Disney names Robert Chapek head of consumer products group
September 10, 2011   Los Angeles Times
In an effort to strengthen its retail business, Walt Disney Co.has consolidated sales of toys, books, apparel, DVDs and video games under a single division to be headed by Robert Chapek, the newly named preside...

Disney Interactive Media Group executive leaves for rival Zynga
September 10, 2011   Los Angeles Times
Adam Sussman is headed for the farm.  FarmVille, that is.Sussman, senior vice president of publishing at the Disney Interactive Media Group, has left the Burbank entertainment giant to join social games rival Zynga. ...

Christian music heralds at Orlando theme parks
September 10, 2011   Florida Today
Many superstar contemporary Christian music artists converge in Orlando this weekend for Disney's Night of Joy and Universal Orlando's Rock the Universe. The various genres include praise and worship, r...

Analysts call Disney's ESPN football deal a TD
September 09, 2011   AP via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Analysts said Thursday that The Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN has scored a touchdown by renewing its Monday Night Football deal with the NFL for another eight years through the 2021 season.Although on th...

‘Tis the Season to be Spooky! Disneyland Resort Celebrates Halloween Time 2011 Sept. 16 Through Oct. 31
September 09, 2011   DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Separate-ticket ‘Mickey’s Halloween Party’ Offers Trick-or-Treating In Disneyland Park on 10 Special Nights ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 7, 2011) – The spirit of Halloween Time will invade Dis...

Kermit the Frog inspires new Adidas sneakers
September 09, 2011   New York Daily News
Want to kick it with Kermit?The latest pair of soon-to-be sought-after sneakers was inspired by none other than the famous Muppet frog.The Frog x Adidas Superstar II is made of leaf-green suede atop a white so...

The Rocketeer Flies to Blu-Ray December 13
September 09, 2011   DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Synopsis:Celebrate the 20th anniversary of director Joe Johnston’s (Captain America: The First Avenger) action-filled, witty The Rocketeer. Now with state-of-the-art digital restoration and enhanced high definiti...

Disney Store Celebrates Fashion’s Night Out With ‘Stylish Ever After’ Event in Time Square
September 08, 2011   Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Disney Store will celebrate New York City’s Fashion’s Night Out with an event fit for royalty, inspiring its guests to live ‘stylish ever after’. Disney Store T...

Disney Parks Adds Exclusive Wines To Epcot Fest
September 08, 2011   WESH 2 Orlando
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Disney is getting two exclusive wines for the annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.  Click Like For Disney World News Updates:  The wines are made by Sogno d&r...

Playbill Presents Seizing the Day,
September 08, 2011   Playbill
Newsies composer Alan Menken, lyricist Jack Feldman and choreographer Christopher Gattelli, along with librettist Harvey Fierstein, wanted much more than to simply transplant the Disney movie musical to the stage. Addi...

Disney's consumer products chief resigns
September 07, 2011   Reuters via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's consumer products chief resigned on Tuesday to pursue other leadership roles, after running the unit for nearly 12 years.Andrew Mooney, known for creating the popular Disney Prince...

Report: 'Pirates of the Caribbean' passengers stranded for two hours
September 07, 2011   Orlando Sentinel
Disney's Magic Kingdom visitors say they were stranded on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride after it stopped late Sunday, according to myfoxorlando.com.Riders told the TV station that they had to remain on the...

Get ready to “lose your head” at Disney’s Haunted Halloween!
September 07, 2011   DAPs Magic Disney News - PRESS RELEASE
Frightful fun is in full force this year at Disney’s Haunted Halloween as the Headless Horseman is on a rampage and is loose in the park, searching for the fiend who took his head.  Every Thursday through Sunday ni...

Disney's new ship reaches milestone
September 06, 2011   Florida Today
Disney Cruise Line's new Port Canaveral-bound ship, the Fantasy, reached a major milestone in its construction over the weekend.The final building block of the ship -- a 265-ton portion of the ship's bow -- was instal...

Zendaya on Disney's 'Shake It Up'
September 06, 2011   ABC 7 Chicago
September 5, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The second season of ''Shake It Up'' premieres on the Disney Channel Sunday, September 18. Check your local listings.ZENDAYA stars as "Rocky" on Disney&...

DisneySea celebrates 10-year mark
September 06, 2011   The Japan Times
CHIBA — Dressed in colorful outfits, the staff at Tokyo DisneySea welcomed visitors to the amusement park on its 10th anniversary Sunday.Operated by Oriental Land Co., the park kicked off a series of events to commemora...

Decision on Depp's "Lone Ranger" expected this week
September 05, 2011   Reuters via Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A decision about whether Disney will proceed with its high-profile "The Lone Ranger" is expected next week, TheWrap has confirmed.The project stars Johnny Depp -- perhaps Disney's mos...

Monorail! Could Disney dream be Toronto’s reality
September 05, 2011   Toronto Star
Kim Pedersen was only a boy in 1959, the year Walt Disney unveiled a monorail at its first theme park, instantly turning its people mover into an iconic image of future transportation.“When I first saw the monorail it l...

Walt Disney boss Iger to visit India this month
September 05, 2011   The Times of India
Eager to spread Walt Disney's reach in the country, Robert Iger, the company's top boss, is set to visit India in the second week of September. This comes on the heels of Disney proposing to buy out Ronnie Screwvala-o...

'The Lone Ranger': $215 Million Budget Decision For Depp, Disney
September 04, 2011   The Huffington Post
The showdown over "The Lone Ranger" is coming down to a final financial shootout three sunsets from Saturday.A few weeks back, Disney shut down the pre-production on the planned Johnny Depp-starring big screen remak...

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