Author: Mr. Daps

  • Benioff Penning Disney’s Gemini Man

    Benioff Penning Disney’s Gemini Man

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    Walt Disney Pictures has hired screenwriter David Benioff to bring his take to the long-gestating action project Gemini Man.Benioff will be doing a ground-up reworking of the story of an over-the-hill hitman forced to do battle with a younger clone of himself.The film will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who boarded the project about nine…

  • Top Disney business trainer to teach local class

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    SYLVA – Southwestern Community College, along with a host of other sponsors, will bring Doug Lipp, Disney's top customer service trainer to the area May 16. Lipp, an internationally-acclaimed expert on customer service, will present a one-day leadership seminar and workshop for owners and managers – Lead the Way: Your Customers and Employees Will Follow-…

  • Pirate-princess parties return to Disney

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    Back by popular demand, "Pirate and Princess Parties" return to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom late this summer.After running the dual-themed, after-hours events for 13 nights this past winter, Disney is bringing them back for eight nights starting Aug. 11. Tickets, $32.95 in advance for children ages 3-9 and $38.95 for older children and adults,…

  • Saving on meals with the Mouse

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    Eating at the Walt Disney World restaurants is part of what makes a trip to Orlando memorable. But for some families, a couple of meals a day in the Disney parks might become so expensive they feel they can't afford the experience. For a limited time, however, United Vacations has an offer that throws in…

  • ‘Pirates’ aims for the real thing

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    UNDER a high, hot September sky, Disney Studios has clearly surrendered. Deep in the heart of the back lot, all those striding, BlackBerry-monitoring employees give way to denizens of a different sort. Pirates of every hue, hair configuration and state of personal hygiene. Pirates in velvet, silk and leather. Chinese pirates and African pirates, French…

  • Go gear: ‘The Complete Walt Disney World’

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    If you've been one of the 40 million annual visitors to Walt Disney World, you've probably seen a few frustrated, map-clutching guests trying to navigate their way through the parks. Maybe you've even been one of them. Julie and Mike Neal's new "The Complete Walt Disney World" (Coconut Press, $24.95) can help. The couple logged…

  • European cruise — Disney style

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    The president of the line touts a hassle-free trip that delivers what families want. On a recent morning, Disney Cruise Line President Tom McAlpin stood in front of 20 new recruits from across Europe and tried to explain why they are spending three days in a building in Central Florida, 60 miles inland and nowhere…

  • Memorial set for ‘Voice of Disneyland’

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    A memorial service will be Sunday for Earl Raymond Jackson, dubbed "the voice of Disneyland," who died April 30. He was 72. He moved with family to California in 1967, working in the Entertainment Division at Disneyland. After producing and announcing many live shows, including the premier of Disneyland on Parade, Jackson was dubbed "the…

  • Narnia Blog Updated

    Narnia Blog Updated

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    Walt Disney Pictures has updated the official Blog for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The Blog entry features co-screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely talking about the sequel's story. Here's a clip:Consequently, we decided to weave the two plots together early, bringing the Pevensies into Narnia near the start and giving them a greater…

  • Can’t wait to get back to ‘School’

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    Will Troy and Gabriella finally kiss? Will Sharpay learn to play well with others? These questions and more will be answered this summer. The highly anticipated original movie sequel, "High School Musical 2," will make its premiere on the Disney Channel on Aug. 17. All the stars return from the first hit movie to participate…

  • Maryland to put Disney characters in textbooks

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    BALTIMORE — Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck could become regulars in elementary and middle school classrooms after Maryland's top educator encouraged teachers Thursday to use comic books to inspire students to read. The state worked with Disney Publishing Worldwide and its educational division last year to develop a pilot project to put Mickey and Donald…

  • Families all ears for Disney

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    It may be Mickey Mouse in nature, but it's a contest Calgary families want to win. The Sun begins game play tomorrow in the Year of a Million Dreams, a contest which will see three families win Disneyland Resort Dream Vacations for four people in California — worth $2,500. A Disneyland game board will be…

