Disney Animator Tom Bancroft (Lion King/Mulan) Interview on Sorcerer Radio's WDW Tiki Room 3/1/13

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The Sorcerer Radio Network, a global leader in fan-based Disney internet radio and programming, is proud to have former Disney Animator Tom Bancroft as a guest on the :WDW Tiki Room" radio show Friday March 1st, 2013.

Tom Bancroft has over 25 years of experience in the animation industry, most of which was for Walt Disney Feature animation where he was an animator for 11 years. He has been nominated for Annie and Rueben awards.


At Disney, Bancroft had the opportunity to animate on 10 animated feature films, 5 animated shorts, and numerous commercials. Some of the films include, “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin”, and “Mulan”. Bancroft was also a character designer and director for Big Idea Productions. His popular character design book, "Creating Characters with Personality" is used by art schools all over the world. Additionally, Bancroft has illustrated over 50 children's books.

Join hosts Kristen Hoetzel and Aljon Go on "WDW Tiki Room" as they discuss the series and ALL THINGS DISNEY, Fridays 8:00 a.m./eastern on Sorcerer Radio - www.SRSounds.com.


Here are some scenes Bancroft animated over the years during his tenure at Disney animation. He was the Supervising animator of MUSHU in "Mulan" and a Supervising animator on "John Henry". He animated most all of the characters seen here except for Young Tantor (in the Tarzan clips), Young Nala and the adult lions (in the Lion King clips), and The Head Guardian Ghost, Mulan, and Cri-Kee (in the Mulan Clips). Please look for his two books on character design: "Creating Characters with Personality" and "Character Mentor" from Focal Press.


http://youtu.be/rb2ZhhIGiWY

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WDW Tiki Room, the show about all things Disney, is hosted by the husband and wife team of Aljon Go and Kristen Hoetzel and Disney blogger Natalie Henley. Every week they discuss Disney in pop-culture, Marvel, Star Wars, theme parks, Disney news, celebrity interviews, Disney fan events and play the best mix of Disney artists and Disney attraction audio. The show airs every Friday morning at 8:00/eastern on Sorcerer Radio - SRSounds.com. For playback of archived shows and best-of podcasts for download please visit this wdwtikiroom.com.

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Sorcerer Radio is the number one fan-run Disney radio station on the internet and is celebrating over 12 years of being on-the-air! If you are looking to virtually relive your recent Disney trip or dream of your next one, then Sorcerer Radio is the place for you. Sorcerer Radio is a fan-run, award-winning internet radio station that has been entertaining Disney fans for a decade! With many weeks worth of Walt Disney World park music and attraction audio, as well as Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line you can easily be transported to your favorite vacation destination anytime, while at home or at work. Sorcerer Radio stands out from the pack in our innovative programming and personalities, providing fans with DJ hosted shows every weekday morning providing a balance of Disney discussion and music. Sorcerer Radio plays a wide variety audio from the Disney universe. We also have FREE APPS for your iPhone, iPad and Droid so you can listen just about anywhere! Check out the award winning Editor's Pick on Live365, Sorcerer Radio at SRsounds.com, All Disney music, all day long!

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Disney helps to promote - donate hair to 'Children With Hair Loss'

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Dozens of people cut off and donated their hair Saturday afternoon to help children who have lost their hair due to various medical conditions.

Disney sponsored the event that took place at Great Clips in Salt Lake City, to help the non-profit Children With Hair Loss organization.

A lot of young people donated to the cause and many of them had been planning their donations for months.

"We thought donating her hair which because it was long, it would be a nice idea to share it with someone who doesn't have hair," said Julianna Shell, the mother of someone who donated.

The individuals who donated at least eight inches of hair received 2 tickets to the upcoming Disney on Ice performance that will feature the Princess Rapunzell.

