by Jim Smith | Dec 16, 2024 | Disney Spotlight Series, Fun Facts, Media
Long live the king! When the Disney Renaissance began in the late 1980s, it ushered in a “shiny new era” of Disney animated storytelling. The Little Mermaid broke new ground in music in 1988. Beauty and the Beast shattered the ceiling of computer-generated enhancement...
by Jim Smith | Dec 19, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place on December 19, 2022.) Six decades of music. Eighty total albums. Over 460 songs. Over 3,500 concerts. Oscars. Grammys. Tonys. Accolades. Tributes. Charity. Gratitude. These facts barely scratch the surface of...
by Jim Smith | Aug 27, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this post was shared with Laughing Place on August 31, 2022.) Famous heroes and villains are the lifeblood of most stories, and that’s especially true in the Disney universe. But admit it – when watching a Disney film, those trusty sidekicks are...
by Jim Smith | Feb 5, 2021 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Pumbaa and Timon are among the funniest and most beloved Disney duos. These buddies joke around and lighten the mood in The Lion King (1994), which is otherwise a fairly serious film. While they are featured prominently in the 2019 live-action reimagining of The Lion...
