Day: January 9, 2006
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ABN Amro One leads southern surge
ABN Amro One led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet into the Southern Ocean proper on Friday on the fifth day of leg two from Cape Town to Melbourne.Mike Sanderson’s crew held a slender lead over Paul Cayard’s Pirates of the Caribbean as the five boats surged to the east on the 6100 nautical mile leg.…
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‘PIRATES’ ship ahoy in San Pedro!
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for he. Five-year-old Peter Czaplicki bounded onto the deck of a wooden-framed tall ship early Saturday waving a plastic saber his dad bought at Disneyland and announced his arrival. “I’m a pirate,” he said. Not satisfied with the level of terror he instilled, he tried again, this time…
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Disney gang and Make-A-Wish Foundation cheer kids in hospitals
MUMBAI: More than 100 children from various hospitals in Mumbai had a special visit from the Disney characters — Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald — who brought them some smiles and cheer after a special visit. While Disney and the Make-A-Wish Foundation work closely together across the globe, this is one of the first…
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Autopsy performed on runner who collapsed
Preliminary autopsy results might be released today on the man who collapsed after crossing the finish line at the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon on Saturday. The Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy Sunday but would not release any information about what may have killed the 43-year-old golf pro from Arizona. Willie Kane of Tucson…
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‘Narnia’ still tops at foreign box office
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Disney’s big cat roared even louder at the foreign box office this weekend as “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe” solidified its No. 1 position with an estimated haul of $30.6 million (17.27 million pounds), as its total rose to a mighty $277 million.Combined with…
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Monsters, Inc.: Mike and Sully to the Rescue
Once again the Disneyland Resort is filled with chatter about a brand new ride. This time it is in Disney