Disney names Robert Chapek head of consumer products group
September 10, 2011 Los Angeles Times
In an effort to strengthen its retail business, Walt Disney Co.has consolidated sales of toys, books, apparel, DVDs and video games under a single division to be headed by Robert Chapek, the newly named preside...
Disney Interactive Media Group executive leaves for rival Zynga
September 10, 2011 Los Angeles Times
Adam Sussman is headed for the farm. FarmVille, that is.Sussman, senior vice president of publishing at the Disney Interactive Media Group, has left the Burbank entertainment giant to join social games rival Zynga. ...
Christian music heralds at Orlando theme parks
September 10, 2011 Florida Today
Many superstar contemporary Christian music artists converge in Orlando this weekend for Disney's Night of Joy and Universal Orlando's Rock the Universe. The various genres include praise and worship, r...
Analysts call Disney's ESPN football deal a TD
September 09, 2011 AP via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Analysts said Thursday that The Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN has scored a touchdown by renewing its Monday Night Football deal with the NFL for another eight years through the 2021 season.Although on th...
‘Tis the Season to be Spooky! Disneyland Resort Celebrates Halloween Time 2011 Sept. 16 Through Oct. 31
September 09, 2011 DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Separate-ticket ‘Mickey’s Halloween Party’ Offers Trick-or-Treating In Disneyland Park on 10 Special Nights ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 7, 2011) – The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Dis...
Kermit the Frog inspires new Adidas sneakers
September 09, 2011 New York Daily News
Want to kick it with Kermit?The latest pair of soon-to-be sought-after sneakers was inspired by none other than the famous Muppet frog.The Frog x Adidas Superstar II is made of leaf-green suede atop a white so...
The Rocketeer Flies to Blu-Ray December 13
September 09, 2011 DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Synopsis:Celebrate the 20th anniversary of director Joe Johnston’s (Captain America: The First Avenger) action-filled, witty The Rocketeer. Now with state-of-the-art digital restoration and enhanced high definiti...
Disney Store Celebrates Fashion’s Night Out With ‘Stylish Ever After’ Event in Time Square
September 08, 2011 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Disney Store will celebrate New York City’s Fashion’s Night Out with an event fit for royalty, inspiring its guests to live ‘stylish ever after’. Disney Store T...
Disney Parks Adds Exclusive Wines To Epcot Fest
September 08, 2011 WESH 2 Orlando
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Disney is getting two exclusive wines for the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Click Like For Disney World News Updates: The wines are made by Sogno d&r...
Playbill Presents Seizing the Day,
September 08, 2011 Playbill
Newsies composer Alan Menken, lyricist Jack Feldman and choreographer Christopher Gattelli, along with librettist Harvey Fierstein, wanted much more than to simply transplant the Disney movie musical to the stage. Addi...
Disney's consumer products chief resigns
September 07, 2011 Reuters via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's consumer products chief resigned on Tuesday to pursue other leadership roles, after running the unit for nearly 12 years.Andrew Mooney, known for creating the popular Disney Prince...
Report: 'Pirates of the Caribbean' passengers stranded for two hours
September 07, 2011 Orlando Sentinel
Disney's Magic Kingdom visitors say they were stranded on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride after it stopped late Sunday, according to myfoxorlando.com.Riders told the TV station that they had to remain on the...
Get ready to “lose your head” at Disney’s Haunted Halloween!
September 07, 2011 DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Frightful fun is in full force this year at Disney’s Haunted Halloween as the Headless Horseman is on a rampage and is loose in the park, searching for the fiend who took his head. Every Thursday through Sunday ni...
Disney's new ship reaches milestone
September 06, 2011 Florida Today
Disney Cruise Line's new Port Canaveral-bound ship, the Fantasy, reached a major milestone in its construction over the weekend.The final building block of the ship -- a 265-ton portion of the ship's bow -- was instal...
Zendaya on Disney's 'Shake It Up'
September 06, 2011 ABC 7 Chicago
September 5, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The second season of ''Shake It Up'' premieres on the Disney Channel Sunday, September 18. Check your local listings.ZENDAYA stars as "Rocky" on Disney&...
