With Star Wars and Princesses, Disney Now Has Six of the Top 10 Licensed …VarietyAs studios produce more summer tenptoles based on established brands, they're looking to take a larger share of the nearly $ 50 billion in licensed merchandise sales generated from film and TV characters in the U.S. and Canada in 2012....
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With Star Wars and Princesses, Disney Now Has Six of the Top 10 Licensed … – Variety
‘Star Wars,’ Marvel to Boost Disney’s Already Dominant Licensing Biz – Variety
Central Florida News 13 'Star Wars,' Marvel to Boost Disney's Already Dominant Licensing BizVarietyIn fact, Disney Consumer Products said it's “poised” to widen the gap between its rivals even further as it plans to grow the “Star Wars” business through additional licensing opportunities, according to Bob Chapek, president of Disney Consumer Products.Disney World: 'Nothing...
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Star Wars Land Coming to Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios? – IGN
Star Wars Land Coming to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios?IGNA new report at Theme Park Insider, citing multiple sources, says that an entire Star Wars Land will be added to Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL. Don't get in line just yet – Theme Park Insider says Star Wars Land is projected...
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Rumor: ‘Star Wars Land’ Coming to Walt Disney World in 2018 – /FILM
Cinema Blend Rumor: 'Star Wars Land' Coming to Walt Disney World in 2018/FILMA new rumor is circulating saying that Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida is planning a major expansion in the next five years. That expansion would include an east coast Cars Land and – wait for it – the first...
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Soccer Star Kaká and Mickey Mouse Kick It at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort
Mickey Mouse welcomed one of the world’s most famous athletes to Walt Disney World Resort this week. Kaká, a midfielder for the European soccer club Real Madrid, along with the Brazilian national team, dropped by ESPN Wide World of Sports to promote Disney Cup International. While at Disney’s world-class sports facility, Kaká gave a...
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Voice Artist Jim Cummings Bounces His Way from the Hundred Acre Wood to a Galaxy Far, Far Away for Star Wars Weekends
One of the highlights of Star Wars Weekends is seeing — and hearing — the voices behind some of the famous on-screen characters. The world of Disney and the galaxy of Star Wars once again came together during Weekend II, when Jim Cummings bounced his way from the Hundred Acre Wood to Disney’s Hollywood...
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Best Star Wars Weekends Costumes at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort
When I was young, I spent countless hours playing with my Star Wars action figures, re-enacting my favorite scenes from the movies. Back then, I couldn’t have imagined what it would be like to come face to face with Darth Vader in a light saber battle or to meet C3PO and R2D2. On the...
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New Star Tours Gift Preps Young Jedi for Departure at Disney Parks
If you enjoy Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as much as I do, then you’ll love what our creative team at Disney Floral & Gifts has created for young Jedi this year. It’s a new “interplanetary gift” called the Star Tours Adventure Pack. Ken: Well, as the galaxy’s foremost vacation and travel...
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New Star Tours Gift Preps Young Jedis for Departure at Disney Parks
If you enjoy Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as much as I do, then you’ll love what our creative team at Disney Floral & Gifts has created for young Jedis this year. It’s a new “interplanetary gift” called the Star Tours Adventure Pack. Ken: Well, as the galaxy’s foremost vacation and travel...
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Power Lawyers: How ‘Star Wars’ Nerds Sold Lucasfilm to Disney – Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers: How 'Star Wars' Nerds Sold Lucasfilm to DisneyHollywood ReporterBefore The Walt Disney Co. could complete its $ 4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm in October, its lead attorney, Brian McCarthy, and a team from Skadden Arps faced a daunting task: figuring out whether George Lucas actually owned the rights to Han...
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‘Star Wars’ announces new animated Disney series – Fox News
Science Fiction 'Star Wars' announces new animated Disney seriesFox News"The entire team at Lucasfilm has provided extraordinary creativity and innovation for over three decades, and we're thrilled to be bringing the expansive and imaginative world of 'Star Wars' to Disney XD's viewers,” Gary Marsh, president and chief …Disney making 'Star Wars Rebels,' a new...
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‘Star Wars’ to bring ‘Rebels’ to new animated Disney TV series – Reuters
HitFix 'Star Wars' to bring 'Rebels' to new animated Disney TV seriesReutersLOS 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 …Disney...
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‘Star Wars Rebels’: Disney Channel to premiere Lucasfilm pilot – Entertainment Weekly
PerezHilton.com 'Star Wars Rebels': Disney Channel to premiere Lucasfilm pilotEntertainment WeeklyStar Wars Rebels, a one-hour animated pilot already in production at Lucasfilm, is scheduled to premiere in Fall 2014 on the Disney Channel before the new brand leaps to Disney XD for the ongoing series, according to Lucasfilm sources. The series will …'Star Wars'...
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Zendaya Coleman Book Deal: Disney Star To Pen Tween Confidence Guide – Huffington Post
Zendaya Coleman Book Deal: Disney Star To Pen Tween Confidence GuideHuffington PostLOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 27: Professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy and actress Zendaya Coleman arrive to the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty …and more » Disney...
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Take 5: Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The Force is strong at Walt Disney World Resort with the start of Star Wars Weekends yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Join Star Wars celebrities and characters, check out Star Wars-inspired merchandise, try out the D-Tech Me experience, and more at the annual festival. Read the posts below to find out how you can...
