GIVEAWAY: SPACE MOUNTAIN Graphic Novel

We're back with another one! This month, we're giving away one (1) copy of Disney Comic's latest graphic novel titled Space Mountain. The new novel is a fantastic gripping time-travel adventure inspired by the Tomorrowland attraction of the same name. Be sure to read our full review. Now's your chance to get Space Mountain without even reserving a FastPass!

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Book Review: The Marvel Character Encyclopedia

Mitchell Stein- Well, DK Publishing has done a great job once again. In this latest revised and expanded (strong emphasis on expanded! This thing is huge) edition of The Marvel Encyclopedia, the folks at DK have provided us with in-depth analysis and info on much information throughout the entire Marvel world beginning from the early days of Marvel up until today, with the exception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Encyclopedia gives us info on big-name characters like The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Wolverine, as well as info on some more lesser-known characters whom I’ve never heard of. This book helps readers rack up knowledge on all aspects of Marvel, including some that are large in the cinematic universe. It helps really give some more insight on the Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise for example, which is being adapted into a film later this summer from Disney/Marvel, so if you are like me and didn’t really know anything about the Guardians prior to this movie announcement, this book is for you! This book is also for the die-hard Marvel comics’ fan who would like to read about new and old info about their favorite heroes and villains in a fun brand new way and all in one place. It also made me remember how many incredibly strange Marvel characters there are out there (Ego the Living Planet, Egghead, MODOK, Howard the Duck, Hammerhead just to name a few).

I would have to say it was rather disappointing to see the absence of any references to the current Marvel films, but of course the legal contracts surrounding those properties would just be far too complicated, and the chances of seeing live action Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) standing aside live action Captain America (Chris Evans) would probably be very unlikely. It does make references to newcomers like Agent Phil Coulson (in comic book form), Agent Maria Hill, and others. For a fan of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D this book sort-of comes in handy too. It gives valuable insight to characters old and recently created that are involved in the show, such as Deathlok, Victoria Hand, Nick Fury and others.

Overall, I’ve truly become more of a fan of the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe (or MCU for short) and less fond of the comics, but overall this encyclopedia was insightful and entertaining throughout. A must-have for any Marvel comics fan! 

The Marvel Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded Edition is now available. 

Book Review: Space Mountain

Mitchell Stein- Bryan Q. Miller (Smallville, Arrow) teams up with illustrator Kelly Jones to create Disney Comics' latest graphic novel, Space Mountain, an all-new exciting novel written by Bryan Q. Miller and based on an idea by Michael Siglain.  The novel is absoloutley wonderful. It takes readers on a fantastic time-travel journey, inspired by the Tomorrowland attractions found in all of the Disney Parks.

Space Mountain is set in the year of 2125, it follows the story of two young cadets from the Magellan Science Academy who have won a free once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a team of space explorers on a time-travel mission twenty four hours into the future.
When an unknown probe goes into launch during their exploration, they must try to find the probe lost between time and space in order to save the entire galaxy from being destroyed. Through time-travel plots and paradoxes, this book turns the iconic Tomorrowland attractions and turns them into a fun, suspenseful novel filled with action and mystery. It's an all-around great book. Probably one of the best I've read from Disney in over a year.

Although Space Mountain has the title honor, the story is rather focused more on other elements that the iconic attraction, and also briefly features cameos and mentions from other characters and attractions in the Tomorrowland area. This is in no way a bad aspect to the book, it's fully entertaining with a deep story-plot. I wouldn't be surprised if this novel is the inspiration for a Space Mountain movie a few years down the road, and I hope we can expect more books in this line of genres. Could this also quite possibly be a tie-in to Disney's 2015 film Tomorrowland? Not much is currently known about that film, except for the fans who played in Disney's summer alternate-reality-game "The Optimist" which seems to be acting as some sort of tie-in to the movie. Speculations say the story to include Nikola Tesla as a big player in the story, and Disney Publishing released Tesla's attic a month ago. At this point, anything is possible.

I had a lot of fun reading this book. It's funny, exciting, and to be honest, I'm already sold on anything that has time-travel. I'm also an especially big fan of the attraction in Walt Disney World (I'm sure to ride it at least a dozen times each visit) so that was definetley a large bonus. There's also a moment in the book which I'm sure was meant to be a reference to Disneyland Paris' Space Mountain: Mission Two. 

