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TampaTrib: Path To Fame May Start At Disney (WDW) posted: 12/30/08
Brief look at the soon to open "American Idol Experience" at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
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Bloomberg: Hong Kong May Take Equity on Disney Loan Payment (OD) posted: 12/30/08
Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily is reporting the Hong Kong government may accept new equity instead of cash on part of the loan for Hong Kong Disneyland.
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DIS: GForce Trailer (Movies) posted: 12/30/08
Disney.com Movies home page currently features a trailer for the upcoming Disney - Bruckheimer feature "G-Force", a 3-D film about a team of highly trained guines pigs who must save the world.
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THR: 2010 Pro Bowl going to ESPN (Movies) posted: 12/30/08
The 2010 Pro Bowl will be presented on ESPN. The game will take place the Sunday night the weekend before the Super Bowl.
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THR: Latest 'Lost' Season 5 trailers (Movies) posted: 12/30/08
The Hollywood Reporter Live Feed posts the recently released trailers for the upcoming season of ABC's "Lost"
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OCReg: Anaheim sued in fatal shooting; Disney statue requested (DL) posted: 12/30/08
The Orange County Register reports the family of an innocent man who was shot by Anaheim police has requested a statue be placed in Disneyland in memory of the man.
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OrlBusJrnl: Nickelodeon hotel hoists its own flag (WDW) posted: 12/30/08
The Orlando Business Journal reports the Nickelodeon Family Suites near WDW will operate as an independent hotel breaking its current ties with Holiday Inn.
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OrSen: Cinderella Castle Royal Suite will stay open in 2009 (WDW) posted: 12/29/08
The Cinderella Castle Royal Suite will remain in use as a prize for promotions in 2009 after the "Year of A Million Dreams" concludes.
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Variety: Disney bails out of 'Narnia' franchise (Movies,General) posted: 12/29/08
Disney will not participate in the third movie of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series.
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OrSen: Disney World cafe puts fare at diners' fingertips (WDW) posted: 12/29/08
Brief report from the new counter-service location at the Contemporary Resort.
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THR: Bedtime Stories Captures Third Spot at Box Office (Movies) posted: 12/29/08
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox's "Marley & Me," Paramount's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and Disney's "Bedtime Stories," established themselves as the top-three Dec. 25 bows of all time with openings of $14.7 million, $12 million and $10.6 million, respectively.
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OrSen: Florida lands 28 of top 500 hotels in the world (WDW) posted: 12/29/08
The Orlando Sentinel reports 28 of the top 500 hotels in the world according to Travel and Leisure Magazine can be found in Floirda. Among those three can be found at Walt Disney World -- Animal Kingdom Lodge, Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Wilderness Lodge.
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OrlSen: An unforgettable Eartha Kitt at Candlelight Processional (Movies) posted: 12/29/08
Orlando Sentinelblogger Matt Palm offers a fond memory of the recently deceased actress Eartha Kitt from her 2004 appearance at Epcot's Candlelight Processional. Disney fans will recall Eartha Kitt voiced the character Yzma for "The Emperor's New Groove"
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THR: 'Conversations' trailing off for Eisner (Movies) posted: 12/29/08
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner will not continue his chat show on CNBC.
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ETOnline: Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 10:00 a / 9:00a C (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
As part of the the Disney Christmas Parade Miley Cyrus will perform "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"; the Jonas Brothers sing "Joyful Kings"; "American Idol" champ David Cook offers an acoustic version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"; and 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year's" Corbin Bleu will unveil an original Disney Parks'song.
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AP: Tokyo Disneyland Enjoys a Recession Boom (OD) posted: 12/24/08
Tokyo Disneyland is thriving despite Japan's economic slowdown.
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LP: Movie Reviews Added to LP Bedtime Stories Guide (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
Disney's "Bedtime Stories" opens Christmas Day. The LaughingPlace.com guide to the film offers in-depth information about the cast and crew behind the film, movie reviews and stills from the movie.
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Variety: Rising at 'Bedtime' (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
Brief remarks from a red carpet interview with "Bedtime Stories" director Adam Shankman.
