All Roy, All Day

 

Today’s Magic News takes us to Las Vegas and Los Angeles primarily.  We have several stories about Roy Horn and his continued recovery as well as the upcoming “Father of the Pride” cartoon series.  It will be the first series on NBC’s primetime to use the computer to generate the images — in much the same way as Shrek and Jimmy Neutron.  The producers of the show include Siegfried and Roy as well as the studio that put out Shrek, Dreamworks SKG. 

The Hollywood aspect gets a bit thick but Roy’s meeting with Montecore — the tiger responsible for his injuries — is heartwarming. 

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Roy Horn Visits Montecore.  Roy made his first visit to the white tiger responsible for his nearly fatal injuries.  On October 3rd, last year, Montecore mauled Roy onstage during a live show in Las Vegas.  Roy spent the last nine months fighting for life and Montecore has been kept at the magicians? Las Vegas refuge.  Roy was described as tearful.  The Contra Costa Times quoted an Internet source saying, ?the 59-year-old patted and chatted to the big cat as part of a TV documentary on his recovery, according to IMDb.com, which will be aired on the first anniversary of the tiger attack that left Horn clinically dead for a minute.? 

The reunion took place at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, where Montecore has been housed since the mauling. Meanwhile, Horn has amazed doctors, who feared he wouldn’t survive his injuries. He has regained the ability to speak and write.

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