The novel leaves us on a rather large cliffhanger which will be continued in the next novel of the series, Return to Space Mountain, which I hope is almost ready to be released soon. Great job to Disney Comics on this one! I'm hungry for more.

Space Mountain is now available on Amazon and wherever books are sold 

Book Reviews: Pixar Character Encyclopedia, Monsters University Guide

Book Review: Pixar Character Encyclopedia

Ranging from thousands of Pixar characters throughout the years, The Pixar Character Encyclopedia takes a look and spotlights many of these memorable characters from many different Pixar films since Toy Story to Brave (the book’s first publishing was before Monsters University was released).

Much like the other previous Disney-DK Publishing books, this takes a look at a lot of various Pixar characters in a fun, easy to read, and enjoyable way. A few weeks ago we reviewed DK’s latest, The Muppet Character Encyclopedia which follows in much of the same style of the DK character books.

The book features dozens of characters in chronological order of the Pixar films release dates, with sequels like Toy Story 2 & 3 and Cars 2 included with the original and takes a very ‘in-universe’ look at the films, such as instead of saying “Remy is voiced by Patton Oswalt” but rather treating the characters like actual living people, giving us a glance at their lives and sometimes a bit of a back-story, which is good and keeps to the story beyond the films. 

In some character pages, the references go beyond the movies, with a tongue-in-cheek reference to some of Pixar’s other work, such as Needleman playing Randall Boggs in Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me, and BURN-E getting trapped outside of the ship in WALL-E, just before a hyperspace jump (which is a reference to the Pixar short, “BURN-E”, which appeared on the DVD release). Plus, we learn the names of some backaround characters, who some I've never heard of, and I’m a pretty big Pixar fan.

If you’re a big Pixar fan like myself (and who isn’t?) make sure to check out this book soon!

Monsters University: The Essential Guide

Out of the Pixar franchises, my all-time favorite would have to be the Monsters franchise. Monsters Inc. was a great film, with great story, characters, and humor and it’s prequel Monsters University delivered well to the fans of the original film, and introduced a whole cast of new characters.

The Monsters University Essential Guide handles itself as a University guide, and showing you, the new student, all of the basics to the University and what you have to know. Okay, so maybe University guides wouldn’t showcase specific students (Mike Wazowski, James “Sulley” Sullivan) but it would be inappropriate to have a Monsters book and not include the memorable characters in it. 

The book is written by Glenn Dakin, who has a history with Disney-DK, writing books such as Disney Villains: The Essential Guide and DisneyAnimals: The Essential Guide. This book delivers well to a life-long Monsters Inc. fan, not quite up to the standards of the Character Encyclopedia levels, but works as a good companion to the other Essential Guide and to the film. It’s also a very good read for kids, as it’s easy to read as well.

Another job well done by the Disney and DK Publishing team! 

Book Review: 102 Ways to Save Money For and At Walt Disney World

Mitchell Stein- Whoever said a trip to Walt Disney World might be too expensive might want to read Lou Mongello’s 102 Ways to Save Money For and At Walt Disney World.

Lou Mongello, well-known for his award-winning podcast “WDW Radio” lends his writing talents and Disney-expertise to the pen for the third time. In this new book, Lou offers some fantastic tips on the best ways to save money in the parks on your next trip to WDW. He’ll provide insight on the best times of the year to travel to the parks, which dining plans to choose, what not to buy and hotel/airplane and food. 

With the ticket prices going up rather high this year, allow Lou to guide you through the best and most trustworthy ways to save money when in the parks. With merchandise and food prices skyrocketing as well, it could be hard for the first time visitor as well as the returning visitor on what to spend your money on and the best tips to save your money to use towards more exciting things in the future. I really wish I had this book before our last visit! We could have saved over $500 easily.

Did you know that if you’re in Central Florida for a business meeting (even if non-Disney related) your companions are eligible for cheaper Disney tickets while you are in a meeting? If you choose to join them, you can receive a special half-day ticket as well so you can head to the parks after the meeting. Did you know that if you are staying on Disney property you receive free transportation to the Disney parks (not to mention the Extra Magic Hours)? Did you know if you purchase a “Tables in Wonderland” membership, you can easily save 20% on every meal in the parks? These are just a few of the wonderful examples that Lou shares with you in his brand new book. 

