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WATCH: Pro-Gay Group Plans Rebuttal To Disney 'Gay Days' Protest

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Orlando, Walt Disney, Disney Gay, Walt Disney World, Disney Gay Days, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Gay Days, Walt Disney World Resort, Slidepollajax, Video, Gay Voices News

A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists is firing back at an anti-gay group's planned protest of Walt Disney World's...

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Right-Wing Organization Plans To Protest 'Gay Days At Disney'

Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Gay Days Disney, Walt Disney World, Gay Days, Walt Disney Company, Gay Disney, Florida, Florida Family Association, Disney, Gay Voices News

Walt Disney World's unofficial "Gay Day" tradition is coming under fire yet again from a rightwing Florida-based group. The Florida Family Associa...

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'Iron Man 3' Gets A Chinese Boost

AP | By JOE McDONALD | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: China Hollywood, Foreign Film Investment, Video, Iron Man China, DMG Entertainment, Iron Man 3, Walt Disney Company, Chinese-Hollywood-Film-Deal, Gwyneth Paltrow, Disney, Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr, Entertainment News

BEIJING -- Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will co-produce its next "Iron Man" movie with a Chinese partner in Hollywood's latest effort to forge close...

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PHOTOS: The Coolest New Disney Vacations

Travel + Leisure | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Walt Disney, Disneyland, Travel News, Walt Disney Company, Travel, Disney World, Family Vacations, Disney, Travel + Leisure, Slidepollajax, Travel News

New Disney rides and adventures will naturally charm kids, but some will resonate more deeply with grown-ups, who can better appreciate the sheer genius that goes into melding the latest technology with nostalgia.

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PHOTOS: 24 Consecutive Hours In Disneyland

Tom Bricker | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Walt Disney Company, Tourism, Travel, Disney, Disneyland, Travel News, Slidepollajax, Travel Photos, Exposure, Travel Blogs, Travel News

To most average Disney guests, these 24-hour days might not have much appeal. To someone who spends weeks in the theme parks each year, the promotion had much more allure, as it was closest equivalent to stepping into one of the popular Kingdom Keepers books.

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Disney, Comcast Reach Deal

AP | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Carriage Disputes, Cable, Walt Disney Company, Cable Television, Cable Tv, Disney, Comcast, Carriage Deals, Cable Carriage Deals, Ap, Comcast NBC, Media News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it reached a long-term agreement with the nation's largest TV signal provider, Comcast Co...

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Walt Disney, Little Richard & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: December 5th, Walt Disney, December 5, Famous Birthdays, Walt Disney World, Celebrity Birthdays, Walt Disney Company, Frankie Muniz, Little Richard, Disney World, Celebrity News

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Walt Disney, Little Richard, a...

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Senate Approves Obama's Nominee For Commerce Department

AP | By ALAN FRAM | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Boeing, John Bryson, Walt Disney Company, Commerce Department, Edison International, Southern California Edison, John Bryson Commerce Secretary, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of former utility executive John Bryson to head the Commerce De...

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Disney Withdraws Navy SEAL Trademark Application

AP | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Disney Navy Seal Trademark, Disney Seal Team 6, SEAL Team 6, Disney Seal Team Six, Walt Disney Company, Seal Team Six, Media News

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it has withdrawn its application to trademark the phrase "SEAL Team 6," the elite unit tha...

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Disney Trademarks Name Of Unit That Killed Bin Laden

Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Disney Seal Team 6, SEAL Team 6, Disney Seal Team Six, Walt Disney Company, Seal Team Six, Media News

When the world discovered that a group of Navy SEALs called "SEAL Team 6" was responsible for killing Osama bin Laden, it's not likely that many peopl...

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Steve Jobs' Disney Future In Jeopardy?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Apple, Steve Jobs Pixar, Steve Jobs Health, Steve Jobs Walt Disney Company, Steve Jobs Apple, Walt Disney Company, Pixar, Disney, Entertainment News

Not all is well at the House of Mouse; call it iControversy. Steve Jobs, a member of the Walt Disney Co. board by virtue of the 2006 sale of his Pi...

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Disney's Fantasyland Ready For A Revamp

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World says a new indoor roller coaster and a new place to interact with Disney princesses will be part of the larges...

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Exclusive Q&A: Tron: Legacy Kicks Joe Kosinski's Film Career in Motion

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney Company, Tron, Jeff Bridges, Daft-Punk, Tron: Legacy, Joseph Kosinski, Box-Office Winner, Steven Spielber, Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick, Entertainment News

When director Joseph Kosinski got the assignment to create the science fiction film Tron: Legacy, he had a lot to prove. Apparently he's succeeded well enough.

