Category: Entertainment

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…

Hong Kong Disneyland Thursday said it will celebrate its first Halloween in Hong Kong from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31, when its target of drawing 5.6 million visitors in its firs year seems to be more illusory than realistic. Hong Kong Disneyland said the park will be decorated in Halloween colors with yellow and purple and…

ANAHIEM – Some streets will be shut down next weekend as major events lure about 40,000 people to the city. Disneyland Half Marathon events and the Mexican Independence Day festival are both scheduled for Sept. 15-17. Anaheim Boulevard, from Broadway to Center Street, and Lemon Street, from Oak to north of Broadway, will be closed…

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Gooffy and the rest of the gang turned the dreams of Asian children into reality when Disney opened its first theme park in Hong Kong in September last year. Now celebrating its first anniversary, Hong Kong Disneyland gives local and foreign visitors more reasons to visit the park as it introduces the…

Top Senate Democrats urged the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday to cancel The Path to 9-11, but ABC said it would air the epic docudrama about events leading up to the terrorist attacks five years ago."Presenting such deeply flawed and factually inaccurate misinformation to the American public and to children would be a gross miscarriage…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Disney World is launching a new program called "The Year of a Million Dreams" — but you'll have to luck out to take advantage of it. Starting Oct. 1, Disney cast members will be empowered to grant wishes big and small to guests — including free dining, ticket upgrades, FastPasses that allow…

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., operator of the Children's Place and Disney Store chains, said late Thursday it found errors in the dating of some stock option grants, and will delaying filing its second-quarter results to complete an internal review. The company said outside counsel conducting the probe found various instances…

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Walt Disney Co. landed the No. 1 spot on BusinessWeek's inaugural "Best Places to Launch a Career" ranking. Disney's strong on-campus recruiting, solid benefits, and collaborative culture helped put the entertainment giant at the head of the BusinessWeek ranking, which identifies top employers for new college graduates. BusinessWeek's "Best…

The price of admission at Walt Disney World's four parks in Orlando has gone higher in 2006. Disney spokesman Craig Dezern told the Orlando Sentinel that prices are rising 0.8% to 5.8%, depending on the length of stay per ticket. The basic one-day, one-park ticket costs $63 plus tax, up from $59.75. That's a 5.4%…

SINGAPORE: One month before the four bidders for the Sentosa integrated resort (IR) put their cards on the table, comes a stunner: The winner could face a theme park rival, right here in Singapore. Mickey Mouse – who has spurned the advances of Johor – could come to town. According to market talk, US-based operator…

National Sweepstakes Celebrates Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' and Walden Media's 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' on Starz Saturday, Sept. 23 ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Starz Entertainment shows you the secret behind the wardrobe door with the world television premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' and Walden Media's…

HONG KONG – A 22-year old former Disneyland theme park worker is seeking legal aid to sue the park for alleged negligence after sustaining injuries while performing in a Buzz Lightyear costume, a media report said on Friday. If the application is granted, it will be the first injury claim against the park since the…

Hong Kong Disneyland is aggressively launching new attractions and events these two months in a bid to attract more visitors. The park celebrates its first anniversary next Tuesday And to draw even more mainland Chinese, who currently make up the bulk of visitors, the management is revamping its marketing campaign in the mainland by improving…

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Scheduled to be aired on September 10 and 11, ABC's "docudrama" about the Sept. 11 attacks has come under severe criticism by terrorism experts and a member of the 9-11 commission.Many reports have shown that the miniseries is ripe with conservative propaganda, largely ignores Bush administration failures and misrepresents Clinton's…

Hanung Toys and Textiles Ltd, manufacturer and exporter of soft toys and furnishings, is in the process of setting up a home furnishings factory in Uttaranchal at a cost of Rs 150 crore with a capacity of 20,000 metres per shift.         Addressing a press conference here yesterday, A K Gupta, vice-president (sal-es and marketing),…

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – In another triumph for direct-to-video sequels to its animated theatrical features, Disney has topped the latest DVD sales chart with "Brother Bear 2," according to sales data issued Wednesday. It's the second direct-to-video winner for Disney in 2006; "Bambi 2" came out in February and still ranks among the top…

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 6, 2006–April Hattori has been named Vice President of Communications for Disney Publishing Worldwide, a leading global publisher of children's books and magazines. In this capacity, Ms. Hattori will be responsible for internal and external communications, including media, trade and community relations. She will report to R. Russell Hampton, President of Disney…

Walt Disney is paying almost as much money for only half the pro football this season. And it should be damn glad to be doing so. The company's ESPN network will pay the National Football League $1.1 billion a year for the rights to the "Monday Night Football" franchise that its corporate cousin ABC founded…

The Walt Disney Co.'s consumer products division is rolling out a new line of digital cameras and camcorders aimed at teens and "tweens." The Disney Pix cameras will have a variety of styles based on various Disney movies, including "High School Musical," "Cars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." The cameras will start at $19.99, and…