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Disney News Headlines
August 2009

Variety: Disney to buy Marvel for $4 billion (General) posted: 8/31/09
Variety thoroughly evaluates Disney's announced plans to purchase Marvel. They discuss the current licensing already in place with other entertainment companies that Disney will have to work around including the Universal theme parks deals.
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CNBCTV: Disney CEO on Marvel Entertainment Acquisition (General) posted: 8/31/09
Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger discusses the company's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment.
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CBR: Industry Reactions to Disney/Marvel News (General) posted: 8/31/09
CBR News reached out to a number of comics creators, who shared their thoughts on the Disney/Marvel marriage.
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THR: Analysts marvel at Disney's premium purchase (General) posted: 8/31/09
Analysts responses to Disney's announced plans to purchase Marvel given that the acquisition will dilute Disney earnings until 2012.
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CartoonBrew: Artists bless the Disney-Marvel Marriage (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
Cartoon Brew is gathering artists images that celebrate Disney's announced purchase of Marvel.
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Reuters: Stan Lee gives Disney-Marvel his blessing (General) posted: 8/31/09
Reuters offers Stan Lee's (the creator of Spider-Man and other Marvel Heroes) response to the proposed Disney-Marvel merger.
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Variety: Disney's 'Wizards' casts spell over ratings (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
The Friday night premiere of "Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie" drew 11.4 million viewers making it the year's most-watched telecast on cable tv.
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NYTimes: Disney Offers Up a Clean, White Space (General) posted: 8/31/09
The New York Times unveils "Create" on Disney.com, a suite of four open-ended activities that pushes the envelope for Web-delivered creativity tools.
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Variety: Extension for 'Mary Poppins' (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
The touring performances will run four weeks longer than previously announced in LA's Ahmanson Theater. The show will now run Nov 15 through Feb 7.
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CartoonBrew: Review of the Documentary Walt and El Grupo (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
Cartoon Brew reviews "Walt and El Grupo" the documentary about the two month tour of South America that Walt and his staff (which included Lee and Mary Blair, Frank Thomas and Norm Ferguson) took - by arrangement of the U.S. Government - in 1941. The documentary will be in limited release beginning Sept 11th.
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OrSen: Disney acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. (WDW) posted: 8/31/09
The Orlando Sentinel reports in acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc., the Walt Disney Co. will add 5,000 comic-book characters to the Disney family, though Universal Orlando will likely retain the theme-park rights to several key characters, including Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. Items focuses on impact to Central Florida entertainment.
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Variety: Disney unlikely to rescue 'Spider-Man' the Musical (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
Variety examines the hypotheticals regarding "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" musical in light of Disney's purchase of Marvel.
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Variety: Disney takes 'Xtreme' measures (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
Disney in the midst of rebranding its Jetix channel in the UK as Disney Xtreme Digital featuring "Aaron Stone" and offering various online elements celebrating the new brand including Flash games, extensive animation,etc.
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CinemaBlend: Barrymore and Perabo Not Returning for Chihuahua Sequel (Movies) posted: 8/31/09
Drew Barrymore and Piper Perabo will reportedly not be repeating their voice roles for "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2."
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OrSen: Metro Orlando theme parks cut jobs, hours - not fun, they say (WDW) posted: 8/28/09
The Orlando Sentinel evaluates the cuts made at Orlando theme parks and its impact on guest experience during the current recession.
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SMH: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Movies) posted: 8/28/09
The Sydney Morning Herald reviews the Disney distributed film "Ponyo" calling it one of Japanese master animator Hayao Miyazaki's funniest and most intimate films so far, with an attractive, almost anarchic heroine.
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OrSen: Stitch back in Magic Kingdom show for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (WDW) posted: 8/28/09
Rumors that Stitch stage in the Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland will feature a holiday show with the little blue alien during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.
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EOnline: Miley Talks Up Her New Clothing Line on Today (Movies,Coll) posted: 8/28/09
Video interview with Miley Cyrus about her upcoming album and her clothing line both coming to Wal-Mart.
