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Monday, September 16, 2013

"Tools of the Trade"

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I like to sharing trivia about various mediums we used at the Walt Disney Studios before the digital age came upon us so here are a few yo...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

D23 EXPO!

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MiceChat is planning a magical booth in the Collector’s Forum area of the D23 Expo in Anaheim on August 9, 10 and 11. Meet MiceChat staf...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Art for the Park!

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I''m extremely excited to have a few more pieces that will be exhibited and sold in the Disney Parks this summer. The first one i...
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Friday, July 5, 2013

DuckTales Deja Vu

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One of the underground lost temples of "DuckTales" Sometimes one ponders whether he or she might, "...solve a mys...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Coffee Talk

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Over 100 people got up from their cozy beds on a Saturday morning and started the new day with a delicious hot cup of coffee and enjoy...
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Happy Birthday Donald!

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Donald Duck made his first appearance today back in June 9, 1934 in Walt Disney's , "The Wise Little Hen." That role may ...
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Friday, June 7, 2013

The Art Corner

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How many of you remember the treasure house called "The Art Corner" at Disneyland?  The Art Corner looked like something out...
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mike peraza
Burbank, CA, United States
Born and raised in New Orleans, on Jefferson Parish just off Canal Street. Grew up enjoying gumbo and Disney animation. Attended California Institute of the Arts in 1973 when the paint was two years old. Left when I ran out of funds but not before I met some wonderful people at Disney Studio. William Lund was the acting President of Cal Arts and set up trips for me to visit the Feature Department at Disney. There I met Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas and Don Bluth among others. All were gracious with their time and encouragement. After returning home, was contacted by Jack Hannah, Dean of the new Character Animation School at Cal Arts. I didn't know anything about financial aid so I worked 2 years to save up tuition. I attended during the second year of the program until I again ran out of money at the end of the first semester. Jack found out and contacted Eric Larson at Disney and the Disney family offered me a full scholarship, TA job and expense account. At the end of the year I was seeking a summer job and returned after a long day to find a note on my locker to report to Disney Animation the following Monday. That was the beginning of a wonderful ride.
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