Disney: Closing Star Tours :(

Its a sad day kids :( Disney has announced the closure of Star Tours at Disneyland (Jul 27) and Disneyworld (Aug 8).  The ride is pushing 20+ years old and the "Imangineers" are giving the ride an overhaul.  The new version will consist of a pod race (think Episode I) on Tatooine.  If it wasn't bad enough George Lucas ruined retooled a franchise we all know and loved, the Jar Jar Binks mindset will now infect Disney. 

Come 2011 we'll be speeding around in pods with little Anakin.  Oh how could I forget the most important part... IT WILL BE IN 3D! blah.

Hat Tip

Pictorial Puns

I've always had a profound love for puns.  I was once in line for Disneyland's California Adventure ride Tower of Terror and a friend asked me what I thought of the ride.  I told them I had been on the ride and I thought it was tower-able (equally less funny when spoken in person).  The ride operator immediately snapped back at me "That joke was two thirds of a pun: P U". 

Enjoy this set of Pictorial Puns and see the full collection here.

Disney's Star Wars Posters: Awesome.

I'm a huge fan of creative marketing, and Disney launched a new campaign promoting Star Wars weekends (a unique event in Florida, not Socal...) which looks pretty badass.  This has been on going event for the past few years, and the above picture is this year's winner.  Check out the photos below and view the full collection here.

Ocean's 11 Muppets Mashup

Be it a mixtape or movie trailer I love a good mashup.  If you're not familiar with the term it is a blending of two (usually opposite) things (music or video) for an exported product that is often quite funny. Here are a few of my favorite mashups.

Ocean's 11 trailer with scenes from the Muppets movies.

Ever wonder what it would be like if Cameron Crowe directed the Shining?  This one is an all time favorite.

I'm dating myself on this one but, Star Wars + Macgyver = awesome.