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AP: Disney star ready to graduate from 'High School,' and take loyal fans with her (General) posted: 8/28/09
Ashley Tisdale's career is moving away from the youthful roles and tunes like "High School Musical"
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AP: 'Wizards of Waverly Place' transforms into movie (Movies) posted: 8/28/09
'Wizards of Waverly Place' transforms into a TV movie and a highlight of the upcoming D23 Expo.
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ITN: Disney XD launches in the UK with 'Zeke & Luther' (Movies) posted: 8/28/09
Disney are to launch their new children's channel 'Disney XD' in the UK after it's success on American cable networks and several other countries across the world.
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OrlBusJrnl: ESPN clamps down on social media practices (General) posted: 8/28/09
ESPN has provided their employees with 12 guidelines about social networking practices.
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AP: Chesney, Swift, Sugarland to appear on ABC special (Movies) posted: 8/28/09
"CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" will air on ABC on Monday 8-11 p.m. EDT.
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Dallasnews: 'Style star' may not be too far behind for Disney's Selena Gomez (Movies) posted: 8/27/09
Interview with Disney Channel star Selena Gomez about her sense of style. Selena offers a surprising fashion tip.
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OCReg: Disney hotel expansion means big bucks for city (DL) posted: 8/27/09
Anaheim will benefit from the taxes generated from the expansion of Disney's Grand Californian.
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Bloomberg: Disney, Hearst, NBC to Merge A&E, Lifetime Networks (General) posted: 8/27/09
The Disney Company, Hearst Corp. and NBC Universal agreed to merge the Lifetime and A&E channels into a new company called A&E Television Networks. Among the channels that will fall under this new label are the History channel, Lifetime Television, the Lifetime Movie Network, as well as A&E, Military History and the Crime & Investigation Network.
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Variety: Robin Williams in Disney's 'Wedding' (Movies) posted: 8/27/09
Robin Williams will star in Touchstone Pictures "Wedding Banned"
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NYTimes: Disney Allows a Gay Miley Cyrus Knock-Off Video to Flourish Online (Movies) posted: 8/27/09
Video created by an Esquire marketing executive showcases seven gay males dancing to Miley's "Party in the USA" hit that has captured over 200,000 views and reportedly the approval of Rich Ross Disney Channel chief and Miley herself.
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USATODAY: Rod and Patti Blagojevich to guest on 'The View' (Movies) posted: 8/27/09
Rod Blagojevich, the indicted former governor of Illinois, and his wife Patti will be guests on ABC's "The View"
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Variety: Cinematheque to honor Matt Damon (Movies) posted: 8/27/09
ABC will broadcast next year's American Cinematheque Award which will be presented to Matt Damon.
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CFNews13: Disney's Cruise 'Dream' is Ship Shape (WDW) posted: 8/26/09
Report on the progress of Disney Cruise Line's Disney Dream along with an image of Donald Duck and Captain Tom placing the traditional coin under the keel for good fortune.
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THR: 'Hannah,' 'House' grab top video spots (Movies) posted: 8/26/09
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" debuted as the No. 1 seller.
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OCReg: Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop loses its magic (DL) posted: 8/26/09
Reports the Main Street Magic Shop now sells standard Disneyland souvenirs rather than magic tricks.
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AP: Kate Gosselin to Sub as a Co-Host on 'The View' (Movies) posted: 8/26/09
Kate Gosselin will fill-in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Sep 14 and 15.
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PopCandy: Waiting for my Disney princess (Movies) posted: 8/26/09
Guest columnist shares her excitement over Disney's move to diversify its princesses.
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NewsLeader: BRCC brings Disney Institute to Weyers Cave (General) posted: 8/26/09
The Disney Institute will bring its full-day program that explores secrets for creating motivated teams that deliver great customer service to Blue Ridge Community College next month. The article offers registration information.
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B&C: Disney To Offer Free Preview Of New VOD Service (Movies,General) posted: 8/25/09
Disney’s new subscription video-on-demand service, Disney Family Movies, will offer a free sneak peek to subscribers of Comcast, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-verse, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS over Labor Day weekend.
