Couple Completes Mission to Visit Disneyland Every Day in 2012

California couple visits Disneyland every day for a year.

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Final Preparations for Roses Parade

We're just a day away from New Year's Eve celebrations. In New York, they have been testing dropping confetti for the big Times Square ball drop.

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Holiday parking restrictions at the Magic Kingdom-area resorts

Parking restrictions at the Contemporary Resort and the Grand Floridian Resort during the holidays.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Holiday_parking_restrictions_at_the_Magic_Kingdom-area_resorts.htm

New designs to be featured on Disney Dollars

New Disney Dollar designs to be released January 1, 2013.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/New_designs_to_be_featured_on_Disney_Dollars.htm

Disney cuts back on discount for passholders

Walt Disney World is cutting back on a popular perk for customers who shell out for the giant resort's most-expensive annual passes.

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Best of the new -- and renewed at Orlando theme parks

Here are my picks for the best happenings at theme parks and attractions for 2012

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SeaWorld files to publicly sell stock

SeaWorld has filed to sell stocks and become a publicly traded company.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/seaworld/SeaWorld_files_to_publicly_sell_stock.htm

Dates revealed for Disney's Star Wars Weekends 2013

The dates for 2013's Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios have been announced.

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Disney cuts back on discounts for passholders

Walt Disney World is cutting back on a popular perk for customers who shell out for the giant resort's most expensive annual passes.

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Watch those FastPass return times

Here's a timely reminder for those using the FastPass system at Disney World during this time of year: Remember that Disney has become much stricter about enforcing the FastPass return times.

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Walt Disney completes Lucasfilm buy: Mouse reveals stock issue, cash payment

Walt Disney Co. has completed its $4.06 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm, two months after announcing its plans.

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Disney Sets August 9 Release for 'Cars' Spin-off 'Planes'

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Disney will release "Planes," a spin-off of Pixar's "Cars" franchise, August 9, 2013, in the United States. DisneyToon Studios is behind the film with Pixar/Disney Animation chief creative officer John Lasseter producing.

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Florida: Disney World's Grand Floridian spa gets a makeover

Walt Disney World recently revamped the spa at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Lake Buena Vista , Fla., and plans to do the same at a second Florida property next year.

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/la-trb-disney-spa-20121223,0,2446773.story?track=rss

A look at what's on tap for Orlando theme parks in 2013

Expect at least five major projects to open at Central Florida theme parks and attractions in 2013.

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-theme-parks-2013-rail-20121227,0,5197957.story?track=rss

Disney controls Winnie the Pooh trademarks, court rules

Walt Disney Co. has won an appeals court ruling that protects the Burbank entertainment giant's trademarks to the valuable Winnie the Pooh characters.

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/la-disney-controls-winnie-the-pooh-trademarks-court-rules-20121221,0,2506709.story?track=rss

Disney at center of state-subsidized plan to attract pro-soccer fans

With a rich assist from Florida taxpayers, Walt Disney World and local sports promoters are hoping to make Orlando a magnet for soccer fans this February.

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Best of the new -- and renewed at Orlando theme parks

Here are my picks for the best happenings at theme parks and attractions for 2012.

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Dear America, Children Are Not Suppose to Meet in Heaven

She had just moved into town six months ago. A new start. A new beginning at a new school.

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Pixar's film Planes coming to theaters

The Pixar film Planes is being released in theaters instead of going straight to DVD.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Television_and_Film/Pixar_s_film_Planes_coming_to_theaters.htm

Cedar Fair Growth Hits A Snag

Earlier this month theme park operator Cedar Fair, LP and The Walt Disney Company both presented at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference.

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'Brother Bear' and 'Brother Bear 2a 2 Come to Blu-ray March 3, 2013

March 13, 2013 is going to be a very exciting days for fans of Walt Disney Pictures , with the release of several of their most popular titles.

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Dear Santa: Please load some Disney apps on our iPads, iPhones, iPods and Android smartphones

Hopefully, on Christmas morning, Santa will deliver that Red Ryder BB gun - you know, the carbine-action, 200-shot Range Model with the compass in the stock and that will oh-so-easily shoot your eye out.

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-app-roundup-for-the-holidays,0,2554051.story?track=rss

Disney Cuts Racist Toon From Swedish Christmas

Three years ago, I wrote a piece for Slate explaining the peculiar Swedish tradition of coming together every Christmas Eve to watch Donald Duck .

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/12/disney-cuts-racist-toon-from-swedish-christmas?fromrss=1

Animated character Franklin the Turtle comes to SeaWorld

SeaWorld Kids has entered into a new agreement with the Franklin & Friends brand.

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Rumor: New restaurant coming to Morocco in Epcot

Rumors of a new tapas restaurant coming to Epcot in 2013.

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NASA creates Buzz Lightyear-like spacesuit

NASA's new spacesuit looks strikingly similar to the one worn by Buzz Lightyear.

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Marinwood's Mickey Mouse Christmas House

What started as a hobby has grown into a full blown obsession for one man in Marinwood who decorates his house every year as the Mickey Mouse Christmas House .

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/12/marinwoods-mickey-mouse-christmas-house?fromrss=1

Another Confused Dow Freak-Out

Political meltdowns have long been fodder for bears. The threat of war conspires to wipe out weeks of gains.

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Disneyland loses power due to high winds

Disneyland lost power Wednesday due to strong winds.

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One person killed in crash on Disney property

A death was the result of a head-on collision on Disney property Friday morning.

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Big things that were never built in Los Angeles

One of my lesser historical obsessions has been the grandiose stuff that's been proposed for the Los Angeles area and never built.

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Marinwood's Mickey Mouse Christmas house catches Disney's attention

A Disney Christmas-themed diorama covers every inch of Les MizeOs two-car garage on Tuesday, Dec.

