The Disney Store has some pretty cool Alice in Wonderland Inspired clothing, jewelry, and accessories for sale right now. It is very stylish and even has some options to custom create your own shirts. I think the highlight of their fashion line is the jewelry. It is very cool looking but is a little pricey for me.
I was going to get something like this for my wife for Valentines Day but even with Free Shipping for orders over $89 it might be a little over budget for me. Still its very cool and worth popping in and checking out.
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This year, more than 400 teams from 32 states will head to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to compete in the 30th annual National High School Cheerleading Championship in the hopes of bringing home the title of National Champion.
“Our 30th Anniversary Championship is a testament to the popularity and growth of cheerleading across the U.S.” said Jeff Webb, founder and CEO of Varsity, parent organization of UCA. “We are proud to celebrate this milestone with the more than 8,000 talented cheerleaders representing teams from all over the country. We feel privileged to give these amazing athletes a proper showcase for their talents.”
An estimated 12,000 spectators are expected to attend the national championship events, with performances at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the new Josten’s Center and the Indiana Jones Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This year’s competition will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 in February and March; check local listings for airtimes. Highlights of every team’s routine will also be available on Varsity TV, Varsity.com’s broadband video on demand channel.
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Disney will make a series of public service announcements featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and leading Disney Channel stars in support of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to create a healthier generation.
Disney said Tuesday its participation is part of its ongoing effort to promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition for kids and families.
The Disney PSAs, due to begin airing later this year, aim to inspire healthier eating habits, physical activity and more. The messages will be featured across Disney’s kids- and family-targeted media platforms, including Disney Channel, Disney XD, Radio Disney and Disney.com.
“Having been at the forefront of making healthier lifestyle choices appealing to kids and families, Disney is delighted to work with the First Lady to promote exercise, nutrition and healthy living,” Walt Disney Co. president-CEO Robert A. Iger said in a statement.
Obama also taped a PSA for NBC’s “The More You Know” series, which this year is focused on healthy eating and lifestyles. The PSAs featuring the First Lady, part of her national “Let’s Move” campaign, will begin airing in the coming weeks across NBCU platforms.
Check out Disney’s Healty Kids Website here.
Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Great article from Screen Rant talking about Marvel & Stan Lee. In Stan’s tweets he throws out some exciting Movie News to all his fans. Then Screen Rant goes into more details about the upcoming Marvel Movie releases.
Stan Lee is seemingly trying to get fans excited today with some of his recent tweets. We’ve long heard the talk, hints and speculation about future Marvel Studios projects outside of and post-Avengers. Some of these include the long-gestating Ant-Man solo film which has had Edgar Wright’s name on it for quite some time.
That’s not all though as we’ve also heard talk of movies including a Heroes for Hire project that could bring Iron Fist and Luke cage to the big screen, Black Panther, Dr. Strange and much much more. These are just the ones that we haven’t met yet as there’s always talks of spin-offs and sequels to the current set of films in development
Here are a few tweets from Stan:
“To make up for my previous grievous error, here’s a little item that may have escaped you. Marvel is prepping a movie starring– Ant Man!”
“I had lunch with the cool , young director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and, as you’d imagine, we had fun discussing the tiny hero”
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You could have fooled me. When we were there a few weeks ago it was extremely busy for January. Not like spring break busy, or summer vacation busy, but still alot busier than I like it. Above is a picture of the crowds at Pixar Place in Hollywood Studios, forget getting on Toy Story Mania over a 70 minute wait with no fast passes available.
Here is the article from the Orange County Business Journal that talks about Park Attendance:
Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks in Anaheim and elsewhere saw better attendance in the recently ended quarter, the company said Tuesday.Burbank-based Disney said attendance rose 15% in the three months through Jan. 2 from a year earlier.
The company runs two Anaheim theme parks plus others in Florida, Europe and Asia.
