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Disney News Stories
November 2008

Ongoing Coverage: The Princess and the Frog News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 11/18/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Pirates of the Caribbean - the film - (Movies)
Original Story: 11/3/2001   Most Recent Story: 11/17/2009

Ongoing Coverage: A Christmas Carol News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 7/31/2007   Most Recent Story: 11/17/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Pooh Heirs Sue Disney Over Royaties - (General)
Original Story: 6/21/2000   Most Recent Story: 11/13/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Mary Poppins the Musical News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/15/2006   Most Recent Story: 11/13/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 11/12/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Pixar / Disney Up News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 11/11/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disney Channel News - (Movies)
Original Story: 5/15/2008   Most Recent Story: 11/11/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disneyland Coming to Shanghai? - (OD)
Original Story: 6/3/2002   Most Recent Story: 11/6/2009

Ongoing Coverage: CARS News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/20/2005   Most Recent Story: 10/30/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Hannah Montana Phenomenon - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/10/2007   Most Recent Story: 10/30/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Pixar / Disney Toy Story 3 News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 10/29/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Song of the South News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 10/27/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disney and eBay sign auction deal - (Coll,General)
Original Story: 2/8/2000   Most Recent Story: 10/26/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Rapunzel News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 9/30/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Beverly Hills Chihuahua News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 8/31/2009

Ongoing Coverage: High School Musical News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/15/2006   Most Recent Story: 8/17/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Little Mermaid the Musical News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 8/14/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disney Cruise Line Adds Seven Day Cruise - (OD)
Original Story: 12/8/1999   Most Recent Story: 8/11/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disney Financial News for FY 2009 - (DL,WDW,OD,Movies,Coll,General)
Original Story: 7/30/2008   Most Recent Story: 8/4/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Disneyland Resort and City of Anaheim at Odds - (DL)
Original Story: 2/13/2007   Most Recent Story: 7/28/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Hong Kong Disneyland - (OD)
Original Story: 8/17/2000   Most Recent Story: 7/10/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Tarzan the Musical News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/15/2006   Most Recent Story: 5/5/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Bolt News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/13/2007   Most Recent Story: 3/30/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Race to Witch Mountain News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 4/28/2008   Most Recent Story: 3/25/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Pixar / Disney Film WALL-E News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 3/16/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Lilo & Stitch - (Movies)
Original Story: 4/16/2002   Most Recent Story: 3/3/2009

Ongoing Coverage: The Chronicles of Narnia News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 3/2/2004   Most Recent Story: 1/29/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Child Critically Injured on Cartoon Spin - (DL)
Original Story: 9/24/2000   Most Recent Story: 1/27/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Space Mountain Accident Injures Nine - (DL)
Original Story: 8/2/2000   Most Recent Story: 1/6/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Bedtime Stories News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 6/12/2007   Most Recent Story: 12/29/2008

Ongoing Coverage: 2008 Obituaries - (DL,WDW,OD,Movies,Coll,General)
Original Story: 1/6/2008   Most Recent Story: 12/29/2008

Ongoing Coverage: Disney Films Weekend Box Office Totals - (Movies)
Original Story: 4/24/2001   Most Recent Story: 12/10/2008

National Thanksgiving Turkey "Going to Disneyland!" To Celebrate Presidential Pardon - (DL) (11/26/2008)
The National Thanksgiving Turkey will really have something to celebrate following today's traditional Presidential pardon ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. "Pumpkin" and his alternate "Pecan" are going to Disneyland! It starts with a police escort to Dulles International Airport. Then the birds will "fly" First-Class on United Airlines Flight Turkey-1 to their new home at Disneyland Resort in Southern California. You can watch "Turkey Cam" live from Disneyland Thanksgiving Day on DisneyParks.com.


CARS and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to make their basic cable premieres on ABC Family in December. - (DL) (11/25/2008)
“CARS” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” will both make their basic cable television premieres on ABC Family as part of the network’s “25 Days of Christmas” programming event in December.

Microsoft Research and Disney•Pixar’s WALL•E Explore the Real Universe - (DL) (11/25/2008)
Microsoft Research teamed up with Disney•Pixar to create a virtual tour of the universe hosted by none other than WALL•E, the animated robot from Disney•Pixar’s latest film, “WALL•E,” which is available in stores today on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can take the tour and view the universe from WALL•E’s perspective by visiting www.worldwidetelescope.org. A teaser for the tour can also be seen on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover - (DL) (11/25/2008)
NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover. NASA, in cooperation with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' movie WALL-E from Pixar Animation Studios, will conduct a naming contest for its car-sized Mars Science Laboratory rover that is scheduled for launch in 2009.

