Things are tough all over--even the Happiest Place on Earth.Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is offering buyouts to 600 executives in its theme parks in Anaheim and Florida and the Walt Disney Co. in Burbank, reports the Business Journal's Orlando and Los Angeles outlets.More than half of the buyouts are being offered to the suits in Florida. All are decision makers; buyout offers have not been extended to managers. Those getting the offers have until Feb. 6 to decide. After that, layoffs are possi
If you go to Disneyland this spring or summer, you'll find great deals on Park Hopper tickets. The question is whether there will be anyone there to sell you your tickets, take your tickets and grope you. Disney is eliminating 1,900 jobs at its domestic theme parks, most in Orlando (1,400), the least in Burbank (200) and the rest at the Anaheim resort (300).
This worries pop culturista Lisa Derrick, who writes and edits La Figa at Firedoglake.com.
It's going to be weird
The fountain of disputeInternationally recognized Laguna Beach artist Marlo Bartels creates whimsical-but-functional sculptures that grace parks, museums and even the inside of people's homes. The city of Burbank commissioned him to make "Early Burbank," a 10x10 foot tile mural. Two undulating mosaic benches he made line the entrance of the Spanish Walk development in Palm Desert. He also has pieces in Cancer Survivor Parks in San Diego, Rancho Mirage and Phoenix, Arizona. Many Laguna Art Museum
Stephanie WilliamsThis week's Locals Only features Orange County band Janu and the Whalesharks, opening up for Tim Kasher of Cursive and Azure Ray at tomorrow's swell show at the Glass House in Pomona. A lot of juicy tidbits from our conversation with Janu singer/guitarist Jake Pappas got left on the proverbial cutting room floor, so enjoy this Q&A with Pappas and read more pertinent details about how the band came together, their influences and highlights of their young career.
The Princess and the Frog - First 5 Minutes Previewby theanimationblogThough it's been since removed from YouTube by Disney, the first five minutes of the forthcoming The Princess and the Frog has been released--and luckily for you, The Animation Blog still has it available. Verdict? We're pleasantly surprised: Interracial friendships! Father figures! Kittens! The film, which marks the return of hand-drawn animation for Disney, will hit theaters on Dec. 11, 2009. It was also announced tha
Paradise Bay: drink it in.Sarah Tulley posts on Orange County Register's Around Disney blog today that Paradise Bay lagoon at California Adventure in Anaheim will soon be refilled with 16 million gallons of water that was recycled through central Orange County's Groundwater Replenishment System, which converts sewage into drinking water. Disneyland Resort won a state award last month for the project, which has already replenished the Rivers of America water at Disneyland. An Orange County Wat
desserttruck.comPlease, please, PLEASE come to OC, Dessert Truck!Nancy Luna (the Fast Food Maven) is someone whose writing I admire, and she scoops absolutely everything about fast food in OC. I know that when the Buttermilk Truck or the Grilled Cheese Truck or any of the other, suddenly-fashionable higher-end food trucks come to OC, she will know about it before they even tweet it, and so I was glad to see a post about more food trucks coming to OC, because it probably means she has insider