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| July 31, 2006 |
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| Playhouse Disney In-Concert Kicks-Off August 2006
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| July 28, 2006 |
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| Tower of Terror Opens at Tokyo DisneySea September 4th, 2006
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| July 27, 2006 |
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| The Grosvenor Hotel to Receive Extensive Renovations
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| July 26, 2006 |
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| Walt Disney Company Executives Present Future Initiatives
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| Dick Cook Puts Mickey on a Diet
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook is fond of pointing out that of the top 100 movies of all time, 80 were (or could have been) a Disney-branded movie. That belief underlies last week's shakeup in the motion picture division, as the studio moves toward a scaled-back slate made up of easier-to-market, internationally relevant pics that build on the company's storied history of family entertainment. It's "Princess Diaries" vs. "Casanova," "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequels vs. "Hidalgo."
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| July 25, 2006 |
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| 2-D Animation Officially Back at Disney
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| Disney Veteran Ed Grier Named President of the Disneyland Resort
Ed Grier, a 25-year Disney veteran who most recently oversaw the company's operations of Tokyo Disney Resort, has been named President of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., it was announced today by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo. Grier, 51, will report to Al Weiss, President of Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. He replaces Matt Ouimet, who is leaving Disney to join Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Grier's replacement at Tokyo Disney Resort will be named at a later date.
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| Disney to Buy Indian Children's TV Channel
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy Hungama, an Indian children's cable and satellite TV channel that broadcasts in Hindi, for $30.5 million as it tries to keep pace with rivals in the fast-growing market. As part of the deal, Disney said on Tuesday it would pay an additional $14 million for a 14.9 percent stake in UTV Software Communications Ltd. (UTVS.BO), the diversified Indian media group that owns film and television assets, including Hungama via its United Home Entertainment unit.
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 10:29 PM | permalink
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| July 23, 2006 |
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| Pirate/Princess Makeovers Hit of Revamped World of Disney Store
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 8:14 AM | permalink
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| July 20, 2006 |
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| Fairytale Romance Comes to Life at Disneyland
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| Disney to Slash 650 Jobs in Its Studio Division
The Walt Disney Co. is restructuring its studio division to emphasize blockbuster franchise films over more adult fare, a move that will mean slashing 650 jobs worldwide, the company announced. The restructuring will cut Disney's film output from about 18 a year to about a dozen. Of those, about 10 will be released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, a proven family friendly brand that includes the successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. The shift, the company explained, will allow Disney films to bolster the resources of other divisions. A hit like "Pirates of the Caribbean," for example, can spawn video games, action figures, cable TV shows and, in the case of "Pirates," give new life to an old Disney theme park attraction.
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| July 18, 2006 |
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| Epcot Plant Could Be Queen of Cucumbers
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| For Ailing Disney, a Shot of Strong Medicine
In elevating the two executives, both of whom are close to the studio chairman, Richard Cook, Disney is betting on a revolution from within, unlike Paramount Pictures, which quickly brought in outsiders to shake up a staid culture last year. Mr. Cook was charged with reinventing the studio last year. Robert A. Iger, Disney’s newly appointed chief executive, has said that his priorities would be global expansion and promoting Disney products across all the company’s divisions.
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| July 17, 2006 |
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| Golden Mickey Mouse
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| July 16, 2006 |
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| Disney Shares Fall on Analyst Downgrade
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 10:22 AM | permalink
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| July 13, 2006 |
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| Job Cuts Across Disney's Movie Studio Sector
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| July 10, 2006 |
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| La Nouba Celebrates Its 5 Millionth Guest
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 9:32 PM | permalink
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| July 09, 2006 |
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| "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" Breaks Box Office Gross Records for Single Day and Opening Weekend
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 8:52 PM | permalink
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| July 06, 2006 |
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| Pirate & Princess Party Announced for Magic Kingdom Park in 2007
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Details & Discussion Here Posted By: Figment! @ 10:38 PM | permalink
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| July 05, 2006 |
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| Walt Disney World 2006 Holiday Season Preview
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| Keith Richards to Be in 'Pirates' Movie
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is lined up to play the swashbuckling father of a pirate in the third installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, star Johnny Depp said Tuesday. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said Richards would have a cameo role as the father of the flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Depp, in the third "Pirates" movie, which is due to resume filming next month in California. Depp, 43, has said he adopted the body language and mannerisms of the veteran guitarist to create Captain Jack's character.
