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Empire Film Group, Inc. has planned a movie about the life from the Muppet creator Jim Henson. Production of the new movie might start late summer with a budget of $30 million.

“Jim Henson is one of the best known and most beloved entertainers of all time,” said Parkinson. “His story is inspiring, tragic, heartwarming and epic, and will make for an important and entertaining motion picture. This is the sort of movie that Empire will be pursuing as we build the company into a leading independent studio.” (ComingSoon.net)

Although a biographical movie about Jim Henson will be very interesting, as a Disney fan it will be interesting to see how much of the Henson/Disney deal we will get to see in the movie. In 1990 Jim Henson did talk to the Disney company about selling the rights but he died the week before the deal was going to be closed. The Henson family kept the rights in the family until 2000 when the children of Jim decided to sell the rights to a German company “EM.TV.”. After EM.TV.’s financial problems the rights where bought back by the Henson children in 2003, but only a year later they sold the rights of the Muppets (and Bear in the Big Blue House) characters to the Disney Company.

The new Expedition Everest attraction at Animal Kingdom was the ride I was looking forwards too the most. The new Disney experience everybody was talking about and most people raved on about! Because of that my expectations where very high, but once I experienced it I was left with a little disappointment.

No, it isn’t a bad ride, it is a great ride, a good coaster, but I expected something else I guess. This might be the danger of looking at all the onride videos and forum topics from people who loved it.

One of the disappointments was the Yeti. Sure it looked impressive, but it didn’t work once on any of my visits during my stay.

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“The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” is my favorite Disney Channel show. I think I’ve seen most of the show multiple times and still burst out laughing with some of the (silly) jokes. Although it’s called The Suite life of Zack and Cody it’s the character of London Tipton (Played by the talented – keep an eye on here, you’ll see I’m right when I say she will go a far way – Brenda Song). Being a fan of the show I was very happy to read that a new spin off is planned. Zack and Cody are moving onto a cruise ship called the SS Tipton, meaning London will be there and Mr. Moseby (Phill Lewis) will join them too to keep an eye on them (He just can’t get away from them).

Ashley Tisdale will not return as the candy girl Maddie. She will focus on her movie career but might pop on board as a recurring character. There will also be new characters introduced into the new show.

I don’t know what you think about the new concept but I am looking forwards to it. (Yay Me)