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AP: ESPN's Monday Night Football Leads Cable Ratings (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" tops the cable ratings for the week of Dec 15 - 21.
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AP: Jonas Brothers to give charity concert (General) posted: 12/24/08
The Jonas Brothers will perform in a charity concert at next month's North American International Auto Show.
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THR: Disney jumps ship on next 'Narnia' (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
The Walt Disney Studios will not exercise their option for the next installment of the Narnia seried -- "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
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THR: Lauren Velez set for 'Ugly Betty' arc (Movies) posted: 12/24/08
"Dexter" co-star Lauren Velez will play Elena, a nurse in a multiepisode arc on ABC's "Ugly Betty"
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ComingSoon: Bruce Boxleitner Returning for Tron 2.0 (Movies) posted: 12/23/08
Coming Soon reports Bruce Boxleitner will return for Disney's "Tron 2.0"
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CBSMW: Disney reportedly in talks to expand Hong Kong theme park (OD) posted: 12/23/08
Hong Kong Disneyland is seeking to expand the size of its park grounds by 30% under a plan currently in negotiation with the government, according to reports Tuesday.
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OCReg: Restaurant Review Downtown Disney's Tortilla Joe's (DL) posted: 12/23/08
The OC Register gives Tortilla Joe's a positive review citing their excellent service.
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USATODAY: Stills from upcoming Disney - Bruckheimer Film G-Force (Movies) posted: 12/23/08
USA Today offers five new images from the upcoming Disney live action / CGI family film "G-Force" set to open in theaters July 2009.
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BWW: 'Laughing Place' Mag Offers Exclusive 'BBC DISNEY Concert' Pics (General) posted: 12/23/08
Exclusive images of the BBC Disney Concert rehearsal will be available in an upcoming issue of "Tales from the Laughing Place" magazine.
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OrSen: Disney World joins Marines in Toys for Tots (WDW) posted: 12/22/08
Walt Disney World cast collected approximately 20,000 toys for the US Marine Corps' Toys for Tots campaign.
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OCReg: Hotel workers union stages Posada protest at Paradise Pier (DL) posted: 12/22/08
Nearly 1,000 people many from the Union Here 11 formed a picket line outside the Paradise Pier hotel.
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UPI: 447 tubas belt out Christmas tunes (DL) posted: 12/22/08
447 tubas gathered to perform Christmas Carols at Downtown Disney Anaheim.
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CartoonBrew: Firehouse Five Plus Two performing holiday song (Movies) posted: 12/22/08
Cartoon Brew offers video of Firehouse Five Plus Two, led by Disney director and animator Ward Kimball, performing holiday music with Dixie flair.
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OCReg: Union leaders bring children into Disney protest (DL) posted: 12/19/08
Dozens of children join more than 1,000 workers and supporters for a posada procession and protest at Disneyland hotels.
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LATimes: Kingdom Films sues Disney over movie-financing pact (General) posted: 12/19/08
The financing partner claims the Burbank media giant is violating its rights by excluding "High School Musical 3" and an upcoming "Hannah Montana" film from a profit-sharing agreement.
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OrSen: Disney steps into the fashion arena with its Mickeys hidden (Coll) posted: 12/19/08
The Orlando Sentinel talks about the various high-end products that are inspired by Disney creations and yet do not overtly feature thier famous cartoon characters.
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ChiTrib: Family sues Disney over bassinet death (General) posted: 12/19/08
Following an infant's death, due to strangulation in a "Winnie the Pooh" bassinet the family has sued the Disney Company claiming the company should've been aware of the bassinet's design danger given another infant earlier in the year and should not have permitted the bassinet's sales.
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THR: 'Muppets' scores for NBC; CBS tops Wednesday (Movies) posted: 12/19/08
NBC's special "Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa" won the 8p hour in the adult demo and gave NBC its best numbers in that timeslot in 11 weeks.