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Club Penguin to launch annual charity event with biggest-ever virtual bake sale

Before school started this morning, I overheard my 10-year-old son talking about making a donation to needy children by using his "coins for change." I assumed it was an elementary-school project for the holidays.

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Disney announces Jonathan Groff to voice Kristoff in animated 'Frozen'

On Dec. 19, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Jonathan Groff will lend this vocal talents to its upcoming animated musical comedy adventure, "Frozen." Groff is a Tony-Award nominee for the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening" for the role of Melchior Gabor, which he originated.

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TopTenRealEstateDeals.com Presents Hot Homes: Madonna, Disney Designer & Frank Lloyd Wright

This week's Top 10 homes spotlight at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com includes a look at the Material Girl's New York apartment, now on the market at $23.5 million.

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More NextGen testing taking place at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World begins two new NextGen tests this month.

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Travel cures for the winter blues

Fireworks punctuate the grand opening celebration at the Cinderella Castle for the New Fantasyland attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Dec.

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Kodak and Disney to end partnership

Eastman Kodak will no longer have a sponsorship agreement with the Disney theme parks.

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RFID readers added to main gates of Disney theme parks

Guests will no longer have to go through turnstiles to enter the Walt Disney World theme parks.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/RFID_readers_added_to_main_gates_of_Disney_theme_parks.htm

Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First coming to the Disney theme parks

Characters from "Doc McStuffins" and "Sofia the First" will join the cast of Disney Junior - Live on Stage! at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure.

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Walt Disney demonstrated how great innovations take years to develop

People were astounded, when Disneyland first opened, at the uniqueness of the offerings, the richness of detail, and the emotionality of the experience.

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Better FastPass signs could ease New Fantasyland crowding at Disney

I braved the crowds at New Fantasyland this weekend at Disney World's Magic Kingdom to take another spin on the new Under the Sea -- Journey of The Little Mermaid ride.

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SeaWorld plans to file for an IPO

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment to file for an IPO in 2013.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/seaworld/SeaWorld_plans_to_file_for_an_IPO.htm

Adventures by Disney receives award

Adventures by Disney is honored by the World Travel Awards.

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Five Million Butterbeers sold at Universal Orlando

Islands of Adventure at Universal has just served its five millionth Butterbeer.

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Disney's folly: 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'

That little folly was the first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which made its premiere Dec.

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On the Anniversary of Walt Disney's Death

Walt Disney died this day in 1966 from Lung Cancer. Many of his dreams changed the world and others, like EPCOT Center, still could.

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Wreck-It Ralph's sidekick stops for a boogie.

The bad-guy character in a classic game who longs to be a hero brings trouble to his entire arcade after game-jumping. Disney animated characters have been getting into mischief in the workplace since Mickey Mouse played up in his debut, 1928's Steamboat Willie , but they find a new angle, both enjoyable and clever, in the studio's latest release.

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Museum Gotta See 'Um

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: THE CREATION OF A CLASSIC, AT THE WALT DISNEY FAMILY MUSEUM.

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Epcot's Candlelight Processional shows off tuneup, same tunes

Audience members at Epcot's Candlelight Processional are experiencing new sounds this season. Among them is narration that describes a broken church organ, a spur-of-the-moment poem and an amateur guitarist, leading into a rendition of "Silent Night."

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What Would Indiana Jones Do?

In a real-life Indiana Jones adventure a lawsuit has been filed in the state of Illinois by Dr.

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New Fantasyland lives up to Walt Disney's original concept

Walt Disney's impetus in creating the original Fantasyland in Disneyland was to make guests feel as if they were being magically transported to another time and another world - right into a classic Disney movie.

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Disney Animation Reveals Frozen Concept Art, More Details

With Wreck-it Ralph firmly in the category of box office hit, it's time to turn our gaze toward the next film from Walt Disney Animation Studios - Frozen.

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Why Test Track is an important attraction, an interview with Imagineer and Epcot VP

Erin Youngs, Vice President of EPCOT, and Melissa Jeselnick, Walt Disney Imagineering, sat down with The Disney Blog at a roundtable interview to discuss the newly opened Test Track.

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How Plutocracy Operates Like "The Matrix"

The seminal 1999 film The Matrix was not, as it appears on the surface, about technological singularity AI or philosophical gibberish about the nature of being.

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To New Fantasyland -- and beyond: What's new at Walt Disney World

Disney World's grand opening of New Fantasyland came with three days of facts, figures and flirtations about the future

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"Babes In Toyland" Arrives On Blu-ray For The First Time

The 1961 classic Disney musical "Babes In Toyland" has arrived on Blu-ray for the first time! The film, directed by Walt Disney himself, has undergone a Digital Restoration process to make it look like a brand new movie! Here's a description of "Babes In Toyland," Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary.

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To New Fantasyland -- and beyond: What's new at Walt Disney World

Last weekend I woke up facedown in a pool of pixie dust.

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Walt Disney Studios Unveils the Full Trailer for 'The Lone Ranger'

Not too long ago, Disney unveiled the first teaser trailer for 'The Lone Ranger', a new adaptation of the popular character.

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Disneyland's Candlelight Processional

Kurt Russell was the guest narrator for the December 5, 2012 Candlelight Ceremony on Main Street USA in Disneyland.

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Netflix Instant adds Disney classics to streaming catalog

A recent deal with the Walt Disney Company has already brought an assortment of Disney films and television programs to the Netflix Instant catalog, just in time for the long days of Christmas break at home with the kids.

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Disney to Give Feature Treatment to 'Dolphin Boy,' Doc...

And now for something entirely different. Variety reports that Walt Disney Pictures have picked up the film rights to Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir 's 2011 documentary Dolphin Boy in order to turn it into a narrative feature.

