Archive for August 20th, 2008
Florida Sales Application for VGC
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008According to DVCNews.com, Disney has filed for a permit to sell points at its Villas at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel within the state of Florida. Click HERE to view the status report.
Despite the fact that the project is located in California, Disney Vacation Development must apply for separate sales permits in order to sell within […]
JAM!Music: Pop stars unite for charity tune
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008According to JAM!, Disney Channel superstar Miley Cyrus among celebrities participating in the charity tune “Just Stand Up” to benefit cancer research. What would it sound like if 15 of the hottest female singers joined voices? The answer will be revealed Sept. 2.That’s when “Just Stand Up” hits the airwaves and iTunes. The song features […]
Disneyland Paris passes 20m visitor mark
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Disneyland Resort Paris welcomed its 200 millionth visitor today, 16 years after opening its gates in 1992. The red carpet was rolled out for one lucky French family who were given free entrance and a special dinner.Chief executive Karl Holz said: “We are very proud to reach this symbolic milestone of 200 million visitors, it […]
Disney sensation Jonas Brothers in high demand
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Out on their “Burning Up Tour,” which kicked off Independence Day in Toronto and runs until Sept. 5 in West Palm Beach, the pop-rock trio is scaling the country on the promotion of their critically lauded album “A Little Bit Longer,” released last week, and the soundtrack to their Disney Channel movie “Camp Rock.”The brothers […]
Disney to Debut Two Versions of ‘Prince Caspian’ on Blu-ray
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Walt Disney has announced it is bringing two versions of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ to Blu-ray in early December, including a “DisneyFile” edition with Digital Copy. Following a first alert to retailers last week (which originally pegged the release date as late-November), Disney has now officially confirmed a December 2 Blu-ray arrival for […]
Disney Dialing Up Kids Again
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008No one can forget the poignant moment in Peter Pan when the impish character urges rapt audience members to clap their hands to bring life back to his favorite fairy, Tinker Bell. Now Disney (nyse: DIS - news - people ) is hoping that Tinker Bell–along with a collection of pirates and other Disney characters–can […]
Tourists don’t let rain ruin their parade
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008The threat of Tropical Storm Fay scared some tourists away from Orlando’s theme parks Tuesday, but that was perfectly fine with the people who did show up. Scattered rain and light wind, after all, was a small price to pay for a ride on Space Mountain without having to wait in line.
“I had the day […]
4 for a Dollar is Disney’s latest cutback
Wednesday, August 20th, 20084 for a Dollar, a longtime fixture at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, will perform its last show Sept. 20, a cast member tells me. The a cappella singing group — four men who appear to the audience to be stage crew at first — have entertained at various spots around the Studios for years, but their […]