Pirates of the Caribbean Online In-Game Thanksgiving Event and Contest Announced - (DL) (11/25/2008)
Disney Online has announced the 1st Annual Pirates of the Caribbean Online Founders Feast, a special in-game event held for players in celebration of Thanksgiving.  A Limited Edition in-game item will be awarded to players surrounding the event. In addition, Disney Online has issued a final call for entry in the Live the Pirates Life Anniversary Contest which ends on January 2nd.  Click below for complete details.

Disney Interactive Studios Releases Ultimate Band - (DL) (11/25/2008)
Disney Interactive Studios today released Ultimate Band, an all-new musical video game experience for fans of the Wii™ home video game system and Nintendo DS™. Jamming alone or as a member of a band, aspiring rockers of all ages can advance from garage-band beginners to stadium-filling superstars. Disney has brought together a track list of popular favorites and combined it with accessible gameplay to deliver to fans video games with great value and hours of fun. Both games use only the Wii controllers or Nintendo DS stylus to rock making the purchase easy on the wallet this holiday season.

Disney Video Games Get Families Playing Together with Trusted Brands and Quality Products That Are Gentle on the Wallet - (DL) (11/25/2008)
Kids want to be entertained, families want to spend time together and parents want value when purchasing holiday gifts this season. Disney’s wide array of exciting video games bring families together without emptying piggy banks this holiday shopping season. Disney has the entertainment that kids want, and parents looking to get the most value for their dollar can bring Disney video games home to the living room for quality family time or take them on-the-go during holiday travel.

America’s Top Preseason College Basketball Tournament Tips Off Thursday at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex - (DL) (11/25/2008)
Throngs of college basketball fans will be treated to the best college basketball preseason competition in the country at the Old Spice Classic starting Thursday at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex The tournament, rated by Sports Illustrated magazine as the nation’s No. 1 preseason college basketball tournament, is loaded with current and traditional college basketball powerhouses such as Georgetown, Michigan State, Maryland, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Siena and Wichita State. Four teams are ranked in the preseason USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches’ Poll (Michigan State, Gonzaga, Tennessee and Georgetown) and five teams made the NCAA Tournament last season (Michigan State, Gonzaga, Tennessee, Siena and Georgetown). 

TCM Presents: The Family Classics With All-New Original Special and Nostalgic Holiday Festival - (DL) (11/24/2008)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is set to conjure up some pure movie magic this December, when the network debuts TCM PRESENTS: THE FAMILY CLASSICS. The festivities will include Sunday movie showcases featuring more than 25 Disney live-action classics, plus an all-new original documentary entitled THE AGE OF BELIEVING: THE DISNEY LIVE-ACTION CLASSICS, to be narrated by Tony winner and three-time Oscar nominee Angela Lansbury. The showcases will begin each Sunday at noon and feature such films as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Freaky Friday (1976), The Parent Trap (1961), The Love Bug (1968), Treasure Island (1950), The Shaggy Dog (1959) and Swiss Family Robinson (1960), as well as Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), which stars Lansbury.

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade Celebrates Its 25th Year on Dec 25 Telecast - (DL) (11/24/2008)
For 25 years, children of all ages have unwrapped the magic of Disney on Christmas day on ABC. This year the Emmy Award-winning "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade" celebrates its silver anniversary with a two-hour television extravaganza. The special, hosted by Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa (co-hosts of "Live with Regis & Kelly") and Ryan Seacrest ("Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2009 with Ryan Seacrest"), will air Thursday, December 25 (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., ET and 9:00-11:00 a.m., CT, MT, PT; check local listings) on the ABC Television Network. Hollywood's biggest names and Disney's most beloved characters will bring the holiday magic home in song and style as they light up the holiday from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.

Disney and JCB Launch Disney-JCB Card, Japan's First Disney-branded Credit Card - (DL) (11/24/2008)
The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. (the Walt Disney Japan), a global leader in the entertainment business, and JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a pioneer of Japan's credit card business and brand holder of Japan's only international credit card brand, have teamed up to develop and issue Japan's first Disney-branded credit card, the Disney-JCB Card. Applications for the card will be accepted starting Tuesday, November 18.


Bolt Across America Cross-Country Journey Culminates at Red Carpet Premiere of "Bolt" 16 week tour visits 32 cities, raising awareness for the movie and for the ASPCA - (DL) (11/21/2008)
Bolt Across America kicked off in New York City on July 25, 2008, with an event featuring Miley Cyrus, who provides the voice of Penny in the animated comedy adventure “Bolt.” The Bolt Across America cross-country journey raised awareness for the film, which opened nationwide on November 21, and for the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the nation’s leading animal welfare organization. The tour hit 32 cities nationwide, including Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Seattle, among others, and culminated in a roll down the red carpet at the film’s Hollywood premiere Monday, November 17, 2008.