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First bite: Splitsville Luxury Lanes at Downtown Disney

With sushi and gourmet burgers, Splitsville Luxury Lanes, is likely to be right up the alley for bowlers with discerning palates.

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New Dreamworks Movie "Need for Speed" is Speeding Into Theaters in 2014

Dreamworks studio is at it again! In association with Bandito Brothers they are in pre-production on the Walt Disney Studios movie "Need for Speed." This racing theme featured film is based on the Electronic Arts video game franchise that is the most successful racing game video series in the World.

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PGA Tour drops annual Disney tournament from 2013 schedule

Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill March 18-24 will be Orlando's sole PGA event

The PGA Tour has dropped the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic hosted annually at Disney World from its 2013 schedule.

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Ty Burrell Set to Star in 'The Muppets' Sequel

It looks like ' The Muppets ' sequel has finally found its star to takeover for Jason Segal in the new film.

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Netflix Signs Exclusive Deal with Disney for Theatrical Releases

Netflix announced a new and unique multi-year deal with Disney that will bring Disney theatrical releases exclusively to Netflix streaming, starting in 2016.

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Disney Developing Sequel to Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland'

It looks like a sequel to Tim Burton's ' Alice in Wonderland ' is currently in the works over at Walt Disney Studios.

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DISNEYLAND: Long lines for reworked Indiana Jones ride

Three minutes after Disneyland opened at 8 a.m. this morning, the standby line for Indiana Jones Adventure stretched back to Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.

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Netflix to stream Disney, Pixar and Marvel starting in 2016

Netflix aims a hard-hitting blow at pay-TV site Starz after obtaining the rights to stream Walt Disney Studio films starting in 2016.

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Streator students host first Worthy Hall of Fame induction ceremony

On Saturday, Dec. 15, [Streator](http://www.topix.com/city/streator-il) Township High School will conduct the inaugural induction ceremony of the Worthy Hall of Fame.

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Epcot's Test Track reopens

Epcot's Test Track is back in action.

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New Fantasyland Opens with Two Ceremonies

It took major star power and two ceremonies to officially open the newest area of the Magic Kingdom.

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Top Disney exec says Avatar Land remains on track

On the same day Walt Disney World formally unveiled most of the elements in its Fantasyland expansion, the head of the company's theme-park business reaffirmed Disney's faith in another project in Orlando -- a land in Disney's Animal Kingdom based on the "Avatar" film franchise.

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'TRON 3a 2 Moving Forward

Before 'Tron: Legacy' landed in 2010, it was supposed to be the start of a new franchise for Disney, by reigniting an old one.

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Disney + Netflix = Exclusive Deal

When the news that Netflix and the Disney . had entered into a new multi-year agreement that will start in 2016 hit the airwaves on Tuesday, everyone was happy and Netflix Inc.

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Disney's new Fantasyland opens in Orlando

After years of planning, it took just 12 minutes to officially open the latest addition to Fantasyland, the largest expansion in the Magic Kingdom's 41-year history.

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Disneyland Creating More Wonder With Fantasyland

Walt Disney made a promise that as long as there is imagination left in the world, Disneyland would never be finished.

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Dragon that flew above Fantasyland was 'a little sneak peek'

A dragon that soared above Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland on Wednesday night isn't scheduled to make a return trip, Walt Disney Imagineering officials said Thursday.

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New Fantasyland: Walt Disney World Debuts Largest Magic Kingdom Expansion Ever

New Fantasyland is touted as the largest expansion in the 41-year history of the Magic Kingdom, doubling the size of original Fantasyland from 10 to 21 acres.

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Disney's new Fantasyland opens in Orlando

Walt Disney World celebrated the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history with a grand opening for portions of its "new" Fantasyland this morning.

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Lunch at Be Our Guest, a new Fantasyland restaurant in Orlando

With this week's opening of the new Fantasyland, dining options have expanded for guests at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park

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Court upholds $319M verdict against Disney over 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' profits

A federal appeals court has upheld a $319 million verdict over profits from the game show " Who Wants to Be a Millionaire " and rejected the Walt Disney Company's request to have a new trial for the case.Back in 2010 a jury decided that The Walt Disney Company hid the popular game show's profits from its creators, London-based Celador International ... (more)

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DISNEYLAND: Light always shines in Walt's office

I'm guessing more than a few Disneyland guests are pausing in front of the firehouse on Main Street USA today.

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Netflix scores US subscription service exclusive to Disney's first-run films in multi-year deal

Walt Disney studios and Netflix entered into a multi-year agreement that makes the online video distributor the only US subscription service with licensing to show first-run live-action and animated films from the studio.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/12/netflix-scores-us-subscription-service-exclusive-to-disneys-first-run-films-in-multi-year-deal?fromrss=1

Disney makes exclusive deal with Netflix

Disney movies will be available on Netflix soon.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Television_and_Film/Disney_makes_exclusive_deal_with_Netflix.htm

Cars Land is coming to DHS!

The DIS has confirmed from multiple sources that Disney will officially announce this week that they are bringing Cars Land to Disney's Hollywood Studios. Lights, Motors, Action! and the Backlot Tour will be leveled to make room for an expansion of Pixar Place to include the new land.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Cars_Land_is_coming_to_DHS.htm

Dec. 5, 1901: Disney, Heisenberg ? Separated at Birth?

Mad Science: Einstein's Fridge, Dewar's Flask, Mach's Speed and 362 Other Inventions and Discoveries that Made Our World.

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Magic Kingdom's King

He also planned and built Disneyland, a huge amusement park that opened near Los Angeles in 1955, and before his death he had begun building a second such park, Walt Disney World, near Orlando, Florida.