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New Disney Gift Cards Available During Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
For the first time in Star Wars Weekends history, Disney Gift Cards will be offering four unique Star Wars-themed Disney Gift Card designs. Each week during Star Wars Weekends a new design will become available. They can be found at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during the following weekends. Weekend 1: Skywalker Mickey, May 17 Weekend...
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Yummy Confection Goes to the ‘Dark Side’ for Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World Resort
Just in time for Star Wars Weekends, this designer cupcake is back – rich chocolate-peanut butter filling and chocolate frosting with Darth Vader and a kitschy saber (actually a plastic pick) topping the confection. You’ll only find it May 17-June 9 at ABC Commissary, Pizza Planet, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Company, Starring Rolls, Rosie’s...
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It’s (Not) a Trap! Countdown to Star Wars Weekends Continues at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
As the Limited Time Magic “May the Fourth Be With You!” celebration fades into the galaxy, the team at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is busy wiping out its droids’ memories and resetting them for Friday, May 17, opening day for Star Wars Weekends 2013. Actors and voice artists from the Star Wars film saga and...
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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Opens at Tokyo Disneyland
This week, The Force is indeed strong at Tokyo Disneyland with the opening of the updated Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. The attraction had been closed for more than a year while Imagineers were busy adding new stories and adventures. Like the attractions at Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, guests now have the...
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Why Disney Licensed Star Wars to Electronic Arts – Businessweek
AFP Why Disney Licensed Star Wars to Electronic ArtsBusinessweekStar Wars fans can get emotional about their favorite science fiction saga. So it was no surprise last month when some of them were upset about Walt Disney's (DIS) unexpected decision to cease development at Lucasfilm's video game division and focus on …Disney awards 'Star Wars'...
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EA to Make ‘Star Wars’ Games for Disney – Wall Street Journal
EA to Make 'Star Wars' Games for DisneyWall Street JournalThe multiyear deal announced Monday states that Electronic Arts will develop and publish "Star Wars" titles for a core games audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain rights to … Disney – Google News Related Posts:Walt...
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Electronic Arts Gets ‘Star Wars’ Game License From Disney – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Electronic Arts Gets 'Star Wars' Game License From DisneyBloombergDisney in October agreed to buy Lucasfilm in a cash and stock deal valued at about $ 4.05 billion, adding to franchises it already owns including Pixar and Marvel. In April, it said it would shutter LucasArts, the San Francisco-based game-making branch … Disney –...
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Disney and Electronic Arts sign ‘Star Wars’ video game deal – Los Angeles Times
Bloomberg Disney and Electronic Arts sign 'Star Wars' video game dealLos Angeles TimesIn April, Burbank-based Disney's Lucasfilm announced that its video game unit would stop making games and instead would look to license its intellectual property. Lucasfilm's video game division, LucasArts, was founded in 1982 and is best known for a …Disney Gives Electronic...
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Disney Gives Electronic Arts Exclusive Rights to Star Wars Games – Wired
CBS News Disney Gives Electronic Arts Exclusive Rights to Star Wars GamesWiredFollowing Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm last year, it shut down the LucasArts game development division, indicating its preference to license console games rather than develop them in-house. Now, Electronic Arts will be the only publisher creating …Disney and Electronic Arts sign 'Star Wars'...
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Disney Infinity Could Add Star Wars, Marvel Characters – IGN
Latinos Post Disney Infinity Could Add Star Wars, Marvel CharactersIGNSpeaking specifically about Star Wars, Roper said it “was definitely exciting when that came down from within the company. We love the potential for Infinity. We always joke, well, 'the possibilities are …Skylanders vs. Disney Infinity: What Differences Should...
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Disney Star Wars Video Goes Viral
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — ' Star Wars VII – Return of the Empire' has gotten almost a million views in one week and continues to grow rapidly. Director Sam Macaroni, known for … Disney – Yahoo! News Search Results Related Posts:Yummy Confection Goes to the ‘Dark Side’ for Star Wars Weekends...
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Weekly Ketchup: Disney Plans New Star Wars Every Summer Starting in 2015 – Rotten Tomatoes
Weekly Ketchup: Disney Plans New Star Wars Every Summer Starting in 2015Rotten TomatoesAt CinemaCon, Disney made the big announcement that not only is Star Wars: Episode VII still on track for a summer 2015 release, but that there will be a new Star Wars movie every summer after that as well. The trilogy movies...
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Lucasfilm Cuts 20-Plus Jobs As Disney & ‘Star Wars’ Company Further Integrate – Deadline.com
Starpulse.com Lucasfilm Cuts 20-Plus Jobs As Disney & 'Star Wars' Company Further IntegrateDeadline.comA week after layoffs at Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm was hit this week with pink slips of its own. More than two dozen staff members were laid off, I have learned. The cuts came primarily in the company's financing, licensing and distribution...
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Force March? Disney to Release a ‘Star Wars’ Movie Every Year – Forbes
Los Angeles Times Force March? Disney to Release a 'Star Wars' Movie Every YearForbesThe Twitterati are already concerned that there will be a Star Wars overload, that the movies will be “force marched” out as fast as Disney can make them. After all, Disney isn't typically known for pumping out entries in a franchise...
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Disney will release a new ‘Star Wars’ movie every year starting in 2015 – Entertainment Weekly
Yahoo! Movies (blog) Disney will release a new 'Star Wars' movie every year starting in 2015Entertainment WeeklyConfirming a strategy of aggressive franchise expansion, Disney announced today at CinemaCon that they are planning to release a new Star Wars movie every year, starting with the J.J. Abrams-powered Episode VII in summer 2015. The plan is...
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