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Disney News Stories
July 2009

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: Burton's Alice in Wonderland News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/2/2009   Most Recent Story: 11/17/2009

Ongoing Coverage: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Remake News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/7/2009   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: Monorail Pilot Dies in Tragic Accident - (WDW)
Original Story: 7/6/2009   Most Recent Story: 10/15/2009

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

Ongoing Coverage: Tron Sequel News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/1/2009   Most Recent Story: 9/17/2009

Ongoing Coverage: Hannah Montana The Movie News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/2/2009   Most Recent Story: 9/2/2009

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: 2009 Obituaries - (DL,WDW,OD,Movies,Coll,General)
Original Story: 1/1/2009   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

Euro Disney S.C.A. Reports Revenues for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2009 - (DL) (7/31/2009)

Euro Disney S.C.A. (the "Company"), parent company of Euro Disney Associes S.C.A, operator of Disneyland(R) Paris, reported today the revenues for its consolidated group (the "Group"), for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 (the "Third Quarter"), as well as the revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2009.

Disney Star Selena Gomez Teams Up With Sears to Inspire Teens and Tweens to 'Arrive' in Style for Back-to-School - (DL) (7/31/2009)

Actress, singer and budding fashionista Selena Gomez has teamed up with Sears to inspire teens and tweens to bring out their inner rock star and go back to school with style. Best known for her starring role as Alex Russo in the hit Disney Channel television series, "Wizards of Waverly Place," Gomez demonstrates how easy, affordable and fun it is to express your personality through fashion and music.

Laughing Place Store Update Plus 10th Anniversary Sale - (DL) (7/31/2009)

LaughingPlace.com Turns 10 years old on August 1st and we're giving you the presents. Almost everything in our store is marked down 15% through Tuesday, August 4th. We also have a present for our International customers - flat rate international shipping for $20 for any size order any where we ship.

This past week on The Laughing Place Store we've added more than 25 items including:

• A new Walt Disney World license plate frame
• Disney Glassware including a wine class, martini glass, coffee mug and more
• Disney Sandals / Flip Flops in several designs
• Disney Luggage Tags with Mickey, Tinker Bell and Disney princesses
• Disney Lanyards featuring Mickey and Pooh and friends
• Disney pins including Minnie and Piglet
• Disney Star Wars playing cards
• Mickey as Indian Jones figurine
• Disney World Happy Birthday Antenna Topper

Click here to see all of the New Arrivals in our store or click below for a complete list of this week's updates.

Noah Cyrus and Frankie Jonas join Radio Disney's "Ernie D" in Studio - (DL) (7/29/2009)

In an exclusive Radio Disney Take Over with "PONYO" co-stars Noah Cyrus and Frankie Jonas on Monday, July 27, the duo joined "Ernie D" in studio and talked about how they first met, dished tips from their famous family members and shared behind-the-scenes details from their upcoming movie.

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

Ongoing Coverage: G-Force News Stories - (Movies)
Original Story: 1/2/2009   Most Recent Story: 7/27/2009

New Lower Rates for APs and LP Readers at Howard Johnson's Anaheim - (DL) (7/24/2009)

Howard Johnson's of Anaheim, the hotel of choice for regular Disneyland Resort visitors, has just released new low rates for both LaughingPlace.com readers and Disneyland Annual Passholders. They've also given us some pictures of their new Kids Suites. Click below for the rates and pictures. To book a stay or for more information, visit HoJoAnaheim.com/LaughingPlace

Disney.com Announces ‘U Rock 2’ Finalists - (DL) (7/24/2009)

Thousands of future rock stars uploaded videos to Disney.com for the chance to win the ultimate rocker experience but only one rocker in each category will win. Finalists for U Rock 2 have been selected and are currently up for voting on Disney.com (www.Disney.com/URock) allowing fans to decide the winning rock stars. Launched in June, U Rock 2 gave music lovers the opportunity to create their own videos set to songs from popular Disney artists and post their original videos on the U Rock site.

