A jury is set to continue deliberations this week over a suit from the game show’s creator seeking $395 million in damages. A decision for Celador International could be a setback for media mergers. To use a phrase from “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” the game show handed ABC
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Star Tours 2.0 will be ever-changing journey at Disneyland and Disney World
Imagine a theme park ride that is never the same experience twice. Riders aboard the new Star Tours attraction coming to Disneyland in Anaheim and Disney’s Hollywood Studios near Orlando, Fla., in 2011 will have the power to change the storyline throughout the simulator ride, resulting in a different beginning,
A bittersweet ‘Toy Story’ Goodbye for John Morris, voice of Andy
Very touching article from the LA Times who talk with John Morris the voice of Andy in Toy Story 3: His own toy story began 18 years ago. John Morris was a little boy, just 7 years old, and when he became part of Hollywood history he wasn’t even paying attention — he was
A major Disney museum in Glendale? It may be the future for the company’s past
This article comes to us from the LA Times: After Walt Disney died in 1966, his grieving staff sealed his office suite in Burbank, and even as work proceeded on “The Jungle Book” there was anxiety that the company’s past might be brighter than its future. Four years later, those
Disney is said to be closing most of its ESPN Zone restaurants
Still in the news, this article was from earlier this week in case you missed it: Walt Disney Co. is shutting down most of its ESPN Zone stores, a chain of sports-themed restaurants in seven cities, according to a person familiar with the matter. The only outlets to remain open
Marvel characters have a future in Disney parks
This article comes to us from Geoff Boucher at the LA Times: How long before we see a “Spider-Man’s Friendly Neighborhood” or “Asgard’s Hall of Heroes” at a Disney theme park? I put that question to Bob Iger, president and CEO of Walt Disney Co., on Thursday at the blue-carpet event at
Glendale OKs major Walt Disney Co expansion
This article comes to us from the LA Times: The Glendale City Council this week gave its blessing to a proposed 338,000-square-foot expansion of Walt Disney Co.’s creative campus. The plans call for a six-story office building walled largely in glass, landscaping with palm trees and a park-like area for
Captain America flees the country? Marvel decision to film in London gets scrutinized
This article comes to us from the LA Times: The upcoming movie from Marvel Studios was originally to be filmed in Los Angeles. Instead, “Captain America: The First Avenger,” starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson and Hugo Weaving will shoot this July in London, where the story is partially set.
Marvel and Disney look for heroic repeat of ‘Iron Man’ franchise
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger got right to the point in a conference call last week to discuss the company’s financial performance with Wall Street analysts. “Let me start off by saying how thrilled we are with the global success of ‘Iron Man 2,’” he said. “It makes
Treasures from ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’: never-before-seen Disney artwork
Article comes to us from the LA Times: I recently got a rare tour of the Disney archives (you’ll be reading a lot more about that visit very soon), and I can’t tell you how fascinating it was to see such a vast collection of artifacts and “lost” art. These
Crews get down and dirty at Disneyland after dark
When the last Jungle Cruise boat docks for the night and lights fade to black on Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, the real work begins. At lush Pixie Hollow, gardeners don miner’s headlamps as they begin uprooting stubborn weeds. On Main Street, custodians scrape chewing gum off the sidewalk. And over at
Marvel & Disney Come together for Iron Man 2 Premiere
A major theme of “Iron Man 2” is the churn and burn of public life — billionaire superhero Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is living large but he’s also being poisoned by his celebrity, his past and, yes, even by that bright glowing disc in his chest that keeps his heart going
Hulu fears ABC iPad app could hurt its $9.95 subscription plans
Online streaming service Hulu is expected to introduce a $9.95-per-month subscription plan on May 24, but the company reportedly fears a free streaming application from ABC for the iPad could undermine its efforts. The Los Angeles Times this week reported that Hulu plans to introduce a new service, dubbed Hulu
Los Tigres del Norte and Khaled coming to Disney Hall for Global Pop series
Article comes to us from LA Times for all of our West Coast Fans: Los Tigres del Norte, Mexico’s superstars of norteno, and Algeria’s Khaled — known as “the King of Rai” — will be featured in this summer’s 2010 Global Pop at the Music Center concert series at Walt
