning in the first film, but Baxter now works for DreamWorks, so it’ll be interesting to see who they go with this time around…
You Know Who Hates the Disney/Marvel Merger?
Thor, that’s who.
Image via: mischiefmanagedin
Take An Animation Vacation: Disney
People Magazine has put together a list of 5 Real-Life Disney Castles That You Can Rent. While Isla Mujeres’ Casa Caracol/King Triton’s castle is undoubtedly off-model, it IS adorable. Plus, if you visit in August — hurricane season — your ‘castle’ may truly be ‘under the sea’!
Print ‘N’ Cut Papercraft: Super Stylish Slipcovers For Your Disney Blu-Rays
Quick show of hands. Who here loves the ugly, off-model artwork Disney uses on their DVD and Blu-Ray releases? Anyone? Anyone?
That’s what I thought.
Artist Miguel Roselló is also not a fan. But instead of just sitting around typing rhetorical questions about it, he’s creating a series of sumptuous slipcovers for your Disney Blu-Rays — and they’re FREE! What’s more, he’s formatted them so that all you have to do is print, cut and insert. How cool is that? Click here to begin.
Meet The Heroes Of ‘Big Hero 6’
It took a while, but we’re finally looking at the entire team from Disney/Marvel’s upcoming animated film, Big Hero 6.
From left to right:
Wasabi: Wasabi is a trained chef who uses various swords to fight. He can also give form to his Qi-Energy, usually materializing it as throwing knives that can paralyze opponents.
Big Hero 6: The Teaser Trailer
It’s a cute, mute, comedy of FAILs. Feel familiar? That’s cuz this is the EXACT same formula Disney used in the teaser trailer for Frozen!
Update: Over on Cartoon Brew, the commenters pointed out another reason for the aforementioned feeling of familiarity — the teaser trailer for The Incredibles.
Recommended Reading: The Totally True Tale Of ‘The Snow White Orgy’
The infamous 1938 Snow White wrap party has been whispered about for years. Sex, booze, bacchanalia — you name it, it’s rumored to have happened. Rarely, though, has anyone who was actually there spoken publicly about it. Until now. Well, 1997. That’s when Jim Korkis got Disney animator Bill Justice to tell the whole sordid story. Click here to read.
Big Hero 6: Pics, Posters, Plot
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Disney has released three new pics and a poster from their upcoming adaptation of Marvel’s comic book, Big Hero 6. The flick’s first teaser trailer arrives this Thursday.
A Printable Present For Animation Fans:Official Walt Disney Prod. Stationary
This FREE, downloadable Walt Disney Prod. stationary (circa 1938) not only makes the PERFECT PRESENT for that diehard Disney fan in your life, it’s also the ideal canvas upon which to role-play your favorite old-school animators!
Sketch a curvy nude à la Freddie Moore! Create a kooky Christmas card à la Ward Kimball! Write an angry letter to the unions à la Walt Disney!
The possibilities are LIMITLESS!
For the full size stationary, click through… Continue reading
If Belle Had Never Found The Castle…
What? You didn’t think Wardrobe was gonna let that gorgeous gold gown go to waste, now did you?
Photoshop by bambiix.
Disney Dubbing ‘Doraemon’
Disney is dubbing the original Doraemon anime series for Disney XD. The episodes will begin airing in the U.S. this summer. According to Nikkei.com, stories and names “will be modified to suit the American cultural background,” and that the show “will meet strict U.S. standards on depiction of violence, discrimination and sexual images.”
“There’s Always Tomorrow.”
Title and pic via: I hate whales
M-I-C…I See You Squirming
K-E-Y…Why? Cuz it’s true.
From the ongoing series Disney Unhappily Ever After by grumpypunkcat.
Jamie Chung Joins ‘Big Hero 6’
Jamie Chung (Mulan in Once Upon A Time) will voice the character of Go Go Tomago in Disney/Marvel’s upcoming animated film, Big Hero 6.
Laid-Off Animators Get ‘Frozen’ Out Of Bonuses
Animation Magazine reports:
Animation Guild…representative Steve Hulett has revealed that some of the union’s members have been snubbed by Disney Animation Studios.
Negative: Overly-Confident, Woefully Ignorant Teen Powerpoints *Against* Racial Representation In Animation
You have to read it to believe it. (Thankfully, the commenters speak truth to powerpoint.)
Disney’s ‘Feast’ (More Of An Appetizer, Really)
Disney has released two images from Feast, the upcoming short by Paperman‘s head of animation Patrick Osborne.
Disney Is After ‘The One and Only Ivan’
Disney is in negotiations to buy the rights to Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao’s Newbery Medal-winning children’s book, The One and Only Ivan. The book is about a silverback gorilla (Ivan) and a baby elephant (Stella) who hatch a plan to escape from their cages — cages located in the middle of a shopping mall! Making this story all the more marvelous, it’s based on actual events. Well, loosely based. Very loosely.
Eyegasm: Every Disney ‘Art Of’ Book…Ever
The Disney ‘Art Of’ books are an animation fan’s nirvana. Chock full of captivating concept art, these books shine a light on the brilliant artists working behind the scenes, and give a gorgeous glimpse at what could have been. Compiled after the jump are the covers and ordering info for each and every one of these books. Kiss your paycheck goodbye. Continue reading