I really enjoyed this book throughout. Lou guides you through the parks providing you with tips on the best ways to save money and gives some insight to the history to the parks. Lou adds some hilarious humor to the book too to ensure an enjoyable read. 

It’ll cost you a few dollars to purchase this book, but you’ll be saving a lot more on your next trip to Walt Disney World. You’ll spend money on the books, but the amount of money you’ll save will skyrocket over the price you spent on the book.

102 Ways To Save Money for and at Walt Disney World is now available in paperback version. A Kindle E-Book Version is also available. 

In this article,  Lou shares some tips on how to save money at Walt Disney World for FoxNews. Read the article here. 

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Book Review: The Muppets Omnibus, Muppets Most Wanted Read-Along

The Muppets Omnibus Review:

Mitchell Stein- Back in 2009, Disney and Boom Studios released a series of Muppet Show Comic Books, written and illustrated by Roger Landridge. The books were so incredibly successful that they were all sold out on the first day, and it went back for another printing. Disney of course released follow-ups to this comic books with many more after, including The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson, On The Road, and The Four Seasons. 

Now, you can own all of the great Muppet Show comic books in one collection. The Muppets Omnibus features comics from the original issue, “Meet the Muppets” up until last years’ “The Four Seasons” in one big giant collection re-printed under the Marvel Comics brand.

Not only are the comics fun to read, but they also said to be the inspiration for some elements in the Disney Muppet films, including Kermit’s doppelganger Kismet the Toad and Animal’s fear of drumming and others. While not all of the Muppets translate into 2D artwork, it’s the story here that matters and not about the art. The story is wacky, fun and interesting. The various different variety sketches are funny and Muppety worthy of an episode of The Muppet Show, especially if the Muppet Show started off as a comic book.

Not only does it feature Landridge’s popular comics, but it also features Muppet comic “Pigs in Space” where Fozzie and Rizzo try to pitch a “Pigs in Space” feature film to two grumpy old Hollywood producers, played by the Muppets’ resident grumps, Statler and Waldorf. I absoloutley love this comic as the story is perfectly wacky and zany and everything a Muppet comic should be. The wonderful artwork is by Shelli Paroline, but she is only credited as an artist, so I am left to assume the story was written again by Roger Landridge. 

Of course, it features Muppet Show comic books by Amy Mebberson. Amy has had quite a history with Disney drawing not only Muppet characters, but many Disney characters for comic books and character design. I absolutely love Amy’s style of artwork. Somehow, every character always looks spot-on and translate so well into comic form. It’s really beautiful artwork, and I am a major fan of Amy Mebberson’s continuous collaborations with the Disney Company.

The Amy Mebberson issues “Family Reunion” mark the return of many famous characters, including Skeeter, Andy and Randy Pig, Robin, and Emily Bear. It’s a lot of fun and it’s great to see these characters back in some form.

Overall, if you haven’t yet picked up the copies of the comics, I suggest you pick up a copy of this collection. It’s a fantastic collection of the brilliant Muppet comics, plus the original Muppet comics that Roger Landridge wrote and drew for Disney Adventures magazine plus concept art, original sketches and various cover arts. There’s lots of fun to be had in this edition, so I highly suggest Muppet fans that like to read should check this one out.

The Muppets Omnibus is now available to own wherever comic books are sold. 

Muppets Most Wanted Read-Along Review

Mitchell Stein- I actually got this book over a month ago, but I was too afraid to open it until I saw Muppets Most Wanted, as I really abhor spoilers. But now that I read and reviewed the fantastic film, I was ready to open this to review.

Following in the Read-Along series based off of Disney films, the Muppets Most Wanted read-along features the story of the film along with a CD that your child can listen to and read-along with the book in their hands. The speaking is slower-paced so beginner readers can read along, and it also features audio from the movie when one of the characters are quoted. This book is really geared towards the younger audience of Muppet fans, and it's a great way to help your kids learn how to read.

Also, be sure to check out some other read-alongs in the series, including The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Frozen, The Lion King, Planes, and a lot more classic Disney films.

Muppets Most Wanted Read-Along is now available to own. 

Book Review: Tesla's Attic

Mitchell Stein- Tesla’s Attic is a fantastic new sci-fi adventure from author duo Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman, and is not only entertaining, but is also somewhat educational. 

