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Happy Halloween!
It’s been a while, I know. However, I’ve finally added some new photos to my collection that please me. As a Halloween celebration, here is the first shot in a new series of HDR (High Dynamic Range) photographs I’ve been creating. The HDR process combines different exposures into a gorgeous hi-res photo. It’s a [...]

(News | Source: calorielab.com)
Some classic Disney attractions will soon be getting updates to accommodate larger guests. Rides like Its A Small World at Disneyland will soon be shut down to adjust the ride to compensate for guests that weigh more (on average) than their 1963 (opening year of the attraction) counterparts.
In 1963, the average man [...]

(News | Source: AP)
The new video created by the U.S. Federal Government and the Walt Disney Company to welcome visitors to America accidentally included the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, not the American Niagara Falls. Horseshoe Falls is the Canadian side of Niagara Falls which sits on the border of the United States and Canada. [...]

(News | Source: Business Wire)
Disney and the U.S. Federal Government have created a seven minute multi-media video featuring photos and footage of Americans from all around the country and all walks of life. The film showcases the countries diversity, friendliness and optimism of the American people. It will be shown in Federal inspection [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Disney is recalling Minnie’s Bake Shop cookies that were sold at its theme parks. The manufacture, Dairy State Foods of Milwaukee, accidentally put macadamia nuts inside packages labeled as chocolate chunk. This has the potential hazard for consumers who are allergic to nuts. The cookies were sold between [...]

(News | Source: Thanhnien News)
Apex Media will now be publishing print and stationary products with Walt Disney licensed characters. Additionally, children’s books about Vietnam, including natural and social sciences, history and geography, will be presented in books through Walt Disney’s popular characters.
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(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
In January, Walt Disney World will officially be renaming Disney-MGM Studios to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The new logo was released today (as seen to the right) and will replace the current Disney-MGM Logo.
“Mickey still plays a prominent role for us,” said Studios vice president Michael O’Grattan, “and Hollywood now truly [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
A pipe bomb was found on Florida State Road 417 on Wednesday has been linked to the pipe bomb device that went off in the Downtown Disney parking lot in July. Brandon Ryan Woll, an employee at the Swan and Dolphin at Walt Disney World, has confessed to making the [...]

(News | Source: Boston Globe)
Disabled advocates, mainly Disability Rights Advocates for Technology, are trying to get Walt Disney World to lift their ban on the use of personal Segways at the theme parks. The advocates say the scooters give people who can’t walk more freedom than a wheelchair. James Nappier, an Iraq war [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Scott Trowbridge, formerly the vice president of Universal’s Creative Studios, has been hired by Walt Disney Imagineering as vice president for creative research and development. Trowbridge is best known for being the senior show producer for ‘The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man” ride at Islands of Adventure.
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(News | Source: WHIO TV)
JC Penney stores are recalling ‘Disney Deluxe Winnie The Pooh Play sets’ due to the toys containing high levels of lead. The toys, manufactured in China, consist of 23 pieces, including a baby doll, blanket, playpen and stroller. The items have been sold nationwide since August 2005. Stores [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Val Bunting, is replacing Beth Stevens as the vice president of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Beth Stevens has been promoted to the senior vice president for environmental affairs for Disney Worldwide Services. Bunting, whom has 31 years at Disney World, is leaving her current position of general manager of the [...]

(News | Source: Radio Online)
Radio Disney removed the words ‘chosen by God’ from an advertisement for The Ten Commandments, a movie being released by Promenade Pictures. Radio Disney indicated it made the request because the script had made it sound as if the actors were chosen by God, not Moses.
“Our [Broadcast Standards and Procedures] [...]

(News | Source: Wall Street Journal)
Disney’s California Adventure is planned to get a $1.1 billion make over; the most the company has ever spent to revitalize a park. The board recently approved the investment over the next five years to help the underperforming park. The park only drew 6 million visitors compared to [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
Part-time Walt Disney World Cast Members will get a pay boost to be equal to the full-time Cast Members in a labor contract. The contract took effect September 30th and will run through September 2nd, 2010. This will give better pay and new benefits to 8,000 employees whose jobs [...]