DisneySea celebrates 10-year mark
September 06, 2011 The Japan Times
CHIBA — Dressed in colorful outfits, the staff at Tokyo DisneySea welcomed visitors to the amusement park on its 10th anniversary Sunday.Operated by Oriental Land Co., the park kicked off a series of events to commemora...
Decision on Depp's "Lone Ranger" expected this week
September 05, 2011 Reuters via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A decision about whether Disney will proceed with its high-profile "The Lone Ranger" is expected next week, TheWrap has confirmed.The project stars Johnny Depp -- perhaps Disney's mos...
Monorail! Could Disney dream be Toronto’s reality
September 05, 2011 Toronto Star
Kim Pedersen was only a boy in 1959, the year Walt Disney unveiled a monorail at its first theme park, instantly turning its people mover into an iconic image of future transportation.“When I first saw the monorail it l...
Walt Disney boss Iger to visit India this month
September 05, 2011 The Times of India
Eager to spread Walt Disney's reach in the country, Robert Iger, the company's top boss, is set to visit India in the second week of September. This comes on the heels of Disney proposing to buy out Ronnie Screwvala-o...
'The Lone Ranger': $215 Million Budget Decision For Depp, Disney
September 04, 2011 The Huffington Post
The showdown over "The Lone Ranger" is coming down to a final financial shootout three sunsets from Saturday.A few weeks back, Disney shut down the pre-production on the planned Johnny Depp-starring big screen remak...
‘Bachelor Pad’: Vienna, Kasey play golf at Disney World
September 04, 2011 Orlando Sentinel
We don’t know how “Bachelor Pad” will end. The season finale won’t be until Sept. 12.But Disney World gave a hint of what may be ahead: Vienna Girardi of Sanford and boyfriend Kasey Kahl played today a...
Habitat closes and Disney Store shuts down for re-fit
September 04, 2011 York Press
TWO major high street shops in York city centre have closed this week – one for a refit and one for good. The Disney Store, in Parliament Street, and Habitat, in High Ousegate, have both closed within the last week.Habi...
Joe Jonas psyched for ‘intimate’ House of Blues show
September 04, 2011 Boston Herald
Joe Jonas wants to go from tween heartthrob to teen heartthrob.It seems like a simple transition, but it’s going to be tricky.As the cutest of the Jonas Brothers (sorry, Nick and Kevin), he’s endeared himself to a...
Adventures by Disney® Brings History to Life with New Privately Guided Itineraries in 2012
September 03, 2011 PR Newswire
Guests Journey through Greece, Egypt and Northern FranceAward-winning lineup of family-friendly group adventures offers hassle-free ways to experience culture in the world's most desired destinationsBURBANK, Calif., ...
Hulu to launch in Japan
September 03, 2011 Los Angeles Times
Hulu, the popular video website owned by media giants Comcast Corp., Walt Disney Co. and News Corp., is launching a subscription service in Japan.The move is the first international expansion for Hulu, which carries a large l...
Hollywood studios Fox Star, Viacom18, Walt Disney keen to produce films in regional languages in India
September 03, 2011 The Economic Times
NEW DELHI | BANGALORE: For Tamil film lovers, Engaeyum Eppothum (everywhere, all the time) is a much-awaited yarn on the love lives of four men and women travelling on two buses. But for Vijay Singh, the Mumbai-based chief ex...
'Lone Ranger': Disney Wants Johnny Depp, He Wants Gore Verbinski
September 02, 2011 MTV
Disney's dance with "The Lone Ranger" just keeps getting trickier.Deadline reports that Disney must accept the $215 million-ish budget that directorGore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are pre...
Mickey as quiet as a mouse at resort
September 02, 2011 The Washington Times
KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Aloha, Disney! The Walt Disney Co.’s new upscale, beachside Hawaiian resort, Aulani, opened Monday, thousands of miles from the nearest Disney theme park. And while Mickey Mouse an...
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