The company doesn’t break out attendance by park but said Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim fared better than the company’s Florida parks, which saw a 1% drop in attendance.
Overall, U.S. parks attendance went up 9% from a year earlier.
Parks and resorts revenue for the quarter was flat at $2.7 billion.
Disney generates about half its revenue from its theme parks with the rest coming from movie studios and TV networks.
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Earnings slip to $844 million from $845 million a year earlier. But excluding one-time items, profit of 47 cents a share beats analysts’ average estimate of 38 cents. Revenue rises 1%.
Walt Disney Co., its bottom line dragged down by restructuring costs, reported a modest drop in its fiscal first-quarter profit.
The Burbank entertainment giant reported net income of $844 million, or 44 cents a share, for the quarter ended Jan. 2, compared with earnings of $845 million, or 45 cents, from the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 1% to $9.7 billion.
Excluding one-time items, earnings of 47 cents a share beat analysts’ average estimate of 38 cents.
The company’s flagship Media Networks group, which includes the ABC broadcast network and cable channels ESPN and Disney Channel, posted an 11% rise in operating income for the quarter to $724 million from $655 million a year earlier. Revenue rose to $4.2 billion from $3.9 billion.
Analysts had been expecting modest first-quarter results for Disney’s television group. However, worldwide growth of the Disney Channel and higher affiliate and advertising fees at ESPN helped drive a 5% gain in operating income for the cable networks, which rose to $544 million for the quarter, up from $517 million a year earlier.
The broadcasting group, which includes ABC and local TV stations, posted a 30% jump in operating income to $180 million, up from $138 million a year earlier. The previous year’s results included a bad-debt charge associated with the bankruptcy of Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times.
Theme parks reported a 2% drop in operating income to $375 million, from $382 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue remained essentially flat at $2.7 billion. The domestic parks saw a boost in attendance, benefiting in part from a shift of the New Year’s holiday from the fiscal second quarter to the first. But attendance was off at Disneyland Paris.
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Do you get stopped on the street because everyone tells you that you look like a “certain” celebrity? Upload your photo and tell Disney which star is your twin!
You know I love Star Wars and have been on the Star Tours Ride tons of times but I have never really paid any attention to the show that goes on up front. Good thing Chris over at Everything Walt Disney World is taking notes. If you kids love Star Wars here is some information about the Jedi Training Academy you want to check out:
Is your kid a Star Wars fan? At Disney Hollywood Studios your little Padawan can confront Darth Vader and train to be a Jedi in Jedi Training Academy (JTA). Located in the back of the park right next to Star Tours, JTA is a 30-minute live show where kids learn lightsaber basics and then take turns confronting the big guy himself, Darth Vader.
The show, which loosely follows a script, is funny and moves quickly. While there are inside jokes for Star Wars fans, you don’t have to follow the movies to enjoy it. There’s no specific age range, but most kids are between 4 and 12 years old. Right now, show times are as follows: 9:55, 10:50 and 11:45am, 12:40, 1:30, 2:20, 4:00 and 4:45pm . This varies throughout the year, so check a website like Steve Soares’ for show times before you plan your day.
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I love when the Muppets remake classic songs. The Bohemian Rhapsody video was hilarious. This one is equally as funny. It features Beaker from Muppet Labs. Words can’t express how funny it is. Check it out below!
In case you missed Bohemian Rhapsody..
A spokesman with Reedy Creek Fire Rescue confirmed that a ride at Walt Disney World’s Epcot theme park was evacuated due to an electrical short that prompted a fire alarm.
Around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, attendants at the iconic Spaceship Earth saw smoke emanating from an area where riders exit the attraction’s continuous-loading track. Cast members stopped the ride and asked guests to leave the building. They also set off an extinguisher as a precaution.
Maintenance workers were already making repairs by the time firefighters arrived,m according to the Reedy Creek spokesman. There were no injuries to guests or employees and we are told the ride has resumed operations.
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