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New York Times (blog) Will Disney's Swampy Gator Be the Next Angry Birds?New York Times (blog)By BROOKS BARNES About seven months ago, Disney's interactive division released a 99-cent game for mobile devices centered on a wide-eyed alligator named Swampy. Players help him find clean water for his shower. The game, called Where's My Water?,...
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Bloomberg 'THE AVENGERS' WINS 3rd WEEKEND: Highest-grossing Disney film ever sinks …Washington Post (blog)Domestically, “The Avengers” — which now sits at $ 457-million — passed “Toy Story 3,” “The Lion King” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" to become the highest-grossing Disney film ever. Joss Whedon's ”Marvel's The Avengers” also becomes …Disney's...
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Forbes Disney's Star Wars Weekends strike backOrlando Sentinel (blog)By Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel When you see Imperial Stormtroopers standing guard above the turnstiles at Disney's Hollywood Studios, you have to know it's not just another day at the theme park. It's time for the 12 t h edition of Star Wars …Star Wars And...
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You’ve been asking for a Cars Land meet-up, and now is your chance to be among the first guests to see Cars Land for yourself at our next Disney Parks Blog meet-up! Come with us as the lead Imagineers on Cars Land take 66 participants (see what we did there?) for a walking tour...
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Ology Disney ads from 1934 helped Walt become the 'toast' of HollywoodSILive.com (blog)By Chuck Schmidt Walt Disney's most oft-repeated quote — “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing: That it all started with a mouse” — took on new meaning the other day when I stumbled on a little-known piece...
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MousePlanet Disney Honors Legendary Seamstress in Main Street Window CeremonyUSA TODAY (blog)Photo by Karl Buiter Alice Davis, a Disney Legend Costume Designer known for her work on Sleeping Beauty, "it's a small world," and Pirates of the Carribean, was recognized for her work yesterday in a special dedication ceremony that unveiled a new …Disney...
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SILive.com (blog) The Magic Behind the Scenes Aboard the Disney FantasyUSA TODAY (blog)The Disney Fantasy set sail on its maiden voyage just this past March, although the order for the construction of the latest in Disney Cruise Line's fleet began back in 2007 in a shipyard in Germany. Putting together a cruise ship takes...
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Forbes Disney Announces "Avengers" Sequel. An Opportunity …Indie Wire (blog)With The Avengers movie well on its way to raking in $ 1 billion worldwide, it's of absolutely zero surprise that Disney made it official yesterday that a sequel to the franchise is on its way! D'uh! It's superhero movie fever if you haven't already...
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My Disney Top 5 – Magical Spots in the Magic KingdomUSA TODAY (blog)I wrote that article as a direct result of some heavy longing for a return trip to Walt Disney World. I wanted to reflect on the particular spots that really envelop me in Disney magic, the spots that I think of most...
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Packing It Up: Families and Their Bags on Disney VacationsUSA TODAY (blog)Whatever our children's ages, parents often haul along bags when we visit Disney Theme Parks. With a wide variety of age-groups represented on our panel, this week we asked the Parenting Panelists how they Pack it Up: What kind of bag to you...
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USA TODAY (blog) Airfare Expert: Finding cheap flights to Disney World, DisneylandUSA TODAY (blog)I'm sure Tokyo Disneyland is a lot of fun – it's Disney's third most-visited theme park – but Japan is a budget-buster for most of us. Same for France, home of Disneyland Paris although I do have tips on making flights...
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New York Times (blog) Rich Ross, Disney Studio Chairman, Is Forced OutNew York Times (blog)By BROOKS BARNES Jonathan Player for The New York TimesRich Ross, who is leaving as chairman of Disney Studios. LOS ANGELES—Rich Ross resigned under pressure as the chairman of Walt Disney Studios on Friday, ending a two-and-a-half year tenure that...
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The Birth of Disney Fandom Part 3: The Disney FanzinesUSA TODAY (blog)Disney fandom as we know it today began in the late-1960s through the early-1980s. Disney fans did not have many options to learn Disney facts, since less than a half-dozen books existed with any real information. Disney bibliophiles looked to …and more » Disney...
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Plain Dealer (blog) Disney's 'Chimpanzee': A close-up look at the film, the book and the chimpsPlain Dealer (blog)By Clint O'Connor, The Plain Dealer One way to celebrate Earth Day would be to catch the new Disney documentary "Chimpanzee." Shot deep in the rain forest of the Republic of Cote-d'lvoire in West Africa, it features...
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Tampabay.com Best Kids' Cruise? Disney Or NCL (VIDEO)Huffington Post (blog)If you have children, and you want to take a cruise, it's gotta be with Disney. Right? That conventional wisdom is strongly reinforced when you sail on Uncle Walt's newest ship, the gleaming, 4000-passenger Fantasy. It's the third Disney cruise we've …Disney's entertainment know-how extends...