When Nick Slate’s house burns down, his family is forced to move out to a ramshackle house that they inherited from their grandmother. Hoping to make some money, Nick decides to sell some of the junk he found in the attic in a garage sale. After selling almost all of these items, he realizes each one has a dark secret behind them and possesses unique and irregular capabilities and could’ve quite possibly belonged to the legendary Nikola Tesla. This also attracts the attention of a secret society, named the Accelerati who seem to be interested in these items as well. Nick has to collect these items back before the Accerlati get to it, and protect the items that are part of a much larger plan by Tesla himself. 

The book is well written. It’s a perfect intro to a sci-fi series, starting off slow and steady and setting the stage for a few more epic books (the book clearly says “Book One”, so we are reassured that more are on the way). As a side story to the science fiction, there’s lots of teenage drama to be found in the book too, and the characters who play a role in this story are mostly great. The book is dramatic at times, sometimes funny, and always exciting.

The story dives well into Tesla’s story, with some details on the rivalry between Thomas Edison and Tesla, and Tesla’s electric tower idea, Wardenclyffe Tower, which to be honest, I didn’t know much about until I read this book.

Although it features a secret society, this society is not Plus Ultra, which is the secret society that Nikola Tesla was part of in Disney’s alternate reality game, The Optimist. It is speculated that Plus Ultra and Tesla will both make an appearance in Disney’s Tomorrowland film in May 2015, which is a similar sci-fi style film, written by Damon Lindelof and directed by Brad Bird. This book might possibly serve as a purpose to drum up excitement for Tomorrowland being released next year.

Either way, this book is one of my favorites to be released from Disney Publishing. This series has a lot of potential, and may possibly join the ranks of the “Peter and the Starcather” and “Kingdom Keepers” series. I’m excited to see what the author duo has in store in the next installment. 

Book Review: The Muppets Character Encyclopedia

Mitchell Stein- I had the pleasure of reading Craig Shemin’s The Muppet Character Encyclopedia in anticipation for Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted out in theaters in just under two weeks. As a major Muppet fan, I absoloutley adored this new release.

When this book was announced, several thoughts when through my head. While I was excited, I wasn't sure in what direction this book would go. Would this be a book so Disney can introduce the main stream Muppets to the public? How many obscure Muppets will be featured for us die-hard fans? Will they feature The Fazoobs?

But as soon as I opened to the front page, I was amazed at the amounts of obscure Muppets that are featured in this book. Since the book goes in alphabetical order, I assumed that the first “A” Muppet would be Animal, but in fact, Afghan Hound was first, followed by Andy and Randy Pig, Angel Marie and Angus McGonagle (the Gargling Gargoyle Who Gargles Gershwin Gallantly) and then Animal. The character choices could not get any more obscure than the ones featured in this book, including Angus McGonagle, who literally only appeared once which was in the memorable Star Wars/Mark Hamill episode of the Muppet Show!
Not only does Mr. Shemin include insanely obscure characters, but he also delivers with great humor and some additional info that most people hadn't known before.

Although, it would've been nice for the puppeteers and creators to get some recognition somehow in this book. I understand how Disney likes to keep the illusion that the Muppets are real and alive and not puppets, but it would be nice for Disney to allow a shout-out or something like “Gonzo can usually be seen with his pal Dave Goelz, who has really uplifted him to new heights” or something like that, so us Muppet fans can get it and the Puppeteers can get the recognition that they have always deserved. But of course, Muppet Wiki accounts for all of that, with great behind-the-scenes info on everything Muppet related.

But since the puppeteers aren’t mentioned, Craig Shemin and team come up with their own wacky backstories for characters, as if they were real from the beginning. For example, Crazy Harry was originally referred to as Crazy Donald back in the The Muppets Valentine Special and he was originally named after Muppet-builder Don Sahlin. Craig Shemin covers that fact, but has his own hilarious backstory for him about how people used to make fun of him and call him Crazy Donald. He was so offended so he changed it to Crazy Harry instead. These little backstories, again such as Marvin Suggs discovers The Muppaphones (he trips and lands on a Muppaphone who shrieks perfectly in G flat) give us a hilarious backstory without actually changing any of the Muppet canon, which never really seems to actually make any sense.

Another point worth mentioning is the fact that Craig Shemin points out the backstory that Miss Piggy grew up on a farm. In fact, that is a reference to a back-story that Piggy’s original puppeteer Frank Oz created for the character.

