I Am Pete's Dragon, Hear Me Roar Like Helen Reddy
There's a port on a western bay and it serves a hundred ships a day. Â Lonely sailors pass the time away and talk about their homes. Â And there's a girl in this harbor town and she works layin' whiskey...
View ArticleThe Tasmanian Devil Went Down To Georgia
This past weekend, I went to a wedding in Scottsboro, Alabama, and it got me thinking about the Tasmanian Devil. Â Let me explain. Â The Bride grew up in Alabama, and the Groom is Australian. Â I have...
View ArticleUpset, Icy Waterbirds: An Angry Birds Parody
Sometimes my mind comes up with really unusual things, like this Penguin parody of the hit Angry Birds. My nephew is (was?) obsessed with this very popular game.Why not make fun of it with some...
View ArticleAnime Olaf, Elsa and Anna: Disney's Frozen In Japan
Frozen has been a global smash hit for Disney, especially in Japan, where the film's title is Anna and the Snow Queen.  Japan knows how to make cool toys, and put a new twist on the movie's...
View ArticleKristoff And Sven's Reindeer Ranch At Disney's Animal Kingdom
Frozen has been such a hit that the characters from the film are making a home for themselves at Walt Disney World in Florida. Â Anna and Elsa greet guests in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. Â In 2016,...
View ArticleDisney's Splash Mountain Goes On A Western River Expedition With Brer Roadrunner
This vexes me. Â I'm terribly vexed. Â I need a mystery solved.I recently found this very interesting concept art for Disney's Splash Mountain. Â I happen to think this is the most interesting version of...
View ArticleKitten Motorcycle Gang
I get sidetracked very easily. Â That is how I came up Kitten Motorcycle Gang, some ridiculous new characters that I hope to turn into an empire. Â I envision plush toys, action figures, a movie, cat...
View ArticleDisney's Tarzan At McDonald's
In 1999, Disney and Edgar Rice Burroughs joined forces for the animated feature Tarzan.  The film was directed by Kevin Lima (A Goofy Movie) and Chris Buck (Frozen). The radio-ready songs were created...
View ArticleWhat Does Disney's Todd The Fox Say?
In the 1981 Disney film The Fox and the Hound, Todd the Fox is voiced by Keith Coogan (Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead) as a child and the legendary Mickey Rooney as an...
View ArticleDisney's Robin Hood Unmasked
There's something about animated Disney foxes.  As a kid, I particularly enjoyed The Fox and the Hound, as well as the Splash Mountain log flume attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World (starring...
View ArticleDisney's Roboduck Invades NBC And The Disney Afternoon
When Disney's syndicated animated series DuckTales debuted on TV in 1987, it was a huge hit.  The 65 initial episodes were so well received that an additional 30 were ordered up with some new...
View ArticleA Whole New SeaWorld Orlando
On Friday, July 3rd, 2015, I visited SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida for the first time since the Summer of 1987. Â Needless to say, the park has changed quite a bit since my last visit. Â Seeing how much...
View ArticleThe Screamin' Delta Demon: From Opryland To Shanghai Disneyland
When you wish upon a star, apparently your dreams come true in Shanghai Disneyland.As a kid growing up in Alabama, I was fascinated by the marketing for the Opryland theme park in Nashville, Tennessee....
View ArticleHunter Dean, The New Vestavia Hills High School Rebel Without A Cause
In 1993, I graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama.In July of 2013, I attended my 20 Year High School Reunion and contributed artwork of our Rebel mascot for the festivities (I had a blast...
View ArticleGroovy Beauty And The Funky Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time and one that has been told in many different ways over the years. Â Yesterday I quickly drew up an idea I had for a more "adult" animated 1960s/1970s spin...
View ArticleGriffith, Cornelia And Firewall: From Pinball Wizard to Majestic Griffith
Over the past few weeks, I have been listening to lots of music from the Sixties and Seventies. Â A particular favorite of mine is The Who's 1969 song "Pinball Wizard." Â I thought, "I'll be clever and...
View ArticleGrandma Is 40: Beverly Tsunami And Dewy Zane Hurricane
When you turn 40, you start thinking about things. Â Like, when people your age start to have grandchildren.I was thinking, this could be a fun premise for a comedy. Â Maybe it could be called "Grandma...
View ArticleThanksgiving In Venice (Florida) With Walt Disney World As Dessert
For me, going home for the holidays now means going to Florida. Â My Thanksgiving 2015 trip ended with a visit to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Â I went on Saturday, November 28th. Â And yes, it...
View ArticleToday's Special: The Croakettes On A Canadian Nickelodeon Show
Before the days of the Internet, it was a confusing time. Â If you wanted to find out about something, you couldn't just Google it. Â It was kind of awful. Â If you hear people talking about the good old...
View ArticleHenry Kiwi and Dwayne Crane in The Bird Sanctuary
Between 2003 and 2005, I spent a lot of free time creating characters for The Bird Sanctuary. Â In my mind, it was going to be a movie, but I was never able to think of a good story to give these...
View ArticleOpryland's Grizzly River Rampage Souvenirs: Bear Left
Once Upon A Time in Nashville, Tennessee, there was a legendary grizzly bear who lived in the Opryland amusement park. Â According to advertisements and merchandise for Grizzly River Rampage, the bear...
View ArticleThe Spee-Lunkers Cave At Six Flags Over Texas
Before The Minions and even before Fraggle Rock, there were The Spee-Lunkers of Six Flags Over Texas."What is a Spee-Lunker?" you may ask.  Well, imagine if Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter mated...
View ArticleBusch Gardens: Fly Like An Eagle, Or A SheiKra, Or A Griffon
Long ago, a dream became a reality in Florida. Â A thrilling world opened up filled with intoxicating enchantment, wild animals and flowing booze. Â And it was all started by a bird. Â A Friendly Eagle...
View ArticleBefore Toy Story 2: Knott's Berry Farm in California
The Prospector! Â He'll wanna meet ya!Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!Oh, that's funny, Bullseye!What the Pixar?!?Before Stinky Pete, Jessie and Bullseye, there was Knott's Berry Farm.Knott's Berry Farm is an...
View ArticleThe Wizarding World Of Six Flags Magic Mountain: A Troll In The Park
In 1971, Magic Mountain amusement park opened in Valencia, California. Â In its first year, the park enlisted the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes to greet visitors. Â By 1972, Magic Mountain had its own...
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