Category: Entertainment

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…

If family entertainment giant Disney(NYSE: DIS) really does man the turnstiles to the "the happiest place on Earth," it better get the word out in China. The theme park operator is unlikely to hit the 5.6 million guest mark that it had publicly set for the first year of attendance at its Hong Kong Disneyland…

Amazon and Apple are poised to launch their online movie stores in the coming weeks, and everyone knows it. Apple's big event is on Tuesday next, while Amazon has yet to tip its hat on a launch date (though we've seen the screenshots). It's not a question of if… only a question of when. In…

"Variety has the scoop on Apple and Amazon's forthcoming movie download services. Apple's will launch with only Disney as a partner. Amazon will have most, and possibly all, of the major studios on board. The reason comes down to price, insiders said. Amazon.com will launch its movie download service later this week, numerous sources confirmed,…

BURBANK, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Sep 5, 2006 — From the Winning Team of Disney and Pixar CARS Racing to DVD in Time for the Holidays — November 7! Loaded With Bonus Materials Including an All-New Exclusive Short Film "Mater and The Ghostlight," Deleted Scenes, Behind-the-Scenes and More The high-octane Disney/Pixar team announce the DVD debut of the…

Admit it. Labor Day, the unofficial end of golf season in the area, is just hours in the rear-view mirror, and already you feel the itch. It won’t be long until some golfers set their clubs aside in favor of little surfing — Web surfing, to be precise, in an effort to put that nagging…

HONG KONG (AP) – Zhang Ziyi has confirmed she will appear in an upcoming movie revolving around Hua Mulan, the Chinese folk heroine that inspired the Disney animated film by the same name. She told the Chinese news website Sina.com at the Venice Film Festival that " 'Hua Mulan' has basically been confirmed, but it…

ORLANDO (AP) — 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 entry…

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…

(Kyodo) _ Hong Kong Disneyland will miss its target of 5.6 million visitors in its first year of operation, with its managing director saying Monday it will take time for the venture to "catch up" with the changing behavior of Chinese travelers. Bill Ernest said at a press conference a week before the park's anniversary…

HONG KONG, Sept 4 (Reuters) – More than 5 million people have visited Hong Kong Disneyland since it opened last September, despite a slow start and a slew of negative publicity, Disneyland's top manager in Hong Kong said on Monday. Hong Kong Disneyland, the first Disney theme park to be built in China, has had…

Hong Kong, September 4, 2006 (AP) – All-Star basketball player Kobe Bryant is going to visit Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on September 5 to enjoy the theme park and join Disney officials in announcing plans to send children from Hong Kong to the United States to live theirbasketball dreams with the international sports superstar.      Bryant,…

ORLANDO — The nation's most popular tourist attraction is beginning to scan your fingerprint information.For years, Disney has recorded onto tickets the geometry and shape of visitors' fingers to prevent ticket fraud or resale, as an alternative to time-consuming photo identification checks.By the end of September, all of the geometry readers at Disney's four Orlando…

HONG KONG (AFP) – Four Hong Kong Disneyland staff members are taking legal action against the resort after they were fired for cavorting naked in the changing rooms in an incident captured on video, a union spokeswoman has said. The Hong Kong Disneyland Cast Members Union said Monday it had reported the American company to…

Walt Disney India has tied up with Infomedia India to launch a magazine for children. The magazine, called ‘Disney Adventures’, will be launched by October. ‘Disney Adventures’ is currently present in markets such as Australia and the US. The Indian version has been adapted to meet the requirements of Indian kids in the age group of…

LOS ANGELES – Mark Wahlberg remained invincible at the box office over the long Labor Day weekend. Disney's "Invincible," with Wahlberg as a pro football rookie who makes the team in open tryouts, was the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend, taking in $15.2 million from Friday through Monday, according to studio estimates.…

Something's happening at Walt Disney Pictures. After years spent ruining its brand, the company seems determined to regain its position as the standard-bearer for family movies, recently with one winner after another. Think "Cars," "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "Pirates of the Caribbean." Now add to that list Disney's newest offering, "Invincible," the story of…

DOWNSTATE — It was a scene straight out of a Disney football movie.Here is Vince Papale, a blue-collar guy from Philly, at an open tryout for a pro team.But when they time him in the 40-yard dash, he’s not fast enough and gets cut. Wide receivers have to do it in 4.5 seconds and Papale…

Disney's biographical sports saga "Invincible" has lead the weekend's US box office. Mark Wahlberg stars as a Philadelphia Eagles fan who never played college ball. He has just lost his wife and his teaching job. He decides one day to show up for an open tryout for his favorite American football team, only to see…

   Soon after commemorating Joanette Dance Studio’s 40th anniversary, Joanette and her team headed for Disney World for the Starpower National Talent Competition. The competition was held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orl   A special congratulations goes to Kareem Hills for not only being a title winner at the Starpower and headliners regional competition,…