Rare Lord of the Rings Frank Frazetta artwork !

If you've enjoyed last week-end the Frank Frazetta portfolio that i've posted on the D&M Facebook page you'll be interested by this new discovery: rare artwork by Frank Frazetta illustrating Lord of the Rings! These are all B&W artworks but it's the first time i see them and, to be honest, i didn't knew he did these.

Anyway, anything new from Frank Frazetta is always a miracle, so enjoy the artwork!

Artwork: copyright Frank Frazetta

" Disney's Imagineers " , The Documentary Which Takes You Behind the Scenes of Imagineering !

Here is a great video of a TV Special done by Travel Channel all about Walt Disney Imagineering wizards! It's called " Disney's Imagineers" and you'll go behind the scenes with famous WDI Imagineers! The picture above is not from the video but i thought you would enjoy this great picture of Imagineer Ken O'Brien adding finishing touches on one of the pirates Audio-Animatronic!

Enjoy the show!





Video: copyright Travel Channel, Disney

Gorgeous Mondo Disney Posters Part Two !

I've got new Mondo Disney Posters Artwork for you! You've seen the part one a few days ago HERE and here is more gorgeous posters by Mondo artists in tribute to finding Nemo, The Jungle Book, The Black Cauldron, Ratatouille, Nightmare before Christmas, and many more!

Pictures: copyright Mondo, Disney

Disneyland Big Thunder Mountain will reopen on March 17! Edited with new video !

It's official! Disneyland Big Thunder Mountain, the wildest ride in the wilderness will reopen on March 17,  and new dazzling efffects are expected in the third lift! In the meantime check this video that Disney Parks put on line tonight!




Edited: That's it, thanks to Mouse Planet we have the first full ride video of the refurbished Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland. It shows the new effects and i'll be curious to have your opinion about them... I like the flying bats projection effect ( at the start ) and in the final lift the moving dynamite spark effect is pretty cool too but i'm not sure the falling rocks projection effect is better than the previous real shaking rocks... There is for me something which is missing in that final scene, at least from what i can see in this video...  But someone said that the video skips the final explosion and also that it's better to seat between row 10 and 12 to enjoy the full effects of the final lift... Anyway, have a look!




Video: copyright Disney, Mouse Planet

DLP WDS Ratatouille Ride Opening on July 15 ?

The Belgium press group Sud Presse has published a full page article about the highly awaited WDS Ratatouille ride, saying that the attraction will open on July 15! Although no official announcement has been done yet, chances are that the date is right. July 15 is just one day after July 14, France national day and there was a rumor recently saying it will open on July 14. And considering that Ratatouille will be the most "french" of all DLP attractions there will be a certain logic that they open the ride at that time. But of course, if they have technical issues during the tests the opening date could change. But this July 15 date could be the date for the "official grand opening", meaning that we'll have probably soft-openings before and a recent rumor announced them for the last week of June!

Picture: copyright Diney, Sud Presse, DLRP Express

New Clip For Pixar Short Animated "Party Central" !

Pixar released a new clip for the upcoming Monsters University short "Party Central"! If you've not watched the first clip released some weeks ago, you'll find it too below!







Picture and videos: copyright Disney - Pixar

Captain America : The Winter Soldier 4 Min Clip Preview !

A 4 min preview of Captain America : The Winter Soldier has been released, with plenty of new footage you haven't seen before, and you have it below. It's strange that they choose this clip which is okay but with nothing especially exciting. And if you're french it's even worse as the bad guys are obviously french - or at least they speak french - and what they're saying is... how could i say... flat? lame? They would have wanted to destroy the excitement about this movie they couldn't have done it better...The Black Widow poster above is more exciting than these 4 minute clip - no kidding, folks...

By the way, talking about Scarlett Johansson, i don't know if you've read the post of Mark Hickson  but she's pregnant and her surprise pregnancy might delay the filming of Avengers : Age of Ultron in which she plays, of course... more about this on Disney by Mark HERE.

Anyway, have a look at this clip!




Picture and video: copyright Marvel