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Mediaweek: ABC, ESPN Get College Gridiron Gratification (General) posted: 12/19/08
ABC delivered an average 6.27 million total viewers, per Nielsen ratings data, up 7.1 percent versus the 2007 season.
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Variety: Chicago critics laud 'Wall-E' (Movies) posted: 12/19/08
The Chicago Film Critics Assn. has named Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" the best pic of 2008 along with a number of other awards.
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THR: Knievel gets animated with Disney (Movies) posted: 12/19/08
The Hollywood Reporter reports Walt Disney Television Animation has created "Kid Knievel" for Disney XD. The story is about a 12-year-old boy who wants to become the world's greatest daredeveil and Robbie Knievel will be a stunt consultant for the animated series. Disney XD.com will present five 55-second original animated shorts ahead of the series premiere. The shorts will air thereafter on Disney XD.
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Bloomberg: Disney, P&G Lead Bond Sales of $28.1 Billion as Yields Drop (General) posted: 12/19/08
Disney, home of Mickey Mouse and the ABC television network, sold $1 billion of five- year notes at lower borrowing costs than a year ago.
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HCNOnline: Culinary student qualifies for internship at Disney World (WDW) posted: 12/19/08
Culinary arts student Kristyl Lanning has qualified to participate in Walt Disney World's prestigious culinary arts internship program and will study under some of the nations's top chefs this Spring in Orlando.
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JAMTV: Oprah cuts ties with ABC (Movies,General) posted: 12/19/08
Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films has ended its 15 year relationship with ABC opting to take her films to the premium cable network channel, HBO.
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THR: Comedy scribes, ABC start 'Family' (Movies) posted: 12/19/08
Disney-owned ABC has greenlit a docu-style single-camera comedy pilot entitled "An American Family" from Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.
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THR: Adam Shankman set for two projects (Movies) posted: 12/19/08
"Bedtime Stories" director Adam Shankman has two more movie projects in the works including Disney's "Bob the Musical"
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Zap2It: Four Single Moms Added to 'The Bachelor' Mix (General) posted: 12/19/08
ABC's 13th edition of "The Bachelor" will feature single dad Jason Mesnick and will include several single mothers vying for his affection.
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Reuters: Stock analysts say Disney stock too expensive (General) posted: 12/17/08
Several Wall Street observers consider Disney stock as over-valued compared to sector peers.
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Variety: Academy unveils list of eligible songs (Movies) posted: 12/17/08
Among the Disney Company related songs posted as eligible for the Academy Award are: The Boys Are Back, Can I Have This Dance, High School Musical, I Want It All, Just Getting Started, Just Wanna Be with You, A Night to Remember, Now or Never, Right Here Right Now, Scream, and Walk Away from High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Barking at the Moon and I Thought I Lost You from Bolt, The Call from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Down to Earth from WALL-E. Although numerous songs are eligible only two songs from a single film may be nominated.
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SunTImes: Mr Disney Mom has Park Wired (WDW) posted: 12/17/08
Brief interview with Bret Caldwell of Evanston, IL -- a new member of Disney's online vacation planning group.
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Reuters: ESPN launches sleeker site in bid to boost ads (General) posted: 12/17/08
ESPN has unveiled a new look for its website in hopes of boosting ad sales.
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Reuters: Walt Disney launches $1 bln, 5-yr bond sale (General) posted: 12/17/08
The Disney Company launched a $1 billion, five-year debt sale on Wednesday, which is expected to price at around 337.5 basis points over comparable U.S. treasuries,
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KEYETV: Playhouse Disney comes to Frank Erwin Center this weekend (Movies) posted: 12/17/08
Beginning Dec 19 "Playhouse Disney Live" will perform at the Frank Erwin Center.
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Reuters: Disney to Launch Free TV Channel in Russia (General) posted: 12/16/08
The Disney Company and Media One Holidngs Ltd will launch a nationwide, free-to-air television channel in Russia in 2009 featuring Disney Channel and locally produced programming.