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Glenn Beck's F.U.* Problem

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney Company, Copyright Law, Donald Duck, Glenn Beck, Fair Use, Media News

Glenn Beck's response to Jonathan McIntosh's brilliant remix video is worthy of a close look because in just a few words, Beck shows what he is all about, and that he has no concept of fairness, or of fair use.

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Warren Spector Animates Walt Disney's Creations in 'Epic Mickey'

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Video, Warren Spector, Disneyland, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Epic Mickey, Neal Gabler, Comic Con, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Company, Video Games, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Nintendo Wii, Animation, Entertainment News

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Disney Insider Trading Case: Defendants Plead Guilty

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Disney-Insider-Trading, Morocco, Yonni Sebbag, Walt Disney Company, Bonnie Hoxie, Disney, Business News

NEW YORK — A man charged with selling secrets about finances at Walt Disney Co. pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to wire fraud charges and...

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SOLD: Disney Dumps Miramax For $660 Million

AP | ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weinstein Brothers, Bob Weinstein, Filmyard Holding, Ron Burkle, Harvey Weinstein, Marvel, Miramax, Walt Disney Company, Miramax Films, Disney, Pixar, Ronald Tutor, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped l...

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Disney Hurts Hand-Drawn Animation With Beauty and the Beast 3D

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Roger Ebert, Beauty and the Beast, Walt Disney Company, Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Movies, 3d, Hollywood, Entertainment News

With such a glowing history, and as one of Disney's crown jewels, why would the studio now decide to re-release Beauty and the Beast in 3D?

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Cinefantastique Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Podcast - v1n4: Alice in Wonderland

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons, Steve Biodrowski, and Lawrence French follow Tim Burton down the rabbit hole, analyzing his live-action redo of the Disney animated class...

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Disney Goes Outside Of Hollywood For New Marketing Chief

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney Company, New Disney Marketing Chief, Mt Carney, Disney, New Disney Marketing Head, Disney Marketing Chief, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday named MT Carney, a marketing executive whose clients have included Coca-Cola, Kraft, Google and M...

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Disney Receives Three Bids For Miramax

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvey Weinstein, Yucaipa Companies, Miramax, Walt Disney Company, Miramax Bids, Weinsteins, Miramax Bidders, Disney, Ron Burkle, Los Angeles News

Walt Disney Co. has received three bids for the specialty label Miramax Films, people close to the situation said, and now has to decide whether to se...

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Burkle, Weinsteins In Talks To Bid For Miramax

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney Company, Weinsteins, Disney, Ron Burkle, Harvey Weinstein, Miramax, Los Angeles News

Once again Walt Disney Co. has pushed back the deadline for submitting bids to acquire the specialty label Miramax Films to April 5, according to peop...

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Mighty Movie Podcast Interviews: Waking Sleeping Beauty and Chloe

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chloe, Kirk Wise, Walt Disney, Liam Neeson, Emotion, Sex, Walt Disney Company, Drama, Michael Eisner, Controversy, Waking-Sleeping-Beauty-Movie-Review, Indie, Success, Peter Schneider, Documentary, Off Beat, Disney Animation, Atom Egoyan, Julianne Moore, Don Hahn, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Howard Ashman, Art, Gary Trousdale, Amanda Seyfried, Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Love, Entertainment News

This episode features interviews with Don Hahn and Peter Schneider of Waking Sleeping Beauty, the documentary that looks at how, in 1984, the Disney Company sought to revivify their moribund animation division.

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Grand Theft Auto 2: San Autodreas-Highspeed Fail

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fatalities, Mass Transit, Green Jobs, Hong Kong, Boston, Green, Green Energy, Enviornment, Troop Fatalities, Iphone, Railroads, Anaheim-California, Trains, Anaheim, Los Angeles Times, Obama Transition, Las Vegas-Nevada, I-Phone, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Co, Google Maps, California, Chicago High Speed Rail, Los Angeles-California, New York-New York, Disneyland, President Barack Obama, Walt Disney Company, Green Living, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Japan, New York, New York City, Barack Obama, Transportation, Boston Globe, High Speed Rail, Walt Disney Co., New York Times, New York City-New York, Europe, Disney, China, Light Rail, Technology News

America, it is time to get serious about rail and stop getting our a** kicked by the rest of the world.

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Tim Burton & Johnny Depp In Step With Alice in Wonderland

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 3-D Movies, Angelina Jolie, Tim Burton, Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, Edward Scissorhands, John Waters, The Tourist, Walt Disney Company, Stardom, Entertainment News

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are almost the Tweedledee and Tweedledum of fantasy filmmaking. In a shambling press conference, the two spoke about their enduring relationship and more.

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