If you’re a child of the 90s (or have always loved Disney), you’ll remember the Disney Afternoon. It was a block of animated shows that included Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck, Tale Spin and Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers. If you were into gaming, you might also remember that Capcom came out with Nintendo games for those shows too. Well they’re back, in the recently released The Disney Afternoon Collection. Continue reading Playing Around – It’s a Disney Afternoon
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Miss Dawn’s Musings – When Disney Gave Us Some Scares
In the interest of today’s holiday, I wanted to revisit a few scary movies I loved as a kid that have fallen off the radar. In part, these flicks aren’t as well known these days because Disney no longer promotes them – they don’t like acknowledging that they made spooky kid flicks once upon a time. Continue reading Miss Dawn’s Musings – When Disney Gave Us Some Scares
Best Geeky Finds – Let’s Get Dangerous!
I’ve mentioned before that I am a Disneyphile. My sister and I grew up with the Disney channel and constant rerecordings of the animated classics in our home, usually with The Lion King or The Little Mermaid on repeat. For my generation however, in addition to the classics that continue to remain in my video closet, we also had the Disney afternoon. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Let’s Get Dangerous!
Best Geeky Finds – AI Gone Right: A Look Back at The Love Bug
He was a small little thing, but he had a lot of heart. His name was Herbie the Love Bug.
In 1968, Disney continued its run of live-action family films about sports with The Love Bug (G), starting a new series that is still known today with its many sequels. At this time, however, there was only one Bug—a Volkswagen who was conveniently anything but one. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – AI Gone Right: A Look Back at The Love Bug
Best Geeky Finds – Disney Vault Talk
“When there’s too much to do, don’t let it bother you. Forget your troubles.”
Is there a mouse in your house? When you zip-a-dee-doo-dah, do you also zip-a-dee-a? When the neighbors get out of hand do you enjoy singing the appropriate response at them? Well then the Disney Vault Talk podcast is a must-listen. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – Disney Vault Talk