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Vintage Mickey Mouse Poster Sells for More than $100,000

The 1928 movie poster of Mickey Mouse was auctioned off to the highest bidder recently in Dallas, Texas.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/12/vintage-mickey-mouse-poster-sells-for-more-than-100-000?fromrss=1

Huffington Post - The Tinker Bell drone that Disneyland almost got

Over the past week or so, there have been a number of stories out there about media companies and drone technology.

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Netflix inks Disney deal, but no new films 'til 2016

Netflix has inked a high-profile deal with Walt Disney Studios, but you won't see new releases in your streaming queue for another four years.

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Disney Signs Exclusive Deal to Stream Movies on Netflix

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Netflix gets exclusive pay TV rights for Di...

Netflix Inc signed a multi-year agreement with Walt Disney Co, gaining exclusive U.S. pay television rights to Disney movie releases from 2016.

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There's no place like home for Disney Cruise Line in 2014

Disney Cruise Line is bringing all its ships home to Florida in 2014.

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Lunch at Be Our Guest, a new Fantasyland restaurant in Orlando

With this week's opening of the new Fantasyland, dining options have expanded for guests at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park.

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Disney Cruise Line releases 2014 itineraries

Disney Cruise Line itineraries have been released for the first half of 2014.

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Dolphin bites girl at SeaWorld Orlando

During a feeding experience at SeaWorld Orlando, a dolphin bit an eight-year-old girl's hand.

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Disney/Pixar Lead Annie Award Best Picture Nominations

With "Brave," "Wreck-It Ralph" and "Frankenweenie" up for the top prize, it was a big year for the House of Mouse.

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Disney Names Jennifer Lee Director of "Frozen"

Walt Disney Animation Studios taps Jennifer Lee to join Chris Buck at the helm of its 53rd full-length animated feature "Frozen," which is slated for the big screen on Nov.

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Disney history: Walt Disney's birthday

Dec. 5, 1985: The City of Anaheim salutes Walt Disney's birthday with the spectacular SkyFest, a world-record release of more than one-million colorful balloons over the skies of Disneyland.

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Disney and Other Major Retailers Used Factory In Bangladesh Fire

A garment factory in Bangladesh where 112 people were killed in a fire over the weekend was used by a host of U.S. and European retailers, an Associated Press reporter discovered Wednesday from clothes and account books left behind amid the building wreckage at Tazreen Fashions Ltd.

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Disney design artist Mel Shaw dies

While playing polo on the fields of Southern California in the late 1930s, Mel Shaw met Walt Disney and was soon playing on his team, the Donald Ducks, that took on the president of Mexico's personal team in 1938 -- and won.

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Disney Janitors Strike After 70 Workers Laid Off

United Service Workers West voted to authorize a strike and protested outside the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank if Disney fails to rehire all workers.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/disney-janitors-strike-after-70-workers-laid-off?fromrss=1

Comedy Warehouse returning to Disney with holiday special

The cast of Pleasure Island's Comedy Warehouse comes together again for 14 days of this holiday special.

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Schedule for Grand Opening of the Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland

Areas of Fantasyland will be closed December 5 and 6 for the grand opening of the expansion.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Schedule_for_Grand_Opening_of_the_Magic_Kingdom_s_New_Fantasyland.htm

Comedy Warehouse show returning to Hollywood Studios for 14-day run

Still in a funk about the Pleasure Island nightclubs closing a few years ago? The holiday season can give you a little pickup again with a Comedy Warehouse-based show that again will have a limited run at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-hollywood-studios-comedy-warehouse-20121130,0,2882228.story?track=rss

Mickey Mouse poster from 1928 sells for more than $100,000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of the earliest surviving posters of Mickey Mouse sold for more than $100,000 on Thursday, Heritage Auctions said.

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Britney Spears celebrates hitting number one in 17 countries on X Factor USA

She's had her fair share of career highs since she first hit the big time on The Mickey Mouse Club.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/britney-spears-celebrates-hitting-number-one-in-17-countries-on-x-factor-usa?fromrss=1

Maintenance planned for Disney reservation systems

Planned maintenance will take down Disney's reservation center for a day next week.

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D23 announces 2013 events

D23, Disney's official Fan Club, plans events on both coasts for 2013.

URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/D23_announces_2013_events.htm

Walt Disney World plans another test of the FastPass+ system

A test of the FastPass+ system has been planned from December 11-15 at the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Bands, Brew and BBQ returns to SeaWorld Orlando

Popular acts Big & Rich, Styx and The Beach Boys will perform at the 2013 Bands, Brew and BBQ concerts at SeaWorld Orlando.

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What you need to know about Disney's 'new' Fantasyland

Here's our guide to what's new, what's next and what's not going anywhere

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Miami prepares for December arrival of Disney Wonder

Mickey Mouse is taking his show on the road again, well the water actually as Disney Cruise Line prepares to begin sailing out of PortMiami for the first time ever in December.

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Jennifer Lee to Co-Direct Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen

Walt Disney Animation Studios has tapped Jennifer Lee to join Chris Buck at the helm of its 53rd full-length animated feature Frozen , which is slated for the big screen on November 27, 2013.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/jennifer-lee-to-co-direct-walt-disney-animation-studios-frozen?fromrss=1

What you need to know about Disney's 'new' Fantasyland

The next milestone of the big Magic Kingdom expansion is approaching. The grand opening of major sections of the "new" Fantasyland is set for Thursday. You can brave the year-end crowds at Walt Disney World to check out the area, which basically sits atop the site of old 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction.

