Tales from the Laughing Place Issue #13 coming in late October

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(October 13, 2008) Today Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine announced the contents for their thirteenth issue that is due for release at the end of October. Issue 13 will focus on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland and two of Disney Theatricals� creative and commercial successes.

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�In the past two issues Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine has focused on the development of two of Walt Disney World�s theme parks namely Epcot in Issue 11 and Disney�s Animal Kingdom in Issue 12. For this latest issue we have decided to focus our attentions on the first international Disney park to be built � Tokyo Disneyland,� Tales publisher Lee J MacDonald begins. �In fact we have so much artwork, photography and stories to share that we have spread the Tokyo Disneyland coverage over the next two issues. Issue 13 will focus on the current developments at the park with an interview with the architect team at Walt Disney Imagineering that have built the incredible new Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and Joe Lanzisero talks about the inclusion of Stitch into a third generation Enchanted Tiki Room that has recently opened at Tokyo Disneyland. In addition we have a photo-essay of Steven Davison�s Jubilation! parade that was created especially for the anniversary. The centrepiece of Issue 14 will be an extensive round robin interview with some of the talented imagineers that developed the park peppered with never-before-seen artwork and photography from the Walt Disney Imagineering archives.�

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Issue 13 of Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine will also take a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of High School Musical On Stage through interviews with the cast and creative principals of the London show and exclusive photography from the rehearsals. The musical theme is continued with a fascinating insight into the South African heritage of Disney�s The Lion King with original cast member (and educator on African and world history, musicology and Afrocentricity) Ron Kunene in celebration of the Broadway musical�s tenth anniversary. The triumvirate of musical-related articles is completed with a retrospective interview with Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz who discusses his fifteen year association with Disney from Pocahontas to Hunchback of Notre Dame to Enchanted.

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Also Tales has been granted an exclusive interview with Chairman, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Jay Rasulo who discusses Disney�s current international ventures, the effect of the economy on the Company�s domestic operations and the division�s future. Finally legendary animator and sculptor Ruben Procopio talks with Rhett Wickham about his work on features such as The Black Cauldron and The Great Mouse Detective and his family connections to the Walt Disney Company. The intimate tale also features images from Ruben�s own personal collection.

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Issue 13 (52 pages) features:

Basho Basho Basho: The creation of the latest Disney-branded hotel at the Tokyo Disney Resort � the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel with an extensive interview with the lead architects from Walt Disney Imagineering Wing Chao, Gary Hazell and Eddie Choi;

Too Kool For Skool: A look behind-the-scenes at the creation of High School Musical On Stage featuring interviews with Director Jeff Calhoun, Choreographer Lisa Stevens and Vice-President, Licensing, Disney Theatrical Steve Fickinger. The centrepiece article also features rehearsal photography from the London cast;

stITch Came From Outer Space: An interview with Tokyo Disney Resort Portfolio Leader for Walt Disney Imagineering Joe Lanzisero about the re-imagineered Enchanted Tiki Room at Tokyo Disneyland � The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents �Aloha E Komo Mai!�;

State of Play: An exclusive interview with Chairman, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Jay Rasulo about the current economic climate and future developments for the global Disney theme park resorts;

The Lion King Stands Up On Broadway: To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Disney�s The Lion King musical original cast member and African heritage educator Ron Kunene discusses the South African roots of the story and music;

Family Ties: Rhett Wickham talks with legendary animator and sculptor Ruben Procopio about his experience with Walt Disney Feature Animation on movies such as The Black Cauldron and The great Mouse Detective and his family�s connection to the Walt and the company that he built;

�It was hard to envision singing mice�: Lindsay Cave meets Academy Award- and Grammy-Award winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) about Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan and Enchanted; and

� Bubbly: A comprehensive photo-essay from the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland.

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Tales is a quarterly high-quality advertising-free magazine dedicated to the creativity of the Walt Disney Company and its business units such as the theme parks, movies and musicals. The magazine has a strong emphasis on photography and artwork from the Disney libraries and is printed on quality paper-stock to help preserve the publication for years to come.

Issue 13 is due for release in late October 2008. Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine is available as part of a four-issue subscription or individually with worldwide shipping. Issues 2 through 12 inclusive are available as back issues and Issues 1 through 6 inclusive are now available on a CD-ROM in high-resolution PDF for home printing. For further information about Tales please visit our website:

http://www.talesfromthelaughingplace.com

-- Posted October 13, 2008