Archive for June 3rd, 2008
Disney Warming Up to Hulu
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: Wired)
It was a subtle hint, but you couldn’t miss it. Disney’s Kevin Mayer, executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development, signaled that he could be ready to join the Hulu club. Speaking at the Intel CEO Summit in San Francisco, a three-day gathering of about 600 startup CEOs and investors, Mayer sang […]
Orlando will stay AirTran’s home
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando International Airport and AirTran Holdings Inc. have completed a deal to keep the airline’s headquarters in Orlando in exchange for more than $5 million in incentives — but the agreement now lacks some of the toughest performance restrictions initially proposed by airport officials. A requirement that AirTran’s corporate officers and senior executives […]
Traffic still growing at OIA’s busiest airline
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Southwest Airlines said this morning that it continued to fly more passengers on fuller planes last month despite a weakening U.S. economy. The top carrier at Orlando International Airport said traffic, as measured by revenue-passenger miles, grew 6.5 percent in May compared with a year ago, to 6.7 billion RPMs. (One RPM is […]
Jonas Brothers Reveal Coping Mechanism: Caffeine!
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: People)
The Jonas Brothers have a not-so-secret weapon for coping with a hectic schedule: caffeine! “I have an energy drink when I wake up and a coffee when I eat breakfast,” Nick Jonas tells Teen magazine in its summer issue. But that’s not all. “Then [I have] a coffee at dinner and an energy drink […]
Tana Ramsay Launches Playhouse Disney’s Green Awards for Preschoolers
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: Yahoo Business)
Playhouse Disney’s inaugural Playing for The Planet Awards were launched today by campaign ambassador Tana Ramsay. The Awards mark the one year anniversary of Playhouse Disney’s Playing for The Planet campaign, the first of its kind to bring environmentalism to life in a fun way for preschoolers, families and nurseries around the UK. […]
Fire Department Works To Protect Disney
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: WESH)
Disney fire crews assessed fire safety frequently to reassure tourists. The Reedy Creek Fire Department protects Disney’s 50-square-mile area. Fire station No. 1 is home base for Deputy Chief Bo Jones. Jones is in charge of fire safety for Disney’s over 10 hotels and resorts, two water parks and entertainment centers and four theme […]
Disney Channel commissions new UK sketch show
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: Kidscreen)
Disney Channel has commissioned Prism Entertainment to produce the sketch comedy series Life Bites to air later this year.The tween-skewing series is based around the everyday adventures of a brother and sister and Disney Channel will be scouring the UK over the next month to cast nine local hopefuls for the leading roles. Life […]
Alfred Molina is Sheik Amar in Disney’s Prince of Persia
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: M & C)
Alfred Molina has signed for the role of Sheik Amar in Disney’s upcoming Prince of Persia adaptation. Variety reports the actor will play the role of a mentor to the prince (Jake Gyllenhaal), and will join Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley in the Mike Newell-directed film based on the popular Ubisoft fantasy […]
Cirque du Soleil unveils tarot-inspired show at Tokyo Disney
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008(Source: AFP)
Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based circus and entertainment troupe, on Tuesday unveiled part of a tarot-inspired permanent show at Tokyo Disney Resort as it tries to expand in Asia. Cirque, which has found global success with its blend of traditional circus, theatre, music and special effects, is to open the custom-made show, Zed, to […]