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WESH: Funeral Held for Disney Stuntman (WDW) posted: 8/25/09
Funeral services for Anislav Varbanov were held Saturday at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Maitland, Florida. Varbanov died following an injury during rehearsals for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.
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JHM: Mickey makes a move on the netbook market with Disney Netpal (General) posted: 8/25/09
Jim Hill talks with Chris Heatherly, VP of Toys & Consumer Electronics for Disney Consumer Products, about his division’s latest initiative. Which is a computer aimed at the 6-12 year-old crowd
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Variety: Alma Awards announce nominations (Movies) posted: 8/25/09
Disney's "The Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Ugly Betty" have received multiple nominations for this year's Alma Awards. The Almas honor the achievements of Latinos in film, TV and music are handed out by the National Council of La Raza advocacy organization.
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THR: USA Network Holds Off Surging ESPN in core demos (Movies) posted: 8/25/09
ESPN has scored strong ratings for its primetime programming during the week ending August 23.
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THR: ABC greenlights Garland Testa series (Movies) posted: 8/25/09
ABC is developing an untitled project from "King of the Hill" executive producer Garland Testa.
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CBSMW: SEC drops backdating case against ex-Pixar CFO Mather (General) posted: 8/25/09
According to CBS Marketwatch the Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped a stock option backdating probe against Ann Mather, the former chief financial officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
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NYTimes: LaToya Jackson Appearing on '20 / 20' Next Month (Movies) posted: 8/25/09
ABC's 20/20 will present the first one-on-one interview with LaToya Jackson since her brother Michael's death.
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THR: Threesome on journey to 'Mars' (Movies) posted: 8/24/09
English actors Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker have joined the cast of Disney's "John Carter of Mars" adaptation.
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latimes: Disney taking a page from Comic-Con (DL,WDW,OD,Movies,Coll,General) posted: 8/24/09
Next month's D23 Expo in Anaheim is modeling itself on the successful pop-culture festival Comic-Con in hopes of boosting Disney's film and TV projects and its amusement parks.
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WSJ: Chinese Village Hopes for a Disney Windfall (OD) posted: 8/24/09
The Wall Street Journal via Yahoo! discusses the continuing news of a Disney theme park in mainland China.
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AP: ESPN to screen USC-Ohio State game in 3-D (Movies,General) posted: 8/24/09
ESPN will offer the USC-Ohio State game in 3-D to three theaters and its employees in Bristol, CT.
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THR: 'Up' cleared for big overseas landing (Movies) posted: 8/24/09
The Hollywood Reporter examines the question: Will the international campaign for "Up" top other Pixar pics from the past six years, including 2004's "The Incredibles," 2006's "Cars," 2007's "Ratatouille"?
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AP: LaToya Jackson named guest co-host of 'The View' (Movies) posted: 8/24/09
LaToya Jackson will guest host ABC's "The View" Sep 16 and 18
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OCReg: Former Snow White at Disneyland wins lottery (DL) posted: 8/24/09
An aspiring actress who has previously worked at Disneyland as Snow White has won the lottery.
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Infozine; Disney's Christmas Carol Tour in Kansas City Tuesday, Expert Car Seat Safety Offered (Movies) posted: 8/24/09
Safe Kids Johnson County, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Safe Kids Metro Kansas City and the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) are working together to make sure the public understand the importance of always making sure their children are safe and secure in the right child passenger safety seats by offering free child passenger safety information at Disney’s "A Christmas Carol" Train Tour at Union Station in Kansas City on Tuesday, August 25 from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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CartoonBrew: Disney’s The Princess and the Frog Clip (Movies) posted: 8/21/09
Cartoon Brew offers a behind-the-scenes clip of "The Princess and the Frog" that discusses the villain of the film, Dr. Facilier. The piece, entitled "Conjuring the Villain," includes comments from supervising animator Bruce Smith and voice actor Keith David about their work on the character.
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THR: Disney sets 'Manny,' 'Clubhouse' specials (Movies) posted: 8/21/09
Popular Playhouse Disney programs "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Handy Manny" will offer special episodes in primetime.