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Upcoming Talks and Screenings at Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco has lined up a great series of screenings and talks for the end of the year.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/upcoming-talks-and-screenings-at-walt-disney-family-museum?fromrss=1

Disney's Tomorrowland Inspires an Art Show

In July 1955, Disneyland debuted its Tomorrowland attraction to the public. The futuristic park-within-a-park was near and dear to Walt Disney himself, a product of his Space Age fascination, and featured such radical early exhibits as the TWA Moonliner rocket ship, Autopia and the Monsanto House of the Future, all conceived to give visitors a ... (more)

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Writers chosen for new Star Wars films

Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg have reportedly signed deals to write one of the upcoming Star Wars films.

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SeaWorld hosts Santa's Fireside Feast

Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the elves host this holiday dinner for SeaWorld guests.

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Making magic

While the holidays are often referred to as a magical time of year, one Grant County woman has been a part of making magic for the past few months as part of the Disney College at Disneyland in [Anaheim, Calif](http://www.topix.com/city/anaheim-ca).

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Flower & Garden Festival will feature new topiaries, food around World Showcase, Village People

Disney World has released details about its upcoming Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which will feature topiaries and other attractions based on "Phineas & Ferb," "Monsters University," "Cars 2," "Oz: The Great and Powerful" and more. The 20 t h annual festival, which runs March 6 to May 19, will add special food kiosks in World Showcase and add the Village People to its Flower Power concert series for the first time.

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Rehearsing for La Nouba

Performers of Cirque Du Soleil have always amazed their audiences by their extreme and challenging performances. Most of performers of Cirque Du Soleil have excellent acrobatics and dance skills. They start the intense training from a young age, and they still spend a long time on training every single day in order to stay in good body condition. Performing is part of their lives.

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Five Big Sells By George Soros

Soros Fund Management is the privately held American hedge fund management company founded by George Soros, who has an impressive record of double-digit return per year in over 4 decades.

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New name for Epcot's Bistro de Paris

Set to re-open in December after a lengthy remodel, Bistro de Paris will reemerge with a new name.

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Disney Publishing book apps on sale for one day only during Cyber Monday

It's Cyber Monday, so you know what that means: Fire up the TRS-80 and start downloading all your favorite apps for a great price.

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Disney Pixar's "Brave" Arrives On Blu-ray And DVD

Disney Pixar's hit movie "Brave" has arrived on Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack! Here's a description of the release from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment: An original and thrilling journey set in the ancient and magical Highlands of Scotland, 'Brave' follows the heroic journey of the headstrong, young adventurer Merida.

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Rare 1928 original drawing of Mickey Mouse goes on display in London as part of pop-up exhibition

Drawn by Academy Award-winning animator Ub Iwerks in 1928 for Steamboat Willie, the drawing shows an early Mickey sitting and laughing.

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Pre-Beverly Center amusement park detailed in new book

A new book brings the story of Beverly Park, an amusement park where the Beverly Center now stands, back to life.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/pre-beverly-center-amusement-park-detailed-in-new-book?fromrss=1

Kids Festival planned at SeaWorld Orlando

Spend weekends at SeaWorld at the "Just For Kids" festival in January and February.

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Handmade Candy canes are back at Disneyland

Handmade candy canes are being made for the holiday season at the Disneyland Resort.

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Fantasia returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2013

Following 2012's hugely successful and popular shows and described as 'a magical treat for the eyes and the ears', Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert returns to the Hall for the whole family to enjoy on Saturday 16th November 2013 due to phenomenal demand and with some brand new content! Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation ... (more)

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Former Horizons at Epcot pavilion manager Wren Aber remembered for creativity

Horizons at Epcot, a former pavilion at the Disney theme park, offered guests this message: "If we can dream it, we can do it."

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Be Our Guest restaurant continues to get rave reviews

Be Our Guest opened Monday in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. We have photos of every item on the menu, as well as an audio review of the dinner experience.

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Disneyland worker falls on Space Mountain roof

A worker on Disneyland's space mountain fell while working on the roof, and has broken several bones.

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Disney shutters Disney Movies Online

On the same day that Disney confirms that it's closing its American Video on Demand service, it announced a new Spanish VOD offering.

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First-ever Epic Mickey game for Nintendo 3DS is tribute to old Disney Sega games of yesteryear

If you're standing in line for the Black Friday sales this week, chances are probably good there could be a Nintendo 3DS on your list or, at the very least, some 3DS game titles to pick up for under the tree.

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Lunch time at Be Our Guest: Lines, rogue roses, photo ops

Key attractions within the Fantasyland expansion at Magic Kingdom now are officially in "soft opening" mode, a sort of prep period for the area's grand opening on Dec. 6. I dropped in at Be Our Guest restaurant for lunch to see how things are going this week. Here are some of my notes and tips:.

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Don't Miss: Epcot's Candlelight Processional

WHAT: Epcot leaps into the holiday spirit with its traditional Candlelight Processional. The three-times-nightly event features a mass choir and live orchestra working their way through classic yuletide numbers plus a celebrity narrator who reads the Christmas story at the theme park's America Gardens Theatre. The narrator for Friday, Saturday and Sunday is actress Geena Davis. Actor Neil Patrick Harris returns to the Candlelight stage Monday through Thursday.

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Mouseketeer Bonnie Lynn Fields Loses Cancer Battle At 68

Fields was just 12 when she was offered the chance to become one of Walt Disney's Mouseketeers, and she became a show regular in 1957.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/mouseketeer-bonnie-lynn-fields-loses-cancer-battle-at-68?fromrss=1

Decorating Disneyland: California Adventure, The Magic Kingdom sparkle for the holidays

The red trolley's bell clangs as it glides on its rails down a street festooned with cedar garlands bearing bells and bulbs.

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Making the most of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

I encountered the biggest crowds I've seen at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party this year. The after-hours specially priced event is limited to fewer guests than Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom accommodates during the day -- but when it sells out, it can still feel crowded.