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| July 02, 2006 |
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| Lee Cockerell Retiring from Walt Disney World Operations
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| July 01, 2006 |
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| Pirates of the Caribbean Reopens
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"Playhouse Disney in Concert," at Disney-MGM Studios is part of Magical Beginnings, a new program created to make traveling to Disney parks with preschoolers and toddlers easier than ever. Other preschool favorites scheduled to appear throughout the seven-week series, August 13-September 30, include The Doodlebops, The Wiggles and Johnny and the Sprites. Additionally, Disney Live! presents Mickey's Magic Show! will debut at Walt Disney World as part of the series.
The new Tower of Terror attraction opens September 4th, 2006 at Tokyo DisneySea in celebration of the park's 5th anniversary in the American Waterfront port section of the park. The attraction's story is set in 1912 New York in the old Hotel Hightower. The hotel has been closed for the past decade following the mysterious disappearance of its owner, Harrison Hightower III. Now, however, the landmark hotel has been reopened so that guests can tour the premises and fully appreciate its distinct history and architecture. During the tour, guests experience a series of unexpected, paranormal encounters, culminating in the attraction's spine-tingling climax.
The Procaccianti Group, one of the nation's top ten hotel owner operators, announced today they have recapitalized the 626 room Grosvenor Hotel located in Downtown Disney, Orlando Florida. The Procaccianti Group, in its Joint Venture with Realty Financial Partners provided new debt and equity in a new partnership with California-based, Grosvenor Orlando Associates. "The location is prime and the property offers guests fantastic amenities due to its affiliation with Disney. We are planning an extensive renovation and we're committed to returning the Grosvenor to first class status," stated James Procaccianti, President and CEO of the Cranston RI-based Procaccianti Group.
Bob Iger, President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, and Jay Rasulo, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman, held a Town Hall at Disney's Contemporary Resort June 29, where they provided updates on Company initiatives and future goals with Walt Disney World Cast Members. Among the announcments, Rasulo announced new entertainment for the Year of A Million Dreams at the Walt Disney World Resort and Iger announced new expansion plans for the Walt Disney Company.
In an animation panel, Eric Gold berg, who will be heading up a shorts program at the Mouse House, said that a new 2D film, titled, THE FROG PRINCESS, is in development at the studio. Moreover, LITTLE MERMAID directors Ron Clements and John Musker will be helming the film. Disney also gave a look at the extended addition of THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. Producer Mark Johnson shared some of the new footage and vfx being worked on for the special DVD release. As well as promising the fans that PRINCE CASPIAN will be just as exciting as the original NARNIA adventure.
Excitement and glamour are in the air at the recently renovated World of Disney store, located in Downtown Disney. Two rooms of the 50,000-square-foot retail space have been transformed into themed shopping experiences. The rest of the store remains the same, which offers a huge variety of Disney merchandise. For the boys, there's the Adventure Room, which features a pirate theme. Girls reign over the Princess Room, complete with a spa-like salon, called the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Both rooms have their own entrances, flanking the main entrance to the World of Disney store.
Every wedding is magical - but there's something extra-romantic about seeing the bride arrive in a horse-drawn pumpkin coach. Or a couple say "I do" surrounded by a sea of roses. Or ... Mickey Mouse cutting the rug at the reception? There are all kinds of ways to plan a wedding that everyone will remember, and the wizards at Disney Fairy Tale Weddings are experts at creating an event that fits the happy couple to a T.
