Disney's Hollywood Studios

Zander Bates is currently 12 years old and attending Martha Brown Middle School. Zander loves adventure, action books, and movies so he wrote about King Arthur but named him King Anchor as a joke. It was based on a book called The Sword and the Stone, or The Excalibur. It’s also based on the movie King Arthur. Zander has a sister named Lyla who is eight years old, two cats, and one dog. He also lives with his mom Janna, who is 42 years old and his dad Thomas, who is 42 years. Zander has two…

Swiper no swiping, Swiper no swiping! This common phrase was used by the popular trickster character, Swiper, from the television show Dora. Trickster characters are a universal type of character and appear in many stories from all over the world. All of the trickster stories in the world have similar elements, including helpfulness of a trickster, the use of brain over brawn, and the cleverness of the character. Helpfulness of the trickster is an element found in all trickster tales. For…

The Scooby-Doo is the live action movie of the famous cartoon series Scooby-Doo made in 2002 that made for everyone in the family. This is an amazing movie for all ages that keeps up with morals of the cartoons while expanding on the universe. Scooby-Doo shows off the best and worst parts of the characters in a spectacular way that makes them feel more life-like. The animation used to create some of the animals and monsters gives the movie a great boost and the story itself is well made.…

minds. Employees at Walt Disney Animations have worked to evolve ideas from the mind of Walt Disney, to the thriving studios we know and love today. From the 1970’s to the 2000’s Disney, as a whole, has changed drastically. Disney then and now are different in ways such as animation, effect, and company size. Animation in Disney has changed a great deal since the mid 1900’s. Disney’s animation style portrays characters in such a friendly and likeable way that it is hard to dislike the movie…

Ever since Titanic was released during the holidays, studios have looked at the holiday season as a prime spot to release huge movies. Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, and Titanic have all seen gigantic numbers during this time of the year. This makes Winter the new Summer for movies. Sure, there are now Avengers films being released at that time, but December is where they roll out the films that could be nominated for awards. If you take a look at this holiday season — I have taken a…

In “The STory of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard, a quaint old woman, was informed that her husband had died in a terrible accident, in a manner so gentle as not to upset her and cause her heart to give out. The time period that this story was set in shows great contrast to how we live today, more so how the famous actor and songwriter Miley Cyrus does. Mrs. Mallard and Miley Cyris are so obvisouly in different time periods. The tradions and additdes are clearly different, but the idea of freedom still…

such as Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers (“Toy Story”). The fourth and final park that opened was Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened in 1998 (Veness 239). Disney’s Animal Kingdom is “a convincing world where guests feel as if they have been transported to Africa, Asia, and even the prehistoric past” (Burke 331). There are just a few attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. One featured is Expedition Everest. Expedition Everest is a rollercoaster that is based off…

Michelle. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is detailed to allow a glimpse of Hollywood itself back in time in the 40’s and many decades more. This park obtains rollercoaster with Rock ‘n’ Roll themes and playground to allow children to view life in a bug’s perspective. Performances are also at reached such as the "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" stage show. This park also provides educational purposes giving a glance to the history of the development of Disney animation. “Disney’s Hollywood Studio was…

States, including the Hollywood entertainment industry. Unions for actors, directors, stagehands, and writers sprung up to unify laborers and collectively bargain for better working conditions. The Screen Cartoonist’s Guild was formed in 1938 to organize the previously unrepresented cartoonists and animators in Hollywood. The Guild enjoyed success during its first year, representing the animators of the Metro-Goldwy-Mayer Studios, or MGM, as well as those of the Walter Lantz Studios. Through…

Walt Disney World Versus Universal Studios Orlando Orlando, Florida is the most popular tourist destination for families and teens seeking theme parks. From the time I was a little girl, the most exciting part of the year was when my mom would reveal our summer trip. It was either Universal and Islands of Adventure or Disney World; and both were equally exciting. Out of the multitude of Orlando theme parks, Universal Studios and Walt Disney World are the two most attended. Although they do have…