Disneyland Paris Is Not The Happiest Place On Earth

Disneyland Paris officials are investigating after two park employees committed suicide in the past six weeks, under working conditions which a trade union described as “humiliating”. The Disneyland division of French union Force Ouvriere (FO) believes the suicides are associated with poor work conditions. The first of the year was a chef who threw himself in front [...]

Mouse House Ponys Up Cash For Marvel

The big news of the month occurred yesterday, with Disney coughing up $4 billion for Marvel Entertainment.  Its not just the comics obviously, its the 7,000 characters in the library that lend themselves to licensing of bedsheets, movies, and videogames.  I was laughing as the financial press kept stressing that with this acquisition that Disney [...]

Seasons Greetings without much Sarcasm

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and to our readers in the British Isles and the greater Commonwealth Happy Boxing Day—from the Happiest Place on Earth.  I think that covers everyone.  If I missed a holiday please let me know. It’s been a rough year, unless you were fortunate enough to be a U.S. bank [...]

Nov 102008
Bats Day: Goths Raid Magic Kingdom

Fishnets, body piercing, and latex.  This is how I imagine Fangtasia, the vampire bar on True Blood, would look on a Saturday night.  But this is real life and Mickey Mouse is standing next to me.  Let me back up. I like Disneyland.  I don’t love it, but I do tend to go at least [...]

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