I had the privilege last week to go and see a preview of the New Fantasyland over at Disney’s The Magic Kingdom. Believe it or not there was some really innovative and amazing new attractions in this rather small section of the park. This is phase two of the new

Happy 100th Birthday to one of great masters of Animation, Chuck Jones born on this day September 21st 1912. With one of his many characters, Michigan J. Frog from “One Froggy Evening” often consider one of the greatest cartoon shorts of all time. Chuck Jones has also created characters such

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of “The Secret of NIMH” which was released on July 2nd 1982. The first feature film from animation legends Gary Goldman & Don Bluth. I contacted Gary to ask him all about the production of The Secret of NIMH. Enjoy this exclusive

Production continues on Tom Hignite’s “Miracle Mouse – Cranky’s Miracle.” Discover one of Tom Hignite’s most recent benchmarks in his production of his indie 2D animated feature film! After speaking with Hignite about his film, we found that he has hired some professional Hollywood “name” stars to join in the

Interviewed by Les Carpenter. Q: First, can you give us a bit of your background story before you became part of the animation industry? (Where are you from, what are your early childhood animation memories, schooling & what inspired you to pursue animation?) I was born in Eagle, Colorado. Then

Interviewed by James T. Nethery. Michael Sporn’s blog is one of the most valuable resources on animation that’s packed with amazing articles, drawings, and model sheets. He very kindly accepted to do this excellent interview for us and it’s a great insight into the mind of a brilliant animation director. Q:

Today was an “Open Mouse” for Walt Disney cast members to get a sneak peek of the brand new “Art of Animation Resort” opening this summer at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The grand opening will be on May 31st 2012. The resort will open with Finding Nemo and Cars

Over the weekend, I visited Theme Park Connection in Winter Garden, FL. This is the best place for everything theme park related. They have years and years of history all for sale! Not a single item in the store is not for sale. I recently interviewed the owner Marc Pianko:

Now is your chance! Limited to 16 seats for a WHOPPIN’ $2500 bucks! If only I could afford to attend! Well worth it, students must send in their portfolios and demo reels to get accepted. The classes will start June 9th and be for 12 weeks ending on August 25,

Yes!! Uhuh uhuhuhuh uhuhuhuh yeah yeah. Finally Mike Judge comes to his senses and brings them back after 14 long years! I can still remember collecting all the Beavis and Butthead comics and even the VHS tapes. I was very lucky to be part of the generation who grew up

This isn’t exactly great news for the famous Yellow Family. The Daily Beast reports: Difficult bargaining is nothing new for the show, which was created by James L. Brooks and Matt Groening. Fox studio execs have occasionally threatened to replace uncooperative cast members with sound-alike actors. But for the first

Interviewed by Lavalle Lee: Professional Animator Erik Girndt Q: How did you get the job working for an animation studio? Erik: For my first large studio animation job, Comedy Central, I applied for the job and sent in my demo reel and resume. Some of my class mates that I

Animated Features – TV Shows – Characters ↓ 101 Dalmations 2 Stupid Dogs A Goofy Movie Akira Aladdin All Dogs go to Heaven An American Tail Andy Panda Aristocats Atlantis: The Lost Empire Avatar the Last Airbender Baby Huey Balto Bambi Banjo the Woodpile Cat Bartok Batman: The Animated Series Beetlejuice

A delightful film. Interesting to note that this is one of the few movies at the time that combined animation and live action, which was not something new to the trio made up with Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy who worked on Pete’s Dragon together. On to the