Disney's Hawai'i Project Begins with Ground Blessing - (DL) (11/20/2008)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts broke ground for its first family destination resort in Hawai‘i today with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony on its 21-acre oceanfront property, located at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina development on the western side of O‘ahu. Scheduled to open in 2011, the new family friendly destination will overlook breathtaking crystal blue lagoons and white sand beaches and is planned to include 350 hotel rooms and 480 Disney Vacation Club timeshare villas.

Disney's Hawai'i Project Begins with Ground Blessing - (DL) (11/20/2008)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts broke ground for its first family destination resort in Hawai‘i today with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony on its 21-acre oceanfront property, located at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina development on the western side of O‘ahu. Scheduled to open in 2011, the new family friendly destination will overlook breathtaking crystal blue lagoons and white sand beaches and is planned to include 350 hotel rooms and 480 Disney Vacation Club timeshare villas.

Disney's Hawai'i Project Begins with Ground Blessing - (DL) (11/20/2008)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts broke ground for its first family destination resort in Hawai‘i today with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony on its 21-acre oceanfront property, located at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina development on the western side of O‘ahu. Scheduled to open in 2011, the new family friendly destination will overlook breathtaking crystal blue lagoons and white sand beaches and is planned to include 350 hotel rooms and 480 Disney Vacation Club timeshare villas.

Buffalo International Film Festival presents a film benefit celebrating Mickey's 80th birthday December 13th - (DL) (11/20/2008)
The Buffalo International Film Festival and Shea's  Performing Arts Center are proud to present MICKEY MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, three separate and unique screenings celebrating Walt Disney  and The 80th Birthday of Mickey Mouse, the most timeless character of world cinema, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008 at Shea's Buffalo Theater. This is a benefit for many local children's charities, Shea's restoration efforts and BIFF.

Disney's New Five-Picture Deal With IMAX to Begin With 'A Christmas Carol' - (DL) (11/20/2008)
Disney's "A Christmas Carol," the spectacular 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from The Walt Disney Studios slated for IMAX(R) theatres under a new five-picture arrangement the studio reached with IMAX Corporation, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. Disney's "A Christmas Carol" will lead off an impressive slate of upcoming films from the Studio and a roster of top filmmakers that may include director Tim Burton as well as producer Jerry Bruckheimer. This arrangement makes some of the Studio's most highly anticipated theatrical releases from November 2009 and beyond available to IMAX venues across the country and around the world.

Beauty and the Beast to be released in 3D in 2010 - (DL) (11/20/2008)
Further demonstrating its commitment to quality 3-D motion picture entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios has begun re-rendering its Oscar(R)-winning animated favorite, "Beauty and the Beast," in preparation for its Disney Digital 3-D(TM) debut on the big screen in 2010, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. The announcement was made today in Singapore at 3DX: 3D Film and Entertainment Technology Festival, the industry's first conference devoted to the latest advances in 3-D technology and exhibition. The addition of "Beauty and the Beast" to its schedule brings the total number of Disney Digital 3-D releases to 11 for 2009-10.

The Lion King to perform as part of 2008 Royal Variety Performance and BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night - (DL) (11/19/2008)
Disney Theatrical Productions today announced that the cast of Disney’s THE LION KING will perform at two special events as this award-winning musical enters its 10th triumphant year in London on December 8th


Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers Hits Bookstores Today - (DL) (11/18/2008)
In response to tremendous anticipation from retailers, Disney Book Group has announced a 1 million copy first printing for Burning Up: On Tour With the Jonas Brothers. The book, which goes on sale today, is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the chart-topping band which features never-before-seen photos along with commentary from the Jonas Brothers.

Enchanting and Magical Disney Fairies & Tinker Bell Pretend Play Products Now Available at Retail - (DL) (11/18/2008)
Tinker Bell and other magical Disney Fairies™ characters come to life for the holidays with the newest line of Disney Fairies role play and dress-up toys from the CDI division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products. The captivating line is inspired by the new and immensely popular animated film, Tinker Bell, now on Disney DVD and Blu-ray Disc^™, which sold 2 million copies in the first week. Featuring beautiful fairy dresses, shoes, halos, interactive pretend play products and more based on Tinker Bell and the entire cast of Disney Fairies characters, little girls can now become their favorite Disney Fairies characters at home and embrace the magical world of Pixie Hollow as they discover the story.