Walt Disney Co.' s new gated community is the only place in the world where you can own a home within resort boundaries.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/another-cinderella-story?fromrss=1
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Another Cinderella Story
New flavors at Epcot's Club Cool
Seven new flavors are available at Club Cool.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/New_flavors_at_Epcot_s_Club_Cool.htm
Ho Ho Holiday season nears at Disney World
Jack-o'-lanterns are so yesterday. It's time to dust off your Christmas stockings as Disney World starts a new round of holiday events in the coming days.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-christmas-rail-20131031,0,3767885.story?track=rss
Tour of Epcot's France has surprises, snails
The last time my parents went to Epcot, they said the most memorable attraction was "Impressions de France," the big-screen travelogue movie.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-dewayne-bevil-disney-epcot-france-20131031,0,6402940.column?track=rss
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
New releases: 'Monsters University' is loaded with great jokes
Also: 'Family Tree: The Complete First Season,' 'La Notte,' 'Tabu.'
Monsters University
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/la-et-mn-ca-new-20131027,0,5439478.story?track=rss
Disney rolls out villain-themed faux eyelashes, cosmetic bags [UPDATED]
Disney Consumer Products has tapped into its dark side a tiny little bit with villains-themed cosmetic bags by Soho Beauty and fake eyelashes from Ardell,* which hit retail earlier this month for your Halloween haunting needs.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/la-ar-disney-rolls-out-villainsthemed-nail-lacquers-cosmetic-bags-20131029,0,2226785.story?track=rss
Disney turns responsibility for MyMagic+ over to Disney World president
The Walt Disney Co. has turned responsibility for its "MyMagic+" project to the top executive at Walt Disney World, as the billion-dollar project gets closer to a full launch.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-mymagic-oversight-20131030,0,1427012.story?track=rss
Disney parks exec leaves for NBCUniversal
The executive in charge of ensuring labor peace across Walt Disney Co.'s theme-park operations has left Disney for a rival entertainment company.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-exec-to-universal-20131028,0,4487633.story?track=rss
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
New Disney Junior show to debut exclusively on smartphone app
Sheriff Callie's Wild West will debut on the Watch Disney Junior app next month.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/New_Disney_Junior_show_to_debut_exclusively_on_smartphone_app.htm
Head of Disney's Labor Relations division leaves for Universal
Steve Eisenhardt, Senior Vice President of Labor Relations, Immigration Compliance and Cast Health Services for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, has resigned for a job leading labor relations at NBCUniversal.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Head_of_Disney_s_Labor_Relations_division_leaves_for_Universal.htm
Re-imagined Disney Magic is the 'ultimate playground'
Disney Cruise Line's first ship, the Disney Magic, relaunched Oct. 25 after undergoing a massive overhaul that included new spaces and characters, most notably Marvel's Avengers, and re-imagined areas for all ages.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/sfp-disney-magic-relaunch-20131028,0,411734.story?track=rss
Disney labor exec takes new role at NBCUniversal
An executive with the Walt Disney Co. is leaving the company and headed to a rival theme-park operator.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disney-labor-exec-takes-new-role-at-nbcuniversal?fromrss=1
Monday, October 28, 2013
New Disney Junior show, featuring Orlando's Mandy Moore, to debut on mobile devices
>From interactive queues at Walt Disney World attractions to the rollout of the new MagicBands for park guests to the advent of the wildly popular Disney Infinity game sets, no one can say Disney is a company to shy away from adopting technological innovations.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-new-disney-junior-show-to-debut-on-mobile-devices-20131028,0,3393414.story?track=rss
The World's largest Disney retail store to be open in Shanghai, China in 2015
Disney is a household name and has been for quite a few decades now. Their theme and amusement parks the world over attract millions of fans and fun lovers from around the world and now they've just commissioned the largest ever Disney store in China.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/the-worlds-largest-disney-retail-store-to-be-open-in-shanghai-china-in-2015?fromrss=1
Sunday, October 27, 2013
SeaWorld offers response to Blackfish film
Michael Scarpuzzi, Vice President of Zooligical Operations for SeaWorld San Diego, posted a response on the Inside SeaWorld blog.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/seaworld/SeaWorld_offers_response_to_Blackfish_film.htm
TNA Wrestling to film at Universal Orlando again
TNA Wrestling had stopped filming at Universal Orlando earlier this year, but will be returning next month.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/universal/TNA_Wrestling_to_film_at_Universal_Orlando_again.htm
Ask Mickey Mouse, Natural Gas Really Is a Dream Come True
Imagine a world where it is once again cheap to fill up your vehicle. It's also a world where greenhouse gas emissions are minimal and the fuel used to run the economy is homemade, not brought from enemy lands.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/ask-mickey-mouse-natural-gas-really-is-a-dream-come-true?fromrss=1
