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365 Adventures in 2011: Day 36 – To Pixar and Beyond!
Another day spent working on the bonus room shelves, this time populating it with a variety of collectibles from the worlds of Pixar, the Muppets, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and a few others. Tomorrow I think I’ll take a break and actually DO SOMETHING outside the house, so expect a non-bonus room photo. But until then…
‘Up’ Blu-ray Special Edition set comes with Luxo Jr collectible
I just spotted this new must-own collectible version of the Luxo Jr. lamp from Pixar’s logo. Too bad it’s $200 and plastic, not metal… but at least it does light up! And you also get the Blu-Ray and DVD copies of Up for that price.
Combining Pixar’s past with its present, this Luxo Jr. Collectible Desk Lamp and Up Blu-ray? Special Edition Set includes the little lamp featured in Pixar’s 1986 pioneering short, Luxo Jr., and the Blu-ray Disc® format of their latest film, Up. Inspired by the Pixar logo, this Collectible Luxo Jr. Desk Lamp is produced in limited quantities. The custom-crafted lamp and base were specially designed to hold and highlight your Disney/Pixar Blu-ray collection. Made in U.S.A. Rated PG. Available to own November 10, 2009.
This 4-Disc set features 2-Disc Blu-ray, Up DVD plus digital copy*
Base holds up to 6 Blu-ray Discs or DVDs
Battery operated LED light
Plastic
12 1/8” H x 18 7/8” W x 9 5/8 D
Requires 4 AA batteries, not included
I’m still waiting for the 6-foot-tall animatronic version of Luxo Jr. to come back to Disney’s Hollywood Studios so I can see him/it.
TweetPixar grants girl’s dying wish with home viewing of ‘Up’
This is the most touching (and saddest) story I’ve read in a long time…
From ocregister.com:
Colby Curtin, a 10-year-old with a rare form of cancer, was staying alive for one thing – a movie.
From the minute Colby saw the previews to the Disney-Pixar movie Up, she was desperate to see it. Colby had been diagnosed with vascular cancer about three years ago, said her mother, Lisa Curtin, and at the beginning of this month it became apparent that she would die soon and was too ill to be moved to a theater to see the film.
After a family friend made frantic calls to Pixar to help grant Colby her dying wish, Pixar came to the rescue.
The company flew an employee with a DVD of Up, which is only in theaters, to the Curtins’ Huntington Beach home on June 10 for a private viewing of the movie.
[…]
Colby died about seven hours after seeing the film.
With her daughter’s vigil planned for Friday, Lisa Curtin reflected about how grateful she is that Pixar – and “Up” – were a part of her only child’s last day.
“When I watched it, I had really no idea about the content of the theme of the movie,” said Curtin, 46. “I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that (Colby) was going to go up. Up to heaven.”
Pixar officials declined to comment on the story or name the employees involved.
Every time I hear about or see a child visiting Walt Disney World courtesy of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, it brings similar emotions as this story did. It’s wonderful that a child’s last desire was fulfilled by a company going out of their way to make it happen, but also heart-wrenching to know that this was, in fact, her last desire.
Visit ocregister.com for the full article.
TweetTHURSDAY THEME PARK: Thoughts on D23 Summer Events
When D23, the official fan club/community for Disney fans, launched in March, I wasn’t terribly excited about what was being offered. Joining D23 seemed to only offer members a membership card, certificate, subscription to Disney Twenty-Three magazine, limited exclusive merchandise availability, and a promise of future surprises. Now, Disney has announced a few of those surprises and I’m here to give some…
Thoughts on D23 Summer Events
The idea of having exclusive events for D23 members only appeals to me. I haven’t joined the club as I haven’t yet found enough value in the $75 membership cost. Unfortuantely, as exciting as some of the newly-announced events are, none of them are taking place anywhere near my home in Orlando and thus even if I were a member of D23, I couldn’t participate in them.
Make sure you read about the announced events before reading my thoughts about each below.