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THR: 'Tron 2' has its first two players (Movies) posted: 12/16/08
Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett are the first to sign on for "Tron 2" the sequel to the 1982 Disney cult classic
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DIS: New Clip from Disney/Pixar's Up (Movies) posted: 12/16/08
ComingSoon.net announces the official website for Disney/Pixar's "Up" has posted new footage. You can view the new footage by clicking on the house after the site loads.
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Playbill: Disney Extends "Kids Go Free!" Ticket Offer (Movies) posted: 12/16/08
Disney's "Kids Go Free!" Broadway ticket offer -- for the musicals The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins -- has been extended through Dec. 23.
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NYPost: Orlando Area Fine Dining (WDW) posted: 12/16/08
The New York Post highlights various fine dining restaurants in the area surrounding Walt Disney World.
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OrSen: Need Disney travel tips? Ask these moms (WDW) posted: 12/15/08
Brief look at the officially sanctioned yet unofficial Internet advisers for the resort's 2009 "Moms Panel" that offers Disney vacation advice.
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Courant: Disney Dining Plan Can Be Good Deal For Family (WDW) posted: 12/15/08
Hartford Courant evaluates Disney Dining Plan.
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NYPress: Disney Teams With TCM to Make You Believe in Movie (Movies) posted: 12/15/08
Brief look at the made-for-TV documentary "The Age of Believing: The Disney Live-Action Classics"
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OCReg: ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney (DL) posted: 12/15/08
The Orange County Register highlights the ESPN Zone at Downtown Disney Anaheim.
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THR: Big names move to stop strike authorization (General) posted: 12/15/08
A group of more than 130 well-known actors have sent a petition to SAG national president Alan Rosenberg, national executive director Doug Allen and other guild leaders, asking them to cancel the strike-authorization vote.
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THR: SoapNet nabs SPT films (General) posted: 12/15/08
Disney owned SoapNet has acquired a package of 19 films from Sony Pictures Television for the cable network's Sunday Night Movie programming.
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THR: ABC orders Dave Hemingson pilot (Movies,General) posted: 12/15/08
According to The Hollywood Reporter ABC has signed a untitled legal dramedy pilot by Dave Hemingson.
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THR: Danny Comden lands 'Temps' job (Movies,General) posted: 12/15/08
Actor-writer Danny Comden has signed a deal with ABC Studios to write and sta in a multicamera comedy.
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Reuters: Arena Football Cancels 2009 Season (General) posted: 12/15/08
Arena Football League has canceled its 2009 season, but the indoor football league, which has struggled financially for several years, will resume play the following year. Disney-owned ESPN has a minor financial interest in the league.
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TCM: The Art of Believing: The Disney Live-Action Classics Documentary Premieres (Movies) posted: 12/12/08
On Sunday, December 14 at 7:00p, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) presents an all-new original documentary entitled "The Age of Believing: The Disney Live-Action Classics," narrated by Angela Lansbury and featuring feature interviews with a number of people who have contributed to the studio’s live-action oeuvre, including Kurt Russell, Dick Van Dyke, Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Lesley Ann Warren and Michele Lee; former child stars Karen Dotrice and Kim Richards; director Ken Annakin; and songwriter Richard M. Sherman. The special will also feature interviews with Walt Disney Company Board Director Emeritus Roy E. Disney, film critic and film expert Leonard Maltin, film historian Les Perkins, film writer Richard Schickel, author and film expert Paul Sigman-Lowery and author Bill Cotter.
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OrSen: Disney lets the dogs in to visit Santa Claus (WDW) posted: 12/12/08
Brief look at a dog's experience meeting Santa Claus at Downtown Disney.
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PlaybillRadio: The Magic of Disney on Broadway (Movies) posted: 12/12/08
"The Magic of Disney on Broadway" featuring Adam Fiorentino who performs as Bert in "Mary Poppins" will air on Playbill Radio 7 PM ET Monday, Dec. 15 with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 3 PM Tuesday, Dec. 16; 10 PM Friday, Dec. 19; 2 PM Saturday, Dec. 20.
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Variety: Lauren Graham returns to primetime (General) posted: 12/12/08
Lauren Graham who starred in "Gilmore Girls" has signed up for a new comedy to air on ABC.
