I used to be a Disney fanboy. Emphasis on “used to be”. Disney as a corporation has made some pretty bad decisions over the past few years – Heck, filming a movie near a prison camp in China and then…
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Disney, Geek
My best and worst of the Disney Parks
Disney, Movies, TV
Disney buying 20th Century Fox? The potential impacts to pop culture
Disney, Geek
The ultimate Walt Disney World itinerary
Disney, Geek
Simple and easy tips to maximize your Walt Disney World vacation
Disney, Geek, Photos
Photos: Superhero HQ in Disneyland
Disney, Family, Geek, My Quora answers
What are some of the best Walt Disney World hacks?
Disney, Family
Disney Parks for cheapskates
I’ve spent a lot of money at the Disney Parks… too much, in fact. One thing the Disney Corporation is very good at is metaphorically lifting you upside down and shaking all the money out of your pockets… and leaving…
Disney, Technology, UX Articles
Disney’s new Fastpass+ system damages the Disney Parks experience
The Walt Disney Corporation recently completed the rollout of their Fastpass+ system at their Walt Disney World park. The system uses RFID technology to allow park visitors to scan wristbands (called “MagicBands”) and walk on rides they had scheduled in…
Disney, UX Articles
#UX best practices, Disney style: Lessons from Mickey’s “10 Commandments”
I recently had the privilege of speaking at the Internet Summit technology conference in Raleigh, North Carolina about Walt Disney and how his processes and ideas could be applied in user experience design. In pulling together the presentation deck for…
Disney, Movies, My Quora answers
Why did Disney choose to create new characters in Wreck-It-Ralph instead of using existing video game characters?
The answer is simple, and to explain it I will quote Yogurt from Spaceballs: "Merchandising! Merchandising!" If Disney used existing characters from classic video games as the protagonists, they would have to share/pay substantial licensing fees to the companies that…
Disney, Geek, Movies
Disney buys Star Wars: One fan’s perspective
Slow news day. As we are all still reeling in the east coast from Hurricane Sandy, and seeing the devastating aftermath, there is no logical reason at all to get worked up over an announcement of yet another corporate acquisition.…