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Disney to Launch VOD Service in Spain

The Walt Disney Company Spain and Portugal and Wuaki.tv are planning to launch Disney Movies on Demand in Spain.

URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2012/11/disney-to-launch-vod-service-in-spain?fromrss=1

Bonnie Lynn Fields dies at 68; former Mouseketeer

Bonnie Lynn Fields joined 'The Mickey Mouse Club' at age 12 for its third season and quickly distinguished herself with her agile dancing. She later ran dance studios.

Bonnie Lynn Fields, who danced and sang her way into pop-culture posterity as one of Walt Disney's Mouseketeers, died Saturday in Richmond, Ind. She was 68.

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Disney park in St. Louis lives on in Orlando

On Monday, we opened the NewsChannel 5 film vaults to take another look at a fascinating chapter in the local archives.

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Cinema: Mouse & Man

Mr. Leon Schlesinger, Mr. Max Fleischer et al, make most of the animated cartoons produced in the U. S. Of the man who makes the rest and the best, Mr.

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Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is "Santa's Favorite Resort"

New promotion from the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel offers guests the chance to see Santa and Mrs. Claus at their Florida vacation home.

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Download: Monolithium "Bounce 4 Life"

This tune is so busy it's almost as though Monolithium dropped every drum, synth, and trick up his sleeve into it.

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Wait, what? A Disney theme park in St. Louis?

Sadly, the Magic Kingdom isn't expanding to St. Louis anytime soon. But not so long ago, Disney's world famous Imagineers labored over blueprints for a massive downtown theme park just north of Busch Stadium.

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Disney's Epic Mickey 2 video game unites Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

In humankind's shared mythology of the hero's journey, the path to adventure, transformation and atonement sometimes is taken alone - though more times than not it is completed with the help of a trusted friend.

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Snow White Exhibit Opens At Disney Family Museum

Snow White is celebrating it's 75th anniversary and to help celebrate an exhibition of behind-the-scenes of Snow White opens up Thursday at The Walt Disney Family Museum .

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Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! Star Wars' New Boss Turns 84

Mickey Mouse has got to be one of the most energetic rodents around - and he shows no signs of slowing down.

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Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Spa to Reopen Soon Under New Ownershipa Disney Ownership That Is

Next month The Spa at Disney's Grand Floridian is scheduled to reopen again after a massive overhaul and change of ownership.

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Channel 31 and Disney to Show Best Movies and Series to Viewers in Kazakhstan

CTC Media, Inc. , Russia's leading independent media company, and The Walt Disney Company CIS have announced the signing of a new two-year agreement to broadcast the films and animated content of The Walt Disney Company CIS via Channel 31, one of the largest players on the television market in Kazakhstan.

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Smurfette's Voice, Lucille Bliss, Dies

Lucille Bliss has passed away at the age of 96, but her voice lives on through iconic cartoon characters like Smurfette of "The Smurfs," Anastasia from "Cinderella," and more recently Yagoda from the film "Avatar." Born in New York City on March 31, 1916, Bliss had a talent that was appreciated and later pursued by the creators of cartoons.

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Spas at Walt Disney World get full makeover

Walt Disney World spas will now be owned and operated by Disney, instead of Niki Bryan Spa.

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Cars Land brings Route 66 Christmas to Disney California Adventure

First, the stepped-into-Oz themed land is so wonderfully immersive I always have to remind myself Anaheim is just behind the enveloping Cadillac Range.

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Disneyland event shuts out regular guests

ANAHEIM Disneyland made an announcement this summer: Regular visitors could buy tickets for a normally closed holiday event, the Candlelight Ceremony.

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ABC Developing Show Based on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Roller Coaster

Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion are two attractions that have already been made into movies and there are other ideas in various stages of conception for the Walt Disney Studios including a movie based on the Magic Kingdom park concept itself.

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To train Imagineers and attractions artists of tomorrow, college creates MFA in themed entertainment design

If you're in college and hoping to get a job in the themed-attractions industry, this week's IAAPA Expo had to be a heartening sight, based on the event's size and attendance.

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Disney honored with several Thea Awards

Several Disney projects were honored with Thea Awards this week.

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Tom Hanks Reveals the Pressures of Playing Disney: "I Don't Want to Piss Anybody Off!"

One of Hollywood's most beloved actors, Tom Hanks , playing one of the world's most beloved legends, Walt Disney ? Seems like Saving Mr.

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New castle projection show debuts at Magic Kingdom

"Celebrate the Magic", a nighttime projection show on Cinderella Castle, debuted November 12 at the Magic Kingdom.

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Floridians top respective divisions at Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon

Anton Van Zyl of Fort Lauderdale won the men's race, while Carrie Majeranowski of Satellite Beach led the women.

Anton Van Zyl of Fort Lauderdale and Carrie Majeranowski of Satellite Beach won their respective divisions Saturday night in the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon.

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Disney to soon reveal 'NextGen' in detail

After years of secrecy surrounding their $1 billion technology project known as "Next Generation Experience," Walt Disney Co. executives say they expect to reveal more concrete details early next year.

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Charlie Beljan's wild Disney ride has happy ending

Two days after leaving hospital for a panic attack, rookie walks off with first PGA Tour win

Charlie Beljan woke up Sunday with a pounding headache and stomach discomfort.

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Disneyland goes Retro for Saving Mr. Banks

A terrific collection of photos from around Disneyland on November 6th and 7th can be found over on LaughingPlace.com. The park was playing host to a Hollywood movie production for "Saving Mr.

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Anaheim To Move Forward With Streetcar Connection to HSR Station

Walt Disney liked trains . A lot . Disneyland has trains all over the place, from streetcars to steam trains to monorails, not only because Walt was a foamer.

