Archive for June 19th, 2007

Toon Studios Opening at Disneyland Resort Paris

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

crushoutsidetoonstudios.jpgLast week Monday I didn’t know I was going to be at Disneyland Resort Paris, 2 days later, on Wednesday, I had everything planned and ready to visit the Press event of the new Toon Studios area at the Walt Disney Studios. As I have been ‘recruited’ to be the principal research assistant for Simon and Susan Veness ‘A Brit’s Guide to Disneyland Resort Paris’ book, I was able to attend the big opening special event party. It would be wrong calling this a working weekend as it was way too much fun for that, but I did already send back my full report to Simon, showing my dedication to the job. I can only imagine how much work it is to write and publish a guide, so I am even more thankful that I got to do the fun part.

So how did the weekend go? Here some of the highlights of the trip, the event and of course the rides and the Toon Studios itself.

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Walt Disney is Inspiration

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

waltdisneyshareholdersclubstatue.jpgWho would you pick for artist that most inspires you? Art Award asked and got their answer. For young adults ages 18 to 25 Walt Disney came on top.

“The results show that young people are inspired by a range of artists who they feel are relevant to their lives today” (BBC news)

While he leaves Leonardo da Vinci behind him in that age group (4th place) he can’t win in the “all ages” list. There they literally switch places and also has Bob Dylan (2nd) and Andy Warhol (3rd) in front of him.

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Wall-E Teaser

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

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Imagine working for 700 years before you find out what you where meant for:

WALL•E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for.

See the Teaser in HD here

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