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Disney could re-release “Song of the South”


The 1946 Disney film “Song of the South” was Disney’s first big live-action picture and produced one of the company’s most famous songs — the Oscar-winning “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.” It also carries the story line of the Splash Mountain rides at its theme parks.
But the movie remains hidden in the Disney archives and is criticized as racist [...]

Disney sues Anaheim over housing plan


The Walt Disney Co. is suing the city of Anaheim over a controversial residential project that would add low-cost housing in the city’s resort district.
Disney is opposing the proposal to build 1,500 condominiums and apartments, including 225 units for lower income residents, near its amusement parks.
(Source: Associated Press / NewsVine.com)

Disney to launch website aimed at moms


The Walt Disney Co. is launching a new Web site aimed at moms. Disney says that moms are increasingly turning to the Internet for answers to everything from problems with teething babies to financing college.
Disney Family: http://www.family.com
(Source: Associated Press / Newsvine.com)