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OCReg: Disney’s summer season ending without dragon show (DL) posted: 8/21/09
Disneyland's "Summer Nightastic" promotion will end without an appearance of the Fantasmic dragon. Fantasmic performances have been extended until the end of the year.
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latimes: Disney's Anne Sweeney is elevated on Forbes list of most powerful women (General) posted: 8/21/09
Anne Sweeney co-chairman of Disney Media Networks rises to No. 52 from No. 98 after Forbes acknowledges a data entry error.
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SchurzParkNYC: Lady and the Tramp Screening Tuesday, Aug 25th (Movies) posted: 8/21/09
Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" will be presented at Carl Schurz Park in New York on Tuesday, August 25.
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Playbill: Remainder of Little Mermaid's Broadway Run Sold Out (Movies) posted: 8/20/09
The remaining performances of Disney Theatricals' "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway have sold out.
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THR: George Lucas to present Lasseter honor (Movies) posted: 8/20/09
George Lucas will present Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement to John Lasseter and the directors of Disney/Pixar at the Venice Film Festival on Sept 6. The event will also feature a 10-minute clip from "The Princess and the Frog". Next day John Lasseter along with Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unrich will host a two-session masterclass, including one session reserved for young European animators.
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NYTimes: Cyrus Scores Hot 100 Best (Movies) posted: 8/20/09
The Disney Channel stars environmental anthem "Send It On" debuted at No. 20. Miley's single "Party in the USA" debuted at No 2, her best-ever ranking on the charts.
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WABC: Kids of Courage heads to Walt Disney World (WDW) posted: 8/20/09
Nearly 100 kids with debilitating illnesses are taking a dream trip to Walt Disney World aboard a "hospital in the sky" thanks to Kids of Courage.
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CantonRep: 'Disney Live!' coming to Canton on Aug. 28 (Movies) posted: 8/20/09
Disney Live! a touring stage musical starring Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Tigger, Cinderella and other favorites, will be performed Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.
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THR: ABC, CW freshmen add cast (Movies) posted: 8/20/09
Nick Zano has joined the cast of ABC's comedy "Cougar Town" which features Courteney Cox as a newly single mother who begins dating.
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FOXNews: Federal Probe Launched Into 3 Deadly Accidents at Disney World (WDW) posted: 8/19/09
A federal investigation has been launched into the three fatal accidents that have occurred at Disney World in Orlando in the past seven weeks.
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WESH: 911 Response Time Questioned In Disney Death (WDW) posted: 8/19/09
Reedy Creek Emergency Services on Disney property took 11 minutes and 32 seconds to arrive after the call of the injury to Anislav Varbanov at Disney's Hollywood Studios. He was pronounced dead at the hospital with cause of death listed as accidental due to a broken neck.
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Variety: Disney, Zemeckis Board Yellow Submarine (Movies) posted: 8/19/09
Disney and director Robert Zemeckis are negotiating to remake "Yellow Submarine," utilizing 3-D performance-capture technologies.
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wotimes: Sea turtle gets encouraging send-off from Disney guests (WDW) posted: 8/19/09
Visitors to Disney's Vero Beach Resort assist in protecting the sea turtles.
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PCMag: Hands On with Asus' Disney Netbook (General) posted: 8/19/09
Review of the Disney Netpal computer. In parent mode, the system look like any average Windows XP PC. But in child mode, Disney-branded programs and themes dominate.
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Zap2it: John Hawkes joins Lost (Movies) posted: 8/19/09
John Hawkes will be joining the cast of ABC's "Lost"
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THR: ABC makes a 'Hotel' reservation (Movies) posted: 8/19/09
ABC has picked up a script featuring ghoulish incidents at a haunted hotel by "Saw" writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton.
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THR: 'Shaq' vs. 'Big Brother' -- Who won? (Movies) posted: 8/19/09
ABC's new series "Shaq Vs." drew 4.3 million viewers and a 1.7 preliminary adults 18-49 which tied for third place with Fox's "More to Love"
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OrSen: Third Walt Disney World Employee Dies in Just Over Month (WDW) posted: 8/18/09
Anislav Varbanov is the third Walt Disney World employee death reported in seven weeks. Varbanov reportedly died of a cervical spine fracture in his neck that occurred during the rehearsal of a tumbling sequence in the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.