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Disney's D23 Expo Debuts Internationally in Japan October 12–14, 2013

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The Walt Disney Company Japan announced today that it will stage the first-ever D23 Expo Japan, a special event for Disney fans created by D23: The Official Disney Fan Club. D23 Expo Japan, the first Expo to be held outside the U.S., will feature an array of engaging presentations, hosted by senior Disney creative executives, showcasing what’s on the horizon from across The Walt Disney Company, including theme parks, movies, television, music, and interactive gaming. Fans will enjoy unique experiences; have the opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind merchandise and collectibles; meet many of their favorite Disney characters; and delight in countless other surprises. D23 Expo Japan will take place October 12–14, 2013, at the Tokyo Disney Resort® in the Maihama area. Expo ticketing and program information will be announced in March.

D23 Expo Japan will also feature two special exhibitions celebrating landmark Disney milestones. First, to pay homage to The Walt Disney Company’s 90th Anniversary, D23 and the Walt Disney Archives will present Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives, featuring nine decades of treasures from the Archives’ vast collection. Plus, the Tokyo Disney Resort will celebrate its 30th year with a special retrospective exhibit.　This special exhibition, presented by Oriental Land, operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, celebrates this milestone year by making D23 Expo Japan possible. Further details will be posted at http://disney.jp/D23 as they become available.

“We are thrilled to host this extraordinary, three-day event where all the wonderful worlds of Disney come together,” said Paul Candland, president, The Walt Disney Company Japan. “2013 marks The Walt Disney Company’s 90th anniversary, Disney Channel’s 10th, Disney Mobile’s fifth, the Disney–JCB Card’s fifth, Dlife’s first, and Tokyo Disney Resort’s 30th! The D23 Expo Japan allows us to show Disney’s tremendous appreciation to its fans.”

This event is supported by JCB Co., Ltd, and The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited as official sponsors.

Disney fans from around the globe flocked to Anaheim, Calif., for the first D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, in September 2009, followed by a second in August 2011. The next D23 Expo will take place August 9–11, 2013, at the Anaheim Convention Center and will feature: the 2013 Disney Legends Ceremony; a special exhibit from the Walt Disney Archives; the Collectors Forum, where Disney fans can buy, sell, and trade Disney collectibles, memorabilia, and merchandise; an all-new Fan Art Contest themed to the upcoming 50th anniversary of Mary Poppins, and a massive show floor full of special opportunities to see what’s on the horizon for Disney around the world.

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'Paperman' producer tossed out (Briefly) - Oscars Paper Airplanes goes Flying at Oscars!

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Apparently, rules are rules. After Disney's "Paperman" won the Academy Award for best animated short Sunday, producer Kristina Reed began throwing paper airplanes, about three or four -- with kisses on them, like the ones seen in the film -- from her seat in the mezzanine.

The paper planes were nowhere near the stage, instead shooting straight down from the balcony. It went largely unnoticed by the crowd, but security didn't think the act was very sweet, kicking her out of the Dolby Theatre auditorium.

It would turn out to be temporary. After a short protest, security brought her back to her seat about five to 10 minutes later.

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Raytheon Encourages Youth to Become Engineers at Epcot's Innoventions

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Sorcerer Radio DJ/WDW Tiki Room co-host and today's guest writer Natalie Henley, was invited to a special experience recently held by Raytheon at Epcot.

When headed to Disney, you need to always be aware of the extra fun you can find hidden within. Just this past week, if you were in EPCOT, you could have experienced something very exciting! An extra attraction was added by Raytheon, the company which hosts the very exciting Sum of All Thrills found in Epcot’s Innoventions. In that attraction, you are invited to use hands-on engineering to create your very own roller coaster experience!

Wanting to teach children about the excitement of being an engineer, Raytheon hosted an experience entitled Coaster Creators all week for four daily shows at 11:15 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:45 p.m. in support of the Engineers Week. Participants were invited to help out Doc Norman Norman, a professor at MathMovesU and Speed, his assistant. The pair were highly enthusiastic and knowledgeable on the engineering technology needed to create a roller coaster. The Doc and his assistant helped to pass along this knowledge to the participants about speed, gravity, acceleration and velocity to create the best possible coaster experience. With the knowledge, the participants were able to help build their own coasters to use this exact knowledge.

