Category: Disney

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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 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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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,…

Amy Adams is a little girl's dream come true. She stars as a living, breathing Disney cartoon princess in the romantic comedy Enchanted, a musical combo of hand-drawn animation and live action that opens Nov. 21. The actress experiences the fantasy of many an older girl, as well. Her Giselle, who pops out of a…

Once upon a time, Disney 2-D animation ruled. But those days are more over than Sanjaya on American Idol. The treasured tradition that includes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid and The Lion King was eclipsed at the box office and in the hearts of moviegoers by the arrival of digital-age dazzlers…

The Walt Disney Co. has unveiled Disney Xtreme Digital, the company's answer to MySpace, according to media reports.The Disney XD social networking site is aimed at children under 14 years of age. The service has built in parental controls that will limit kids' access to the site, including chat privileges and other methods of communication.…

Appearance at Railroad Days marks the steam engine's first departure from the amusement park. FULLERTON – For the first time in its 52 years, the C.K. Holliday Locomotive No. 1 will leave Disneyland and trundle down Harbor Boulevard for a guest appearance at this city's ninth-annual Railroad Days on Saturday and Sunday. The 9-ton engine will…

Walt Disney Board Names P&G's Susan Arnold As Independent Director BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Media conglomerate Walt Disney Co. said its board elected Susan E. Arnold as a new independent director, effective Tuesday. Arnold, 53, is the vice chairman of P&G Beauty & Health at Procter & Gamble Co. and has served in that capacity…

Lawsuit alleges the theme park skimped on safety to cut costs. The family of Disney ride-accident victim Marcelo Torres filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that poor maintenance by Disneyland mechanics caused the accident that killed their 22-year-old son last year. Torres was killed on Sept. 5, 2003, when the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad…

The latest target of Walt Disney World's array of specially-arranged, high-dollar private parties is a lineup of quinceañera events, a traditional Latin coming-of-age celebrations. The resort already offers specially-planned functions such as weddings, held in their own private pavilion and accompanied by a lavish selection of options. Quinceañera events are a tradition in many Latin…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co. unveiled a program on Tuesday to let preteens create personal mini Web sites like MySpace's very popular social networking site for older teens and young adults, with parental controls it hopes will create a safe haven. The Disney feature, called Disney Xtreme Digital, or Disney XD, is aimed…

The past two years, Brad Bird, the Oscar-winning director of Pixar Animation's "The Incredibles," has been watching as one talking-animal animated movie after another has come and gone in theaters. Frankly, he's a little annoyed because he knows you're thinking his new film, "Ratatouille," is just another "wisecracking critters movie." Yes, "Ratatouille" does follow a…