The Mickey Mouse Club

Disney World Memory My memory starts back on March 31, 2002. For my fourth birthday my family went to Walt Disney World, it being one of my all-time favorite places. Everytime we go there it’s a brand new experience and it makes me always want to go back for more. This memory is extra special to me because it is the first Disney vacation that I remember fully from the time we stepped on the plane at JFK to the time I got back to my house in Bethpage. On March 31st, my family boarded our…

Jeff’s Epic Journey Jeff was supposed to be the heir to the throne, the leader of the dancing unicorns. He lived in the perfect world. Everything was good for him and everybody else in the kingdom. He was a perfect unicorn. He had pink eyes, rainbow colored hair, and had a perfect horn. There was just one issue; Jeff couldn’t dance. The kingdom was specifically known for dancing and since he was part of the Royal Family, everybody had very high expectations for him, but Jeff just wasn’t born…

Pete Docter’s “UP” is one of Disney’s most critically acclaimed movie, that satisfy the audience with an emotional rollercoaster throughout the movie. It has been recognized as one of the “must watch Disney movies” of all times, but in all honesty, which Disney movie wouldn’t? Jammed packed with life lessons, stunning visuals and deep character arcs, make most movies stand out among the rest. One critic has mentioned that, UP is by far the most emotional human drama of any Pixar movies thus far”…

I think that with Walt Disney being a very well-known company around the globe, Disney accomplishments to fully understand the cultures of all the countries in which it resides and wishes to enter. Two key factors that help determine cultures are; values and norms. Values “provide the context in which a society’s norms are established (Hill, 2007 p.91). With Disney being a multinational company, forthcoming options are being used to ensure that success is continued with development. Critical…

Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a young robotics prodigy, who lives in the urban, mashup fantasy city of San Fransokyo (combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). Next to his older brother, Tadashi (voiced by Daniel Henney), Hiro's closest partner is Baymax (endearingly voiced by Scott Adsit), an inflatable, lovable robot that is designed by Tadashi whose key purpose is to take care of people. While Hiro creates a special bond with Baymax, a catastrophic turn of events hurls them into the…

Chapter One: A Brief History of Stop Motion Animation “The Humpty Dumpty Circus” (1897) is a show to go down in history, literally. The short film by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton, founders of Vitagraph Studios, was the first American short film to use stop-motion techniques. The film featured acrobats and animals dancing within a circus that came to life. Unfortunately, no footage has survived the test of time, apart from a few archived images. The animation was created, according to…

Star Wars: The Next Hit “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far way…” The opening lines of every Star Wars Episode can be quoted by most its viewers. This speaks to the impact that this movie franchise has had upon Americans. Even George Lucas could not have predicted the major success of his films. Forbes Magazine contributor Scott Mendelson believes that, “Star Wars hit such a chord precisely because it was an original and precisely because it was unlike anything that was currently available…

From the magical rides to glorious castles, Disney World truly is a wonderland. As a child, I constantly dreamed of visiting the sites I saw in various Disney movies, and my dreams came to life once I had visited Disney World. Through every visit, my love grew, not only for the characters, but also for the intricate structures, and the amazing architecture used to create them. From styles ranging from Victorian to Gothic, the exposure to different styles of architecture was endless, and I was…

Back in 2008, a movie about a little robot engaging in a huge adventure hit movie theaters all over the United States. The movie that is being referenced is WALL•E, Pixar's fifth highest-grossing opening weekend film. Andrew Stanton, the director of the movie, and his team of writers, animators, and actors to create interesting and loveable characters and an immersive futuristic world. However, while the flick is considered by many as "one for the ages, a masterpiece to be savored before or…

Walter Elias Disney has one of the most iconic last names ever. He was one of the most amazing animators ever. One of the reasons for that was the Multi-plane camera, an invention that he invented. The Multi-plane camera, as states in the name, has different planes on which different background elements would take place. The camera made it a lot easier to make the cartoons, he could make them faster, and he could make more of them. Out of all the inventions we have studied, the Multi-plane…