Archive for October 2nd, 2008
Disney Garners ‘Suite’ Numbers Online
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008The dual Web and TV premiere of Disney Channel’s new spinoff series The Suite Life on Deck resulted in record viewership levels on Disney.com, according to company executives. Last week, the first half of the pilot of the new ‘tween-aimed series, a spinoff of the popular show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, aired […]
ESPN2 to Broadcast One-Hour Special on Walt Disney Pictures’ Upcoming “Morning Light”
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Conceivers, producers and executive producers Roy E. Disney and Leslie DeMeuse recruited 15 young sailors to take on the challenge of a lifetime — the 2,500-mile open-ocean Transpac sailing challenge featured in the upcoming true-life documentary “Morning Light,” which hits theaters nationwide Oct. 17. The story of how those 15 made the team is captured […]
AirTran adds international service
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Orlando-based AirTran Airways is returning to international skies, with new service to Cancun, Mexico, from its hubs in Atlanta and Baltimore. The airline said this morning that it will begin daily Atlanta-Cancun flights on Feb. 25, followed by twice-weekly Baltimore-Cancun flights on March 7. Both routes must be approved by the American and Mexican governments.
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Walt Disney World Celebrates 37th Birthday
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Walt Disney World is celebrating its 37th birthday on Wednesday. The theme park opened its doors for the first time on Oct. 1, 1971. Walt Disney’s original plan was for just one theme park: the Magic Kingdom. The Contemporary Resort and Polynesian Resort also opened, as well as the Fort Wilderness campground. Disney passed away […]
Demi Lovato Solo Album Don’t Forget Debuts at # 2!
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Demi Lovato’s solo recording debut album, Don’t Forget, on Disney’s Hollywood Records debuts at # 2 on the Billboard Top 200 today selling 88,973 units. The critically acclaimed album features 16-year-old Demi’s # 1 Radio Disney single, “Get Back,” and its strong debut marks her second ranking this year in the album chart’s Top 3 […]
Traffic slump deepens at Orlando International Airport
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Orlando International Airport recorded its third straight month of falling passenger counts in August – and its steepest single month decline since airlines began cutting flights. Total traffic dropped 6.3 percent in August when compared with August 2007, to just under 3 million travelers overall. It was the first month since November 2007 that passenger […]
