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Orlando Sentinel What The Force? Disney Can 'Protect' Star Wars, Says Fandom, George LucasHuffington PostCan an independent visionary who created a vast sci-fi entertainment multiverse really think that a pop-culture multinational can better protect his brainchild? You bet your asteroids, kid. And he's not alone. "I felt I really wanted to put the company...
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Wall Street Journal Disney Buys Lucas, the Star Wars Saga Continues, and the Internet Breaks in HalfHuffington PostThe entertainment story of the day — and probably the week — is that the Walt Disney Company got one step further in its eventual goal of owning every piece of intellectual property ever created by gobbling...
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Tampabay.com Why the Disney-Lucasfilm deal is pricelessWashington PostNov. 1 (Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co., which agreed to its biggest takeover in almost seven years, is betting $ 4.05 billion that “Star Wars” is more valuable with Iron Man and Thor than it was under George Lucas's control. The announced price for …Disney's new toy!...
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Press-Enterprise (blog) Disney Animation's 'Wreck-It Ralph' celebrates the nostalgic 30-year history …Washington PostLOS ANGELES — In Disney's “Wreck-It Ralph” opening Friday, the title character is the bad guy from a fictional 1980s video game. Despite faithfully doing his job well for 30 years, he gets no respect at work, so he escapes through the...
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IBNLive Hurricane Sandy Trashes Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship (VIDEOS)Huffington PostDisney Cruise Hurricane Sandy Video. Cruise-goers hitting the high seas on the Disney Fantasy experienced a less than relaxing ride near Miami Friday as rough waves from Hurricane Sandy trashed the 13-story ship. Passenger Dr. David Evans videotaped …Broadway, movie theaters go into hurricane modeVarietyall...
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Renaud Capuçon: LA Phil's Blockbuster Lineup to Take Over Disney HallHuffington PostThis weekend as Disney Hall, the Violin Concerto of Erich Wolfgang Korngold will be played by French heartthrob Renaud Capuçon and conducted by Manchester United-fan Daniel Harding. After halftime for Mahler's Fifth Symphony, the symphony with the … Disney – Google News Related...
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Scottish Daily Record (blog) 'Sofia The First': Does Princess Sofia's Appearance Really Matter?Huffington PostThis month, Disney sparked a controversy when the company debuted it's first Latina princess only to backtrack on her ethnicity after a massive backlash from parents and fans alike. Many of you have chimed in with your own opinions during our...
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Who gets to represent Disney World in Congress?Washington Post (blog)ORLANDO — The race to represent the congressional district encompassing southern parts of Orlando (including Disney World) mirrors several of the contests #5in5 has visited in the last three months: The incumbent is leading, but his challenger is just …and more » Disney – Google News...
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The Associated Press Disney and Barney's Are Sorry…That You're a Misinformed Minnie Mouse ActivistHuffington Post (blog)You may have heard about the luxury department store's "Electric Holiday" campaign that stretches and slenderizes some familiar childhood figures. While several Disney staples are undergoing serious makeovers for the promotion, none have caused quite …Skinny Minnie: Disney fave...
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Zap2it.com (blog) Disney Latino Characters: Princess Sofia Is Not Hispanic, So Where Are They?Huffington PostThe company is proud of its record of inclusion and points to Latina characters like the ones played by Selena Gomez of "The Wizards of Waverly Place" and Vanessa Hudgens in the "High School Musical," which appear on the Disney...
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'The Voice' Recap: Disney Alum Jordan Pruitt Is EliminatedHuffington Post (blog)The end has finally come. The battle rounds of Season 3 of "The Voice" came to a close this week, but not without a bang. We saw what Cee Lo and Adam deemed one of the best and most even battles ever, a background...
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E! Online Princess Sofia Is Not Latina, Says DisneyHuffington PostNancy Kanter, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and General Manager, Disney Junior Worldwide, took to the Princess Sofia Facebook page to address the controversy surrounding the new Disney character. What's important to know is that Sofia is …Disney defends new Hispanic-influenced princessCBS NewsDisney Responds to...
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E! Online Disney defends new Hispanic-influenced princessHuffington PostLOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is defending its newest princess following a backlash over her Hispanic-influenced ethnicity. A new character named Sofia will star in the TV movie "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess" airing Nov. 18 on the Disney …Disney Responds to Latina...
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New York Times (blog) Disney announced themed weekly park surprises for 2013 in program called …Washington PostAt the same time Disney is continuing its expansion of Fantasyland at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida, which began in March with the first of two Dumbo rides taking flight and is expected to be completed in...