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Disney's Hollywood Studios plugs in the holidays again

The sheen of the holidays has landed at Walt Disney World and I went out with my two children this past weekend to get a load of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Disney Bans Machine Head [News]

Oakland heavy metal band Machine Head has been banned from performing on Disney owned property.

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Lincoln, my Review of Spielberg's Latest Masterpiece

When I heard that Dreamworks movies would be distributed by the Walt Disney Studios, I immediately thought of how terrific it would be if Disney was able to distribute "Lincoln," the movie Spielberg had been working on since 2001.

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Disneyland creates new policy to prevent renting tickets

Disneyland tickets now have guests' names printed on them to prevent unauthorized ticket use.

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Disney to soon reveal 'NextGen' in detail

After years of secrecy surrounding their $1 billion technology project known as "Next Generation Experience," Walt Disney Co.

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Lucille Bliss

Animator Dave Nimitz has informed me that Lucille Bliss passed away on Thursday night .

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After Shock, Lucasfilm Sale to Disney not All that Scary

At the end of October, it was announced that Walt Disney would be buying Lucasfilm, the company that created "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones" and smaller titles.

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Walt Disney Report

Thank you for being a Fool Member. As a special gift, here is free access to a brand-new report by Motley Fool Analyst Jason Moser.

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Disneyland Rolls Back the Clock for Saving Mr. Banks

Some guests arriving at Walt Disney's original Magic Kingdom in Anaheim found themselves stepping back in time for two special days in early November.

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Has 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Already Found Its Writer? Disney May Hire 'Toy Story 3' Writer

Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, and George Lucas, who just sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 billion.

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Solid 4Q Results Cap a Great Year for Disney

Walt Disney continues to generate impressive results across its key businesses. As recently as August 2011, the market soured on Disney for a hiccup in earnings and some perceived profitability weakness at the parks business.

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Walt Disney - Investors Are Cautious As Company Warns For Soft First Quarter

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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Cars Land Helps Drive Up Disney’s Theme Parks Earnings for 2012

The Walt Disney Co's fourth quarter earnings were released today, November 8.

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Double-lung transplant survivor to run Disney race, meet donor's mother

Justin Legg has entered the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon

Justin Legg thinks of Jarred McKinley Carter while training for Saturday night's Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon.

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Still-hot Tommy Gainey a victim of Masters quirk

Charlie Wi grabs CMNH Classic lead with late-day 64 at Disney

Should first-round leader Charlie Wi capture this week's Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, he'd land a berth in next year's Masters. No such reward for Tommy Gainey, though, even if he notches his second win in a month.

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Walt Disney Co. ends fiscal 2012 with record revenue, profit and earnings per share

The Walt Disney Co. reported another year of record revenue and profit Thursday, lifted by improved attendance at its theme parks -- though not at Walt Disney World -- the debut of another large cruise ship, gains at its ESPN sports-television unit, and the continuing popularity of its superhero movie "The Avengers."

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New Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opening December 6 at Hollywood Studios

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow will open December 6 at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Disney's Prep & Landing and Naughty Vs Nice To Air Sunday December 9 On ABC

Two Emmy-winning specials produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios , "Disney Prep & Landing" and "Prep & Landing: Naughty vs.

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All ears: Oswald hats a hit at Disney parks

For its latest merchandising sensation, Disney has called on a character older than Mickey Mouse.

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Book a 4-night cruise on the Disney Dream to the Bahamas for as low as $479

Disney Cruise Line offers a 4-night cruise to the Bahamas for as low as $479, based on double occupancy.

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For many, Disney is last chance for 1 good week

Season finale will determine who keeps their PGA Tour cards for next season

Erik Compton and Tommy Gainey spent some time commiserating three Saturdays ago at the McGladrey Classic, exasperated with seasons that were solid but lacking anything special.

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Tom Hanks sports mustache as Walt Disney for 'Saving Mr. Banks'

Tom Hanks isn't sporting a mustache just to celebrate Movember -- the facial hair is for the two-time Oscar winner's turn as Walt Disney in "Saving Mr. Banks."

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Festival of the Masters comes to Downtown Disney

WHAT: Disney World's annual fine-arts festival spotlights 150 artists in 12 categories including clay, glass, paintings and jewelry. For the first time, an Emerging Masters area will feature the works of 30 juried up-and-coming artists. The Disney Artist Village tent includes character art created by masters from various Disney disciplines, including Walt Disney Imagineering. The event also features live entertainment (Cirque du Soleil performers and others), food and chalk art along with sidewalks of the Downtown Disney entertainment complex.

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Photo: Tom Hanks spotted at Disneyland portraying Walk Disney

Tom Hanks is working at the happiest place on earth. With part of the castle at Disneyland closed off on Tuesday the entertainer was working on his lines and making movie magic with his portrayal of Walt Disney .

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Rock Report: Machine Head Banned From Orlando, Florida 'House of Blues' by Walt Disney Company

Machine Head are currently on tour with Dethklok, All That Remains and the Black Dahlia Murder.

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Veteran's Day celebration planned at Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando will be celebrating Veteran's Day this Friday with a special parade.

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First look: Tom Hanks as Walt Disney in 'Saving Mr. Banks'.

The cast and crew of Saving Mr. Banks are shooting in Disneyland today, and naturally those in the park were able to sneak a peek for the first time of Tom Hanks as Walt Disney.

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Disney's hands-off approach bodes well for Star Wars

Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future Star Wars movies taking up lightsabres against the dark side of the Force.

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Disney Cruise Line headed to Jamaica in 2013

A new stop in Jamaica has been added to several Western Caribbean itineraries out of Galveston in 2013.

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Roy Exum: Three Words & A Kiss

A little girl once asked the late Walt Disney if he still drew Mickey Mouse cartoons.

