Sylvania is sponsoring the “It’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. The deal, which includes the attraction’s first-ever illuminated marquee, is part of a 12-year agreement between The Walt Disney Company and Siemens. The agreement includes marketing and promotional rights, attraction sponsorships and a promotional presence
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“Wedding Banned” pulled from Disney slate
Less than a month after beaching “Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” Disney’s new studio chief has put the kibosh on “Wedding Banned,” a romantic comedy to have starred Robin Williams and Diane Keaton. “Banned” revolves around a long-divorced couple (Williams and Keaton) who kidnap their daughter (Anna Faris)
300 stuck temporarily on Disney World monorail
Emergency crews rescued passengers aboard a Walt Disney World monorail train early this morning after they were stranded for nearly three hours because of a power failure, authorities said. The monorail system went down at about 1 a.m., affecting seven trains and stranding about 300 passengers on the red train
Disney Pays You $8 to Upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray
Disney wants to turn your regular DVDs into Blu-ray discs. There’s no fairy godmothers or pixie dust involved. Instead, they are offering upgrade coupons via the new Disney Blu-ray Upgrade Program. According to the program’s website, all you need to do is choose which discs you want to upgrade, print
Farmington Man Pleads Guilty to Groping Girls at Disney World
Follow up to the story from earlier this year. Robert Double Jr., 51, of Farmington, pleaded guilty last week in Orange County (Florida) Court to lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct against a minor. Double was caught on Disney surveillance cameras trying to take off girls’ bikini
LAPD arrests Disney grandson for alleged illegal gun possession
Patrick Disney Miller, grandson of the late Walt Disney, was arrested early today on suspicion of illegal gun possession, police said. Miller, 42, was taken into custody about 5:30 a.m. at his home in Woodland Hills, said Officer Karen Rayner of the Los Angeles Police Department. “An LAPD gun unit
Classic Disneyland Railroad Film Clip
Wow a classic Disneyland Railroad film video. Not much info on this, looks like someone told some old film footage and added the Disney Railroad audio..Great video I hope you enjoy it!
Disneyland’s Rivers of America set to be drained
Right after the holiday season, visitors to Disneyland will find a dry Rivers of America. The river is scheduled to be drained beginning Jan. 4 and won’t be filled up again until May, according to officials with the theme park. While the river is drained, many Disney fans would like
Disney to Curb Park Discounts as Economy Recovers
Walt Disney Co. expects to offer fewer discounts at U.S. theme parks in 2010 as the economy improves, according to Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger. The world’s biggest theme-park operator has already reduced discounts from a year ago, Iger said today at a UBS AG investor conference in New York.
Disney CEO Bob Iger indirectly addresses speculation about game industry acquistions
Even as the Walt Disney Co. moves to complete its $4-billion acquisition of comic-book giant Marvel Entertainment, Wall Street is wondering whether Chief Executive Bob Iger is shopping for bargains in the video-game aisle. Formerly high-flying game publishers — such as Electronic Arts, creator of Madden football, and Take-Two Interactive,
Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Trailer
In The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Molina). Balthazar can’t do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer
Disney’s Plan To Create Jobs
The Walt Disney Co.’s Bob Iger has a strategy for saving jobs in America: lower the corporate tax rate. That was part of Iger’s message last week at President Obama’s jobs summit, and the CEO reemphasized his point during Tuesday’s Mad Money, which was the second installment of the show’s
Disney Channel, ABC join portable TV service
Disney Channel and ABC have embraced FLO TV, the nation’s primary provider of hand-held, portable television. With ABC on board, the Qualcomm service can boast of offering the programing of the four major broadcast networks. FLO TV launched in 2007 on Verizon and last year on AT&T. NBC ToGo, CBS
Disney’s The Snow Queen might be next hand drawn Disney Movie
Back in February, First Showing.net reported that Disney wants to release a new hand-drawn animated movie every two years. The Princess and the Frog is already out in theaters, with an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and is set to expand nationwide this weekend. But what’s next for Disney? We’ve