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TVbytheNumbers Exclusive: Disney XD Picks Up Marvel Cartoons Featuring the Avengers and the …Seattle Post IntelligencerFollowing their successful partnership this year with Ultimate Spider-Man, corporate siblings Marvel and Disney XD are teaming up again for two animated superhero series. As previously announced, Marvel Television is already in production on Marvel's …Disney XD Slated to...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Barneys' Skinny Disney Characters Prompt Change.org Petition (PHOTOS, POLL)Huffington PostBack in August, when Barneys gave us all a sneak peek at its Disney-themed holiday campaign entitled "Electric Holiday," we were a bit taken aback: the preview pics showed Minnie Mouse, Cruella de Vil, Snow White and other favorite childhood characters …Skinny...
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Philadelphia Inquirer Disney Star Olivia Holt Gets in the Halloween Spirit for Girl Vs. MonsterSeattle Post IntelligencerDisney Channel continues its Halloween tradition Friday with its latest original movie, Girl Vs. Monster (8/7c). Featuring Olivia Holt – star of Disney XD's comedy series Kickin' It – the film follows Skylar, a normal teenager whose life...
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The Disney Nickelodeon Meltdown ClubHuffington PostOn September 16, just hours after 26-year-old actress Amanda Bynes was stopped by police and cited for driving on a suspended license (her 6th incident of reckless driving in five months), fellow former child-star-turned-road-menace Lindsay Lohan …and more » Disney – Google News Related Posts:Man Arrested For Posing As A...
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Eating Around The World At Epcot's International Food & Wine FestivalHuffington PostWhoever said Walt Disney World was just for kids clearly never visited during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. The 17-year-old event, which kicked off last Friday, appeals more to the pub crawl crowd than to those just learning to crawl …and...
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SILive.com Disney's Epcot Celebrates Its 30th Birthday (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Huffington PostWhen the turnstiles first clicked at Walt Disney World's Epcot on October 1, 1982, Ronald Reagan was in office, the U.S. had just experienced a Tylenol scare, and Italy had triumphed over West Germany for the FIFA World Cup. Back then, Walt Disney …Walt Disney...
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Cerabino: Suggestions for how Disney World can align more with its GOP dollarsPalm Beach PostBut last week I learned that 90 percent of the $ 2.5 million in political contributions Disney has spent this election cycle in Florida is going to Republicans and Republican causes, according to the Orlando Sentinel. I had no idea...
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Disney/ABC Gets Creative at the World Maker FaireSeattle Post IntelligencerDisney and ABC Television Group are bringing a weekend full of family fun to the World Maker Faire, a unique hybrid science fair/craft festival. Held at the New York Hall of Science in Queens this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 29-30), the event celebrates …and more »...
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Disney Showcases Its Past and Future With Snow White and Paperman …Huffington Post (blog)But Disney's very first princess (you know? The one who narrowly avoided a bad case of the Sleeping Death) is heading for the City That Never Sleeps. This Saturday morning, Snow and her seven tiny friends can be seen at the...
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Los Angeles Times LA Dance Project's Promising Debut at Disney Concert HallHuffington PostNew kids on the block, L.A. Dance Project, in their highly anticipated company debut, took to the sacred space of Walt Disney Concert Hall in a well prepared and highly professional dance performance this weekend. On a stage where the Los Angeles...
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ClevverTV Exclusive: Disney Channel Premieres New Season of NBTSeattle Post IntelligencerDisney Channel and Radio Disney are looking for the next big youth pop sensation. The sister cable and radio networks will launch the fifth season of their music talent competition, N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) next month during the original TV-movie Girl vs.N.B.T. Season 5...
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Examiner.com Bob Lambert Dead: Digital Media Pioneer And Former Disney Executive Dies At …Huffington PostWhile working for Disney Feature Animation, Lambert conceived a strategy for replacing cell animation with CGI production. He worked with Pixar to develop a digital production system that earned Disney an Academy Award for Scientific and Technical …Digital media trailblazer...
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Exclusive: Disney Channel Sets Premiere Date for Next Original Movie, Girl Vs …Seattle Post IntelligencerFor its next original TV movie, Disney Channel has created a monster. The network is set to announce shortly that Girl vs. Monster will premiere on Friday, Oct. 12 at 8/7c as part of its Halloween-themed month of programming. Girl...
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MiamiHerald.com 'The Possession' takes control with $ 21.1M debut over Labor Day weekendWashington PostUniversal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The...
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Gothamist 9/11 Memorial Treated Like 'Disney Attraction'Huffington PostThat's the message family members of those who died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center have for tourists they say are treating the National September 11th Memorial like a "Disney attraction." One week before New Yorkers will gather to …Tourists Never Forget To Trash...
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