Actor and Disney legend Art Linkletter has passed away today at the age of 97. A personal friend of Walt Disney’s, Linkletter is famous in Disney circles as being the master of ceremonies for the nationally-televised opening of Disneyland Park on July 17, 1955. When Disney could not afford to
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Disney Parks Blog Weekly Recap for April 12th
From the Disney Park Blog: This week, you didn’t need to visit the blog to know what we were talking about. Kent Phillips’ images of space shuttle Discovery soaring over Cinderella Castle were everywhere. Hands down, it was our most popular post of the week. Thanks again, Kent. We also
Disney World bus driver cited in March 23rd accident
A Disney World bus driver is cited for careless driving for an accident outside Epcot on March 23. Driver Jean Valentin crashed into the rear of a parked Mears bus at the entrance to the Epcot parking lot. The other driver had parked the empty bus in the roadway after
DisneyStore.com is down! [Updated]
Looks like they are doing some maintenance on the DisneyStore.com website. We will keep you posted when it is back up. UPDATE: Looks like we can all take a breather! It’s back up!
Disney Week in Review – March 7th – 14th
It’s been a busy week. Alot of News & Views coming out around the interwebs. Here are just a few highlights from this past week. AJ from Disney Food Blog takes us along the old dusty trail to check out Hey Howdy Hey Takeaway Food stand at Pixar Place in
Disney Quick Hits – Mini News Feed for March 13th
Here is a list of items from the Disney Park Blog that didn’t quite make it for a full news article. New Disney Pin: “Then & Now” — This limited edition pin commemorates the Legend of the Lion King attraction which was replaced by the Mickey’s PhilharMagic attraction at Magic
D23 Anniversary Party – Disney Parks News
Chris over at Everything WDW has a nice collection of news that came out of the Anniversary Party at the Walt Disney World Resort. Including what is going to be done with Mickey’s Toontown Fair, Goofy’s Barnstormer, and much more : The next D23 conference will be announced on March
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Disney’s ABC may drop from Cablevision over fees
Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) ABC network threatened on Monday to drop its programs from Cablevision (CVC.N) in a dispute over fees, similar to an impasse between Fox and Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC.N) that was resolved earlier this year. ABC said it would begin running on-air messages to Cablevision subscribers
Disney Quick Hits – Mini News Feeds
I love these quick news bites from the Disney Park Blog. Not enough for a full story but still good Disney News. Disney Park Blog tweeted these but you may have missed the news that the updated guide is posted for this year’s Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Included
Gas Station Shooting Near DisneyWorld Leaves Man Dead
This gas station is due East of Epcot. So be careful if you are in the area. Here is the article from News 13. Orange County deputies said a speeding red Honda is one of their only clues after a man was gunned down at a gas station near Walt
Disney Cruise Ship is Stuck In Bahamas
A Disney cruise ship is stuck in the Bahamas due to inclement weather, leaving passengers frustrated at the delay. “Due to weather conditions, the Disney Magic cruise ship has been delayed in its scheduled return to Port Canaveral today from a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise,” according to a statement released
Lions Gate & others Interested in Buying Disney’s Miramax
I have been seeing articles the past few weeks now of people interested in buying Miramax. I think with this economy everyone is very leary about jumping in. What I thought was interesting in this article from Business Week was the makers of Twilight were interested as well: Lions Gate
Disney restructuring costs drag on quarterly profit
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