- May 28 D23 “Up All Night” at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre (FREE)
I think it’s a great idea to have an advance screening of the latest Disney movie, especially when it’s the latest Pixar film. However, I’d be a whole lot more tempted to join D23 if every member got a free pass good for an advance screening at a local theater of their choice rather than limiting it only to the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The El Capitan event sounds like a lot of fun, and I’m sure some great Disney adn Pixar guests will be there to talk about the film, but I’d imagine that most D23 members won’t be able to attend it. Perhaps those who can’t make it to LA should at least be able to get a free ticket to a regular showing of the film.
- May 31 D23’s Flowers & Fireworks Celebration at Epcot (FREE with park admission)
I’m not terribly excited about the ideas of having reserved seating for seeing Tony Orlando perform at Epcot or a special section for watching the park’s nighttime fireworks show, Illuminations. I’m not a fan of Tony Orlando and there are so many great spots from which to see Illuminations, a special viewing area really isn’t needed. However, getting a free Epcot dessert party is a wonderful treat and if I were a D23 member, I’d definitely attend. I bet this gathering will be packed.
- June 24 D23’s Supercalifragilistic Night on Broadway
- June 24 D23 and Poppins Breeze into The Windy City
- June 27 D23 and The Lion King Roar in Vegas
I’m lumping these three events together as they’re all very similar, taking places in New York, Chicago, and Las Vegas. They all involve seeing a Disney stage show and going “behind-the-scenes” for each. Since I live nowhere near any of these cities, they simply wouldn’t work for me. Plus, these events are not free, so even if I did live in one of these cities, I wouldn’t attend. I’m just not much of a stage show fan. For those who happen to live in/near New York, Chicago, or Las Vegas and love theater, I suppose this is a great perk. But I wonder what percentage of D23 members this will apply to.
- June 27 & Aug. 15 D23 Day at The Walt Disney Studios and Archives (FREE)
This is my favorite of the announced D23 events and I would join D23 in a second just for this event – if I lived in California. Since space is limited, I suspect that this will fill up within minutes of it becoming available. I have visited the Walt Disney Studios before, but never the Archives. It’s definitely on my Disney to-do list.
- July 17 D23 presents Disneyland, U.S.A. (FREE)
Again, if I lived in California, I’d be tempted to join D23 to attend this screening/panel discussion. I’m a sucker for panel discussions, especially when amazing people like Imagineer Tony Baxter and Archivist Dave Smith are brought in to speak. I’ve attended one of Dave Smith’s talks in the past and he certainly has plenty of great stories to tell. Another plus for D23.
- Sept TBD The Walt Disney Family Museum Preview (FREE)
Yet another must-do for D23 members who live in California. I’m really excited about the opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum and would definitely jump at a chance to attend a sneak preview of it. Unfortunately, again, I don’t live in California. Though, if they happen to schedule this event anywhere near the D23 Expo (Sept 10-13), I might have to make a special trip from Anaheim to San Francisco to make it.
D23 Scoreboard
Out of 8 announced events, my personal tally is 4 hits, 3 misses, and 1 toss-up. The 4 hits are all in California, so if I lived there, I’d be joining D23 right now, waiting for a chance to sign up for those events. The 3 misses are all theater stage show-based and regardless of the city, I wouldn’t attend. The 1 toss-up is the only event that’s here in Orlando, at Epcot, but isn’t enough of an event to get me to join. An Epcot dessert party isn’t worth $75 to me.
But D23 is looking more appealing by the month. I’m enjoying their surprisingly-regularly updated web site (which you don’t have to be a member to read) and if more Orlando-based events are announced, I may end up joining D23 by the end of the year.
Now if only they’d announce the schedule for the D23 Expo in September so I can book my plane tickets already…
What do you think of the announced D23 events? Comment!
TweetToy Story Playland On its Way to Disneyland Paris
From photosmagiques.com and De Telegraaf (in Dutch):
TweetDisneyland Paris will be getting a new attraction based on the movie Toy Story. That’s what John Lasseter, head of Disney’s Animation Studios, told at the film festival in Cannes. The festival opens with ‘Up’, the new movie from the producers Pixar and Disney.
‘The park will be getting a separate area in which the Toy Story characters will be coming alive’, told Lasseter. The new attraction will open in summer of 2010, simultaneously with the release of the third part of the Toy-Story-movies.
Disneyland Paris currently already has an attraction with Buzz Lightyear, one of the characters of the Toy Story-movies.