 “Piggy grew up on a farm in Iowa;” Oz says in an interview in the New York Times, 1979 “her father died when she was young and her mother wasn’t very nice to her. She had to enter beauty contests to survive, as many single women do. She has a lot of vulnerability which she has to hide, because of her need to be a superstar”. 

It also shares some fantastic new photos from Muppets Most Wanted without spoiling any of the film. I guess this sort of serves as a tie-in to the movie and a promotional product as well as being a hilarious Muppet book again. This is easily by far the best Muppet-related book since Jim Henson: The Biography.

Author Craig Shemin is no newcomer to the Muppets. He used to serve as a writer for the Jim Henson Company (before the Muppets were sold to Disney), and he helped found and acts as president for the Jim Henson Legacy, which prides itself in keeping Jim’s spirit alive with many events, such as travelling Muppet exhibits, screenings, and funding towards special Henson related subjects, such as puppetry and film. The Henson Legacy staff does such a wonderful job on all of this, so we are extremely grateful to Craig’s work on all of that.

I strongly recommend you pick up a copy of this book, now available in book stores everywhere! Brush up on your Muppet knowledge on obscure Muppet characters and impress your die-hard Muppet fan friends that you know Fozzie’s mom's name, or what episode Uncle Deadly first appeared in! It also adds brilliant humor on each page, and sometimes some great gags from everyone’s favorite hecklers, Statler and Waldorf.

Thank you to Craig Shemin for your work on this incredible book! It’s a true gift to every Muppet fan.

Go pick up a copy now if you don't want to be eaten by Big Mean Carl.

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Book Review: Newsies-Stories of the Unlikely Broadway Hit

Mitchell Stein- It’s hard to think that Newsies, a fantastic movie that inspired the smash-hit on Broadway of the same name was considered a flop back when it was initially released in 1992. It’s actually quite shocking to think that the great music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman was actually won a Razzie that year for “Worst Original Song”!

Newsies: Stories of the Unlikely Broadway Hit journeys from the film adaption and how the movie was considered a major failure for Disney and how it disappeared from theaters only a couple of weeks after release. The movie was rediscovered by a generation of fans who watched it on the Disney Channel in the late 1990s and it became popular on VHS through this dedicated fan base.

The book shines light on the Newsies fans, dubbed as “Fansies” and how they all got together to request Disney to finally bring Newsies to a stage adaption, which is very much the actual story of the Newsies film. It’s exciting to hear of this tremendous and growing fan-base, and it makes me optimistic that there may be spawning fan-bases for other Disney “flops” such as The Lone Ranger or John Carter (which I personally wasn’t a fan of either, but I would be happy to hear of such a dedicated fan-base out there for those films).

No one expected Newsies: The Musical to be such a success, but eventually after many read-throughs, it went into previews and gained much acclaim. They decided to go ahead with it, as a short term, low-budget show. That’s when the show really boomed. Eventually, after much critical acclaim, the show became a tremendous success and Newsies finally got the respect it always deserved.

Author Ken Cerniglia moves even deeper into the story, with a brief history lesson of the Newsboy strikes in 1899 that inspired the film and stage adaption. He looks at the differences from the story to the film to the Broadway hit, and what was changed for what reasons. He shines on the behind-the-scenes looks at everything from film writers Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, composer Alan Menken, actors from both the film and stage, technical directors, and many pages dedicated to the wonderful Fansies.

Newsies is a classic example of a “David and Goliath” story, whereas the small ‘David’ newspaper boys stand up together as one against the “Goliath” news publishers, specifically Pulitzer and Hertz in the story, and conquer. It’s an inspiring journey and always reminded me to believe in yourself and standing up for what you believe in. It’s a great work of art and it’s good to see the recognition it deserves.

This book is fantastic from cover to cover. If you are a dedicated Fansie, saw the show, or never even heard of Newsies before, you should pick up this book and add it to your shelf. This book tells the inspiring story that proves that anything is possible.

Now I’m inspired to go back and give Newsies a rewatch!

Book Reviews: Frozen, Doc McStuffins, Buddies,

Mitchell Stein- Disney released a handful of brand-new books tied to some of their most popular franchises in the past month. Today I’ll be reviewing a few of these books, including Frozen, Doc McStuffins and a new Disney Buddies book.