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MOVIES: 2013 must-see list - " - Saving Mr. Banks'
We've come to almost Christmas, so that means my 2013 must-see list is coming to an end.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/movies-2013-must-see-list-saving-mr-banks?fromrss=1
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
'Star Wars - The Complete Saga': The Force is strong with this Blu-ray set
The nine-disc "Star Wars" collection is still in the Top 50 list of best-selling Blu-rays.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/star-wars-the-complete-saga-the-force-is-strong-with-this-blu-ray-set?fromrss=1
Hogwarts Express placed on tracks at Universal Orlando
The train that will take passengers between the two theme parks has been put in place.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/universal/Hogwarts_Express_placed_on_tracks_at_Universal_Orlando.htm
Friday, October 25, 2013
Cruise Corner: Disney relaunch
The Walt Disney Co. appropriately employs the word "magical" to describe its international array of popular theme parks, resorts, films and more, but the adjective is especially fitting to characterize the Disney Cruise Line, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/cruise-corner-disney-relaunch?fromrss=1
Lillian Hellman Haunts History.com
I thought Lillian Hellman was dead. It must be her ghost, then, that's haunting-and writing-at History.com.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/lillian-hellman-haunts-history-com?fromrss=1
Couple gets married on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride
A Disney-loving couple held a secret wedding on Pirates of the Caribbean.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/disneyland/Couple_gets_married_on_Disneyland_s_Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_ride.htm
Moore explores dark side of Disney
If Garry Ross' "Pleasantville" was a piece of anti-nostalgia spearing mid-20th century values in television, then that makes Randy Moore's "Escape from Tomorrow" a satire of the all-powerful and omnipresent Disney brand .
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/moore-explores-dark-side-of-disney?fromrss=1
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Disney Imagineers Tested the Haunted Mansion Special Effects on the...
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URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disney-imagineers-tested-the-haunted-mansion-special-effects-on-the?fromrss=1
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Magic Kingdom: Jungle Cruise becoming Jingle Cruise for the holidays
Disney's Jungle Cruise ride has been running since the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, and the jokes are almost as old.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-jingle-jungle-cruise-20131024,0,5917827.story?track=rss
Pedestrian bridges added to Disney Springs design
Architects are currently working on adding pedestrian bridges to the design of the remodeled Downtown Disney.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Pedestrian_bridges_added_to_Disney_Springs_design.htm
"Blackfish" to air on CNN October 24
The "anti-SeaWorld" documentary will air nationwide on October 24.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/seaworld/Blackfish_to_air_on_CNN_October_24.htm
Disney Legend Marty Sklar thrills his fans at presentation in New Jersey
No one would blame Marty Sklar if he decided to kick back a little, take it easy and play the role of the stereotypical senior citizen, especially when you consider he spent more than five decades on the job and is fast approaching his 80th birthday.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disney-legend-marty-sklar-thrills-his-fans-at-presentation-in-new-jersey?fromrss=1
How to go with Disney's 'Glow'
How much you enjoy Disney World's "Glow With the Show" presentations may depend on where you're located and who is standing in front of you
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-dewayne-bevil-glow-shows-20131024,0,747475.column?track=rss
How to go with Disney's 'Glow'
How much you enjoy Disney World's "Glow With the Show" presentations may depend on where you're located and who is standing in front of you.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-dewayne-bevil-glow-shows-20131024,0,747475.column?track=rss
Pedestrian bridges added to Downtown Disney makeover
Walt Disney World and its government district plan to build as many as three pedestrian bridges as part of the resort's sweeping redevelopment of Downtown Disney.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-downtown-disney-pedestrian-bridges-20131023,0,6400688.story?track=rss
Magic Kingdom: Jungle Cruise becoming Jingle Cruise for the holidays
Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise will transform into the Jingle Cruise next month.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-jingle-jungle-cruise-20131024,0,5917827.story?track=rss
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Disney's up and coming movie 'Saving Mr. Banks'
For many of us that remembered visiting Disneyland before the park was even a decade old in the early 60s, "Saving Mr. Banks' should bring back some fond memories of a more simpler and innocent time.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disneys-up-and-coming-movie-saving-mr-banks?fromrss=1
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Disney's Villas at Grand Floridian open with Victorian flair
Property is part of Disney Vacation Club
The newest property of Disney Vacation Club mixes Victorian architecture, modern technology and a spoonful of "Mary Poppins."