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Slashfilm: Will Disney Unveil Star Tours 2.0 at D23 Expo? (DL,WDW,General) posted: 8/18/09
Cryptic messages point toward the possibility that official word on Star Tours future could come at D23.
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OCRegBlog: Power dip shuts down Disneyland rides again (DL) posted: 8/18/09
Twitter accounts buzzed with news of ride closures at Disneyland apparently due to power dip.
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CartoonBrew: Walt and El Grupo events in NY and LA (Movies) posted: 8/18/09
Cartoon Brew announces events in NY and LA highlighting the documentary "Walt and El Grupo"
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AP: ESPN to debut women's GameDay show at UConn (General) posted: 8/18/09
ESPN has announced a women's basketball version of its popular College GameDay program will air in January before the Notre Dame and UConn game.
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Pantagraph: Disney actress Tiffany Thornton welcomes affection of fans (WDW,OD) posted: 8/18/09
Brief interview with Disney Channel star Tiffany Thornton who recently interacted with fans aboard the Disney Cruise Line.
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Zap2it: ABC books 'Time Traveler's Wife' pilot (Movies) posted: 8/18/09
ABC has ordered a pilot based on the book "The Time Traveler's Wife" which is currently featured in theaters.
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OrlBusJrnl: ESPN agrees to keep airing World Series of Poker until ’18 (General) posted: 8/18/09
ESPN announces the network has reached an agreement with Harrah's Interactive Entertainment that will keep the "World Series of Poker" on the sports network through 2018.
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THR: Walt Disney star Virginia Davis dies (Movies) posted: 8/17/09
The Hollywood Reporter reports Virginia Davis, who portrayed Alice in Walt Disney's "Alice" comedies, has died at age 90.
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BusinessWk: A Fest for Disney Fans (General) posted: 8/17/09
Seeking to build on Disney's enthusiastic fan base, marketers are inviting tens of thousands of the faithful to a California conference
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Variety: Stars lineup for 'Dancing' Spotlight (General) posted: 8/17/09
The roster for next season's "Dancing with the Stars" set to premiere on Disney-owned ABC Sept 21st includes Donny Osmond, Melissa Joan Hart, Aaron Carter, Michael Irvin and others.
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Variety: Steve Harvey to join 'Morning' show (Movies) posted: 8/17/09
Comedian - author Steve Harvey will join ABC's "Good Morning America" offering segments on the family and relationships.
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Variety: ESPN, Fox team on Premiere matches (Movies,General) posted: 8/17/09
According to Variety, ESPN has made a deal with Fox Sports International to televise Premiere League matches.
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JAM!Movies: Hudgens, Efron deny engagement (Movies,General) posted: 8/17/09
High School Musical stars Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron continue to deny reports they are engaged and have a wedding date.
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SFExaminer: San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum Sleeping Beauty Exhibit Opens Saturday (Movies) posted: 8/14/09
The San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum will host a presentation of artwork celebrating Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" August 15 - Jan 10. The exhibit opens with a special event Saturday, August 15. Link spotted on Toon Zone News
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WFTV: Thieves busted in multi-park ticket scam (WDW) posted: 8/14/09
A ticketing fraud ring was busted in the Walt Disney World area. It is believed that the theives collected over $130,000 from unsuspecting tourists.
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OrSen: Disney guidebook grew from couple's 1,400 visits and 400 photos (WDW) posted: 8/14/09
The story behind the Complete Guide to Walt Disney World and its authors Julie and Mike Neal.
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Postbulletin: 'Panda' steps in for 'The Incredibles' (Movies) posted: 8/14/09
Tonight's movie screening at the History Center of Olmsted County has been changed to "Kung Fu Panda" since Disney's licensing prohibits outdoor presentations of "The Incredibles" before Aug 15.
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JAMTV: ABC eyes 'St. Elmo's' TV show (Movies) posted: 8/14/09
"St. Elmo's Fire" will be remade into a comedy-drama series for ABC television.