Cucumbers don't grow on trees, or do they? You may have to look twice when you tour The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista.On one side of the boat may be the world's largest-producing tomato plant and on the other side, the world's highest-yielding cucumber tree."We think we have established a world's record,'' says Yuqing Fan, an entomologist with Epcot Science at the Walt Disney World Co. and the one who has been nurturing the tree-size cucumber plant.Seeded on Dec. 12 and growing for more than half a year, the more than 6-foot-tall tree covered a 24-foot-wide and 30-foot-long trellis and yielded 2,563 cucumbers weighing 2,075 pounds. After a diligent search by Epcot horticulturists, there appears to be no other cucumber plant that has produced so many fruits. Plans are to submit these results to Guinness World Records in London.
In 2001 the Walt Disney Co. certified a 24-karat, 24-inch, 100-pound statue, designed by Disney artist Marc Delle and called "Celebration Mickey," to be auctioned for charity, during the company's 100th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney's birth.But it didn't sell at the Sept. 6, 2001, auction. Five days later - Sept. 11, 2001 -the world changed and Celebration Mickey went into storage. Now owner R&D Muller Ltd., of Boynton Beach, is trying again.
Walt Disney Co. shares had their biggest decline in three years after the company was downgraded by CIBC World Markets Inc., which cited slower growth in fiscal 2007 because of lower theme-park attendance and fewer television shows in syndication. Shares of Disney fell $1.21, or 4.1 percent, to close at $28.70 on the New York Stock Exchange, the biggest percentage decline since June 2003. Disney's rating was cut to "sector underperformer" from "sector performer" by CIBC analyst Jason Helfstein, who said he expects the company to report strong earnings growth in the second half of fiscal 2006.
Despite last weekend's record debut of its "Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the Walt Disney Co. is moving ahead with plans to slash hundreds of studio jobs and curtail the number of films it makes in a larger effort to squeeze costs. Across-the-board layoffs are expected to hit every major domestic and international sector of the movie studio, people familiar with the plans said, including production, post-production, legal and business affairs, marketing, distribution and home video. The Burbank studio's animation operation, Miramax Films unit and its music group are expected to be spared.
La Nouba, the spectacular Cirque du Soleil production exclusively presented at Walt Disney World Resort, is about to reach the important milestone of having hosted 5 million guests. Attaining such an amazing number of spectators would not have been possible without the loyalty of the residents of Florida who have attended La Nouba since its opening in December 1998. This is why Cirque du Soleil has decided to thank its local fans with two remarkable events.
Preliminary estimates released by Disney show that "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" earned $55.5 million on Friday, which would set the record for the largest one-day take at the box office. Disney also received reports of continuous sellouts and requests to add more screens at multiplexes. The swashbuckling sequel is on pace to eclipse the three-day, box-office record held by "Spider-Man" in 2002 with $114.8 million.
On select dates January through March 2007, the Magic Kingdom will be host to a new "Pirate & Princess Party" event. Guests will embark on a quest for beads and chocolate treasures, be witness to a Pirate and Princess parade, character greetings, fireworks spectacular and some of the most popular attractions. Experience Pirate Coves and Princess Courts filled with treasures and special themed entertainment.. Tickets go on sale mid-July. $36.95 (Ages 10+) and $29.95 (Ages 3-9) for advance purchases. The event will be held from 7:30 pm - 12:30 am on January: 22, 26 &amp;amp; 29, February: 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 23 & 26 and March: 2, 5, & 8.
The Walt Disney World resort has begun to confirm a number of events for the 2006 Holdiay Season. Although some details and dates have yet to be released for 2006 happenings, Disney has released a general outeline of all the events. All 4 theme parks and Downtown Disney are getting into the Holiday spirit.
Lee Cockerell, Executive Vice President of Operations at the Walt Disney World Resort, has made the decision to retire after 16 years with The Walt Disney Company. Lee started his Disney career as the Director of Food and Beverage and Quality Assurance for the Disneyland Resort Paris in 1990. He served as Executive Vice President of Operations at the Walt Disney World Resort for the past nine years.
The Pirates of the Caribbean attractions have reopened after lengthy rehabs at both the Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom Parks. Captain Jack Sparrow and his nemesis Barbossa have been woven into the classic attraction's most familiar scenes. The exterior of the Magic Kingdom attraction has also undergone changes refreshing the facade with a brand new ride marquee.