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-grand-floridian-20131023,0,6768731.story?track=rss
Disney's Jungle Cruise getting a holiday makeover
The Jungle Cruise at both the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park will be transforming into the "Jingle Cruise" this holiday season.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Disney_s_Jungle_Cruise_getting_a_holiday_makeover.htm
Disney's MyMagic+ system doing more testing
Resort guests will take place in more MagicBand testing.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Disney_s_MyMagic_system_doing_more_testing.htm
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Cockeyed's Rob Cockerham Makes the Ultimate Disneyland Costume
Known for creating clever and detailed Halloween costumes , we've been waiting weeks for Rob Cockerham of Cockeyed.com to finish his amazing costume for 2013 so we could feature it here.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/cockeyeds-rob-cockerham-makes-the-ultimate-disneyland-costume?fromrss=1
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Downtown Disney adds valet parking through end of 2013
Valet parking is now available at Downtown Disney, where two new parking garages are planned as the retail complex transforms into an area to be known as Disney Springs.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-downtown-disney-valet-parking-20131021,0,1555669.story?track=rss
Monday, October 21, 2013
Mickey Mouse now speaking to guests at Magic Kingdom
Mickey Mouse squeaked and whistled his way into pop culture, but until now, he hasn't said a word to visitors at Walt Disney World.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-talking-mickey-mouse-20131021,0,661153.story?track=rss
Talking Mickey now greeting guests at Magic Kingdom
Magician Mickey will be greeting guests at the Town Square Theater.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Talking_Mickey_now_greeting_guests_at_Magic_Kingdom.htm
Mickey Mouse now speaking to guests at Magic Kingdom meet-and-greet
The silence has been broken. Mickey Mouse is now talking with guests at a meet-and-greet at Walt Disney World.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-talking-mickey-mouse-20131021,0,661153.story?track=rss
Disneyland Costume Complete
Here it is! The completed Disneyland Costume! Sleeping Beauty's castle is on my head.
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
Saving Mr Banks: a Sugary Take on How Disney Made Mary Poppins [Film Review]
Mary Poppins enchanted me as a child. Full of sumptuous imagery and wondrous melodies, it was one of those family features from Walt Disney that didn't so much tell a story as leave a magical mark on your mind for long after the film was over.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/saving-mr-banks-a-sugary-take-on-how-disney-made-mary-poppins-film-review?fromrss=1
Disney and Marvel unite to create new comic-book series
We're a few weeks away from the theatrical release of the Marvel Studios-produced "Thor: The Dark World," and the fall film epic distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures illustrates just how successful the Marvel brand is for Disney's bottom line.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-and-marvel-comic-book-series-coming-next-year,0,6400719.story?track=rss
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/its-kind-of-fun-to-do-the-impossible?fromrss=1
Saturday, October 19, 2013
the Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Blu-ray Review
With the exception of Snow White , no film changed the fortunes of the Walt Disney Company as dramatically as The Little Mermaid .
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/the-little-mermaid-diamond-edition-blu-ray-review?fromrss=1
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Weekend picks: Laugh with Larry the Cable Guy
Actor Dan Whitney, also known as Larry the Cable Guy, performs two comedy shows at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Saturday, Oct. 19. The very first ticket for "Disneyland" is part of the exhibit "Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives" at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/weekend-picks-laugh-with-larry-the-cable-guy?fromrss=1
Mending Matia: Disney's 'Cars' inspires Romanian boy's recovery
Matia Simion, 4, has had a long battle with a tumor that cost him his jaw. This summer he had it re-constructed at St. Vincent's and a factor in his recovery was his love for the Disney animated film, "Cars."
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/mending-matia-disneys-cars-inspires-romanian-boys-recovery?fromrss=1
Friday, October 18, 2013
BWW Reviews: Life of Walt Disney Musicalized Onstage Through Nov 3 in When You Wish
When You Wish/The Story of Walt Disney / script, score and lyrics by Dean McClure/directed by Larry Raben /choreographed by Lee Martin o /The Freud Playhouse UCLA/through November 3 When You Wish/The Story of Walt Disney .
