Editor's Report - Jan 3, 2000

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by Doobie Moseley (archives)
January 3, 2000
Happy New Year!

"We Go On!"

2000
Welcome to the new Millennium, or the last year of the old Millennium, take your pick. Did you spend New Year's Eve at a Disney park? Thousands did. The Orlando Sentinel had extensive coverage of the night at Walt Disney World and Disney had a press release with some details. Click here for all the details.

Rebekah and I stayed home and watched live coverage from Disneyland on the Orange County News Channel. Many other LaughingPlace.com staffers were at the park, though, and called us periodically with live reports. All in all, it was a fabulous New Year's Eve. 1999 was a great year for LaughingPlace.com (of course it was, it was the only year for LaughingPlace.com). 2000 promises to be even better. We've got lots of fun stuff in store, some of it coming very soon. But we can't let the cat out of the bag yet, so stay tuned!

News of the Week
Here are last week's highlights.

  • Fantasia/2000 has finally been released nationwide. Numerous stories and reviews have been written and all can be viewed in our Fantasia/2000 Guide.
  • Disneyland Paris was hit hard by storms last week and even had to be closed for a day. Reuters had an article and The Disneyland Paris Guidebook had more details.
  • An Orlando Sentinel article talked about the new Disney Dollars expected for the Millennium.
  • The December 27th Los Angeles Times had an extensive Question and Answer session with Pixar's vice-president John Lasseter.
  • Invitiations went our for Disneyland's Cinderella's Royal Ball celebrating the 50th anniversary of its release. Tickets are on sale now. Click here for more information.
  • Disney released a schedule of video and DVD releases for 2000. Click here for the list.
  • The Walt Disney Classics Collections added a beautiful new Bambi sculture. Click here for pictures and information.
  • 1999 Collectors' Choice Award are announced Disney related products place first in the Bean Bag, Animation Art and Sculptures categories. Did your favorites win? Click here for find out.

This Week
This week's trivia contest is all about Disney Through The Years and this week's Online Poll asks the question "Which Disney division had the best 1999?"

-- Doobie Moseley (January 3, 2000)

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