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Variety: Deadline stirs waters for 'Mermaid' (Movies) posted: 8/14/09
Variety talks about the recent increase in ticket sales for Disney Theatricals' "The Little Mermaid"
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Variety: 'Brother' tops Thursday ratings (Movies) posted: 8/14/09
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" scored its best numbers yet during this anniversary run on Thursday night.
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OCReg: Disney parking lot set for third theme park site (DL) posted: 8/14/09
Reports Disney's plans to utilize the old strawberry field land for 2,570 new parking spots for guests. According to the Orange County Register this would push the development of a new theme park on the property out 6 - 10 years.
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OCReg: Major makeovers coming to Disney hotels (DL) posted: 8/13/09
Images of the upcoming head-to-toe makeover coming to Disneyland Hotel beginning August 24th.
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NYTImes: Ponyo Forces of Nature, Including Children (Movies) posted: 8/13/09
New York Times review of the Disney distributed feature "Ponyo" by legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyasaki.
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THR: TV star Duffy cast in his first studio feature (Movies) posted: 8/13/09
TV actor Patrick Duffy will make his studio feature debut in Disney's comedy "You Again" directed by Andy Fickman.
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Variety: David Mamet takes on 'Anne Frank' (Movies) posted: 8/13/09
Disney has acquired the rights to an upcoming film based on the diary of Anne Frank. The film will be written and directed by David Mamet.
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JAMTV: 'Millionaire' boosts ABC's rating (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
Reports "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" gave ABC its biggest summer audience on a Sunday for a nonsporting event in two years.
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VH1: Disney Distances Itself from Miley Cyrus Teen Choice Performance (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
Discussion of Miley Cyrus' buzz worthy performance during the Teen Choice Awards includes a quote from an unnamed Disney Channel spokesperson.
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Jim Hill : Glen Keane goes back to the drawing board (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
im Hill shares some shots from Comic-Con. Where master animator Glen Keane revealed that he had just ended a six month sabbatical and was now returning to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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CartoonBrew: Who’s Afraid of Song of the South? (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
Cartoon Brew highlights a recent 19 page published article about Disney's decision to keep "Song of the South" in the vault. Cartoon Brew also published a set of Ub Iwerks notes and production boards from the film and has a lively discussion on Disney's decision to keep the film from general release in the US.
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StarTrib: Lovato delivers anti-bullying message (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
Disney Channel star and Disney Records artist Demi Lovato offers advice on teen bullying at the new anti-bullying website pacerteensagainstbullying.org
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LondonFreePress: London fictional home for Disney series Life with Derek, Film Planned (Movies) posted: 8/11/09
London, Ontario is the home to the fictional show "Life with Derek" currently in its fourth season on the Disney Channel. According to reports, film crews are expected to start filming "Vacation with Derek" a movie based on the series in the fall.
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OrSen: Man guilty of groping Disney Cast Member (WDW) posted: 8/11/09
John William Moyer, 60, of Cressona, Penn. was convicted and sentenced Tuesday of misdemeanor battery charge for groping costumed Minnie Mouse at Walt Disney World.
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CFNews13: Injured Disney Performer Dies (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
Mark Priest, a Walt Disney World performer was injured Monday during "Pirate Tutorial" at Magic Kingdom. He had been hospitalized since the accident and has died.
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Disney: Reservations Open August 11th for Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Events (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
You can view the various special events available at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival at the official website. Reservations for these events opens tomorrow. Some events feature limited capacity.
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MultichannelNews: Disney Channel to Bow Puppet Series, Where is Warehouse Mouse? (Movies) posted: 8/10/09
The "Imagination Movers" Warehouse Mouse will star in his own new short-form series on the Disney Channel.
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Variety: ABC's 'Millionaire' off to sluggish start (Movies) posted: 8/10/09
ABC's reality programming "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" and "Shark Tank" premiered to slow ratings Sunday evening.
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OrSen: Universal joins Disney in raising base ticket prices (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
Universal Orlando has raised single day ticket prices.
