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Virgin Megastores, including Disney location, will shut down this summer Sandra Pedicini | Sentinel Staff Writer 4:40 PM EST, March 2, 2009 Virgin Megastores around the country -- including the one in Downtown Disney -- will close this summer, a company spokeswoman confirmed Monday...

FYI Goofy's Closed NOTE: Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge participants MUST register under the Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge Event. Registration for this event was limited to 4000 participants. The race has already reached capacity and is now closed for 2009. Athletes who...

TV's 'Mr. Wizard' Don Herbert dies at 89 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Don Herbert, who as television's "Mr. Wizard" introduced generations of young viewers to the joys of science, died Tuesday. He was 89. Herbert, who had bone cancer, died at his suburban Bell Canyon home, said his son-in-law, Tom...

Harry Potter coming to Orlando's Universal Studios in a big way Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 31, 2007, 1:00 AM EDT Universal Orlando has secured rights to the phenomenally successful Harry Potter stories and will build a themed area of rides, shops and restaurants called...

KSC Visitor Complex Unveils Shuttle Simulator Fri May 18, 6:45 PM ET It's the closest most people will ever get to flying in a space shuttle. A simulator is preparing to open at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex that officials hope will draw visitors, WESH 2 News reported...

Islands of (watersport) Adventure Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 19, 2007 Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure is launching a watersports show next month. The HydroAction Ski Show, featuring wakeboarders and "sky skiers," will be performed up to five times a day in...

http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1678 This is just funny....

UNIVERSAL'S OPERATING PROFIT RISES Crowds still thin but revenue is up at Universal Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 12, 2007 Universal Orlando's theme-park attendance continues to slide, yet the resort continues to entice more spending from each visitor, so total sales...

There has been a lot of discussion about MLF (both positive and negative)...similar to that which occured when SGE opened. Tomorrowland has been in a state of transition for a while now, and it seems many people do not like where it is going. Below is based on a conversation we had a few...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Publicity Division Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea Parks Attendance Figures for Fiscal Year 2006 URAYASU, CHIBA—The total combined attendance at Tokyo Disneyland Park and Tokyo DisneySea Park for fiscal year 2006 (April 1, 2006 to March...

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Universal Orlando profitable for second straight year Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted April 2, 2007, 7:04 PM EDT A solid fourth quarter in 2006 helped make Universal Orlando profitable for the second straight year, despite another year of declining attendance. In...

Despite controversy, Disney could unlock 'Song of the South' Travis Reed | The Associated Press Posted March 24, 2007 Walt Disney Co.'s 1946 film "Song of the South" was historic. It was Disney's first big live-action picture and produced one of the company's most famous songs -- the...

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Walt Disney's utopian dream forever changed Orlando, Florida, and laid the blueprint for the new American metropolis. Everything happening to America today is happening here, and it's far removed from the cookie-cutter suburbanization of life a generation ago. The Orlando region has become...

The Magic Kingdom Looks to Hit the Road --- Walt Disney Co. Ponders Spinoffs of Theme Parks; Pirate Resorts, Wine Tours By Merissa Marr 1141 words 02/08/2007 The Wall Street Journal (Copyright (c) 2007, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Ever since Walt Disney opened Disneyland...

New Disneyland Resort Boss, Ed Grier, To Oversee Changes, Possible Third Park By Sandi Cain, Orange County Business Journal Staff February 2007 Ed Grier has seen the world with Walt Disney Co., leaving his mark on parks from Florida to Paris to Tokyo. Now he has a chance to do the same...

Disney donates $50,000 for tornado relief From Disney press release: The Walt Disney Company announced today a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross to aide in relief efforts following the severe storms and tornados that impacted Central Florida on Friday, February 2. "Central...

5 Kissimmee teachers win Disney prize Claudia Zequeira | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted November 12, 2006 Judith Ziffer, a guidance counselor at Kissimmee's Cypress Elementary, needs to lean on her dog Cyrus to keep her balance as she walks, but her black Newfoundland helps her in more...

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