Category: Entertainment

Animation Magazine reported a rumor that Disney is campaigning heavily to win broadcast rights to George Lucas' proposed computer-animated Star Wars series Clone Wars. The magazine, citing JimHillMedia, also reported that Disney wants to turn a portion of Tomorrowland in Disneyland over to Lucas so that new Star Wars-related attractions can be added to the…

It now costs more to park at Walt Disney World. Over the weekend, the company raised its parking rates by $1 per car. That means it now costs $11 dollars to park at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, or Animal Kingdom. Parking remains free at other Disney areas, including the water parks and Downtown Disney.  

Walt Disney World's Contemporary, Old Key West and Saratoga Springs Resorts were designated Tuesday by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as the 34th, 35th and 36th Florida hotels in its Florida Green Lodging Program. The program is a voluntary state initiative that provides the hotel industry with technical assistance and encourages it to adopt…

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 5 (UPI) — The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned to Earth Aug. 21 will be honored this week during ceremonies at Florida's Walt Disney World.The Endeavour crew will meet with reporters, attend a plaque dedication atDisney World's Epcot theme park and answer questions submitted by park guests. The National Aeronautics…

Jeffrey Katzenberg is determined to show that 3D's time has arrived Early in his days as a Hollywood climber, Jeffrey Katzenberg was known around town for his tenacious pursuit of hot movie scripts. Thirty years later, the hyperkinetic mogul no longer confines his obsessions to screenplays. If you happen to be sitting at the corner…

In Part 1 of our set visit for Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, we gave an overview of our visit to the sets and exterior locations in and around Prague, briefly mentioning a few of the people we spoke to. We also ran a brief interview with the film's director Andrew Adamson, who was…

The original wholesome family-values company, Disney has long been a part of the videogames industry. With so many well-established character franchises in the TV and movie worlds, a transition to videogames was an obvious step. Still mainly known for content geared towards children, the ever-increasing average age of gamers – as well as the influx…

The story of Dorothy A. Miller is about her all-consuming promotion of "God's Story: From Creation to Eternity." The 80-minute DVD released in 1996 contains a script written by Miller and is narrated by actor Dean Jones, the star of many Disney movies. "He did it because he thought it was a great project," said…

Carlos Carballo blazed his way to a record-setting first-place finish at today's Disneyland Half Marathon.The American runner completed the 13.1-mile course in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 7 seconds – for a blistering 5:20-mile pace and a race record. Kevin Broady won the inaugural race last year in 1:11:29.Suzy Schumacher won the women's race in 1:24:07,…

One popular Disney attraction is set to reopen as another is set to go under a rehab. The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom has been closed since June 6 while Imagineers update the 36-year-old ride and add new shots, audio and visual effects. It is tentatively set to reopen on September 13. The Rock…

Walt Disney Co. has broadened its strategy by offering more vacation opportunities of its own throughout the world. Adventures by Disney, the company's 2-year-old and rapidly expanding package-vacation program, will add eight more locations next year, including trips to Peru, China, Australia — and Southern California, the company announced last week.The trips include Disney-arranged stays,…

Having hit marketing paydirt years ago by repackaging several animated Disney heroines together under the joint label Disney Princesses, Disney continues to cater to their heretofore neglected market – young girls – with a series of DVDs promoting this incredibly lucrative line of products.Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreamsshouldn't ever be considered anything other…

Winner’s Dream Comes True After Race Through Disneyland Resort Parks and Streets of Anaheim ANAHEIM, Calif. (September 3, 2007) – Carlos Carballo, 24, of Cathedral City, Calif.,  posted a time of 1:10:07 to lead the field of more than 13,000 registered runners to victory in the Disneyland Half Marathon. The Half Marathon, affectionately dubbed “The…

Like most movie musicals, High School Musical 2 had a very happy ending — for Disney Channel this summer. The network, buoyed by the cable-record-shattering sequel to High School Musical, won the primetime summer ratings race, according to Nielsen Media Research data released Tuesday. Disney Channel averaged a 2.5 household rating this summer, up 9%…

When 13-year-old Karli Hintz learned the Waukesha County Deputy Sheriff's Association and the Make-A-Wish Foundation were working to grant her wish to meet "tween" idol Miley Cyrus – pop star "Hannah Montana" on the popular Disney Channel program – she could hardly contain her excitement. "Her spirits are so high right now," said her mother,…

The sharks are circling around the Ellie Caulkins Opera House – and my e-mail inbox. "Disney apologist!" they cry, the most cutting barb one could ever launch at a critic. Apparently I wasn't condemning enough in my review of "The Little Mermaid," Disney's new stage spectacle that's getting a sneak peek in Denver before bowing…

Anaheim Resort Transit (ART) will begin service from the Anaheim Amtrak station to The Disneyland® Resort and Anaheim Resort(TM) hotels beginning Oct. 1, 2007. The shuttle service will be provided hourly meeting all southbound and northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains. A schedule will be posted on the ART website www.rideart.org starting early September. The service…

Following last year's successful event, which attracted nearly 30,000 gays and lesbians from California and all over the country, fans of Mickey and Minnie Mouse are once again preparing for the popular “gay days” event at Disneyland, set for Oct. 5-7 in Anaheim, Calif. Modeled after the gay days at Walt Disney World in Orlando,…

Four off-ramps closed down during park's Labor Day half-marathon. ANAHEIM – Freeway off-ramps on the I-5 near Disneyland will be closed Monday morning as the park's half-marathon race gets under way, authorities said. The Harbor Boulevard and Disney Way exits on the southbound side of the I-5 will be closed Monday morning, as well as…

Miley Cyrus and her Disney Channel alter ego, Hannah Montana, likely will be playing to packed houses when the 14-year-old singer/actress hits the road this fall. She already has sold out the first 17 dates of a 54-city tour that begins Oct. 18 in St. Louis and ends Jan. 9 in Albany, N.Y.; another 17…

Videogames can be a force for good, uniting families in a single activity, according to Disney vice president Thierry Braille. Speaking in an exclusive interview withGamesIndustry.biz, Braille talked about the vision of the Disney brand, and that although more mature games such as Turok are published under the Touchstone label, there's still something for everybody.…

In the wake of NBC's announcement that it plans to pull its content from theiTunes Store and Apple's subsequent announcement that it would cancel the broadcaster's contract, other providers of for-purchase content available through iTunes have lined up to express their continued support and media availability. Disney Channel executives, for instance, say that not only will…

The Disney Magic returns to Port Canaveral today after more than three months in Europe, and resumes its Caribbean itinerary. The Disney Magic left in May for Europe, where it ferried passengers from ports of call in Italy, Spain and France. Later today, the Magic will resume its seven-night Eastern and Western trips through the…

A little more than two years after its launch, Walt Disney World's first-of-its-kind, free airport shuttle has proved wildly popular with customers, ferrying 150,000 tourists a month between Orlando International Airport and hotels within the sprawling resort.But fewer than half of those riders check their bags with Disney before leaving the resort for their flight…