Toy Story’s Pizza Planet Hiring Drivers Dan Koelsch, April 8, 2010April 8, 2010 You may remember about a week ago we reported on Disney and Pixar setting up college screenings for the first 2/3 of Toy Story 3. Well, now they’ve got an interesting way of advertising for it that might actually make some people upset. Riverfront Times got their hands on a photo of flyer being passed around college campuses. The take-one flyers, similar to those promoting House of the Devil, have Pizza Planet, the restaurant featured in the Toy Story series, looking for new drivers. The take-aways have a link to a website, which is specific to each campus. For instance, www.buzzcampuswustl.com is for Washington University. However, the links actually take you to a Facebook page that lets you sign up for a screening at said campus. While this is a cool marketing tool, it should be noted that Pizza Planet really exists. Both Disney theme parks have the restuarant, so if you were really looking for a job (and in this economy, that’s a high percentage of people), you’d be pretty miffed. Viral Marketing DisneyDisneylandPixarThe House of the DevilToy StoryToy Story 3
Tron Legacy: Access to Kevin Flynn’s Work Server Reveals High-Res Images and Animations May 6, 2010May 6, 2010I figured that the online release of Space Paranoids was for a reason. Now we know what its purpose is in the Tron Legacy viral campaign. Thanks to some new posts on the Flynn Lives forum, and the work of Unfiction members playing the game, we have access to one… Read More
“Zookeeper” Tries To Become a Meme July 6, 2011Columbia Pictures’ comedy Zookeeper opens in theaters this Friday, and the studio has tried something a little different to gain some buzz for the Kevin James-starring film. They have an entire website on the Cheezburger network. Get the details after the break. Read More
Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” Gets 80s Commercial and Poster October 8, 2012October 17, 2012Disney seems to have a penchant for for making classic commercials to promote their films about toys. For Toy Story 3, we got a 1983 commercial for the “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear”, as well as a Japanese version. Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph opens in theaters on November 2nd, and they have released a… Read More