Day: January 7, 2006

Well off we went for our sixth annual New Years Eve tip to the happiest place on earth. I do think this was the best trip yet. This year

I got an early look at some plans at the World of Disney — and the huge store will soon be opening a kiddie salon. The 50,000-square-foot outlet of all things Mousy is adding a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique — named for the song that Cinderella’s fairy godmother sings — for girls who want to get…

With a record 30,000 entries for this weekend’s Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, the 13-year-old race has joined the ranks of Boston, New York, Chicago and Marine Corps in marathon stature. Despite the addition of three marathons in South Florida — the Jan. 29 ING Miami Marathon, Feb. 19 A1A Marathon and Dec.…

The recent addition of ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned properties to Apple’s iTunes medi service is just the latest move in the studio’s aggressive push to increase digital delivery of it valuable content Disney’s willingness to make its content available the way consumers want it — particularly via Apple’s iPod — bodes well for the…

ynopsis:The following text is from the DVD cover: “This extraordinary volume of rare Disney magic showcases some fascinating characters never before seen together. From Walt’s earliest work in the 1920s to some of his most sophisticated shorts of the 1950s and ’60s, he captured the imaginations of millions plus two Academy Award

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – NBC’s bid to regain a Thursday night ratings foothold with a new two-hour comedy bloc got off to a less-than-dashing start in competition against ABC’s robust return of summer hit “Dancing with the Stars.” The two-hour launch of ABC’s second-edition celebrity dance contest averaged 17.3 million viewers and ranked as the…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — The world television premiere of the trailer for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming animated adventure “The Wild” will escape onto Starz screens this January 9. Starz Entertainment Group (SEG) partners once again with Walt Disney Pictures to bring the 1:40 teaser trailer to their flagship channel.“The Wild” is an irreverent…

WASHINGTON – United Airlines won court approval Friday to pay $150 million to settle billions of dollars in claims from aircraft leasers, including Walt Disney Co United, a unit of UAL Corp., has said the settlement provides a “tremendous” boost to the airline’s bid to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings early next year. A bankruptcy…