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Disney Parks chairman shows off Disney MagicBand

May 29, 2013
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs used the high-profile stage of the All Things Digital technology conference to show off the entertainment giant's entry into the world of wearable computing — the Disney MagicBand.         Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney Parks chairman shows off Disney MagicBand...
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Disney XD and Disney Junior en Français Launch on Shaw Direct in High Definition

May 29, 2013
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Family Channel and Disney Junior English also Launch HD Channels in Addition to Standard Definition Offering TORONTO , May 29, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Families subscribing to Shaw Direct will have access to … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney Junior now available in high definitionDisney Junior Now Available on Shaw DirectEnjoy...
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Disney amps up interactivity in the World

May 28, 2013
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Disney universe is populated by a countless array of heroes and villains. Think Simba and Scar, Peter Pan and Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil and the 101 Dalmatians. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney World Raises Entrance Price For Magic Kingdom – NPRBrew-haha: Starbucks at...
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Disney Research Pittsburgh scientists are aiming for human-like robots

May 27, 2013
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While data recognition has been used before in computer graphics and animation, researchers have now applied it to human-robot interaction. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Mom: Disney show ‘Jessie’ ridicules kids with celiac disease – Pittsburgh Post GazetteFilm Notes: Theaters, Disney in dispute over ‘Iron Man 3′ tickets – Pittsburgh Post GazetteDisney...
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Theme World: Disney's grand additions

May 27, 2013
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  Welcome to Local 6 Theme World _______________________________________ May 27, 2013 Disney's Grand Additions Disney just announced the grandest addition to its best moneymaker (err best kept secret) is officially on sale. Yes — I am talking about the newest addition to the Disney Vacation Club lineup: The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.....
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Disney's promises 24 hours of fun to kick off a 'Monstrous Summer'

May 26, 2013
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Our friends at Walt Disney World are pulling an all-nighter.  Disney has invited park guests to kick off  a "Monstrous Summer" by spending the night at the Magic Kingdom. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Soccer Star Kaká and Mickey Mouse Kick It at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World...
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Walt Disney Imagineers Drive Innovation Through Video Game Technology

May 24, 2013
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Walt Disney World?s Magic Kingdom, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks are open for a full 24 hours today to celebrate Memorial Day weekend and the official start of the summer tourist seasons. As visitors enter these parks, they?ll find a lot of new rides and attractions. Many of the innovations behind today?s...
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Disney Music Group Introduces Disney Music Gift Cards And Launches Disney Digital Music Store

May 23, 2013
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BURBANK, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The vast collection of contemporary hits and timeless classics are now available for online shopping with the launch of Disney's digital music store. Making … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:New Disney Gift Cards Available During Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood StudiosKen Bunt Promoted...
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Disney Legends Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken Join Forces for a Once-in-a-Lifetime Concert

May 23, 2013
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For one night only, two of the world’s most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert w Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney Legends Richard Sherman and Alan Menken to perform together in “The … – Inside the...
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Disney Channel pulls episode

May 22, 2013
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Disney Channel has pulled an episode of "Jessie" from its lineup after parents complained about the storyline. In the episode "Quitting Cold Koala," the character of Stuart, who can only eat gluten-free foods, is portrayed as being high-maintenance and annoying and even has pancakes thrown at him. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related...
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Disney-owned ESPN cutting hundreds of jobs – source

May 21, 2013
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By Liana B. Baker May 21 (Reuters) – ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said. The job cuts, comprising 4 to 6 percent of ESPN's staff...
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'Star Wars' to bring 'Rebels' to new animated Disney TV series

May 20, 2013
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disney said on Monday it will produce a new "Star Wars" animated series to air on television in the fall 2014, giving fans of the science-fiction franchise fresh stories before the next live-action film hits theaters in 2015. "Star Wars Rebels," based on George Lucas' multibillion dollar film franchise, will...
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Disney, NBCUniversal and Paramount Plan Bold Studio Expansions

May 19, 2013
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Given the more generous subsidies offered in other states and countries, major studios including NBCUniversal, Paramount and Disney all have large-scale, long-term expansion plans. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Studio Horse Race: Sony and Disney Cross $1B; Paramount Eyes Domestic Crown – ReutersLegendary Rules Out Paramount, Disney – Hollywood ReporterPlan your day...
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Disney's Monster Summer

May 17, 2013
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Disney’s theme parks are rolling out special savings and movie tie-in events during a summer of fun inspired by the upcoming Disney-Pixar comedy “Monsters University,” which opens nationwide in theaters on June 21. Be on the lookout for Mike and Sulley, who star in the film and will be scaring up fun and meeting...
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Disney misses the point in response to Merida petition