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Zap2it: 'Lost' Actress Joins ABC's 'Flash Forward' (Movies) posted: 12/12/08
Actress Sonya Walger, who currently plays Penny Widmore on ABC's "Lost" has signed on to star in the upcoming ABC pilot "Flash Forward"
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WBZTV: Dorchester Football Team Evicted From Disney Hotel (WDW) posted: 12/12/08
The Dorechester Eagles, youth football team were asked to leave their Disney World team following a player's altercation an adult connected with a competitor's team.
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Fool: 5 Reasons Disney Should Buy Electronic Arts (General) posted: 12/11/08
The Motley Fool offers five reasons the Disney Company should purchase Electronic Arts.
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OrSen: Disney hopes e-mail campaign delivers some buzz (WDW) posted: 12/11/08
The Orlando Sentinel talks about Disney's latest viral campaign as they begin "What will you celebrate?"
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DailyMail: Disney's Dames (Movies) posted: 12/11/08
The Daily Mail takes a look at the various Disney heroines over the years.
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Slashfilm: Disney Producer Reveals Motivation, Method Behind Beauty and the Beast 3D (Movies) posted: 12/11/08
Disney producer Don Hahn talks with /film about the decision to re-release "Beauty and the Beast" as a 3D film.Link spotted on CartoonBrew
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AP: IRL extends TV contract with ESPN International (Movies,General) posted: 12/11/08
IRL announces 2-year contract extension with ESPN International for worldwide race coverage.
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OrSen: SeaWorld sizes up terror risk over chemicals stored at park (WDW) posted: 12/11/08
The Orlando Sentinel reports a premilinary review of businesses, universities and other facilities by the US Dept of Homeland Security has placed Sea World among the 7,000 identified as sites with potentially dangerous chemicals that could be vulnerable to attack or theft by terrorists.
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THR: Disney pinkslips on the table, CFO says (General) posted: 12/10/08
CFO Tom Staggs discusses the impact the current economic situation is having on the Disney Company and the anticipated moves to handle it.
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THR: ABC said to be considering merger plans (General) posted: 12/10/08
Rumors abound that ABC's TV operations are considering a merger between ABC and ABC Studios with ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson leading the new merged unit.
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OrlBusJnrl: Disney workers gather 20,000 gifts (WDW) posted: 12/10/08
Walt Disney World cast members have collected about 20,000 gifts for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign this year.
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Multichannel: Starz, Disney Settle Dispute (Movies,General) posted: 12/10/08
Disney and Starz have settled the lawsuit in which Starz accused Disney of violating contract by providing movies through the Internet during windows of time guaranteed to the premium cable network.
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THR: 'Caspian' is Prince Charming of DVD sales (Movies,Coll) posted: 12/10/08
Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" was the top-selling DVD for the week ending December 7.
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OCReg: All-American College Band Tryouts Information (DL) posted: 12/10/08
The Orange County Register offers information on auditions for the 2009 Disneyland All-American College Band.
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THR: Two more join ABC pilot (Movies) posted: 12/10/08
ABC's pilot "Flash Forward" has added Sonya Walger and Christine Woods to the cast.
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Disney Company Weekend Box Office Dec 5 - 7 (Movies) posted: 12/10/08
"Bolt" stepped down to #2 with a weekend gross of $9.796,149 and cumulative total of $79,381,422 in its three weeks. "High School Musical 3" fell five spots to #18 with a weekend gross of $244,722 and cumulative total of $89,132,272 in its seven weeks. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" dropped six spots to #28 with a weekend gross of $114,523 and a cumulative total of $92,231,434 in its ten weeks. "WALL-E" dropped seven to #36.Each week LaughingPlace.com posts the totals for the top 30 Buena Vista Pictures distributed films.
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THR: 'WALL-E' cruises to top of L.A. critics' list (Movies) posted: 12/9/08
The Los Angeles Critics Assn has named Pixar's "WALL-E" best picture. This is the first time they have named an animated feature for the prestigious title.
