Archive for August 7th, 2008
Toon Disney to Become Disney XD
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Disney is set to re-brand its Toon Disney television and online platforms in the U.S. as Disney XD, shifting the focus to boy-skewing animated and live-action programming.
The transition will begin in February 2009 on television, online, mobile and VOD platforms. The programming will include series, movies and short-form content, as well as sports-themed programming developed […]
Disneyland to McDonald’s: Get out
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Mickey Mouse is booting burger giant McDonald’s from his two Orange County theme parks.Officials at both Disneyland and McDonald’s have confirmed with the Orange County Register.
“As part of a planned refurbishment, three McDonald’s-branded quick service restaurants in Disneyland Resort — Burger Invasion, Conestoga Fries and Harbour Galley — will close on September 2,” Betsy Sanchez, […]
Jonas Brothers Rewrite Disney Show
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Pop trio the Jonas Brothers’ new Disney TV show will be inspired by comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. The singing sensations told Los Angeles radio host Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday they’ve abandoned their show’s original format in favor of the infamous HBO series.
The plotline for the original program J.O.N.A.S. (Junior Operatives Networking As Spies) is […]
Disney Leading Hollywood to the Videogame Grail
Thursday, August 7th, 2008In 2002, when Graham Hopper was tapped to head Disney’s videogame operations, his bosses gave him a choice: Come up with a dramatic plan to reinvigorate the flailing unit or downsize and focus exclusively on licensing to other companies.
It was far from an obvious choice. At the time, many Hollywood studios were getting out of […]
Disney Character Breakfasts for a Family of Four for FREE!
Thursday, August 7th, 2008During the month of August, United Vacations is including up to four free Disney Character Breakfasts with vacations booked to the Disneyland(R) Resort in Anaheim, California.
To receive this offer customers must enter promo code FREE at the time of purchase and include the following items in their vacation package upon checkout:
