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**Update** Tire monitor causes Disney bus shutdown

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Officials with Florida’s Walt Disney World said a suspicious device reported on a bus turned out to be an old prototype tire-pressure monitor.

Disney spokeswoman Andrea Finger said Monday a maintenance crew unfamiliar with the device, which was installed on a single bus in 1998, found the object on the bus Thursday and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office send a bomb squad to investigate, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Tuesday.

Finger said thousands of theme park visitors were stranded for hours last Thursday as officials inspected the entire fleet of 300 buses “out of an abundance of caution.”

However, bus service resumed once the object was identified as a prototype tire-pressure monitor utilizing wireless technology.

Disney’s Grand Californian Resort and Spa

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This is a slideshow of Disney’s Grand Californian Resort and Spa. The hotel is the flagship hotel of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California.

For more information check out All Ears.net They have alot of information along with some great photos.

Behind the scenes tour – Just in time for the holidays

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Have you ever wondered how many lights are displayed during the Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights? Or how long does it take to transform Cinderella’s Castle into the glistening sight it becomes during the holidays? Just in time for this year’s holiday celebration Walt Disney World will be offering a new tour, D-Lights, which will take guests on a holiday experience of a lifetime.
During D-Lights you will learn how Disney puts the twinkle and magic into its amazing holiday decorations. You will experience all of the holiday traditions offered at Walt Disney World, which makes your holiday a true Disney Christmas. Guests experiencing the tour will receive a limited-edition keepsake pin exclusive to Disney’s Holiday D-Lights tour.

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Johnny Depp may quit Pirates after Disney studio chief resigns

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Johnny Depp may walk away from a fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean after Disney ousted the veteran studio chief who first backed his vision for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow, Los Angeles Times reported.

Studio chief Dick Cook left the company on Friday following a string of disappointing box office results and the studio’s failure to consistently create popular films for the crucial teenage audience. Disney recently paid $4 billion to buy Marvel Entertainment and gain control of its stable of superheroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men.

Depp said he was “shocked and very sad” about the ouster of Cook, who started at Disney 38 years ago as a tour bus operator. He told the Los Angeles Times that he only agreed to participate in the Pirates of the Caribbean because of Cook. The three movies in the series have already grossed some $2.8 billion worldwide and Disney announced a fourth installment last week to be called on Stranger Tides.

But given Depp’s iconic role in the series, his departure could spell a death knell for the money-spinning franchise.

“There’s a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment,” Depp said. “He’s instantly trustworthy. And you generally don’t meet people at the studios you trust. I consider Dick a friend in an insane system.”

Walt Disney World Secrets Gold iPhone App

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TimeStream Software announces the release of the new “Walt Disney World Secrets Gold!” Notescast for the iPhone and iPod touch. This exciting new iPhone App reveals over 200 secrets of Walt Disney World Resort, and, for the first time, includes colorful photos, as well as a magical Hidden Mickey tour of over 80 Hidden Mickeys and an added bonus of over 200 Fun Facts.

Filled with magical and surprising secrets of Walt Disney World® Resort, the new “Walt Disney World Secrets Gold!” Notescast App works as an innovative new guidebook taking guests on a tour of Walt Disney World Resort with their iPhone or iPod touch in hand as they journey from one new secret to the next in Magic Kingdom®, Epcot®, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® and Disney’s Hollywood Studios™.

“Our regular Walt Disney World Secrets” Notescast without photos has been very popular with Disney guests, and we’re very excited to release our new ‘Gold’ version, complete with photos.” said Mike Westby of TimeStream Software. “The photos, taken on a recent trip to the parks, add a magical and exciting element to this Notescast title, making the discovery of Walt Disney World secrets that much more fun.”

AVAILABILITY AND PRICING

The “Walt Disney World Secrets Gold” Notescast is available now on the App Store for $1.99.

Compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch.
Requires iPhone 2.1 Software Update.

Those wanting Walt Disney World Notescast titles for the iPod Classic, 5th Generation and iPod nano may visit www.Notescasts.com.

Adventures by Disney cuts itineraries & destinations

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The Walt Disney Co. is scaling back its Adventures by Disney business, dropping many itineraries and destinations from its 2010 schedule. Disney executives acknowledge that the economic downturn has put pressure on the guided-tour business, as well as others. “When you think about the economy, it’s hard not to think of any business, in any industry sector, that hasn’t been impacted,” said Karl Holz, president of New Vacation Operations, which includes Adventures by Disney.

Disney/Marvel Facing Copyright Lawsuit

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It appears that Walt Disney’s $4 billion purchase of Marvel Entertainment might come with more than it’s fair share of headaches, 45 in fact.

The heirs of Jack Kirby, forward thinking comic book artist and co-creator of many Marvel tentpole properties including X-Men, Fantastic Four have sent 45 notices of copyright termination to Marvel and Disney, as well as Marvel distributors and studios Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, and other companies that have been using the characters.

The notices served have indicated Kirby’s families’ intentions to regain copyrights over the late artist’s creations by as early as 2014, according to the law firm behind the recent “Superman” rights battle – Toberoff & Associates.

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Disneyland 2009 – Halloween Time Video

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A very fun promo for the Halloween overlay at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim. It will be going from September 25-November 1.

Renovating Disneyworld

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Toying with a classic is a tricky operation. That’s what Walt Disney Co. and its Imagineers had to keep in mind while refurbishing several attractions at Walt Disney World in recent years — not to mention overhauling sections of Fantasyland in an expansion announced Sept. 12.

The parks have used periodic prolonged closings for housekeeping and maintenance as opportunities to enhance long-standing rides and shows, said Eric Jacobson, senior vice president for Walt Disney Imagineering.

“Why just have it closed — and have it open as it was before?” he says.

Among the retoolings have been Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom plus Epcot’s iconic Spaceship Earth. Currently closed and in transition is Space Mountain, Magic Kingdom’s indoor roller coaster, which is expected to reopen late this year.

Disney’s Fantasyland plans include additions to the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride, plus a 3-D update of Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Ricky Brigante, creative director of Orlando Attractions Magazine and host of the “Inside the Magic” podcast, appreciates the challenge of these updates.

“They do have that fine line they need to walk where they need to update it so that the casual theme-park audience can enjoy it and doesn’t think, ‘Oh, that looks like technology from 30 years ago,'” Brigante says.

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Some funny D23 Expo Photos

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Images in the gallery above are from the LA Times’ coverage of the D23 Expo, which featured one-of-a-kind sights like Captain EO costumes, frames of the presidents from the Hall of Presidents exhibit, and celebrity appearances.

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Disney studio chief Dick Cook stepping down

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Walt Disney Co. studio chief Dick Cook announced Friday he’s stepping down immediately, after nearly four decades with the company.

Cook said in a statement he’s been contemplating leaving the studio for some time and will be moving on to “new adventures.” It wasn’t immediately known who would replace him.

Cook’s studio has come under intense scrutiny for the quality of its films. Recent movies, like “Race to Witch Mountain,” “Bedtime Stories” and “Confessions of a Shopaholic” were box office disappointments.

Cook said he believed the studio’s slate of upcoming movies is the best in its history.

Cook joined Disney in 1971 and moved up the ranks, becoming president of Buena Vista Pictures distribution in 1988. He became chairman of the studio in 2002.

“I have loved every minute of my 38 years that I have worked at Disney, from the beginning as a ride operator on Disneyland’s steam train and monorail to my position as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios,” he said.

Cook’s creative instincts and showmanship enriched the company, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said.

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure – First 6 Minutes

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Take a Journey with Tinkerbell and her friends on her quest to save the most precious moonstone in all of Pixie Hollow. Preview an official sneak peek from the movie Tinker Bell and The Lost Treasure coming to Disney DVD and Blu-ray – October 27 2009.

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