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THR: Disney pinkslips on the table, CFO says (General) posted: 12/9/08
Highlights from Disney CFO Tom Staggs recent presentation. He said that layoffs at the Disney Company are expected soon but that the different businesses within the company are impacted in varying degrees.
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BizJournals: Rebound in Disney hotel bookings (General) posted: 12/9/08
Disney announced hotel bookings have rebounded thanks to deep discounts at Walt Disney World.
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Times-Picayune: Disney Channel renews Imagination Movers for second season (Movies) posted: 12/9/08
The Disney Channel has renewed the Imagination Movers for a second season. The popular Playhouse Disney group will be part of the ABC Christmas Day special.
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SeattlePI: Disney Darling Demi Lovato Debuts New Music Video (Movies) posted: 12/9/08
Up-and-coming actress / singer Demi Lovato will premiere her new music video "La La Land" on the Disney Channel Friday December 19 at 8p ET
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DeseretNews: Disney-Pixar head defines rules of corporate success (Movies,General) posted: 12/9/08
Brief report from a presentation by president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, Ed Catmull given at the University of Utah.
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Variety: UTV to handle Disney distribution (General) posted: 12/9/08
Variety reports UTV Motion Pictures is now the exclusive distributor of Disney films in India beginning January 1st. The Disney Company has a majority stake in UTV Software Communications Motion Pictures.
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Reuters: DQ Entertainment in licensing deal with Disney (General) posted: 12/9/08
British animation, gaming and entertainment company DQ Entertainment Plc has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Walt Disney Television International (WDTVI) (India).
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OrSen: Downtown Disney and Hanes team up on T's (WDW) posted: 12/8/08
The new Disney's Design a Tee presented by Hanes shop is expected to begin soft openings in Downtown Disney's Marketplace.
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OCReg: Muppet Experiment sends Disneyland Annual Passholders on adventure through time (DL) posted: 12/8/08
The Orange County Register highlights a new online / in park game for Disneyland's Annual Passholders called The Muppet Experiment.
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Reuters: Disney-ABC Television President Anne Sweeney Takes Second Among the Women in Entertainment Power 100 (General) posted: 12/8/08
Last year Anne Sweeney held the top spot but this year that position went to Oprah Winfrey.
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THR: ABC to 'Wipeout' the Super Bowl (Movies) posted: 12/8/08
ABC will offer a football-themed "Wipeout" special against the Super Bowl Halftime on NBC featuring Bruce Springsteen.
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THR: ABC to bring DC's 'Fables' alive (Movies) posted: 12/8/08
DC Comics' "Fables" is heading to ABC. The comic book features fairy tales character living in exile in modern-day New York.
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THR: Case is closed for 'Boston Legal' (Movies) posted: 12/8/08
David E. Kelley's trenchant, hilarious take on the modern legal system, 'Boston Legal,' ends its run.
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CBSMW: Disney plans to acquire rest of media firm Jetix Europe (General) posted: 12/8/08
The Disney Co is looking to expand its business in Europe and agreed to boost its holding in Jetix Europe NV to 96% and would acquire the rest of the shares.
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LATimesBlog: Disneyland fires Jack Sparrow (DL) posted: 12/8/08
The Disneyland Resort has released the actors portraying Jack Sparrow and denies circulating reports that it was in response to concerns that they were being flashed by female guests.
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AP: Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift to Welcome '09 on ABC (Movies,General) posted: 12/8/08
Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie set to rock in 2009 on ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve"
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Reuters : Miley Cyrus, Obama Items Hot Online Sell (Movies,General) posted: 12/8/08
Reuters reports that 223,139 "Hannah Montana" related-items, ranging from buttons, to clothes and posters, exchanged hands on Ebay during the year.
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GossipGirls: Images of Miley Cyrus Performing at Disney Christmas Parade Taping (WDW) posted: 12/8/08
Various images of Miley Cyrus sings "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" at the December 6 taping of the Christmas Parade.
