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...arcade with Sega, Xbox and PlayStation, bonfires on the beach and a teens-only disco. After braving the Leap of Faith water slide with a 60-ft. drop at Atlantis in the Bahamas, minors can head to Club Rush, a nightclub with leopard-print couches. Teens aboard Disney's Magic cruise ship can bond in a Friends-style coffeehouse called Common Grounds, shown at left, and then try their hand at deejaying karaoke or watch first-run screenings of Disney flicks. With so many options, teens might, like, even have a good time on a trip with the 'rents...
Mark Shapiro stands at the back of the control room, rocking back and forth like a jittery father watching his kid's first Little League game. The head of production and programming at Disney-owned ESPN, Shapiro is visiting the set of the cable giant's latest project, Cold Pizza, TV's first morning sports gabfest. The show is Shapiro's baby, and like any Little League dad, he can't resist getting involved...
...rare sour note for Shapiro these days. Since George Bodenheimer, president of ABC Sports and ESPN, tapped the boy wonder (Shapiro is just 33) two years ago to reinvigorate one of Disney's most profitable brands, ratings have jumped 11%. Shapiro's playbook: original entertainment programming (which now makes up 6% of ESPN's lineup) and more live events, as opposed to ESPN's staple of sports news and highlights. While the critically panned Cold Pizza struggles in a cutthroat morning market, the sports-journalist-debate shows Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn have scored...
Maltzan, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the GSD, has returned to the GSD this semester as a visiting design critic. Before beginning his own firm, he worked for architect Frank Gehry as an designer for the winning competition entry for the Los Angeles Walt Disney Concert Hall (although the Hall, which opened in Los Angeles last month, bears little resemblance to the original design). Looking at Maltzan’s work, it is clear that Gehry has had a strong influence on his formal and professional maturation as a designer...
...Which Disney character would you most like to have sex with...