Jeanine Yamanaka

Jeanine resides in Southern California, pursuing the sort of lifestyle that makes her the envy of every 11-year-old she meets. She has been to every Disney theme park in the world and while she finds Tokyo DisneySea the Fairest Of Them All, Disneyland is her Home Park... and there is no place like home.


An Early Look at the Making of Disney/Pixar’s “Soul”

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Now coming to Disney+ this Christmas is Disney/Pixar’s latest film from director Pete Docter, Soul. Soul centers around middle-school band teacher Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) who has always aspired to play jazz with the greats, but whose life has turned out more like that of George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life–a tribute … Continue reading "An Early Look at the Making of Disney/Pixar’s “Soul”"
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Disney+ Review: “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom”

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National Geographic’s latest unscripted series on Disney+ debuts today:  Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom.  This backstage look at the popular theme park focuses on the care and habitat of the animals — the stars of the show. The eight-episode series is narrated by everyone’s favorite snowman, Josh Gad (also credited as “TheManCanDoItAll Audio Engineer”) and … Continue reading "Disney+ Review: “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom”"
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Book Review: “The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky”

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When it comes to the Disney Parks, one of their many immediately identifiable icons familiar to people around the world surely must be the monorail. Sleek, quiet, and comfortingly futuristic, they have been a symbol of the optimistic future that technology can afford us from the time Walt Disney cut/ripped the ribbon on the Disneyland … Continue reading "Book Review: “The Disney Monorail: Imagineering a Highway in the Sky”"
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AllEars Review: ‘Mulan’ on Disney+

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Today, Disney+ viewers can finally see director Niki Caro’s live-action version of the 1998 animated feature Mulan. Based on the centuries-old Chinese “Ballad of Mulan,” the film tells the now-familiar tale of Mulan ((Yifei Liu,) a girl possessing a keen intellect and extraordinary gifts, in a time when neither are considered desirable traits for women.  … Continue reading "AllEars Review: ‘Mulan’ on Disney+"
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Our Interview with Actor Jason Scott Lee on Returning to Disney and Invading China in “Mulan”

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On September 4th, Disney+ home viewers at long last will be able to see the new live-action version of the 1998 animated classic Mulan. Actor Jason Scott Lee is certainly no stranger to martial arts films, starting with his first leading role as Bruce Lee in the biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, to his … Continue reading "Our Interview with Actor Jason Scott Lee on Returning to Disney and Invading China in “Mulan”"
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Q & A with “Mulan” Director Niki Caro and Actress Yifei Liu

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On September 4th, Disney+ will at last bring out the long-awaited live-action version of the 1998 animated classic Mulan. Based on both the animated film and the original Chinese “Ballad of Mulan”, Mulan tells the tale of a young woman who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father’s place as a military conscript … Continue reading "Q & A with “Mulan” Director Niki Caro and Actress Yifei Liu"
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