Category: Podcast
From distantcreations.com:
No, we’re not talking about the Jungle Cruise — Skipper Ben, Jay and Mark are taking The Disney Torture Test, a charity endurance fund raiser and poor, poor Ben has a breakdown on ride #46 of the Winnie the Pooh ride. Jay and Mark find him and help him through Ride #47 with a history lesson on Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger.
Listen to Backstage Pass, part of the Inside the Magic podcast — available for download at www.distantcreation.com/insidethemagic or on iTunes
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 17, 2007 at 1:45 pm · Permalink
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Category: Theme Parks
From nydailynews.com:
The first thing you notice entering the Shuttle Launch Experience at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the noise - and the rumble under your feet.
Walking up the industrial steel gangway, visitors are met by the voices of astronauts talking about their actual shuttle experiences - the fear, the joy and the emotions they felt while buckled in and waiting for their shuttle missions to take off.
The testimonials are just part of the Space Center’s recently opened $60 million Shuttle Launch Experience, which simulates all the sensations of an actual shuttle ride. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on December 16, 2007 at 9:47 am · Permalink
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Category: Misc
From stltoday.com:
An investment fund headed by Roy Disney is pushing for changes at Panera Bread Co. after buying a 5.46 percent stake in the operator of bakery-cafés.
In a filing Friday, the Shamrock Activist Value Fund of Burbank, Calif., said it had bought 1.7 million Panera shares for $72.7 million. Disney, a former director of Walt Disney Co. and a nephew of the late Walt Disney, heads the fund along with Stanley P. Gold, another former Disney director.
In the filing, the fund criticized Paneras corporate governance, saying it “impedes accountability” in ways that may hurt shareholders. The fund said it had asked Panera to make several changes, including:
•Electing directors annually, instead of electing groups of directors with staggered, overlapping terms.
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•Separating the jobs of chief executive and chairman.
•Converting the companys Class B shares, which have more voting power, to Class A common shares.
•Expanding the board by adding new members with operating experience.
—Improving disclosure of executive pay to show what performance measures are used to determine compensation.
Ronald M. Shaich currently serves as chairman and chief executive. Panera had four directors, including Shaich, when it filed its proxy last spring.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 16, 2007 at 9:42 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From wesh.com:
Walt Disney World announced on Wednesday that theyll build a new state-of-the-art health care clinic for their employees.
Despite a workforce scattered across Central Florida, Disney officials said it made sense to have a health care option where employees would find it convenient and ready to use.
While Mickey and Minnie Mouse are Disneys most visible ambassadors, theyre not much for words. So others were talking up the latest Disney project, a $6 million primary health care facility, where cast members can meet with doctors, get prescriptions filled and get basic tests and checkups.
“We live in an era where employers and employees must work very closely together, each taking a role in finding solutions,” Disney President of Worldwide Operations Al Weiss said.
“This onsite facility will be right here, with extended hours for our cast members through the day and on the weekend and will make getting health care much more available to them,” Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton said.
Disney officials hope a convenient location and hours will make for a healthier workforce.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 13, 2007 at 2:20 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc
From youtube.com:
Aussie dude looses board and falls down 45 feet, in huge skate ramp during X-Games, and he is ok Well, with some contusions
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 12, 2007 at 6:57 pm · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From yahoo.com:
First photos and the movie poster are released from “Indiana Jones 4.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 11, 2007 at 11:46 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From mouseplanet.com:
The Disneyland Resort has filed for a liquor license for Disneyland Park, and the required public notice posting seems to be causing some raised eyebrows. In fact, we’re told this license is intended only to cover special events inside Disneyland, like movie premieres and private parties. Previously, they have just pulled a special permit for each event; now they will have a standing park-wide permit. Alcohol will not be sold during normal operating hours at Disneyland, with the usual exception of Club 33, so you won’t be able to get a mimosa at River Belle Terrace when it reopens.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 10, 2007 at 5:06 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From bloomberg.com:
Tokyo Disneyland had a power system failure yesterday at around 6:10 p.m., disrupting the operation of 25 of its 41 rides, the Yomiuri newspaper said, citing Oriental Land Co., which operates the theme park.
Oriental Land said nobody was injured, Yomiuri reported on its Web site, without giving details on what caused the outage. Most of the rides eventually resumed operation, the report said.
There were about 40,000 visitors at the theme park when the power went down. Oriental Land gave tickets for use at a later date to people who couldnt get on the rides. The disrupted rides include Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain, Yomiuri said.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 10, 2007 at 5:04 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc
From marcnjami.com:
Grab a digital picture and go elf youself The web site has been getting so much traffic that it fades in and out throught the day so be patient and go
http://www.elfyourself.com.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 10, 2007 at 11:40 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Collectibles
From abbeypress.com:
Tinkerbell captures the magic of the holiday season–share it with someone you love Made of resin. 9″. $28.99
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Posted by Dr. Disney on December 10, 2007 at 9:34 am · Permalink
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