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Mediaweek: ABC Concludes Summer Press Tour (Movies) posted: 8/10/09
Presentation by ABC's Stephen McPherson -- he described the new fall line-up as aggressive, with seven new scripted series (four sitcoms and three dramas) and changes on Tuesday through Friday. Included is two of the most buzzed about new shows on any network: sitcom Modern Family and drama FlashForward. This is quite a switch from last fall, which only had two new shows on the line-up (drama Life on Mars and the non-scripted Opportunity Knocks).
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AFP: Beijing yet to approve Disney's Shanghai Park (OD) posted: 8/10/09
Reports the central government has yet to approve Shanghai Disneyland.
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OCReg: Little sleep for slumber party in the Haunted Mansion (DL) posted: 8/10/09
Highlights from the Sutton family's overnight stay at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion with links to their blog of the evening and video interviews.
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OrSen: Deliberations resume tomorrow for man accused of groping Minnie Mouse (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
Deliberations continue in the case of a 60 year old man groping the costumed Minnie Mouse.
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THR: ABC wants to dance with Abdul (Movies) posted: 8/10/09
ABC in interested in bringing Paula Abdul to its popular "Dancing with the Stars"
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JHM: Monday Mouse Watch: Will Disney's "Mickey By" program start a fashion trend in 2010? (Coll) posted: 8/10/09
Jim Hill shares some shots from this year’s Licensing International Expo. Which reveal the artistic direction that Disney Consumer Products is looking to take with its new "Mickey By" program
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STLtoday: Can anyone do Disney World in a day? (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
Two friends attempt to tackle the Walt Disney World theme parks in one day.
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OrSen: Universal Orlando has begun discussions to address potential Spielberg buyout (WDW) posted: 8/10/09
Universal Orlando is actively attempting to renegotiate buyout terms with Steven Spielberg.
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OCReg: Smoking pizza oven causes fire scare at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel (DL) posted: 8/10/09
On August 7th Disney's Grand Californian Hotel was evacuated due to a smoking pizza ovens.
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OrSen: Images of Disney's newest princess, Tiana (Movies) posted: 8/7/09
The Princess Tiana character from Disney's upcoming The Princess and the Frog made her first appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Tampa Thursday.
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OrSen: Disney takes more of the burden of troubled time-share mortgages from Citigroup (WDW) posted: 8/7/09
Agreement between Citigroup and Disney in light of defaults on their vacation club units.
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OCReg: Disney hotel workers reject contract proposal by 92 percent (DL) posted: 8/7/09
92 percent of the union workers at the Disneyland Resort hotels cast votes against the most recent contract proposal yesterday.
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OrSen: Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Disney stars sing 'Send it On' (Movies) posted: 8/7/09
Numerous Disney Channel stars join together to sing a song to raise funds for environmental causes.
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KPCC: Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion turns 40 (DL) posted: 8/7/09
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. KPCC’s Susan Valot says the creepy mansion on Disneyland’s New Orleans Square was something Walt Disney envisioned, but never saw come to life.
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OCReg: Are you short? Disneyland may have a job for you (DL) posted: 8/7/09
Auditions for "atmosphere characters" will be held on Monday. Candidates must be between 4-feet-8-inches and 5-feet tall for shorter roles. While taller jobs call for candidates to be at least 5-feet-11-inches.
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NYTimes: New pairing to host "At the Movies" (Movies) posted: 8/7/09
Movie critics AO Scott and Michael Phillips will take over the duties of ABC's "At the Movies" following in the footsteps of the legendary Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.
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Variety: Good 'Week' for ABC News (Movies) posted: 8/7/09
ABC's "This Week" pulled in more viewers than NBC'x "Meet the Press".
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THR: 'Minds' maestro inks ABC Studios deal (General) posted: 8/7/09
"Criminal Minds" executive producer/showrunner Ed Bernerno has inked a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios.
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islandpacket: Five Minutes With: Former vice president of Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell (WDW) posted: 8/7/09
A brief interview with Lee Cockerell, former vice president of Walt Disney World. Cockerell will be at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa on August 18. Tickets are $15 a person and are available at the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce or www.hiltonheadchamber.com.
