Archive for July 3rd, 2008
Duped by Disney?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The Zoo Northwest Florida reached out for help when they were close to financial ruin, and the community responded by raising $1 million and knocking off a third of their debt. But Executive Director Danyelle Lantz says one person who promised financial aid didn’t deliver, instead she says he stole the one thing this little […]
Disney Couture launched in Europe
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008High-end apparel line to hit territory from the autumn.
Disney has taken the wraps off its new European Disney Couture Collection at the Bread and Butter trade show in Barcelona. Already a hit with celebrities in the US - including Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritche, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Garner - the new European range will feature […]
Disney looking to launch European TV channels
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The US media and leisure group Disney wants to boost its European presence by launching new television channels to beam Mickey Mouse and friends into millions of homes, a press report said on Thursday.”We see very large growth potential” in Europe, Disney’s head of European television operations John Hardie told the financial daily Handelsblatt.
Walt Disney World fires back on guns at work
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Walt Disney World employees won’t be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawling property is exempt from a new state law that allows Floridians with concealed-weapons permits to keep firearms locked in their cars at work. Disney, which has 60,000 employees and […]
