Box Office Report: Inside Out : Opening weekend results and outlook going forward

Box Office:

Early Box Office estimates show Pixar's Inside Out coming in 2nd at the Box Office this weekend behind the Juggernaut that is Jurassic World making it the first Pixar movie not to debut at number #1.    That being said it is far from being a disappoint,  in fact it's opening weekend is the 2nd largest weekend ever for a Pixar movie --behind only Toy Story 3 and biggest for a non sequel.   It is estimated to make around  84 to 89 Million in it's opening weekend according to Box Office Mojo.   (see link below)

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4071

It is currently getting a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is getting great reviews from critics.   Pixar has been the best at these high concept type movies and has apparently knocked it out of the park again with this movie.  I will probably see next weekend when the kids are home and have my own review at that point.

The concept:

 The concept behind the movie isn't as original as some people are saying since it is the same basic concept as the TV show Herman's Head from the early 1990's and Disney's own  1943 Anti -Nazi propaganda film"Reason and Emotion" which  co-Director Pete Doctor sited as an influence.  Epcot even head an attraction in the Wonders of Life Pavillion called Cranium Command which covered some of the same ground, but  Pixar has a way of taking a great concept and making it even better and filling it with emotion which seems to be the thing that is connecting with audiences. 

Outlook going forward:

I wouldn't be surprised if this movie continued to rack up big box office numbers for weeks to come.  It has no real competition for the family audience at the box office until Minions comes out on July 10th,  which means it will probably still be bringing in large numbers over the 4th of July Holiday

Here is the Trailer for the Film

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Disney/Pixar Animated Short Reviews: #59 A Flower for Minnie 2015 9 out of 10

A Flower for Minnie  2015   9 out of 10

I haven't seen Mickey take this bad of a beating ever. 
This latest Mickey Mouse Cartoon finds Mickey in search of a simple flower to give to his love Minnie.  His first flower gets ruined and his search for a replacement leaves him beaten to a pulp. Mickey takes a whopping that revivals an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon.. and here is some of the ways he is comically brutalized:

1.  He is pummelled by bees 

2.  Gets into a brutal tug of war with Goofy who mistakes him for a garden mole

3.  Booted from a funeral

4.  Rammed by a goat 

5.  Eaten by a man eating plant 

6 . Kicked by a muscle bound beach guy

All of this is worth it to Mickey in the end because his persistence pays off and he finally gets a flower and a kiss from Minnie.   This was a very violent cartoon --(but hey so was every Tom and Jerry cartoon --ever  --which inspired the Itchy and Scratchy cartoons I compared this too)   This was a funny one and I'm sure the kids will enjoy it as well.

It can be found on Disney Online or the Disney Channel.

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Paint the Night Parade: Disneyland's New Night Time Parade

As a part of Disneyland’s 60^th Anniversary Disney launched a new parade. 

 I remember the last time Disney tried to replace the Electrical Parade and failed miserably with “Light Tragic” which only lasted one summer.    This new parade is called “Paint the Night” and this parade will probably be around for years to come.  Disney has knocked it out of the park with this high tech new version of the Electrical Parade.  The light effects are amazing and the music is very catchy.  It features floats with the following Disney Movies:  Peter Pan, Monsters Inc, Cars, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, Frozen and of course Mickey and the Gang.   This one is worth the wait.

Here are just a few pictures showcasing some of what you will see---but you really have to get out there and see it for yourself.   

Here are my parade watching tips from a previous blog

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Disneyland Picture of the Week: Disneyland Forever Fireworks

We watched the new Fireworks for Disneyland's 60th Anniversary the other night down in front of It's a Small World and my favorite part of the new show was the tribute to Walt projected on the ride.

My choice for picture of the week:

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Disney Vacation Tip #6 : 7 Tips for Dealing with Rude People at Parades.

If you really want to see the parade you need to get a spot early and be battle ready.

Disneyland is celebrating its 60th Anniversary and there are going to be huge crowds all year.  As a part of that celebration they have a new nighttime parade that rivals the old Electrical Parade called Paint the Night.  Our quest for Sunday night was to see this new parade and the new fireworks.

We arrived at the park around 6pm and the parade was at 8:50pm. My wife was shocked that Main Street was already jam packed with people camping out for the parade. Being a Disneyland veteran and actually having worked crowd control (when I used to work at the parks) I knew it was going to be an issue. I t became clear to me immediately that watching the parade on Main Street was not going to be an option tonight.  Plus I knew my family wasn’t going to be willing to sit for nearly 3 hrs just to see the parade.   We needed to eat so we headed over to Redd Rocket’s Pizza Port and then re-think our strategy.



The backup plan: Being a Disneyland vet I knew that although Main Street was full that we might still have a chance to find a decent spot over near the Matterhorn area or Small World (especially since they added the tiered section over near the motor boat area). The Matterhorn area was already a lost cause.  Down towards Small World the outlook was slightly better as we were able to secure an area behind some people with large strollers in the first section in the second tier up.


