Originally Posted By LADave72 Today was the grand opening of the Monsters Inc ride and we noticed a lot of hubub and menia attention but we didn't actually see any celebraties except for Jon Voight can anyone please tell me if there was anyone else we missed
Originally Posted By John_CM Some other CMs saw Johnny Depp, Lisa Kudrow and Billy Crystal. I heard John Goodman was supposed to be there too.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer I covered the event for another website(stay tuned for coverage from LaughingPlace.com), and did not see either Billy Crystal or John Goodman. One person who was great, and an old CM from the 1960's was Robert David Hall, the coroner from CSI (Las Vegas). You can find many photos at my website... <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com</a> And/or MousePlanet.com has a few shots in its Monday Morning DLR update. Supposedly the "Big" stars will be at this mornings official opening event at 10 AM PST
Originally Posted By jmishica I was there last night as well- I saw Kelly Clarkson, SHAG, Alice Davis and Tony Baxter. Great food, free drinks and no waiting for monsters.Billy Crystal has the flu and will not be in attendence.
Originally Posted By belle42 Eep!! I hope he gets well soon!! The flu this year has been really bad for everyone!
Originally Posted By DlandDug Your intrepid LP reporters have been here, braving high winds and close brushes with celebrities. Yesterday was the premiere with blue and purple carpet arrivals. (See LP Live for a few shots.) This morning is the official opening ceremony, scheduled for 10am. Among the celebrities in attendance yesterday were Robert David Hall (of CSI and the Practice-- a great interview in which he talked about working at Disneyland while Walt was often in the Park), Lisa Kudrow, George Lopez, James Marsden (X-Men and Zoolander), Dominic Purcell, Lela Rochon (Waiting to Exhale), the kids from The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, Patrick Warburton (who was very funny), Isaiah Washington, Larry Joe Campbell (According to Jim-- he was there with wife, mother, and five kids under six), Justin Kryston (How I Met Your Mother) and Jon Voight (always a gracious interview). The wind has been simply incredible the last two days. I hope the sound quality of the opening video won't suffer! DOUG
Originally Posted By cstephens Did anyone take a picture of the sign on Hollywood Blvd. that was letting park guests know that both Monsters and Muppetvision would be closed on Sunday? Disney *still* hasn't hired a spellchecker. Anyone see Matthew Fox? Someone was claiming they saw him at DCA yesterday. /cs
Originally Posted By DlandDug Monsters Inc. is open! (It's OFFICIAL!) <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/showpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0001535-373537.jpg&caption=Monsters+Inc" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/s howpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0001535-373537.jpg&caption=Monsters+Inc</a>%2E+is+open%2E%2E%2E+officially%21
Originally Posted By DlandJB Saw All the people Dug mentioned on Sunday. Saw Lisa Kudrow in the park later with what looked like friends and their kids or nieces/nephews and a DLR escort. Isiaih Washington and kids were also running around with an official escort. Very cute kids who looked very excited to be there. George Lopez, Jon Voight and Robert David Hall were the most warm and appreciative of the small crowd that gathered to see them come in.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain RE: #8 Yup - I saw Matthew Fox yesterday in the Tower Gift Shop at Tower of Terror. We had to make room for him and his entourage as they passed through the shop. He didn't talk to anyone. A second later, though, Jon Voight came through, and was just the sweetest guy. Said hi to everyone. About an hour later I was back on TOT and saw psychic James Von Praugh (don't know how to spell his last name correctly). He didn't talk to anyone either. Neither did George Lopez. Voice-actor Corey Burton was at TOT, too. Now that was cool. And he's a really nice guy!
Originally Posted By idleHands "About an hour later I was back on TOT and saw psychic James Von Praugh (don't know how to spell his last name correctly)." It's spelled "Van Praagh," which is a tough one to remember. BTW... did anyone ask him when the Pixar deal would be announced? ;^)
Originally Posted By jmishica Hey Darkbeer- What was in the presskit? I never made it into the media center to pick one up yesterday.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain RE: Van Praagh Thanks idleHands. I should've asked him what the Mega Millions numbers are gonna be.
Originally Posted By DlandDug NOT at the Monsters Inc. premiere, but in Disneyland today and spotted by yours truly (and with the photos to prove it): Paris Hilton.
Originally Posted By idleHands :NOT at the Monsters Inc. premiere, but in Disneyland today and spotted by yours truly (and with the photos to prove it): Paris Hilton." Whoa dude! Aren't you still supposed to be in "Honeymoon Mode"? It hasn't even been 10 days yet. I am so disappointed.
Originally Posted By idleHands BTW... nights are gettin' real chilly. Better put a space heater in that dog house you'll be callin' home for the next week or two. ;^)
Originally Posted By cstephens He saw Paris Hilton and realized yet again how lucky he is to have JB. Why would that put him in the doghouse? /cs
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< FYI, there were no celebrities at this mornings event. >>> I thought that both you and leemac were going to be there? That's about as close to celebrity as we get here on LP.