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/bww-reviews-life-of-walt-disney-musicalized-onstage-through-nov-3-in-when-you-wish?fromrss=1
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Downtown Disney to offer valet parking this fall
Valet parking will be offered due to the recent construction in the area.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Downtown_Disney_to_offer_valet_parking_this_fall.htm
Live This Weekend: Hunx & His Punx, Macy Gray, The Avett Brothers, and Lots More
According to the band, the record is apparently intended for "women and gay guys."
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/live-this-weekend-hunx-his-punx-macy-gray-the-avett-brothers-and-lots-more?fromrss=1
Free Not-So-Scary Halloween Party eBook available Saturday
A guidebook to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, a popular after-hours event at Magic Kingdom, will be available for free on Amazon for one day -- Saturday, Oct. 19.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-guidebook-free-20131018,0,5341876.story?track=rss
Thursday, October 17, 2013
BWW TV: Behind the Scenes with the Cast and Creatives of When You...
When You Wish: The story of Walt Disney officially opened October 16 at UCLA's distinguished Freud Theatre following four successful previews .
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/bww-tv-behind-the-scenes-with-the-cast-and-creatives-of-when-you?fromrss=1
New-look Disney Magic set to debut in Miami
The Disney Magic has gone under the knife and is on its way to Miami. The re-imagined cruise ship spent four weeks at the Navantia Shipyards in Cadiz, Spain and is set to show off its new gams so to speak at its winter home of PortMiami before repositioning to Port Canaveral in January 2014.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-magic-miami-debut-20131017,0,6490456.story?track=rss
Shooting at Disney, guerrilla style
So as an adult, and a filmmaker, Moore wanted to capture and question the allure of such manufactured-fantasy.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/shooting-at-disney-guerrilla-style?fromrss=1
Disney 'Treasures' on display at Museum of Science and Industry
Walt Disney was a man of many hats, and not all of them had mouse ears attached.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disney-treasures-on-display-at-museum-of-science-and-industry?fromrss=1
Disney Cruise Line cancels first sailing on renovated Disney Magic
The October 20 sailing of the Disney Magic has been canceled.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/disney-cruise-line/Disney_Cruise_Line_cancels_first_sailing_on_renovated_Disney_Magic.htm
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Disney's scariest villains
October 16, 2013, marks the 90th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company. Over the years, Disney has featured some memorable and entertaining villains, such as the Evil Queen in the 1937 film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disneys-scariest-villains?fromrss=1
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Cirque du Soleil's 'La Nouba' adds fun to Party for the Senses
There are still three Party for the Senses nights remaining in this year's Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World's Epcot.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-cirque-du-soleil-party-for-the-senses20131016,0,3822799.story?track=rss
Princess dresses as Disney celebrates 90th birthday
As the Walt Disney Company celebrates 90 years of film-making, HELLO! Online takes a look back at the ten Disney princess-inspired dresses created by the world's most high-profile designers including Jenny Packham, Versace, Elie Saab and Roberto Cavalli.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/princess-dresses-as-disney-celebrates-90th-birthday?fromrss=1
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'Glow with the Show' debuts at Hollywood Studios
Disney's latest version of mouse-ear hats, which include lights that strobe, surge, flash and flicker, debuted Tuesday night in the "Fantasmic!" show at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-glow-ears-fantasmic-20131016,0,5928259.story?track=rss
The View to broadcast live from Disneyland in November
The show will tape November 18-22.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/disneyland/The_View_to_broadcast_live_from_Disneyland_in_November.htm
Ear, ear! 'Glow with the Show' makes debut at Hollywood Studios
Disney's latest version of mouse-ear hats include lights that strobe, surge, flash and flicker, debuted Tuesday night as an enhancement to the "Fantasmic!" show at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-glow-ears-fantasmic-20131016,0,5928259.story?track=rss
Ear, ear! 'Glow with the Show' makes debut at Hollywood Studios
Disney's latest version of mouse-ear hats include lights that strobe, surge, flash and flicker, They debuted Tuesday night as an enhancement to the "Fantasmic!" show at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-glow-ears-fantasmic-20131016,0,5928259.story?track=rss
Weekend picks: BoDeans get closer to free at Arcada
The very first ticket for "Disneyland" is part of the exhibit "Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives" at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/weekend-picks-bodeans-get-closer-to-free-at-arcada?fromrss=1
10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney
There may be no entertainment industry figure more influential than Disney's eponymous founder.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-walt-disney?fromrss=1
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The Walt Disney Company turns 90
As the Walt Disney Company turns 90 years old this week, let's take a look back at the American entertainment icon.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/the-walt-disney-company-turns-90?fromrss=1
Rapunzel and Flynn Get 'Frozen' Out
Three years ago today a meet and greet opened in Fantasyland to promote Walt Disney Studios newest film called " Tangled ".