Disney Unveils Fall '09 Tween Fashions with Virtual Runway Show on YouTube - (DL) (7/24/2009)

Disney unveiled all new tween fashion lines inspired by Disney Channel smash hits JONAS and the Emmy-nominated Wizards of Waverly Place with the launch of a virtual fashion show video (www.youtube.com/disneyliving) on the official Disney Consumer Products YouTube channel, Disney Living. With fashion, accessories, footwear, and more hitting the runway for an audience of ecstatic tweens, this unique video is the first to take Disney-inspired fashions directly to the online tween community. Tween models wearing the latest back-to-school looks rocked the runway as they showed off the hottest styles hitting retailers in July including JC Penney, Kmart, Sears, Walmart, Target and DisneyStore.com.

Lego Brand invades San Diego Comic-Con - (DL) (7/23/2009)

Lego Brand invades San Diego Comic-Con this week:

Lego is presenting:

• The first ever look at the LEGO minifigures from the upcoming Toy Story and Prince of Persia  building sets
• 5’ 6” tall LEGO Buzz Lightyear
• 10^th Anniversary LEGO Star Wars™ contests and background
• Life size Star Wars™ Captain Rex
• Never before seen LEGO products, including the new LEGO Star Wars™ Tantive IV  starship
• BIONICLE mural build
• LEGO Playtables
• And more!

 

Where
San Diego Convention Center – Booth 2829
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101

Lego Both Schedule
Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday, July 23 – Saturday, July 25 – 9:30 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday, July 26 – 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

 

Disney Cast Members Bring Backstage Magic to the Boys & Girls Club - (DL) (7/23/2009)

Disney VoluntEARS are taking center stage at the Club this summer to share their expertise in all aspects of the performing arts with hundreds of local children ages 6-18. Over the course of a special nine-week program, Cast Members are hoping to inspire youth by teaching them the basics of script writing, acting, dance, music production, costume design, stage and set design, lighting, sound, producing and directing. Each child will get a chance to showcase their newly developed talents in a grand finale stage production held at the Boys & Girls Club on August 14. 

Hanes and Disney 'Design' the Celebration Vacation of a Lifetime - (DL) (7/23/2009)

Hanes(®) today announced the launch of the Hanes Celebrate in Comfort Sweepstakes, which offers the chance to win one of 17 Celebration Vacations to Walt Disney World(®) Resort, including round-trip air, accommodation, and park entry.

Walt Disney Company Primetime Emmy Nominees - (DL) (7/16/2009)

Click below for a complete list of Walt Disney Company Primetime Emmy Nominees

Disneyland Resort Cast Members Slim Down for a Cause - (DL) (7/15/2009)

Disneyland Resort Cast Members are shedding pounds, making healthier choices and feeding the hungry in Orange County this summer, all as part of the Disneyland Resort Weight Loss Challenge for Charity. The Resort is partnering with the Orange County Food Bank to administer the challenge, during which a pound of food will be donated for every pound lost by a Cast Member.

'Walt & El Grupo' Debuts in Theaters on September 11th with a Limited Engagement in LA and NY - (DL) (7/15/2009)

Acclaimed documentary WALT & EL GRUPO, a festival favorite in Rome, Rio, San Francisco, Palm Springs and Seattle, is set to begin its theatrical run with limited releases in Los Angeles and New York on September 11, 2009. The film, from writer/director Theodore Thomas (“Frank and Ollie”) and producer Kuniko Okubo, is also scheduled to run for a week in Seattle starting September 25th and will debut in additional markets soon after.

Disney to Show Princess & Frog at Black Journalists Convention - (DL) (7/14/2009)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are combining forces at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention and Career Fair to present an exciting lineup of entertainment, including a sneak preview of special footage from Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy adventure, "The Princess and the Frog," and the debut of Disney's newest princess, Tiana, voiced by Tony Award(R) winning-actress Anika Noni Rose.

