by Jim Smith | Mar 19, 2024 | Disney Spotlight Series, Fun Facts
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on March 22, 2024.) Disney-Pixar’s Luca is one of the unfortunate casualties of the COVID pandemic. The film – which finished production during the pandemic – was released while the...
by Jim Smith | Nov 17, 2023 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists
(Originally published June 2020 – Updated November 2023. A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on November 30, 2023.) Another day, another iconic voice. Such is the life of the linguistically-talented Alan Tudyk, who is adding...
by Jim Smith | Jul 28, 2023 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
“Welcome, foolish mortals!” You might not know his name, but you know his voice. Paul Frees, considered by many to be on par with Mel Blanc as a “man of a thousand voices” lent his voice talents to several legendary Disney characters and attractions, as well as quite...
by Jim Smith | Dec 20, 2022 | Bits & Pieces, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series
Every December (and November, and sometimes October) the jolly mug of Santa Claus appears on television, in films, in shopping malls, outside big box stores, and on countless front yard lawns. It’s hard to escape Jolly Old Saint Nick (thankfully I’m quite fond of the...
by Jim Smith | Jun 8, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
Disney pictures have a long history with the Academy Awards. Many films, both animated and live-action, have been nominated for (and many of those have won) Oscars for various film categories. For this question, let’s focus on animated films. Which Disney...