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LP: Turner Movie Classics Presents Classic Disney Films Uncut, Commercial-Free on Sunday (Movies) posted: 12/5/08
Beginning Sunday, December 7th Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will offer a family film festival each Sunday throughout December. This week beginning at Noon, TCM will present "Treasure Island," "Swiss Family Robinson", "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Old Yeller," "The Parent Trap," "Pollyanna," and "The Barefoot Executive."
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NBC6: Disney Welcomes New Gerenuk Calf (WDW) posted: 12/5/08
At six pounds and approximately two feet tall, Disney's Animal Kingdom welcomes Presley, a gerenuk calf.
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THR: Barbara Walters 'Fascinating' special scores for ABC (General) posted: 12/5/08
Barbara Walters "Ten Most Fascinating" brought ABC a ratings win for Thursday night.
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OCRegBlog: Disneyland Resort union launches online PR assault (DL) posted: 12/5/08
The hotel workers at the Disneyland Resort have established a new blog called "Disney is Unfaithful" and a Facebook group as they continue their demonstrations.
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OrlSen: 'Wheel' to spin into Sea World (WDW) posted: 12/5/08
"Wheel of Fortune" will film 20 episodes next week at Orlando's Sea World.
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AP: Disney sets annual dividend of 35 cents per share (General) posted: 12/4/08
Disney announces annual dividend of 35 cents per share, marking 53rd in a row
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Bloomberg: Oriental Land Co Says It's Considering Opening Theater in Osaka (OD) posted: 12/4/08
Bloomberg reports Oriental Land plans to open a theater in an Osaka skyscraper to host musicals, circuses and other events.
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Multichannel: ESPN vs. Cablevision's Dolan At the FCC (General) posted: 12/4/08
The Disney-Cablevision dispute continues with Disney going on the offensive Wednesday contacting the FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.
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Variety: Baruchel negotiating for 'Apprentice' (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Jay Baruchel is in negotiations to star in the upcoming live-action Disney film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Nicolas Cage will play the sorcerer in Jerry Bruckheimer produced film.
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ChiSunTimes: Miley Cyrus to star in 'Adventures in Babysitting' sequel (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Reports Miley Cyrus will star in a sequel to the 87 comedy "Adventures in Babysitting" The film is expected to be released in 2010.
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Playbill: Groban to Host BBC Radio 2 Celebrates the Music of Disney Concert (Movies,General) posted: 12/4/08
Josh Groban will be a part of the upcoming live concert event "BBC Radio 2 Celebrates the Music of Disney", which will be held at London's Lyceum Theatre Dec. 8 and broadcast Dec 26.
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PageSix: Paris Hilton as Tinkerbell? (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Reports Paris Hilton is lobbying for the role of Tinker Bell in an upcoming Disney live-action film featuring the pixie.
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OCRegBlog: Disney's pro candy cane rollers create confection perfection (DL) posted: 12/4/08
Brief look at Disneyland's candy cane makers at the Candy Palace.
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Playbill: Theater of the Stars Indefinitely Postpones Tarzan (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Atlanta's Theater of the Stars announces the indefinite postponement of Disney's Tarzan which was set to premiere in January 2009.
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ContactMusic: Jonas Bros Celebrate First Gammy Nomination (Movies,General) posted: 12/4/08
The Jonas Brothers have been nominated in the Grammy's Best New Artist category.
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CartoonBrew: Clarence "Ducky" Nash on What’s My Line? (General) posted: 12/4/08
Cartoon Brew highlights a YouTube Video featuring Clarence "Ducky" Nash's appearance on "What's My Line?" Nash was the voice of Donald Duck.
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AP: `MNF' Tops TV Cable Ratings for Nov. 24-30 (General) posted: 12/4/08
ESPN captured the top two spots in weekly cable ratings for Nov 24 - 30 with their Monday Night Football broadcast and a Thursday College Football broadcast.
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Mediaweek: ABC Announces Tuesday 'Security' Anchor (Movies,General) posted: 12/4/08
ABC offers an unprecented look at the organizations that protect the US in a non-scripted program entitled "Homeland Security USA", beginning Jan 6.