May 16, 2013
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Disney's latest misstep — turning Merida, its most real-life heroine from "Brave," into a doe-eyed, thin-armed princess — drew ire across the Internet. Disney's much-anticipated response to the outrage was disappointing. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney misses the point in response to Merida petition – Christian Science MonitorDisney Reverses Merida Makeover,...
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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Launches Reimagined D23.com Website June 17

May 16, 2013
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On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club, will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company’s vault of material, past and present,...
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Disney World vows action after report of wealthy hiring disabled to skip lines

May 15, 2013
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Disney World is looking into reports that some wealthy visitors are hiring disabled people to pretend to be family members so that they can skip lines. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Report: Wealthy hire disabled guides to skip lines at Disney World – CNNIt’s True! Disabled Guides Used to Skip Disney Lines...
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Disney Celebrates the Princess in Every Young Latina With Launch of Disney Royal Ball Quinceañera Dress Collection

May 15, 2013
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Disney Consumer Products today unveiled the Disney Royal Ball collection, the first ever line of Quinceañera gowns inspired by the inner qualities, personalities and stories of the Disney Princess characters. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:The Princess Diaries & the Princess Diaries 2 Royal Engagement : Walt Disney 2 Pack CollectionDisney Princess:...
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Disney babes can be role models, too

May 14, 2013
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In the three days since Disney crowned its 11th official princess and people got a glimpse of the "new" Merida — Disney's doll version of the fire-haired heroine of the Oscar-winning animated film "Brave" — there's been much uproar. The princess-ified Merida aimed at the merchandising market is hippier, her neckline a little more...
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Disney’s ABC Adds ‘Avengers’ TV Show to Female-Skewing Schedule

May 14, 2013
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Walt Disney Co. (DIS) ’s ABC network, ranked last among the TV viewers advertisers target, will add five comedies and seven dramas to its schedule, including a show based on the secret agency from Marvel’s “Avengers.” Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Ready, Set, Go! at X Games for Driver in ‘Lights, Motors,...
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Zendaya Signs First-Ever Book Deal with Disney Publishing Worldwide

May 13, 2013
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Disney Publishing Worldwide will publish an advice book for tween girls written by Zendaya, star of the hit Disney Channel show Shake It Up!, contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and Hollywood Records recording artist. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Zendaya Coleman Book Deal: Disney Star To Pen Tween Confidence Guide...
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Disney's ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows

May 12, 2013
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By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online through an ongoing service, starting with viewers of its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia on May 14 and expanding to its other stations by the end of the summer. To...
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Disney tries to trademark holiday

May 11, 2013
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Disney tried to trademark the very popular traditional holiday, Day of the Dead, but after an outcry on social media, the company withdrew their application. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney Withdraws Attempt to Trademark the Name of a Holiday – TIMEDisney tries for SEAL trademark – Fort Wayne Journal GazetteDay of...
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Day of the Dead a Disney brand?

May 10, 2013
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Disney tried to trademark the very popular traditional holiday, Day of the Dead, but after an outcry on social media, the company withdrew their application. Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Mann summer concerts: Disney, the Dead and sports – 6abc.comDay of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney – CNNDay of...
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Theater Review: ‘Public Reading About Death of Walt Disney,’ at Soho Rep

May 10, 2013
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Walt Disney’s insistence on steamrolling over, or editing out, those aspects of the world that did not fit his vision is one aspect of him that Lucas Hnath explores in his new play.         Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:‘Public Reading About Death of Walt Disney,’ at Soho Rep...
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Marvel's The Avengers Get Interactive Aboard Disney Magic Cruise Ship

May 10, 2013
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Since acquiring Marvel for $ 4 billion in 2009, Disney hasn?t done a lot in the interactive space ? outside of the free Facebook game, Marvel Avengers Alliance. But that?s about to change. And of all places, the convergence of Disney, comics and interactivity will occur on a cruise ship. The Disney Magic, which...
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Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

May 9, 2013
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When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Social media credited for dooming Disney’s “Day of the Dead” trademark bid – CBS...
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Disney Animation Is Ready to Charm You Again, This Time with Marvel, Not Pixar

May 9, 2013
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Disney animation—the part that doesn't involve Pixar—isn't exactly what it used to be, but it might be getting there with a little help from corporate wizardry and a whole lot of heart. Today Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Big Hero 6, which is not the fifth in a series but is that arm of  the company's first collaboration...
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Disney drops bid to trademark Day of Dead name

May 8, 2013
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Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S. The company announced … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Day of the Dead trademark request draws backlash for Disney – CNNDay of the...
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Disney 2Q results beat Street; shares rise

May 7, 2013
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Revenue gains at Disney's parks and movie studio led to a 32 percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter. The results, which topped analyst expectations Tuesday, showed that the company's … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Disney Marches Higher After Results But Shares No Longer Cheap – ForbesNetflix shares rise...
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