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Julie Andrews on princesses, Disney and a new 'Mary Poppins' filmLos Angeles Times (blog)The Walt Disney Co. and Target are introducing National Princess Week April 22-28. Like Secretary's Day and Grandparents Day, National Princess Week is designed to move merchandise — with it comes a 10th anniversary Blu-ray release of “The Princess …and more »...
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Forbes Family Dining Onboard the Disney Cruise Line: Formal or Not?USA TODAY (blog)For many families, Disney vacations are a "Dream" filled with "Magic," "Wonder," and "Fantasy." Lucky families find themselves enjoying cruises on the Disney Dream, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder and, as of this month, Disney Fantasy, the ships of the …Disney Fantasy Cruise...
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Did you follow our coverage of the premiere of the DisneyNature film “Chimpanzee” here at Walt Disney World Resort last Friday? Now, key scenes from the film are being featured as a part of the park-inspired Facebook game, Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers, which allows players to create their own wildlife preserve. In honor of...
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Big Cartoon News Blog (blog) Reagan Library To Host Disney ArchivesBig Cartoon News Blog (blog)Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives, which encompasses more than 500 historic artifacts from nearly nine decades of Disney history, opens at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum on July 6, continuing through April 2013.D23 Presents Treasures of the...
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Fanlala Disney film 'Chimpanzee' makes world premiere in OrlandoOrlando Sentinel (blog)Goodall and the crew behind "Chimpanzee," the latest documentary from Disneynature, posed for cameras outside the AMC Downtown Disney theater before heading in for the film's world premiere. For more than 50 years, Goodall, who jokingly calls herself …Disney "Chimpanzee" world premiere brings out...
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Crushable Disney agog with blogging dog: 'Dog with a Blog' to premiere on cabler in fallChicago TribuneDisney Channel has ordered live-action comedy series "Dog with a Blog," a family sitcom from the pet's point of view. The cast includes G. Hannelius, Blake Michael, Francesca Capaldi, Beth Littleford, Regan Burns and, as the voice of...
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Regal Julie Andrews practically perfect as Disney-Target National Princess …MiamiHerald.com (blog)BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com Disney and Target have a practically perfect spokeswoman for their National Princess Week, April 22-28: a regal fair lady who brought the sound of music to a generation of moviegoers, Dame Julie Andrews. Disney – Google News Related Posts:Julie Andrews...
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The Wonderful World of Disney Films: Family Movie NightUSA TODAY (blog)This, of course, was not Walt Disney's idea of family entertainment, be it film, television, or theme park. True family entertainment is designed to appeal to both adults and children. In Walt Disney's own words: “I don't believe in playing down to …and more »...
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ABC News (blog) 'Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure' Game ReviewABC News (blog)Trying to capture lightning in a bottle twice, Microsoft has recently released “Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure,” but unfortunately, the lightning doesn't spark as bright the second time around. “Kinect Rush” involves Pixar's family favorites: … Disney – Google News Related...
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Disney Stuff – Classic Pooh Porcelain Hinged BoxesUSA TODAY (blog)Truth be told, we don't have all that much Easter stuff and just about none of it is Disney related. As shocking as that may sound, there are just a few little things in the Easter box that are from Disney. Finding them and digging...
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Birth of Disney Fandom Part Two: The NFFCUSA TODAY (blog)Last week, I wrote about the birth of organized Disney fandom as we know it today. A group of unorganized, diverse Disney enthusiasts and collectors joined together in the early 1980s through fanzines (self-published magazines) and two Disneyana …and more » Disney – Google News Related...
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UPDATE: The Menehune have taken over the Disney Parks Blog! Click on the “Under New Menehune Management” image above to see the mischief for yourself. Okay, so John warned us that something may be up today – and it is. The Disney Parks Blog is under new Menehune management this April Fool’s Day. What?...
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UPDATE: Congratulations to everyone who correctly answered our Menehune takeover trivia questions today. Here are the correct answers: What celebrity recently hosted her daytime talk show live from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai’I? ANSWER: Kelly Ripa According to Aulani’s storyline, Menhune were responsible for building which unique guest offering?...
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NewsOK.com (blog) Disney costume parade, “The Magic of Music” concert set for Sunday at OUNewsOK.com (blog)NORMAN – In conjunction with its special exhibition "A Century of Magic: The Animation of the Walt Disney Studios," the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is hosting Sunday afternoon a Disney costume parade and multimedia...
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USA TODAY (blog) 'Tangled: Storybook Deluxe': Disney film goes digitalUSA TODAY (blog)By Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY Disney's Tangled, the 2010 animated film based on the Rapunzel fairy tale, is now an interactive book for the iPad. Simply called Tangled: Storybook Deluxe, it's similar to other Disney Storybook apps for the tablet, … Disney –...
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