Muppet Lab Makes Debut at Hong Kong Disneyland

Yesterday was the debut of the Mobile Muppet Lab at Hong Kong Disneyland. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker were conducting experiments to obtain the perfect Valentines Day photograph. Their first customers of the day were Mr. Yuen and Miss Cheung. After Dr. Honeydew mixed the perfect love potion, got flowers and procured a romantic tune, Mr. Yuen got on one knee and proposed. Sorry all but I love these little Disney Magic stories.

New Annie Leibovitz Dream Portraits, Disneyland Paris Profits Up, Disney Co. takes a Bigger Stake in Hong Kong Disneyland

Annie Leibovitz has sent out the third in her series of Dream Portraits. This series features Whoopie Goldberg as the Genie in Aladin, Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony as Jasmine and Aladdin. Also featured are Gisele Bundchen as Wendy Darling, Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and Tina Fey as Tinker Bell and Jessica Biel as Pocahontas.

In park news: Disneyland Paris has shown a 20% jump in first quarter revenues. Times Online is reporting that some of this jump is due to President Sarkozy visiting DP as the place to "go public" with his love for Carla Bruni, now his wife.

At Hong Kong Disneyland, the Walt Disney Co. will be making a bigger investment and ownership in the park. They will now have a 43% stake in the park which it co-owns with the Hong Kong government.

Ratatouille scores Golden Tomato for Best Animated Movie and a Wardrobe Change for Mickey and Minnie in Hong Kong

The Golden Tomato Awards honor movies that were best reviewed by critics during the previous year. Ratatouille scored a 96% on the "tomatometer" which measures reviews in print, online and TV critics.

Clothing designer Vivienne Tam has designed a Mickey inspired line of clothing to be sold at her stores starting in the spring. Tam also designed new outfits for Hong Kong Disneyland's stars: Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mickey will wear a bright red "Mao suit", patterned after the outfits frequently worn by Mao Zedong. Minnie will now wear a cherry blossom red dress with a flower like skirt. Tam, a Hong Kong native, was brought in the boost the star power at the struggling Hong Kong Park.