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Monday, October 14, 2013
Disney's top ten full length animated films
These animated masterpieces are loved by people of all ages. Join WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Animated Disney movies.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disneys-top-ten-full-length-animated-films?fromrss=1
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Drunk Epcot guest attacks three Walt Disney World cast members
An intoxicated guest at the Food & Wine Festival attacks 3 cast members.
URL: http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Drunk_Epcot_guest_attacks_three_Walt_Disney_World_cast_members.htm
Fans get first taste of 'Avatar' land planned for Animal Kingdom
Sometimes it's good to be a fan. That's what D23 Expo members in Japan found out when they were served up a glimpse of what the "Avatar"-inspired land at Disney's Animal Kingdom is going to look like when it opens in 2017.
URL: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-daily-disney/os-disney-avatar-details-revealed-20131014,0,4723206.story?track=rss
Autism and Disney: Taken for a ride
We've all heard or used the dreaded, trite expression, "It's not you; it's me" as it relates to the termination of a relationship.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/autism-and-disney-taken-for-a-ride?fromrss=1
Disney Legend Marty Sklar will be at Toms River, N.J., library for book signing
Disney Legend Marty Sklar will be at the Ocean County, N.J., Library's Toms River branch on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Walt Disney Company Legend Marty Sklar will be enjoying a homecoming of sorts on Monday, Oct. 21, when he gives a presentation and holds a book signing at the Toms River, N.J., branch of the Ocean County Library.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/disney-legend-marty-sklar-will-be-at-toms-river-n-j-library-for-book-signing?fromrss=1
Director secretly shoots feature at Disney
As a kid, Randy Moore was haunted by Disney World, where he made an annual trip during summers with his dad.
URL: http://www.topix.com/who/walt-disney/2013/10/director-secretly-shoots-feature-at-disney?fromrss=1
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Disney details 'Avatar' land for Animal Kingdom
Disney has unveiled new details about its proposed "Avatar" - themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
3 Movies Clandestinely Shot at Disneyland Before 'Escape From Tomorrow'
Films have been shot at Disney theme parks since before Disneyland even opened in 1955.
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Disney at 90: Send us pictures of your Disney Magic moments
As Disney prepares to mark its 90th anniversary, we want you to send us pictures of your most magical Disney moments Next week is the 90th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company, marking nine decades of movie-making magic from the most recognisable animation company in the world.
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AVATAR Land Details And Artwork Announced For Animal Kingdom
At its first-ever D23 Expo in Japan, Disney released brand new concept art and information about the upcoming AVATAR land coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. While the working relationship with Disney Imagineering and James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment has reportedly been a rocky one, this shows that the project is still on track and well into development stages.
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Friday, October 11, 2013
By Tricking the Brain, Disney's Bringing Digital Sight to the Blind
The iconic media company that brought you "Fantasia" and the aspiring magician Mickey Mouse now has a nifty trick of its own: bringing digital sight to the blind.
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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit reopens after stalling with guests aboard
The ride reopened the morning after the incident.
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Could Disney bring Lord of the Rings to Orlando parks?
WDW News Today is reporting rumors that The Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. have signed or are close to an agreement that could bring the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises to its theme parks.
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Ready, set, glow: Ears set to shine in new version of 'Fantasmic!' at Hollywood Studios
All eyes will be on the ears when the "glow with the show" edition of "Fantasmic!" debuts at Disney's Hollywood Studios on Tuesday night.
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Director secretly shoots feature at Disney parks
This undated photo released by Mankurt Media, LLC shows writer/director, Randy Moore.
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Film secretly shot at Disney World presents dark tale
"Escape From Tomorrow" is a film shot at Disney World, without Disney's cooperation or permission.
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Disney 'Treasures' arrive at Museum of Science and Industry
When asked if "Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives," which opens Oct. 16 at the Museum of Science and Industry and marks the Walt Disney Co.'
