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From latimes.com:
As if rising gas and food prices werent enough, a ticket to the Magic Kingdom will soon cost a few bucks more.
Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it would raise one-day ticket prices at its domestic parks starting Sunday.
One-day tickets for those 10 and older to Disneyland in Anaheim will rise from $66 to $69; for children ages 3 to 9, the price will increase from $56 to $59.
At Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., one-day prices will rise from $71 to $75, while tickets for children ages 3 to 9 will go from $60 to $63.
The price increase applies in varying degrees for longer stays, and the park hopper option, an add-on that allows ticket holders to move among any of Disneys parks, will cost $50, up from $45.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 2, 2008 at 9:57 pm · Permalink
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From orlandosentinel.com:
Actress Ming-Na, who voiced the title character in Mulan, poses with Mulan’s guardian dragon, Mushu, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. You might recognize her from roles in ER, the film The Joy Luck Club or way back on As the World Turns. (Photo by Garth Vaughan / Walt Disney World).
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 1, 2008 at 12:37 pm · Permalink
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From telegraph.co.uk:
There were reports of minor, scattered structural damage to buildings near the epicentre including dislodged masonry, damaged roofs and flooding.
There were also reports of a few injuries including one man who broke a leg running from his house as the quake hit. Other people became trapped in elevators.
The quake did not damage the region’s oil refineries, pipelines, nuclear plants and Los Angeles’s electrical grid although there were some local power cuts. Airports in the area were also open and operating normally, according to reports.
The 5.4 magnitude quake was centred near Chino Hills, some 30 miles south east of downtown Los Angeles, and was felt across much of Southern California and as far away as Las Vegas.
Eyewitnesses said the jolt, which lasted 10 to 15 seconds, caused tall buildings to sway and shake, windows and furniture to rattle and sent goods on supermarket shelves spilling to the floor.
The quake was swiftly followed by more than a dozen smaller aftershocks in the Chino Hills area, said the United States Geological Survey. The USGS estimated the initial quake was “pretty shallow by worldwide standards”, occurring about 8 miles below the earth’s surface.
“It will certainly cause cracked plaster and broken windows, but probably not structural damage,” said seismologist Kate Hutton, of the USGS office in Pasadena.
Businesses and tourist attractions swiftly evacuated staff and visitors as a precautionary measure immediately after the quake hit at 11.42am local time. At the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, south of Los Angeles, rides were shut down and inspected for damage.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 1, 2008 at 12:34 pm · Permalink
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From cinemablend.com:
Even though the main animated Disney movies that get people excited these days come from Pixar, there’s a whole bunch of little girls who are probably thrilled about The Princess and the Frog, a traditional, 2D fairy tale set to come out next Christmas. Not only is it the first “princess” movie to come from Disney since Mulan, it also features Disney’s first African-American princess, Princess Tiana (voiced by Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose).
The first teaser trailer for the movie is now online, and you can see a full-quality version at Disney’s official site, or check out the YouTube version below. It doesn’t show us much plot, but does reveal three characters that seem to be crucial to the story—Princess Tiana, of course, the stubborn frog of the title, and a snaggletoothed lightning bug who speaks in a deep South drawl. You may hear some debate about whether or not the lightning bug is a bit of a racial stereotype—you know, like the crows in Dumbo or that whole Uncle Remus thing. I’m a bit torn, but mostly too distracted by all the cute elements of the teaser. Check it out below and see if you think Disney can bring enough racial sensitivity to this potentially groundbreaking cartoon.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 31, 2008 at 12:08 pm · Permalink
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From marketwatch.com:
Today, Toys”R”Us, Inc. and Disney Consumer Products announced the introduction of a line of 10 specially created Halloween costumes for boys, girls and babies based on popular Disney characters. These costumes will be available exclusively at Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us stores nationwide and at www.Toysrus.com/ExclusiveCostumes during the 2008 Halloween season. This unique product offering will serve to spotlight the continued support by Toys”R”Us and Disney for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 31, 2008 at 5:56 am · Permalink
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www.reuters
Sam Raimi, the director of Sony’s “Spider-Man” films, is going Disney for the first time.
The studio has picked up “The Transplants,” an action-adventure described as a superhero story with a comedic bent. The project was pitched by scribes Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, who are best known for “Not Another Teen Movie.”
Raimi is known more for his horror fare and “Spider-Man” movies, not to mention his comedic sensibilities that attract the geek audience. Disney, on the other hand, isn’t exactly known for its edge, with fare that plays fairly broad.
Still, a few projects and names pop from the Disney slate, such as the Bruce Willis sci-fi actioner “Surrogates” and the Tim Burton-directed “Alice in Wonderland,” which is sure to attract literary hipsters as much as families.
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 31, 2008 at 5:51 am · Permalink
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From signonsandiego.com:
When ABC television needed to fill a rotating display case at The Pie Hole, the fictional restaurant in its quirky comedy “Pushing Daisies,” its creative team discovered that using real pies had its drawbacks
The network would freeze, thaw and reuse the same pies, creating a gloppy mess that just wouldnt do for prime time.
A representative from the network eventually contacted Vista-based Fax Foods.
“He said he was tired of spending money on disgusting pies,” said Jennifer Hardesty, office manager for the company, which produces finely detailed food replicas and takes its name from the word facsimile.
Hardesty solved ABCs problem by creating plastic apple, blueberry, kiwi, strawberry and peach confections with a shelf life the network can only hope its show will enjoy.
“Those are my pies,” she said, beaming. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 31, 2008 at 5:43 am · Permalink
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From orlandosentinel.com:
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas — if you work backstage at Walt Disney World, that is. In this photo supplied by Disney, Cecil Gordon works on the 6-foot-tall angel that will top the tree at Epcot later this year.
Disney says cast members are working “around the clock” for the holidays already, decorating 1,500 trees, unpacking 15 miles of garland and repainting holiday scenes. Not to mention testing the snow machines — very Florida.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 30, 2008 at 9:11 pm · Permalink
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From reuters.com:
Hong Kong Disneyland, which has struggled since opening in 2005, was all smiles on Wednesday after the government made it the sole beneficiary of an easy-visa scheme that could bring millions of tourists from mainland China.
The new initiative, which immediately drew accusations of administrative interference, will bring people from the neighboring city of Shenzhen who are not normally qualified to visit Hong Kong straight to the theme park and straight back again, Hong Kong media reported.
“Under the pilot scheme, migrants living and working in Shenzhen will be able to join group tours to Disneyland without having to return to their home provinces to obtain travel permits,” the South China Morning Post said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 30, 2008 at 8:21 pm · Permalink
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From businessweek.com:
The company doctor is back. Its a tradition with roots in the 1800s, but the practice fell from grace in the 1930s and 1940s, when critics complained that the doctors were mainly serving the employers interests. Many states passed laws requiring such medical centers to be owned by physicians. Even now there are calls for monitoring the clinics, to ensure they emphasize patient care over savings.
Nevertheless, in a climate of deepening health-care woes, company-based medical centers are winning dozens of fresh converts. These include the North American units of Toyota and Nissan NSANY, Harrahs Entertainment, and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Pharmacy chain Walgreen WAG, which also operates nearly 200 small clinics for customers at its retail stores, sees so much growth in on-site medical centers that in May it snapped up Take Care Health. A recent study by benefits-consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide WW found that 32% of all employers with more than 1,000 workers either have an on-site medical center or plan to build one by 2009. “Were talking about a microcosm of health-care reform,” says Hal Rosenbluth, president of Walgreens health and wellness division. “Companies can take control and understand their health-care costs.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 30, 2008 at 8:12 pm · Permalink
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