Category: Entertainment

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The Walt Disney Co. confirmed Thursday the new attractions that are headed to its theme parks this year and, to no surprise, many are Pixar-themed. "Finding Nemo — the Musical" and the Seas With Nemo & Friends are headed for Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando. The latter is billed…

(Entertainment Weekly) — "Happily N'Ever After" is to Pixar what color-by-numbers is to traditional Disney animation. The press notes boast that the total production time was only 15 months, "unheard of for a first-class computer animated movie." Maybe there's a reason why that's unheard-of. This thrown-together, dumpy-looking misfire finds Cinderella's wicked stepma (Sigourney Weaver) taking…

Hollywood looks to offset sales declines by turning to Internet CBS Corp. and Walt Disney Co. will use next week's Consumer Electronics Show to expand efforts to get more of their movies and television shows onto the Web and mobile devices. Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger will announce an overhaul of the company's Web site…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The soundtrack album for the hit Disney Channel musical "High School Musical" was the top-selling CD in 2006, according to figures released by Neisen Soundscan.   The album, featuring songs by the stars of the film, sold more than 3.7 million copies, while the hit country music trio Rascal Flatts' "Me and…

Principal calls journey to Florida the ultimate educational field trip. Sure they'll miss school while riding roller coasters and eating lunch with astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center, but the Philip F. Lauer Middle School trip to Walt Disney World next week is all about learning — and maybe a little fun. Thirty students, four…

At 11.04 am, Euro Disney shares were unchanged at 0.08 eur, giving the operator of the Disneyland Paris resort a market valuation of just 312 mln eur. In its latest financial year, to September 2006, the company's net loss expanded to 73.1 mln eur from 43.7 mln, but sales grew 4.5 pct. The bottom line…

Runners from all over the world are at Walt Disney World for the resort's marathon weekend.  A record-breaking 32,000 participants are expected at the biggest on-property event of the year. Those runners rank the Marathon as one of the top-10 marathons in the world.   Because of the race routes, a number of property-wide road closures…

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) — CBS Corp. and Walt Disney Co. will use next week's Consumer Electronics Show to expand efforts to get more of their movies and television shows onto the Web and mobile devices. Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger will announce an overhaul of the company's Web site at the Las Vegas event,…

A comedy club show based on the popular Monsters, Inc. movie apparently isn't quite ready for the big time. Walt Disney World has confirmed that the opening of its next big attraction — The Monsters, Inc. The Laugh Floor Comedy Club show — will be delayed a few months so that Walt Disney Imagineering can…

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A swaggering pirate, a hotshot roadster and a sexy new 007 helped bring moviegoers back to theaters last year, as domestic ticket sales recovered from a down year in 2005. Along the way, Sony Pictures reached new heights, claiming 13 No. 1 releases and a domestic box office record of…

(CBS) LOS ANGELES A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co. by heirs of a woman who alleged that her death in 2000 from a ruptured brain aneurysm was triggered by riding Disneyland's "Indiana Jones Adventure," according to their attorney. Cristina Moreno of Barcelona, Spain, rode the thrill ride while on…

When the chief executive of Walt Disney, Robert Iger, takes the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next Monday, he is expected to introduce the new Disney.com Web site, which has taken more than a year to redesign. For years, Disney's Web sites, which include Disney.com, ESPN.com and ABC.com, have been among…

Vince Papale's improbable story of entering the National Football League after not playing football in college is chronicled in the Disney movie "Invincible." The film was released in the fall of 2006 and the DVD went on sale just before Christmas. Papale has been the featured speaker for the past two MVP Awards Banquet, sponsored…

DJ legend Fatboy Slim has signed a lucrative deal with Disney to record the soundtrack for an upcoming animation film. The Praise You star – real name Norman Cook – is taking a break from his hectic touring commitments to collaborate with top Hollywood composer Danny Elfman on an undisclosed kids' movie. He says, "It'll…

ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ — During "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration at the Disneyland Resort, guests can dream and play like kids with two special vacation offers. For a limited time, kids can fly free to the Disneyland Resort from major U.S. cities. Each child (ages 2-11) flies free with the corresponding purchase…

‘Jump In’ debut set for Jan. 12  Fresh from its upbeat, up-tempo teen musicals, the Disney Channel is ready for a new twist. It already has “High School Musical,” “Cheetah Girls” and “Cheetah Girls 2” drawing big ratings. Now comes “Jump In,” a musical about — well, jumping rope. “I’ve been dancing my whole life,”…

Lake Buena Vista, Florida – Officials at Walt Disney World are changing the guidelines for Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island. Starting tonight, five nightclubs in Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island will be off limits to patrons under 21. The clubs previously had different age restrictions and often admitted people between 18 and 21. Younger Disney guests will still…

SAN FRANCISCO: An anonymous computer programmer may have skewed the competition over standards for high-definition DVD discs by defeating a scheme that both sides use to protect digital content. The standards, HD-DVD and Blu-ray, are being backed by rival coalitions of Hollywood studios and consumer electronics and computer companies that are marketing a new generation…

THE Pirates Of The Caribbean sequel had more mistakes than any other movie in 2006, according to film fans. The Disney swashbuckler starring Johnny Depp sailed to the top of the British box office chart, raking in £52million. But eagle-eyed critics have spotted 152 blunders in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – more…

Thousands of people rang in the New Year with Mickey Mouse Sunday night. Fireworks exploded at midnight over Cinderella's castle at Walt Disney World, WESH 2 News reported. Disney actually started the fireworks 10 minutes before midnight but they stopped for a countdown and then started up again. Guests showed up at all four parks…

ORLANDO, FL (AP) — Walt Disney World in Florida isn't just for kids. Some parts won't allow children at all. Starting tonight, five nightclubs in Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island will be off limits to patrons under 21. The clubs previously had different age restrictions and often admitted people between 18 and 21.Younger Disney guests will…

When the Walt Disney Company’s chief executive, Robert A. Iger, takes the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, he is expected to introduce the newDisney.com Web site that has taken more than a year to redesign. For years Disney’s Web sites, which include the popular ESPN.com,ABC.com and Disney.com, have…

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the swashbuckling summer blockbuster from Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, added a new milestone on Friday, September 8, 2006 when it officially crossed the $1 billion mark ($1,002.6 billion) at the global box office, and became only the third film…