Category: Disney

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

ABC ordered 10 episodes of game show Duel from BermanBraun, the production company’s first series pickup.The hour-long show is from producers French TV, who also landed a run for the show in England via ITV. Gail Berman and former ABC exec Lloyd Braun will produce, along with French TV’s David Rosconval and Francis Vacher. The…

THE Broadway-bound productions of Disney’s “Little Mermaid” and “The NewMel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” (yes, that is its official full name) both had their out-of-town openings on the same night, Aug. 23, roughly 1,300 miles apart. In many ways the out-of-town experiences for these two shows — the biggest high-stakes gambles of the fall season,…

Walt Disney World visitors could eventually order line-skipping, FastPass ride tickets from their cell phones or home computers, and could receive preferential treatment based on the price of their Disney accommodations, using a new technology the resort's parent company is developing.The technology, which the Walt Disney Co. is seeking to patent, would use central computers…

ENVER, 7 (UPI) — The musical stage production of "Disney’s The Little Mermaid" has sold out its seven-week, pre-Broadway run in Denver.Nearly 95,000 tickets were sold for the 47-performance engagement, which ends Sunday, at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for thePerforming Arts.It was one of the most highly attended events in…

DENVER, Colo., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — With its final performance this Sunday, September 9 — after four weeks of previews and nearly three weeks of performances — Disney's pre-Broadway engagement of THE LITTLE MERMAID has sold out every ticket made available to the public in its run at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the…

The stars of the popular "High School Musical 2" will host a special Dance-Along telecast on the Disney Channel Sept. 8. Fans can print out instructions and practice the choreography via DisneyChannel.com for the Dance-Along premiere, which plays at 8 PM. (All times ET. Check local listings.) The sequel's TV debut drew a record-breaking 17.2…

NEW YORK – The Walt Disney Co. is sticking with the 18-year-old star of its wildly successful "High School Musical" franchise, despite her "lapse in judgment" in posing for racy photos that were leaked to the Internet. Vanessa Hudgens apologized Friday for the photos, which show her smiling as she posed naked and in underwear…

Is he the next John Travolta or Johnny Depp, or just another teenage fad, as ephemeral as Hula-Hoops, "Scream," "Dawson's Creek" and Leif Garrett? That's the billion-dollar question hanging over 19-year-old Zac Efron, the pimple-free star of Disney's "High School Musical" juggernaut. Hollywood woke up this past week with a case of whiplash. Sure, everyone…

Walt Disney World has released details of this year's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party — its tame alternative to Universal Orlando's very scary Halloween Horror Nights. The Disney event will be held on 20 nights at the Magic Kingdom. They are Sept. 14, 21, 28 and 30; Oct. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18,…

'High School Musical' creative force Kenny Ortega cites Gene Kelly as a source of inspiration BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – -Kenny Ortega has a way of making America move. The latest celebration of his talent will come at 8 p.m. Saturday, when Disney Channel presents the dance-along version of High School Musical 2.Ortega directed and choreographed…

For all of you who have been waiting in anticipation, wait no more! The Disney Channel has released its latest news about the third installment of 'High School Musical.' According to starmagazine.com, after the success of the first two movies, Disney has already started the process of making a third picture entitled 'Haunted High School.'Here's…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co's ABC television network and Warner Bros announced an experimental deal on Thursday for four Warner-produced ABC shows to appear on ABC's Web-based broadband media player. ABC already makes several shows from its own production arm, ABC Studios, available for free to viewers on the ad- supported broadband…

An Indian tribe's plan is on the council's agenda, but two of five council members oppose the idea and a third has doubts. After years of toying with the notion of building Orange County's first casino, Garden Grove officials are now close to throwing in the towel on the idea once and for all.Two of…

One focuses on the magic, the other on the machinations As the hordes of tourists recede with the dying summer, the theme parks suddenly remember those of us who actually live in Orlando. The next three months are by far the best time of year for locals to visit the attractions, with shorter waits and…