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Tim Martin Gleason to Star in Walt Disney Musical When You Wish at UCLA, 10/11-11/3
The life and times of Walt Disney, perhaps the most universally celebrated, award-winning figure in the history of entertainment, comes to the stage in When You Wish, the first ever musical about one of the greatest showmen on earth.
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Disney Stock Certificates Go Out of Style
The paper certificates, which have been serious collectors' items for decades, will give way to exclusively electronic records on October 16. The certificate is famous for a reason.
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Epcot Food & Wine Fest becomes bigger, bulkier
Veterans of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival may notice an upgrade in their surroundings this year. Disney has been enhancing the marketplaces, the small kitchen outlets where the fest's global fare is made and sold.
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Winter Park man decked out Disney parks
Thomas Messemer found love by breaking the rules at Walt Disney World.
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Check it out: 'Glow With the Show' at Disney's Hollywood Studios
WHAT: "Fantasmic!," the nighttime spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, shifts into "glow with the show" mode beginning Tuesday. The show will be enhanced by guests wearing new mouse-ear hats (pictured) that change colors and provide choreography synced to music and events within the production. As of Oct. 19, the ears also will participate in the "Wishes" fireworks at Magic Kingdom. Eventually, Disney plans to use the headpieces during the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at the Studios and "Celebrate the Magic" castle-projection show at Magic Kingdom.
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Disneyland Costume part 13
The fantasyland theatre is a huge tented area in the rear of the park. I had an idea that it would be cool to have this structure made of real fabric.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Riders rescued from Universal's Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
After being stuck vertically for two hours, 12 guests were rescued from Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster.
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Disney by wheelchair: The good, the bad
It has been interesting reading about the reaction of people with disabilities to Disney's changing policy for those guests. Instead of moving to the front of the queue at certain attractions, guests with disabilities will be given a time to return commensurate with the wait time for other guests.
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Disney legend Marty Sklar to speak at Toms River library
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey, October 7, 2014 - The Toms River Branch of the Ocean County Library announced today that Disney Legend and former president and principal creative executive of Walt Disney Imagineering, Marty Sklar, will be presenting and signing his new Disney Editions book, Dream It! Do It!: My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic ... (more)
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Iron Man attraction to open in 2016 at Hong Kong Disneyland
This will be the first time the Marvel characters have had their own attraction at a Disney theme park since the company's acquisition in 2009.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Disney, Vevo partnership will promote family friendly music videos
Disney Interactive and music-video website Vevo have united to present what they call "family friendly" video experiences.
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They shot secret Disneyland movie
And he knew that he could never get permission from the fiercely protective Walt Disney Co., or even seek it, if he wanted to make the movie the way he envisioned.
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Disney Brings Iron Man to Hong Kong, Microsoft's Fall Roadmap, and 3 More Hot Stocks
Walt Disney Co. : The Hong Kong Disneyland is planning to add a new section to its theme park that takes after the Iron Man theme , after the movie did exceptionally well with Chinese audiences.
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SeaWorld produces new half-hour TV series
On Saturday, October 5, 2013, a half-hour show called _The Wildlife Docs_ premiered on ABC.
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Iron Man ride heading for Disneyland Hong Kong in 2016
An Iron Man ride will open at Disneyland Hong Kong, marking the first major attraction based on a Marvel Comics character at a Disney theme park.
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Monday, October 7, 2013
'Frozen' characters set to visit Epcot's Norway, be seen in Magic Kingdom show
Characters from "Frozen," Disney's next animated feature, will make appearances at Epcot's Norway pavilion and in a Magic Kingdom presentation later this year, Disney World announced.
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Sunday, October 6, 2013
Offical Information about the Disney Parks Disability Access Card
The controversy surrounding the abuse of the previous Guest Assistance Card at Walt Disney parks has created the need for revisions to the program to avoid abuse.
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Music review: Fantasia
An enduring legacy of entertainer Walt Disney and his co-creator conductor Leopold Stokowski, Fantasia has been an entry point into classical music for generations.
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Saturday, October 5, 2013
Police officers attacked by guests at Universal CityWalk
Three guests were arrested after attacking officers outside a club at Universal CityWalk.
