Archive for May 1st, 2008
Disney’s First U.S. Family Magazine in Spanish
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Disney En Familia, a new Spanish-language magazine for parents that celebrates the joys of Latino family life, will publish its premiere issue this coming July. Filled with great parenting tips, travel and party ideas, recipes and advice on preserving cultural traditions, the controlled-circulation quarterly will initially reach 350,000 Latino families that are key Disney consumers […]
Action speaks louder in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’
Thursday, May 1st, 2008IT WAS the crowning battle in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” but as the scene played out in a Soho dubbing theater, it wasn’t yet crowning enough. Huddling with half a dozen editors in mid-March, director Andrew Adamson was racing to complete the film’s sound mix, looking for any opportunity to make “Prince Caspian’s” […]
Purchase New Movies on iTunes Same Day as DVD Release
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Apple® today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes® Store (http://www.itunes.com/) on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home […]
‘High School Musical: Summer Session’ Audition Receives Massive Turnout in California
Thursday, May 1st, 2008This past Sunday, a massive crowd gathered in Long Beach, California to audition for High School Musical: Summer Session. Teens from many different states, from Wisconsin to Washington, got in line for their chance to get on the show. High School Musical: Summer Session show will air on ABC this summer and will be hosted […]
Disney to take over Disney Stores from Children’s Place
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Walt Disney has purchased the Disney Store chain in North America from kids clothing chain operator Children’s Place Retail Stores, and says it will close about 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. and two in Canada.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
(Source: Yahoo Finance)
Parents Plan To Boycott Disney Over Web Site Dilemma
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Parents across America said they’re planning to boycott Disney because one of the company’s Web sites is shutting down. Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom, an interactive game, simulates the real theme park. Users can play in the virtual park and meet other Disney fans for free. In the middle of May, Disney plans to shut down […]
