Welcome to the Chip and Company Disney Week In Review. There is a lot of news this week and of course everyone in our group of outstanding writers has views on just about every imaginable subject but we’ll just present a few to give you an idea of where they
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Disney Worker Injured at Animal Kingdom
Our thoughts and prayers go out to a a Walt Disney World worker that was rushed to the hospital Sunday after suffering a head injury while working on a ride in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Disney officials said the maintenance worker was working on the “Primeval Whirl” attraction when the accident
Newsies Seize the Stage
This fall, the world will know a new theatrical version of Disney’s 1992 movie musical — Newsies — and D23 has the inside scoop from the show’s lyricist, Jack Feldman. There are a handful of Disney movie musicals that were just meant to be full-fledged stage shows of their own.
2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Students Take “Deep Dives” In Quest to Scale Higher Peaks in Career Interests and Lives
Professionals & Celebrities Give High School Students First-Hand Education During Weekend of Immersive Workshops
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 10, 2011) — Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain might have been on their "To-…
Disneyland Resort to Welcome Two New Shops to Downtown Disney District
Disneyland Resort today announced two new retail stores coming to Downtown Disney this spring – Sanuk, a footwear shop and BLINK, a denim apparel store. “We look forward to welcoming both Sanuk and BLINK to Downtown Disney,” said Tony Bruno, vice president, Disneyland Resort hotels and Downtown Disney. “Both locations
Disney to Give Away Private Screening of the Disney Movie “Prom”
Stumps, the world’s largest prom and party supplier is collaborating with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to award one lucky person and 99 of his/her closest friends a private screening of the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures motion picture “Prom” in the winner’s hometown a full week before the movie is
Best Things I Love About Disney – Raglan Road
One place we never miss in Downtown Disney is the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant. It’s not only a place to get an excellent authentic Irish Pub meal but if you lean towards a bit of imbibing in adult beverages it has a great pub attached. You can enjoy
Is Disney Brining Back Free Dining?
I don’t know about you but both my email box and postal mail box has been filling up with Disney Offers or Pin Codes. With a Walt Disney World vacation in the works the marketing team at Disney must have my number. One of the best promotions in my opinion
How has Japan Earthquake affected the Tokyo Disneyland Resort
One of our guest writers who lives in Japan Kyle Greggory was in Japan when the earthquake hit and sent me this report to share with you. Tokyo Disney Resort March 11, 2011 There were apparently 69,000 people at the Tokyo Disneyland Resort when Friday’s record-scale quake struck off the
Wednesday with Walt: A Perfect World
“We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” – Walt Disney Walt Disney produced the spectacle and pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies
Disney Buys Web Game Platform Maker Rocket Pack
The Walt Disney Co. has acquired a Finnish company as part of its renewed focus on social and mobile games. Disney said Thursday it has bought Rocket Pack, a company based in Helsinki that gives developers tools to create games that work on Web browsers without the need to download
Chip and Company Disney Week In Review for March 7th
Time for another look back at the top Disney stories that we shared on Chip and Company over the last week. We take you from a Small World to Big Europe. From a long speech to a long walk. And from cartoons to charity. All of this is only 11
Dreams Come True as 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Kicks Off at Walt Disney World Resort
An unprecedented 110 “Dreamers” from across the country came together at The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom Park as Walt Disney World Resort rolled out the red carpet for the 4th annual Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Disney’s Dreamers Academy is a four-day program aimed
Disney Experts Help Establish National Pool Safety Code
Two Walt Disney World Resort cast members recognized as experts in water quality and aquatic safety have been tapped to join a national panel that will establish standards for constructing and operating swimming pools. Amy Duck, a safety and health manager and Michael Beatty, a manager with engineering services, will
