Author: Mr. Daps
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES “Talk Like a Pirate Day” Lexicon and New Clip!
Are ye speaking pirate today? In celebration of “Talk Like a Pirate Day” today, please find attached a PIRATE-SPEAK lexicon courtesy of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES on Blu-ray and DVD. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will set sail on DVD, stunning high definition Blu-ray™, eye popping Blu-ray 3D™ (a first for…
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3D ‘Lion King’ reigns at top of movie box office
Reuters via Yahoo! India News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Lion King” is back on top of the movie jungle seventeen years after the film first hit theaters. A 3D version of the 1994 Walt Disney Co animated classic reclaimed the box office throne with a strong $29.3 million in domestic ticket sales over the…
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TWDC EXECUTIVES TO DISCUSS FISCAL FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2011 FINANCIAL RESULTS VIA WEBCAST
BURBANK, Calif., September 14, 2011 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will discuss fiscal full year and fourth quarter 2011 financial results via a live audio Webcast beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 10, 2011. Results will be released at approximately 4:15 p.m. EST / 1:15 p.m. PST.…
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JAY RASULO, SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, TO SPEAK AT THE GOLDMAN SACHS 20TH ANNUAL COMMUNACOPIA CONFERENCE
BURBANK, Calif., September 15, 2011 – Jay Rasulo, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Goldman Sachs 20th Annual Communacopia Conference on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:15 p.m. EDT / 10:15 a.m. PDT. To listen to a live Webcast…
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Halloween Time Arrives at Disneyland
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Today marked the first day of Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. Throughout the Disneyland Resort the familiar orange colors could be found as happy haunts could be found inside and outside of Haunted Mansion Holiday. Characters could also be found out and about celebrating the haunted…
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Hand Paint Haunted Mansion Parasol Part of Raffle for Thank You Walt Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion Costume Ball”
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Thank You Walt Disney, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri in an order to preserve an important part of Walt Disney’s life and history. On October 15, 2011 they will be hosting “The Haunted Mansion Costume Ball” at…
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Disney Princess: Fairy Tale Songs Set for Sept. 20 Release
DAPs Magic Disney News – PR Newswire ALBUM INCLUDES CLASSICS FROM DISNEY ANIMATED FILMS AND OFFICIAL NEW DISNEY PRINCESS SONG, “THE GLOW” DIGITAL SINGLE SET FOR RELEASE ON SEPT. 13 BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — They’re among the crown jewels of the Disney songbook: classics sung by princesses and princesses-to-be, from Cinderella to the Little Mermaid.…
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Four Seasons finalizes deal for $360 million hotel at Disney World
DAPs Magic Disney News – Orlando Sentinal Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts said Tuesday it has secured financing for a $360 million luxury resort at Walt Disney World and will begin construction of the long-planned project in December. The 444-room hotel, which will include a rooftop restaurant with views of the Magic Kingdom and a “lazy river” water feature,…
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NEWSIES the Musical Rehearsals Continue for Upcoming Performances
Newsies will be dancing on to the stage this weekend! As opening night draws nearer and nearer, a video of rehearsals has been released by Disney On Broadway. Newsies is a musical about the 1899 labor strike organized by a group of young “newsies.” It is a stage adaptation of the 1992 film of the…
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Disneyland Remembers 9-11
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On September 11, 2001 Disneyland was empty. There were no guests flying through space in Tomorrowland, no adventures through the jungles of Adventureland, no laughing place in Critter Country. With all the unknowns of the day, it was decided that it would not be safe to open…
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Elmo and Kevin Clash Come to Beverly Hills
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Kevin Clash may not be the most recognizable face on the street, but voice and counterpart is recognized and loved by millions around the world. Kevin Clash is Elmo. This weekend they were at the Beverly Hills Hilton as part of the PBS Tour and to…
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2011 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2011 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2010 Disneyland’s Fantasmic! 2 Cameras
On August 17, 2010 Mr. DAPs and crew went to Disneyland to film Fantasmic! with two cameras. Here is the resulting video that came out of our evening at the Disneyland Resort. Disneyland Description of Fantasmic! Witness the forces of good and evil as they do battle in Mickey’s dream during this extravagant musical, pyrotechnic…
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2010 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2010 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2009 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2009 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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2008 Disneyland All-American College Band
The 2008 Disneyland Resort All-American College Band, under the direction of Dr. Ron McCurdy. On this page you can see videos from throughout the summer with the band, it’s guest clinicians, and special events. We hope you enjoy this page! We will continue to add to it as we find more photos and videos from…
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Eisner’s Prom Queen Expands Distribution
Beverly Hills-based Vuguru, the online new media studio funded by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, said Friday afternoon that it has signed on a number of distributors for its "Prom Queen: Summer Heat" series. The spinoff of the firm's "Prom Queen" online series will be available on Bebo, MySpace, YouTube, Veoh, Verizon Wireless V CAST…
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CEOs Like Disney’s Bob Iger, Merrill Lynch’s Stan O’Neal and Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi Launched Big Stock Sales Programs After Their Companies Announced Stock Repurchase Plans, Financial Week Reports
Analysis of 50 largest buybacks finds post-announcement sales by executives dwarfed sales over prior 12 months NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — If actions speak louder than words, some big-company CEOs are telling their shareholders-and the world-that their companies' stock buybacks aren't worth very much. Or they're worth taking advantage of. That's because, according to…
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Restored Jungle Screens
Disney screened a newly restored and digitally enhanced version of The Jungle Book on Sept. 6 in Hollywood, preceded by a panel with the cast and crew of the last movie Walt Disney worked on himself. The screening fell on the 40th anniversary of the animated classic's premiere and took place at the El Capitan…
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5-year-old cancer patient travels to Disney today
Five-year-old Michael Canary will fly to Florida to visit Disney World and the Atlantic Ocean today through the local Wish Upon A Star organization. Canary, who has three tumors on his brain stem, will leave from the Evansville Regional Airport at 9:45 a.m. with his mother and three sisters. He will spend a week at…
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Endeavour Astronauts Visit Disney World
Disney World patrons were treated to a little extra magic on Monday when astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavor paid a visit. The entire Endeavor crew came to talk to area high school students and some lucky fourth- and fifth-graders about their experience in space. Space shuttle Endeavour returned toKennedy Space Center safely on Aug.…
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Disney to test toys independently
LOS ANGELES – Following the recall of millions of toys by Mattel Inc., The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will independently test toys featuring its characters. The media and entertainment conglomerate said it will hire companies to randomly buy Disney-branded toys off store shelves and test for lead paint and other safety issues such…
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ABC taps Vermont family, will build new house for them
ATHENS, Vt. —A family that needed a break is getting one — courtesy of ABC-TV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Sara and Louis Vitale, whose 2-year-old son suffers from severe birth defects, will have a house built for them so they can move out of the deteriorating former hunting cabin they now call home. The construction will…