I am covering The Pirate Fairy as part of an all-expenses paid trip with Disney Pictures. All opinions are my own. One of my favorite interviews from our trip was with The Pirate Fairy's Peggy Holmes (Director) and Jenni Magee-Cook (Producer.) I had the pleasure of interviewing Peggy Holmes at DisneyToon Studios as part of an event for The Secret of the Wings and she was just as amazing this time around. She has such a fun, carefree vibe … [Read more...]

I am covering The Pirate Fairy as part of an all-expenses paid trip with Disney Pictures. All opinions are my own. Today is the day! The Pirate Fairy is now available on Disney Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy combo packs! I had the opportunity to meet the animators from The Pirate Fairy on my trip to LA last month. We met with Raymond Shenusay (Head of Story), Ritsuko Notani (Character Design), and Yurike Senoo (Animation Designer). They shared … [Read more...]

A Tour of the Disney Animation Research Library #PirateFairyBloggers The last stop on our trip in LA was a visit to the Disney Animation Research Library (ARL).  The ARL is the official “safe house” of Disney animation property.  Once known as “the morgue”, the ARL is now a state-of-the-art preservation and storage facility.  The location of the ARL is kept secret and we were not permitted to take our own photographs inside of the building (all … [Read more...]

I received an all-expenses paid trip in exchange for my coverage. All thoughts are my own. As part of our day at the Walt Disney Studios, we were given an exclusive access to a self-guided walking tour inside the actual building where Walt Disney worked each day. His actual office is currently occupied by an employee of ABC, so the Disney Archives set up the tour in another section of the building. The tour was created around the release of … [Read more...]