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JAM: 'Witch Mountain' DVD Rock solid (Movies,Coll) posted: 8/7/09
Review of the features on the "Race to Witch Mountain" bluray and dvd.
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OrSen: Walt Disney World quietly rolls out annual-pass promotion (WDW) posted: 8/5/09
Walt Disney World passholders who renew can get 15 months for the price of 12.
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Variety: Nemo slips on 'Ice (Movies) posted: 8/5/09
20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" has surpassed "Finding Nemo" as the highest-grossing animated title ever oversea
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OCReg: Downtown Disney launches paint-your-own-pottery kiosk (DL) posted: 8/5/09
New paint your own pottery location has opened in Downtown Disney Anaheim.
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OCReg: Sisters win sleepover at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion (DL) posted: 8/5/09
The winners of the radio contest for a night's stay in the Haunted Mansion are two young girls and their parents. KLOS will offer a live feed of the event.
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OrSen: View from the Top of the World at Disney's Bay Lake Tower (WDW) posted: 8/4/09
Images from the recently opened Bay Lake Tower.
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Cinemablend: Disney's Rapunzel Lets Her Hair Down With Concept Art (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
Numerous images from the upcoming animated feature "Rapunzel" The site currently features a splash ad for the thriller "Orphan"Link spotted on ToonZone.
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THR: Disney XD renews 'Zeke' (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
New comedy series "Zeke and Luther" has scored strong ratings for Disney XD and has been renewed for a second season.
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OCReg: Disney hotel workers set to take first contract vote (DL) posted: 8/4/09
The Orange County Register reports Disneyland Resort hotel workers for the first time are set to vote on a new contract after more than 18 months of contentious negotiations with the company.
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OrlBusJrnl: Disney closes Epcot ride for upgrade (WDW) posted: 8/4/09
Epcot's "Living with the Land" is currently closed for refurbishment.
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THR: Most are bullish on Disney's stock (General) posted: 8/4/09
The Disney Company's reported earnings hasn't thwarted most of Wall Street's interest.
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CartoonBrew: Epic Mickey Images (General) posted: 8/4/09
Images from an upcoming "steampunk" Mickey Mouse game in development that is currently labelled "Epic Mickey"
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CartoonBrew: Walt and El Grupo trailer (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
Trailer for the upcoming limited release film "Walt and El Grupo"
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NetworkWorld: Disney finds "a whole new world" in WiFi-powered rides (DL,WDW) posted: 8/4/09
A look at how Disney uses 802.11 wireless netowrk to operate Toy Story Mania.Link spotted on The Disney Blog
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OCReg: Did you know? Unique Splash Mountain height requirement (DL) posted: 8/4/09
Orange County Register highlights Disneyland's unique riding requirement at Splash Mountain.
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LATimes: Ergen's Dish files breach of contract suit against Disney's ESPN (General) posted: 8/4/09
Dish Network has filed a breach of contract suit claiming Disney's ESPN has given Comcast Corp. and DirecTV better deals to carry ESPN Classic and ESPNU which would violate a most-favored-nations clause in its contract.
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AP: Games Keeping ABC Afloat This Summer (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
ABC's ratings are aided by strong numbers for its non-scripted programming.
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ABCNews: 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' Moving to New Production Facilities (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
ABC Soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" will move to new filming locations but will continue to air in the usual timeslots on the network.
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AP: Can ABC's 'Millionaire' lightning strike twice? (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
Regis Philbin returns to ABC for a limited run of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?" in primetime.
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Zap2it: ABC and Alyssa Milano are 'Romantically Challenged' (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
ABC has picked up the the Alyssa Milano comedy pilot "Romantically Challenged" for midseason.
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Zap2it: Chandra Wilson crosses over to 'Private Practice' (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
"Grey's Anatomy" star Chandra Wilson will appear in the third episode during next season's run of "Private Practice"
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JAM!TV: Lou Ferrigno to appear on 'Dancing' (Movies) posted: 8/4/09
Lou Ferrigno is rumored to be among those who will dance in the upcoming season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"
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