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Former Disney exec, Lee Cockerell, writes new customer service book

Lee Cockerell, former Disney executive, has a new book due out in March.

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Rumor: Disney Cruise Line adding Jamaica itinerary in 2014?

The appearance of Jamaica on an itinerary map has people speculating this may be a destination of Disney Cruise Line in 2014.

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With Disney app, make this Election Day an educational one by learning more about presidents

You have a choice this Election Day. If the U.S. presidential election is as close as the pundits say it will be, you can teach your children about voter disenfranchisement, Florida voting debacles and provisional-ballot lawsuits.

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Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force.

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Wreck-It Ralph Storybook Deluxe and Hero's Duty Interactive Comic

Wreck-It Ralph opens today in theaters and I am one excited fan! The trailer looks great and I think this will be a big hit for the Walt Disney Animation Studios ! But, in our digital age, just watching the movie is never enough.

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Disney's theme parks likely to feel the force of Star Wars

When the Walt Disney Co. bought one of the biggest movie brands in Hollywood history this week, it also triggered speculation about how Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Star Wars franchise might further manifest itself in Disney's theme parks.

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Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm the talk of the entertainment world

The Issue: The talk of the entertainment world this week was Disney's $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm, meaning the mega-network of Mickey Mouse and Pixar now has the rights to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, and director George Lucas - previously the sole owner of his movie company - now has a very large, comfy pile of Disney shares to ... (more)

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Ticket price increase at SeaWorld Orlando

In anticipation of their new area "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin" opening, SeaWorld Orlando has raised ticket prices for the second time in four months.

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DISNEYLAND: Christmas cheer spreads to California Adventure

Disney California Adventure's new Buena Vista Street will mirror Disneyland Park's Main Street USA when it comes to holiday cheer, according to the parks' official blog .

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Disney Cruise Line offers up military and Florida resident deals

Disney Cruise Line has deals for Florida residents as well as active and retired military for select departures.

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Disney scores high with 'Wreck-It Ralph'

Walt Disney Animation Studios GAME CENTRAL STATION -- Ralph ?tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr.

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Zaki Hasan: Disney Buys Lucas, the Star Wars Saga Continues, and the Internet Breaks in Half

Yesterday afternoon my cell phone was buzzing with so many texts one after the other that I sort of felt like I was a character on The West Wing after some geopolitical crisis has just occurred.

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Sklar's In Charge

You may not know his name, but you most definitely know the result of his work. Why? Because Marty Sklar has influenced every single Disney theme park that has been built.

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TRANSFORMERS: The Ride 3D to open at Universal Orlando

Universal Studios Orlando has announced the opening of a new attraction, TRANSFORMERS: The Ride - 3D.

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Robert Bruce Smith: Memorable kickoff to 2012-13 Tupelo Symphony season

Area music lovers are in for a real treat if the [Tupelo](http://www.topix.com/city/tupelo-ms) [Symphony](http://www.topix.com/arts/symphony) Orchestra's new 2012-13 season lives up to its fine opening performance at Link Centre Concert Hall on Saturday, Oct.

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New faces at CMAs mark change in country music

A New Mexico police report says Gene Hackman had given clothes, money and rides to a homeless man he slapped this week after the man became aggressive toward the Oscar-winning actor and his wife.

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VOTD: Darth Vader Goes To Disneyland

Earlier today, Peter posted on Twitter that rumors had been circulating about the Disney acquisition of LucasFilm for about a year.

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New 'Star Wars' Trilogy: Room for Hamill, Fisher, Ford?

Now that George Lucas has passed the torch onto producer and Lucasfilm vice chairman Kathleen Kennedy for the future of his " Star Wars " franchise, fans no doubt will be wondering what shape The Force will take under the House of Mouse.

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Disney Unlikely To Change 'Star Wars' Brand After Buying Lucasfilm

Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of San Francisco-based Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force.

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Disney, 'Star Wars' are out-of-this-world match

Those "Star Wars" nerds are a persnickety bunch.

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'Star Wars Universe Dream Park': The map you're looking for, this is - PHOTOS

"I've always looked at George Lucas as a modern-day Walt Disney," says Tom Hodges, a freelance artist who's worked for LucasFilm on various projects over the years, including The Clone Wars comic book.

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Top 10 Things We Are Looking Forward to/Fearing After the Disney-Lucasfilm Merger

Not working? OK, scream like Vader . "Noooooooooooo!" You've probably heard the news that the Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm Ltd for $4.05 billion in cash and stock.

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FANTZ: 'Star Wars' in Mickey Mouse ears

Since the franchise is about to take a left at FAIL, I'm going to pitch this script to Mr.

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Disney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, make new series of 'Star Wars' movies

LOS ANGELES -- A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters as The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion.

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The Disney Way with acquisitions

"The Disney Way" often refers to the Disneyland employee handbook, which introduces staff to the values that embody Disney.

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HGTV is Giving Away a VIP Trip to Disney! Enter Here

Want to win a fantastic VIP Trip to Walt Disney World ? Want to have a VIP Tour Guide while seeing the New Fantasyland? Want to stay in Cinderella's Castle Suite ? Sign me up! If you are intriguedkeep reading for more info! " HGTV's Be Our Guest Sweepstakes " is open from 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2012 until 5:00 p.m. ET on November 19, ... (more)

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Disney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion

Deal includes new series of 'Star Wars' movies

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd. and the "Star Wars" franchise for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, a deal that includes the surprise promise of a new film in the series in 2015.

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Twitterverse chimes in about Disney-Star Wars deal

The first KABOOM you heard Tuesday afternoon probably was related to the news that Walt Disney Co. is buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion and producing more "Star Wars" films, including the so-called "Episode 7" in 2015.

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