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Disney race season gets going again with Tower of Terror 10-miler
The weather is threatening to turn nice finally in Florida, and that means running season is upon us again. In fact, there's the return of racing at Walt Disney World this weekend with the second annual 10-mile race at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
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Disney Fantasia: Live in Concert to Play Glasgow, Manchester & Birmingham in December
Following a series of hugely popular and successful performances at the Royal Albert Hall , Apollo Digital Entertainment, by arrangement with the Royal Albert Hall , is proud to announce three exclusive tour dates for DISNEY FANTASIA: LIVE IN CONCERT, with live underscore by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
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Epcot: Food & Wine marketplaces becoming spiffier, bigger
Veteran eaters and drinkers of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, should notice an upgrade in their surroundings this year. Disney has been enhancing the marketplaces, the small kitchen outlets where the fest's global fare is sold.
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
New cancelation policy for Walt Disney World restaurants
A credit card hold will now be required for all table service restaurants.
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Exclusive Interview: Hank Williams III talks music and family
LOS ANGELES , October 3, 2013 - Hank Williams III, or Hank3 as he is now known, comes from a very musical family.
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Parks go from treats to terrors
Here is a recap of major-park activities, arranged from the friendliest of kid-friendly to the more intense, gory gatherings
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Orlando theme parks go from treats to terrors for Halloween
Central Florida's theme parks have embraced the notion that Halloween can be celebrated for more than just one October evening. Their special events now stretch for weeks, with some spilling into November. Here is a recap of major-park activities, arranged from the friendliest of kid-friendly to the more intense, gory gatherings.
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Don't miss: Disney's Eat to the Beat Epcot concerts
WHAT: It's not just eating and drinking at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. There's listening and singing along, too, at the fest's Eat to the Beat concert series, featuring well-known artists three times a day. On stage soon: Air Supply (Friday), Sister Hazel (Saturday and Sunday), Sugar Ray (Monday-Wednesday) and Edwin McCain (Thursday and next Friday).
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
DISNEYLAND: Pass-holder screening of - Ichabod & Mr. Toad'
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" as written by Washington Irving is nothing like the new Fox TV series "Sleepy Hollow."
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Disney cast members offered full-time jobs with insurance
Due to the Affordable Care Act, Disney is offering 427 part-time cast members full time employment with benefits.
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Menu and prices for 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Here is a list of menu items and their prices for the 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. It is arranged by marketplace, going in a counterclockwise direction around the park's World Showcase Lagoon, starting from the entrance from Future World.
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How to do Epcot Food & Wine on the cheap
The Orlando Sentinel recently reported on a couple who go to every day of the Epcot International Food & Wine Fest, attend related special events such Party for the Senses and even stay in the Disney World hotel for the duration of the 46-day event.
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SeaWorld plans annual Spooktacular event
This annual festival is a perfect way for kids to celebrate the Halloween season in a non-spooky way.
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Disney encourages fans to post at official Disney Vine site
If you're of a certain age and possess a certain degree of appreciation for Disney history the mention of Disney and "vine" might fill your thoughts with scenes from the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment of 1947's Disney animated feature "Fun and Fancy Free."
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Disney encourages fans to show their Disney side at new official Disney Vine site
If you're of a certain age - and possess a certain degree of appreciation for Disney history - the mention of Disney and "vine" might fill your thoughts with scenes from the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment of 1947's Disney animated feature "Fun and Fancy Free."
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Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain to remain closed until February
The attraction will remain closed for continued rehab.
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'Frozen' trailer takes Disney's new princess on a snowy adventure
George Clooney's new Disney movie may shoot in Orlando
Is George Clooney coming to town?
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Break a sweat at Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival
"The world's fastest-growing watersport" comes to Downtown Disney's West Side on Oct. 18 and 19. The benefit for MD Anderson Cancer Center features boats with 20 team members paddling in unison to a drummer's beat. New teams are welcome, with no experience needed. The event, free for spectators, also offers a Walgreens Health and Wellness Village, plus an Asia Trend magazine Cultural Village with live performances Oct. 18. Competitors race on Village Lake and can relax in the Athlete's Village in Downtown Disney. Participating teams get exclusive deals on Disney Park Passes, special discounts on Disney Resorts and enjoy free shuttle service to and from the races. Rates start at $1,750 per team, which is less than $100 per person. To register or for more info, click here .
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Downtown Disney Foodtopia deal runs throughout October
Select Downtown Disney restaurants are participating in a "Foodtopia" deal that lasts throughout October.
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