White Rhino Birth in Uganda has Central Florida Roots - (DL) (7/14/2009)

First-time mother Nande, a 10-year-old female white rhino born at Disneys Animal Kingdom, gave birth June 24 to a healthy male calf at the Ziwa Sanctuary in Uganda after a 16-month gestation period.

G-Force Experience at the El Capitan Theatre July 24 - Sep 7 - (DL) (7/14/2009)

In celebration of Walt Disney Pictures' and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ G-FORCE, The El Capitan Theatre will offer audiences over three and half hours of additional fun following the movie, with the G-FORCE EXPERIENCE from July 24 through September 7, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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

eFX to Release Highly Detailed, Four-Foot Replica of Capt. Nemo’s Mysterious Nautilus from the Classic Disney Film - (DL) (7/10/2009)

eFX Inc. will explore the mysteries of the deep, and of Walt Disney’s haunting interpretation of Capt. Nemo’s Nautilus, when it unveils its highly accurate, detailed collectible model of  this  iconic submarine from Disney’s renowned adaptation of Jules Verne’s epic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Team Up at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention - (DL) (7/10/2009)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are combining forces at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention and Career Fair to present an exciting lineup of entertainment, including a sneak preview of special footage from Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy adventure, "The Princess and the Frog," and the debut of Disney's newest princess, Tiana, voiced by Tony Award(R) winning-actress Anika Noni Rose.

NFFC National Convention Room Hopping Schedule - (DL) (7/9/2009)

Members of the NFFC National Fantasy Fan Club the Club for Disneyana  Enthusiasts will be opening up individual hotel rooms so you can Shop til you Drop Room Hopping, as it is known, will be better than ever this July with more days and more rooms than ever.  This is your chance to get great deals on everything Disney, including Disney Pins!!

D23 to Make First-Ever Appearance at San Diego Comic-Con - (DL) (7/9/2009)

The fantastic intersection of Disney creativity and science-fiction imagination will be the focus of D23’s first-ever appearance at San Diego Comic-Con from July 23 to July 26, and D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans has been developing unique plans for its debut at the popular annual convention.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’ Comic-Con Agenda is Full of “Firsts" - (DL) (7/9/2009)

Animation greats Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter and directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will take part in their first ever Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 23-24. The filmmakers will be on hand to help Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures showcase a wide-ranging roster of upcoming films, including 3D juggernauts ALICE IN WONDERLAND, TRON and DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and animated gems THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, PONYO and the TOY STORY trilogy.

G-FORCE Unprecedented MLB All-Star Game Grand Slam Million Ticket Sweepstakes - (DL) (7/9/2009)

First the Mets—now the ‘Force.  David Wright teams up with Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “G-FORCE” to help spread the word about the unprecedented All-Star Game®, Grand-Slam million-ticket sweepstakes.  From Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films comes “G-FORCE,” a 3D high-octane comedy adventure about a covert government program in which guinea pigs are trained to work in espionage.  The film, opening nationwide July 24, teams up with MLB for the G-Force Grand Slam Sweepstakes.  If a grand slam is hit during the All-Star Game on July 14, the first million people who have entered on Disney.com/grandslam will win a free ticket to see “G-FORCE” on its opening day. 

Disney Interactive Studios Puts a New Twist on Holiday Classic with Disney’s A Christmas Carol Video Game - (DL) (7/7/2009)

A new generation of fans will soon connect like never before with the illustrious story and characters of A Christmas Carol. Disney Interactive Studios today announced it will publish the video game inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens tale re-imagined by Robert Zemeckis as a major feature film starring Jim Carrey. Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is scheduled for release exclusively for Nintendo DS™ in North America on November 3, 2009.

Disney VoluntEARS Donate Nearly $370,000 to Local Charities - (DL) (7/7/2009)

From serving meals to the homeless to coaching Little League, Disney Cast Members dedicated 81,900 volunteer hours in the community during 2008. Disneyland Resort is celebrating and recognizing these efforts by donating $369,700 to local nonprofit organizations supported by Disney VoluntEARS.