When vacationing in Disney, be sure to ask at Customer Relations if similar exciting attractions are available. Be sure to also look for this annual offering from Raytheon in the future!

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Stan Lee's Chinese Superhero Project Scores 'Enchanted' Producer

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The co-production of Lee's Magic Storm and the Chinese state-run National Film Capital has enlisted the former Sony exec in an attempt to launch an international franchise.

Lee co-created some of the most legendary -- and lucrative -- Marvel characters, from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four and Iron Man. Disney is co-producing the third Iron Man movie, due out later this year.

The Annihilator, which will be written by Bourne Legacy and Real Steel scribe Dan Gilroy, is the story of "a young Chinese expatriate named Ming, who must choose between remaining in prison or enlist in a secret U.S. super soldier program." After a grueling gauntlet of tests and experiments, Ming survives thanks to "his extreme resolve, gained as a result of his family’s tradition of practicing Qijong and martial arts."

The film, which reportedly will cost between $100 million and $150 million and be in English with some Mandarin scenes, is the first of several projects that will be funded in part by National Film Capital.

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Teachers Prank - Students thought they were going on a Class Trip to DISNEY WORLD

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Parents at a South Windsor school are expressing outrage after teachers led graduating students to believe they were heading to Disney World for a year-end trip - only to reveal the next day that the kids were the butt of an elaborate joke.

One of the teachers recorded the scene on an iPad and it was later shown to another class so they too could join in the teachers' merriment.

"I have a lot of respect for teachers and what they do, but this was really stupid judgment," said parent Peter To-polovec.

Roseland public school's graduating students were told last Thursday that they were in for a spectacular year-end field trip to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
On Friday, both Grade 8 classes were shepherded into a room, shown a video of their Disney dream vacation and given a PowerPoint presentation showing a palm tree-lined resort.
Travel brochures and hotel information were passed around. The flights are super cheap, a teacher said after one student expressed concern over cost.
The kids, ecstatic by now in anticipation, were urged by the teachers to yell out where they were going: "We're going to Disney!" That's when they were told to look at the last slide, which announced their 2013 field trip wasn't to a fabulous Florida funland, but to a Windsor bowling alley.
The reaction apparently caught even some of the pranksters by surprise, with one student-teacher who was in on the joke nearly coming to tears by the looks of dejection that followed.

"It was a huge error in judgment," Warren Kennedy, director of education of the Greater Essex County District School Board, told The Star Wednesday.

Bonnie Stewart, mother of twins who attend Grade 8 at Roseland, came home at 5 p.m. Friday to find both her kids already in their beds. She woke her son, who told her everything.

"I went into my daughter's room, and I told her I was so sorry - she just looked so sad," said Stewart. "They felt they were made fools of - it was humiliating," she added.

"When my son told me, it blew me away," said Topolovec. To humiliate the children and then compound it by recording it and showing it to their peers, he added, "that's bullying, and there should be zero tolerance."

Stewart suggested if the Grade 8s had pulled off a similar prank at the expense of the Grade 2s, there would be suspensions at the least and possibly expulsions.

"I don't believe they intended to be cruel," said Stewart. "There's some incredible, really fantastic teachers there."

Topolovec said he wondered whether he was being overly sensitive as a parent. But he said there was quite a bit of effort put into the prank and that the two teachers and three student teachers in on it allowed it to "brew" over several days.

It wasn't until details of the incident were posted on Facebook and people began commenting on them that the apologies from the principal and the teachers began going out, the parents said.

Topolovec said it was explained to him that the prank was designed to stop one of the students from snooping on a teacher's desk, with fake Disney trip information laid out on the Thursday.

"To teach one student a lesson, they humiliated 60 students," said To-polovec.

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