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Just wanted to share that there is a new biography about Walt Disney to be released tomorrow. It's titled "Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination" by Neal Gabler. You can listen to an interview of the author with Terry Gross of NPR's Fresh Air on their website. I was...

I saw this over at themeparkinsider. SeaWorld has a new water park along with some other additions to their park such as "Believe". I work at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida as a Scenic artist and would like to share some new and exciting news. In 2008, we will have a brand new water park...

I didn't see this posted so I thought I'd post. They've posted pics and video of the new submarines for the Finding Nemo attraction arriving into the lagoon at DL over at Laughing Place. Very interesting.

April 16, 2006 The Call of the Jungle By JESSE McKINLEY New York Times Online A LITTLE more than 48 hours before the first public performance of "Tarzan," Disney's new multimillion-dollar musical, Bob Crowley, the show's director, took the stage at the Richard Rodgers Theater and told a group...

Spanish resorts building up to a Costa del Disney Jon Clarke, Malaga DISNEY is drawing up plans for a possible park on the Costa del Sol which could transform the area’s tourist industry. The company has held talks with Spanish officials about building on farmland near the town of...

Disney selling off bits, fringe of the empire Subhed here xyz SCOTT POWERS Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Walt Disney World is selling off chunks of excess land on the fringes of its empire, allowing developers to pursue their own real-estate magic. Disney recently sold 53 acres on...

March 26, 2006 Journeys Orlando for Adults By CHARLES PASSY MOST vacationers traveling to Orlando approach the city with blinders firmly in place. After all, this is America's theme-park capital, home to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and dozens of smaller...

American Teens, Perky As Candy Disney's dorky smash hit "High School Musical" proves teens aren't what you think. Are they? By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Wednesday, March 22, 2006 I have no idea who the hell is buying this thing called the sound track to the Disney Original Movie...

Disney Is Cool Again By Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMFBreakerRick) March 21, 2006 It's more than just a game. Next week, the Kingdom Hearts II video game hits stores, and it's going to sell briskly. More than a million copies were sold in its first three days in Japan back in December. The...

March 19, 2006 Pipe Down, We're Trying to Watch a Cartoon By CHARLES SOLOMON LOS ANGELES CALL them cellphone films: in "Chicken Little," "Madagascar," "Hoodwinked" and other recent American animated features, the characters chatter incessantly, as if they're trying to use up their last...

Just wanted to let people know that if you've bought music from Sony/BMG last year, you can now submit claims for clean music. Many customers are also eligible for extra downloads or a small cash settlement. If you have bought music from Sony/BMG and aren't aware, some CDs came with software...

Hells Angels sue Disney over movie plans Fri Mar 10, 8:01 PM ET Hells Angels has sued Walt Disney Co., claiming that a planned movie about a group of motorcycle riders called "Wild Hogs" infringes on its trademark name and skull logo. A Disney spokesman said the suit was without merit...

March 6, 2006 Several Shoes Still to Drop as Disney Seeks Stability By LAURA M. HOLSON LOS ANGELES, March 5 — When Robert A. Iger takes the stage at the Walt Disney Company's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., this Friday, things will be calmer than they have been for some time. But Mr...

The Walt Disney Museum has been in the planning stage since the announcement in 2004 by the The Walt Disney Family Foundation to build the museum in San Francisco at the Presidio. As seen on the website for the Presidio, they report that "The Walt Disney Family Foundation is a non-profit...

Prolific Actor Darren McGavin Dies at 83 By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago Darren McGavin, the husky, tough-talking actor who starred in several TV series, played a grouchy dad in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" and had other strong roles in such films as "The...

Advisory Firms Are Split on Disney Chairman George J. Mitchell is up for reelection at the company's annual meeting next month. By Kim Christensen, Times Staff Writer Two leading investor advisory firms have split on the question of whether Walt Disney Co. Chairman George J. Mitchell should...

Movies News 'The Banshee and Fin Magee' gets a rewrite with Disney By Sheigh Crabtree and Tatiana Siegel Feb 23, 2006, 11:08 GMT Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs has been tapped to rewrite 'The Banshee and Fin Magee' for Walt Disney Pictures. The original 'Fin Magee'...

Disney Hires Kwan As Celebrity Spokeswoman Thursday, February 16, 2006 (02-16) 18:54 PST Los Angeles (AP) Figure skater Michelle Kwan, whose quest for Olympic gold ended because of a groin injury, has signed on with The Walt Disney Co. as a celebrity spokeswoman, the entertainment...

Hong Kong Disneyland gets lost in translation Thursday, February 09, 2006 By Geoffrey A. Fowler in Hong Kong and Merissa Marr in Los Angeles, The Wall Street Journal Fourteen-year-old Chinese tourist Li Zeng wandered Hong Kong Disneyland Wednesday -- and left after two hours. Mr. Li isn't...

Japan Disneyland firm Oriental reports profit fall Thu Feb 9, 2006 5:16 AM ET TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Oriental Land Co. (4661.T: Quote, Profile, Research), operator of the Tokyo Disney resorts, reported a 9 percent decline in nine-month net profit on Thursday, reflecting a fall in...