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(News | Source: MSNBC, Xbox Live) In a deal with Microsoft, Disney will now be distributing high-definition versions of their movies over Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 game console. The agreement will allow Xbox Live members to download, for a cost, movies produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax Films and Hollywood Pictures. [...]

(News | Source: AWN, San Jose Mercury) Walt Disney Pictures is going to be offering a sneak peek at The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Wall-E at the Comic-Con on July 28, 2007. Both movies will be opening spring of 2008. Disney’s first non-Hollywood movie, The Secret of the Magic Gourd, had $1 million [...]

From time to time, I do something silly. For example, I have a penchant for taking pictures at “Picture Spots” incorrectly. Recently, however I enabled a feature on the Netcot site that conflicted with another feature … and guess who didn’t read the all important “readme.txt” file for either? Yeah, Van. So… if you’ve noticed [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Walt Disney Company’s Hollywood Records had been one of the most underperforming record labels backed by a large corporation until recording stars like Hilary Duff and lately Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) have delivered blockbuster sales. This past week, the dual CD Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus debuted number one on [...]

(Rumor | Orlando Sentinel) New Epcot Vice President Jim MacPhee was quoted as saying that there may be “some surprises for our guests” for the October 1st, 2007 25th anniversary of Epcot’s opening. He would not elaborate on what the events may entail.

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Soarin’ at Epcot now features interactive games in the queue line to help the time pass for lines that often are 3 hours long. Currently there are 4 different games which are developed by Play Motion. The games opened last week and feature motion-detection equipment, heat sensors and CG videos [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Disney is entering into the high-end fashion and furniture market to capture the higher end customers. The furniture was designed by Drexel Heritage (click here for a behind the scenes video) who created mid-century modern furniture based on Walt Disney’s office in the 1940s. Additionally, Disney worked with designer, Kelly, [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) With Spaceship Earth closed for refurbishment and the 25th anniversary of Epcot coming up, Epcot Vice President Jim MacPhee announced that the ‘wand’ is coming down. The ‘wand’ is a 257 foot tall Mickey arm with magic wand and Epcot logo that was installed for the Millennium Celebration. The wand [...]

(News | Source UPI) A proposed 800-megawatt coal power plant to be built in Taylor County that would have sold a quarter of its power to Walt Disney World has been cancelled. The Reedy Creek Improvement District was part of a consortium to build the plant which had spent $14.6 million on planning the plant. [...]

(News | Source Ocala Star-Banner) Around 1,000 people came to the Magic Kingdom to take the oath of citizenship in front of Cinderella Castle. Gloria Estefan opened the event by singing the National Anthem. Florida’s U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez spoke at the ceremony and Lee Greenwood closed it by singing “God Bless the USA.” Emilio [...]

(News | Source: Forbes.com) The Walt Disney Company has adopted a plan designed to defend against hostile takeovers. The type of plan is often referred to as a “Poison Pill” shareholder rights plans. The plan would require that any shareholder rights plan be approved by the majority of the board. Plans like this allow a [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) The American Adventure at Epcot has been updated adding the past 14 years of American history to the show. Michelle Kwan, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali carrying a torch at the 1996 Olympics, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton working together on tsunami relief and firefighters from the World [...]

(News | Source : Orlando Sentinel, KABC-TV) A pipe bomb like device detonated at Downtown Disney in the far parking lot behind Cirque du Soleil Theater. The device did not do any damage besides to a garbage can it was placed in. Disney security noticed a noise and smoke coming from the garbage can and [...]

(News | Source: Sun Sentinel) Next month, Time Warner and Cablevision Systems Corp. customers will be able to use Disney’s Travel on Demand to request a Disney Reservation Specialist contact them within 15 minutes. This brings Disney into the forefront of interactive television allowing guests to watch video-on-demand about Disney resorts and then have the [...]

(News | Source: Reuters) Disney’s newest Pixar movie Ratatouille opened in first place in the North American box offices but only earned $47.2 million in sales. This is the lowest opening of a Pixar movie in 9 years sinces A Bug’s Life wich earned $33.3 million. The movie was originally predicted to earn $50 to [...]