Frozen: A Sister More Like Me

This book spotlights Frozen sisters Anna and Elsa which loosely ties the story to the Frozen movie (sort of) to this book, which expands the relationship story between Elsa and Anna, as briefly seen in the film.
The book features beautiful illustrations from Brittney Lee, who also worked on the concept art for Frozen and a touching story from author Barbara Jean Hicks. While Elsa and Anna have all their differences, they move past that and they realize that above their issues and differences, they are sisters and they love each other very much. It’s a very sweet story. Make sure to check this one out, now available in stores!

Frozen: An Amazing Snowman


Barbara Jean Hicks brings her pen to Frozen again with An Amazing Snowman which showcases one of the film’s breakout stars, Olaf the Snowman.
Olaf is great. Brilliantly voiced by Josh Gad in the film, he is worthy of becoming one of the greatest and beloved characters in Disney history. This book showcases Olaf’s love for summer, his dreams and ambitions. According to the book, Marshmallow is Olaf’s brother. I guess he is technically, since they were both created by Elsa.  That case is still pending by Frozen experts.
With some really talented pictures by artist Olga T. Mosqueda, this book is another sweet, short and fun Frozen book from Disney. It is worth a look, and your kids will love it.

Disney Buddies: Puppy Love 

This book is supposed to tie into Valentine’s Day, and features the Buddies franchise (from movies Air Buddies, Super Buddies, Treasure Buddies) in an all new story. With the Valentine’s Dance only days away, B-Dawg is getting nervous and can’t decide how to ask out the town’s newest pooch to the dance. (Wait. Dogs have Valentine’s Day dances?).
If you or your kids are a fan of the ongoing Buddies franchise, give this book a look. It also has stickers! Nothing gets more exciting than that.

Doc McStuffins: Chilly Catches A Cold

Also based on a popular franchise, Doc McStuffins, a popular Disney Junior show that fully inspired this book as it’s based on an existing episode. I haven’t actually seen a full episode of Doc McStuffins, it’s one of those kids’ shows I just don’t fully understand, but then again, I’m not exactly the target audience.

In this book, Doc (who is four years old, just to clarify) takes her toys outside to play in the snow. But when Chilly catches a cold, Doc decides to check up on him. The book teaches kids about different medical info and teaches kids how to be safe and healthy and how to avoid getting sick. I bet it also helped kids not to be afraid of the doctor as well.
Overall, if you have any kids who are fans, this book is worth a look as well!

That’s four illustrated children’s books that you should go and check out soon! They’re fun and a great read for the kids!


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Disney Fan Project: On A Sunny Disney Afternoon

Mitchell Stein- I'm super excited to introduce a brand new fan project by Tim Van Hal, a talented and motivated author (not to mention a major Disney Animation fan of course) named, On A Sunny Disney Afternoon, an all-new book showcasing his love for Disney Afternoon. The book will take a look at the first twenty years of the division and what it moved onto become and how those characters live on to today.
But instead of myself telling you all about it, here's some info from Tim himself!

Tim Van Hal- Hello! I am writing a book on the history of the first twenty years of Disney television animation. The book goes in depth on the forming of the division, the development of series and the multitude of studios that were involved in the production.

Over the last few years, I have gathered many sources and I'm in the process of interviewing the people involved. At the moment this is done by Skype, phone or email, but the time has come where i need access to some people and archives that I can't interview or check out from a distance. For this reason I put up a crowd-funding page to finish the last stages of my research and finish the book.

If the goal of 15.000 dollar is met, I want to use my time abroad by filming the interviews and create a documentary of this wonderful period in animation. The people who help fund my research will (of course) be entitled to a free copy of the book (and the documentary, if the goal is reached).

Here is a link to the Indiegogo page:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/on-a-sunny-disney-afternoon/x/6078342

There you have it! Feel free to visit Tim's page (link included above) and donate to this special project! 

Disclaimer: On a Sunny Disney Afternoon is not associated with The Mickey Mindset or any of it's writers. The showcased project is an independent fan project and should not be mistaken as a work of The Mickey Mindset, The Muppet Mindset or any of our other website branches. The fundraiser is held on Indiegogo, which is neither associated with The Mickey Mindset. You can donate to this exciting new project at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/on-a-sunny-disney-afternoon

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