  • Disney Relocates Call Center to Jonesville

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    JONESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — DisneyShopping.com is relocating its customer call center from Kansas to Jonesville, bringing 60 new jobs to Union County.The call center in Kansas City, Kansas, was closed two years ago and the service was contracted out to a third-party provider.The company says the first of the new employees has already been hired…

  • Disney Dreamers & Doers honored

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    Walt Disney World singled out three winning Central Florida students and 100 additional finalists for outstanding character development and achievement in ceremonies Wednesday at the resort. The annual Disney Dreamers and Doers program reviewed more than 500 nominees from schools in Orange, Lake, Polk, Osceola and Seminole Counties to select the winners. The top three,…

  • Zagat weighs in on food and fun at Disney World

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    Mickey Mouse gets his ears tweaked in the "Zagat Walt Disney World Insider's Guide," which offers sassy insights into the world's most popular amusement park. The survey slams bland food "from Planet Blech" at a Tomorrowland eatery and "obscenely long lines" for Dumbo the Flying Elephant. But its 4,841 reviewers find class too, such as…

  • Two New Pirates TV Spots!

    Two New Pirates TV Spots!

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    Yahoo! Movies has your first look at two new TV spots for Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which will hit theaters in North America at 8pm on Thursday, May 24th. The highly-anticipated third installment, directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by JerryBruckheimer, stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey…

  • Disney Channel prepares High School Musical 2 for August premiere

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    The highly anticipated sequel to the successful Disney Channel original tween movie High School Musicalwill hit US airwaves on Friday, August 17 before rolling out across the Mouse's worldwide network in September. The made-for-TV sequel will initially be promoted through an interactive online game housed onDisneyChannel.com as of May 4, and then on May 18,…

  • Disney Bets Long on Film Shorts

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    When Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS) chief creative officer, John A. Lasseter, went hunting recently for someone to direct Disney's big-budget animated flick American Dog, he turned to Chris Williams, a first-time feature film director whose main experience working on features was as a story artist for movies like Chicken Little. It was a big jump…

  • Disney Park Grand Openings

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    Disney Parks have always seemed to be a family favorite, no matter how old you are. We take a look at your favorite Disney parks and reveal when they first opened!Disneyland located in Anaheim, California was the first theme park created by Walt Disney. When it first opened on July 17, 1955 the park offered…

  • World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, to Benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation (R)

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    WHO: From the film – Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun Fat, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Bill Nighy, Keith Richards, Kevin McNally, Jonathan Pryce, David Schofield, Lee Arenberg, Martin Klebba, David Bailie, Vanessa Branch, Jack Davenport, Greg Ellis, Reggie Lee, Peter Donald Badalamenti II, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski. Other guests…

  • Disney scores with ‘School’ concert

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    The Disney Channel expands its "High School Musical" franchise tonight with a special culled from the recent concert tour that, though well done, doesn't fully capture the fun of the live show. Let's get one thing clear from the start: "High School Musical: The Concert" will be a huge ratings winner for the Disney Channel.…

  • Meet the ‘Enchanted’ cast

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    A cartoon princess is banished to Manhattan and must contend with urban realities as an actual human. That is the plot ofEnchanted, a Nov. 21 release and the first Disney event movie since 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit to mingle traditional animation and live action. Since no in-house 2-D unit existed when production began, an…

  • UI alum finds boyhood calling at Disney

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    When Don Hall was first assigned to work on the movie Meet the Robinsons, he never imagined that he would lend his voice to two characters: Uncle Gaston and Coach.As the main animator for the Walt Disney Studios film, the UI alumnus worked for four years to help create the characters that he embellished with…

  • Disney Interactive Announces XBLA Tron, Discs Of Tron

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    In anticipation of classic sci-fi film Tron's 25th anniversary, Disney Interactive Studios has announced that this summer will see the release of Xbox Live Arcade remakes of its arcade hits Tron and Discs of Tron. In development by Backbone Charlottetown, the same studio that brought Konami's PlayStation originalCastlevania: Symphony of the Night to the Live Arcade,…