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Mediaweek: ABC Unveils Start Dates for New Dramas (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Upcoming premieres of new ABC dramas.
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TVWeek: Disney-ABC to Use Quantcast's Online Measurement Tools (General) posted: 12/4/08
Disney-ABC Television Group said it is rolling out online measurement tools from Quantcast across its Web properties, including for its full-episode player on ABC.com.
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KCStar: Kansas City Jewish Center will pay tribute to music of Alan Menken (Movies) posted: 12/4/08
Over the weekend the Kansas City Jewish Community Center will present "Celebration of Song: The Music of Alan Menken" featuring songs from "Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and other Menken compositions
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Variety: Disney, EA expand Asia gaming biz (General) posted: 12/4/08
Variety reports Disney has signed a deal with Chinese developer NetDragon to make a multiplayer online game based on Disney characters.
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Bloomberg: Disney Denies Report of Shanghai Theme-Park Approval (OD) posted: 12/2/08
The Disney Company is denying newspaper reports that the Chinese government has given approval to build a theme park in Shanghai.
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THR: Disney orders more 'Hannah,' 'Suite Life' (Movies) posted: 12/2/08
The Disney Channel has ordered 30 additional episodes of "Hannah Montana" for its third season and 13-episodes for the second season "Suite Life On Deck"
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THR: ABC schedules 'Castle,' 'Cupid,' 'Unusuals' (Movies) posted: 12/2/08
ABC has scheduled a trio of new dramas to fill its 10 p.m. hours later this season.
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THR: Vance, Davenport cast in ABC pilot (Movies) posted: 12/2/08
Courtney B. Vance and Jack Davenport have signed on to star in ABC's upcoming sci-fi program "Flash Forward"
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Disney Weekend Box Office Totals Nov 28 - 30 (Movies) posted: 12/2/08
"Bolt" in its second week stepped up to #2 with a weekend gross of $26,581,002 and cumulative total $66,848,840. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" in week six fell to #13 with $1,061,628 and cumulative total of $88,751,254. "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" at #22 pulled in $253,990 and nine-week cumulative total of $92,072,613. "WALL-E" in its 23rd week remained in the #29 with $116,758 and cumulative total of $223,641,119.Each week LaughingPlace.com posts the totals for the top 30 Buena Vista Pictures distributed films.
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Annie Awards 2008: Annie Award Nominations (Movies) posted: 12/1/08
Walt Disney Animation Studios received nine nominations -- "Bolt" received 5 and the short "Glago's Guest" received 4. Pixar Animation Studios received 8 nominations. DreamWorks' "Kung Fu Panda" received the most nominations for any film with 17 nominations.
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NYTimes: A Muppet That Is Entirely Your Own (Movies,Coll) posted: 12/1/08
The New York Times highlights FAO Schwartz's new "build your own Muppet" workshop. The popular location allows consumers to customize a Muppet creation from 12 wigs, 12 sets of eyes, 12 noses, 14 outfits and 3 body types. There is talk that they may bring the idea online.
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USAToday: Disney Cruise Line eliminates fuel surcharges (WDW) posted: 12/1/08
The Disney Cruise Line will eliminate fuel surcharges for all new bookings effective immediately.
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BWW: Disney's High School Musical 2: On Stage Now Available for Licensing (Movies) posted: 12/1/08
Disney Theatrical Productions announced today that licenses are now available for Disney's High School Musical 2: On Stage via Music Theatre International (MTI), Disney's licensing partner.
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BWW: Disney Announces KIDS GO FREE Program Launching 12/1 (Movies) posted: 12/1/08
Beginning December 1 through December 12, theater goers can receive one free child's admission for kids 18 and under with each ticket purchased to a performance of any of Disney's currently running Broadway productions, "Mary Poppins", "The Little Mermaid," and "The Lion King" from January 6 - Mar 13.
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OrSen: Deal reached for Cypress Gardens passholders unhappy park is closing (WDW) posted: 12/1/08
The various options for Cypress Gardens passholders now that the park has closed for reconstruction and reorganization.
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