So we got a decent spot about an hour and a 1 half and 15 minutes before the parade. (If you really want to see it you just are going to have to wait).  Of course it is much easier to get spot for the second parade at 11pm ---But we hoped to be home by then.

Now for the tough part: Keeping rude people from trying to crowd in front of you at the last minute. 
Here are 7 good tips for keeping your hard earned space.



Tip number 1: Be ready to be annoyed by Rude People
Unfortunately it is just part of the process. There are a lot of Rude People out there and you will encounter them when waiting for the parade.   Don’t let it ruin the parade or your day:
If you are going to wait for the parade---Go into the parade knowing that you will be frustrated and shocked at how rude and inconsiderate the average person is.  Don’t expect people to be nice and polite like you: Expect the worst of people—be ready for it and try to not let it ruin the experience. If you don’t go into it with this foreknowledge you will not survive with your happiness intact.




Tip number 2: You can’t show weakness:
Rude people can since weakness.   Like a shark senses blood in the water. If you are weak someone will try and cut in front of you at any moment. Hold your territory ….Come up with a strategy



Tip number 3: Make friends with the People in front of you and to the side of you.
If you find a spot behind someone that has been waiting longer than you: Respect their personal space.  Give them room and don't crowd them. Try to make friends –it will help you keep your territory and together you can form a stronger defense against the last minute Larry’s that will try to invade the space you have stood in for hours. You can form a united front.  Also if they have kids and you have kids it will help make your kids wait for the parade go faster and they may end up watching and enjoying the parade together.

Tip number 4: Elbows out -Kurt Rambis style

Use what you learned from playing basketball. 

You need to box out space. You give them an inch they will swim all over you. You need to make sure no one else is going to sneak past to get that rebound. Elbows out is also a good method while in line for a ride and having crowders are cutters behind you. I’m not suggesting throwing and elbow –that could get you ejected from the game----just have them in a good defensive position.




Tip Number 5: Beware of The Scout:

The Scout is usually a small child that is sent in front of you solo like an ant to scout for food –or in this case territory. You may at first be fooled by the Scout; after all it is just a very small child that can’t possibly block your view. But don’t be fooled they are never alone and are just an advanced scout for a swarm that will invade your territory.  Rude parents will send the Scout in front of you after you have been waiting for a couple hours to test our resolve. The Scout is willing to duck under your arms and step over your stuff to get to the promise land. Once established reinforcements arrive –this child is usually a little taller and has a more difficult time stepping over your stuff or ducking past you. But they will not give up. They will bob and weave under direction of their rude parents to get up there with your sister. Even if you inform them that other people are in that space and have been waiting for hours. If they sneak past your defenses and establish a spot in the four open inches in front of you then you are doomed. This happened to us despite our good team defense. The Scout’s slightly taller sister –made it past us and quickly called for another child. The third child in the invasion is usually a child as tall as your wife that will then try to push her or his way past you as well. If this child gets past you forget about it. 


Tip Number 6: Be prepared to speak up for your family:
After the Scout got past us and despite telling her older sister that people were already in that spot and had been waiting for two hours---once she called for her even older sister to cut in front as we joined in with the couple in front of us and spoke up and put our foot down.   The Scout and her sister left. (Although we saw they sneak their way in in front of the other family a little to the left of us minutes before the parade started) They showed weakness. At some point someone is going to be so rude that the only way to discourage their rude behavior is to speak up.


Tip Number 7: Be ready for the Circus folk at the parade:

The World’s skinniest Man: This is the person that sees a space in front of you that only the skinniest man in the world could fit in and points to his wife ---“Look there is space in front of them there” NO THERE ISN’T . Usually this person isn’t skinny at all.


The Clown Car: This is similar to the Scout. They figure if they can get one person in front of you then the entire Clown Car is welcome.

The Extremely Tall Man: This Is the dad with the eight year old daughter that decides 1 minute before the parade to lift her on his shoulders making a 8 foot tall person in front of you 


The Contortionist: This person can find a way to slide past you as if they were a contortionist breaking into a bank vault.

The International: Just because you don’t speak English doesn’t mean you have permission to point at a space on the ground and slide your family of five in front of me

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Disney/Pixar Animated Short Reviews: #58 Bronco Busted 2015 7 out of 10

Bronco Busted 2015  7 out of 10

In Bronco Busted  Mickey and the gang have their car breakdown in the middle of the country and the only way to get it fixed is to win a local rodeo.  The attempt to get a wild horse in order to entry the rodeo and go through a series of silly failed attempts to secure one.  Then Mickey notices how wild with angry Donald Duck gets and rides him in the rodeo instead.   He wins the contest only to find out that there is no prize money this year.   Then a silly surprise twist of fate happens at the end that you will have to watch for yourself to find out.   It was a good Mickey Cartoon in the series but not one of the best. I love it whenever they have all three characters on screen together --but this idea seemed a rehash of the Dog contest short where they passed Goofy off as Pluto.

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