I know a lot of people here were disappointed when the Disney Magazine closed up shop earlier this year, so I wanted to share some info. I recently bought a couple of issues of Laughing Place magazine, and am pretty darn impressed.
http://laughingplacestore.com/Product-9000.asp
The writing is a tad amateurish, but the photos and layout are very, very impressive. I wish I could scan a couple of pages and post them to illustrate. Issue #3 is just out and runs about 46 pages on very heavy stock paper. It features very extensive coverage of the May 5th events around WDW including the kickoff celebrations for DL's 50th and articles on each of the new attractions at WDW. One of my favorites is an article entitled "Expectation Everest."
They appear to be getting support from the Disney community. The issue features interviews and photos of people like Imagineer Joe Rohde and artist Andreas Deja (Lilo and Stitch.)
Some may prefer the immediacy of the Internet, questioning the value of a magazine covering events that occurred over 3 months ago. But I can't think of a single article (or series of articles) I've read on the Internet that covers these 5/5/05 events in as impressive a manner.
They offer 4-issue subscriptions to the mag, and you can also pick up all of the back-issues at cover price. I figured I'd try the old issues first, but I will definitely be subscribing now.
It's a bit pricey at $8.50 per issue. But to those of you who said "I'd pay 2-3x as much to keep the Disney Magazine in business", here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is.
http://laughingplacestore.com/Product-9000.asp
The writing is a tad amateurish, but the photos and layout are very, very impressive. I wish I could scan a couple of pages and post them to illustrate. Issue #3 is just out and runs about 46 pages on very heavy stock paper. It features very extensive coverage of the May 5th events around WDW including the kickoff celebrations for DL's 50th and articles on each of the new attractions at WDW. One of my favorites is an article entitled "Expectation Everest."
They appear to be getting support from the Disney community. The issue features interviews and photos of people like Imagineer Joe Rohde and artist Andreas Deja (Lilo and Stitch.)
Some may prefer the immediacy of the Internet, questioning the value of a magazine covering events that occurred over 3 months ago. But I can't think of a single article (or series of articles) I've read on the Internet that covers these 5/5/05 events in as impressive a manner.
They offer 4-issue subscriptions to the mag, and you can also pick up all of the back-issues at cover price. I figured I'd try the old issues first, but I will definitely be subscribing now.
It's a bit pricey at $8.50 per issue. But to those of you who said "I'd pay 2-3x as much to keep the Disney Magazine in business", here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is.