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Disney Employee Seriously Injured At Animal Kingdom
(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
An employee at Walt Disney World was injured after being hit by a moving car on the Primeval Whirl at Animal Kingdom. The attendant was evidently standing in a place that was normally off-limits to employees and was hit by a car on the ride. The victim hit her [...]
Disney Begins To Sell Land For ‘Flamingo Crossings’
(News | Orlando Sentinel)
Walt Disney World is beginning the process of building Flamingo Crossings at the western entrance to its property. Flamingo Crossings will be a shopping center outside its western gates but still inside the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID). The center will be developed by third-party and the land will actually [...]
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Disney By Its Workers
(News | Source: TMZ)
Amber Galloway, a worker at a Disney restaurant, has filed a class action lawsuit against the company. She claims the company has ignored California labor laws by not permitting breaks, over working the staff, and made them work while ‘off the clock’. She also claims that the company didn’t keep [...]
Mickey Mouse To Call On Christmas Day For Future Guests
(News | Source: Walt Disney Company)
The Walt Disney Company has announced a online booking feature that will allow families in the U.S. and Canada to receive a telephone call from Mickey Mouse announcing their upcoming vacation. This feature will be available for guests who book between now and December 23rd and the call will [...]
‘Bolt’ To Be Shown In Disney Digital 3-D
(News | Source: Reuters)
Disney’s Bolt will be shown in Disney Digital 3-D when the film is released on November 26, 2008. Additionally, the two Tim Burton films and Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour will be shown in the format.
“We absolutely believe in the whole concept of 3-D and the enhancement [...]
Nicolas Cage Set To Provide Voice In New Disney Movie ‘G-Force’
(News | Source: Thaindian News, North Jersey)
Nicolas Cage will be providing his voice in a new Disney movie featuring ultra-intelligent animal commandoes. He will play Speckles, a mole, that works for a government agency. Steve Buscemi (Bucky, a hamster), and Tracy Morgan (Blaster, a guinea pig) will be the voice for other characters [...]
Tennessee and Louisiana Fighting For ‘Hannah Montana’
(News | Source: Fox News)
‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’ will be based on the story of Hannah Montana’s family returning to Tennessee from Southern California. For the film, Tennessee is attempting to have the movie filmed in its state, but Louisiana is aggressivly persuing to have the movie shot there.
“It would mean a [...]
Princess Giselle From ‘Enchanted’ Debuts at Disney-MGM Studios
(News | Source: Walt Disney Company)
Disney’s newest princess, Princess Giselle, made an appearance at the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade at Disney-MGM Studios. Princess Giselle is from the new Walt Disney Pictures films Enchanted that opened on November 21, 2007. She will be making special appearances as a prelude to the Christmas parade at Disney-MGM [...]
‘Bolt’ Advertisements Appearing Around The Disney Parks
(News | Source: Cinema Blend)
Advertisements for the new Disney film Bolt, formerly titled as American Dog, have been put up around the Disney parks. The film is about a dog with super-powers on a television show who thinks he really has those super powers when he is released from the studios. It will [...]
Script Being Written For ‘Jungle Cruise’ Movie
(News | Source: Box Office Mojo)
Box Office Mojo had an interview with Walt Disney Pictures Chairman Dick Cook who indicated that a script was being written for a movie based on the Jungle Cruise.
“There will be a family involved. The skipper will play a very important role. He’ll be more of an Indiana [...]
Disney World Employees To Be Involved In Diabetes Study
(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
About 1,000 Walt Disney World employees who have diabetes or are at high risk of becoming diabetic will be part of a first-of-its-kind diabetes study with the University of Florida. The yearlong voluntary study will help develop a model of care that will improve employee’s health and lower the cost [...]
Pardoned Turkey Going To Walt Disney World
(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
President Bush will be performing the 60th annual “pardoning of the turkey” for the official national Thanksgiving turkey this week in Washington, DC. Afterwards, the bird will be given a first class flight to Orlando and will receive the red-carpet treatment at Walt Disney World. The bird will serve [...]
Disney Asks For Mission: SPACE Lawsuit Dismissed
(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
The Walt Disney Company is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Environmental Tectonics Corp. over the technology behind Mission: SPACE at Epcot.. In 2005, the company filed the lawsuit claiming Disney disclosed confidential information about the ride and falsely took credit for its development. The [...]
Disney Set To Film ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’
(News | Source: PR Inside)
The Disney Channel will begin filming Hannah Montana: The Movie after Miley Cyrus’ live concert tour finishes early next year. The movie is not made for television and will be released in theaters world wide. A release date has not been set yet.
Tim Burton Making 3-D ‘Alice In Wonderland’ and ‘Frankenweenie’
(News | Source: Rotten Tomatoes)
Tim Burton will be remaking Alice in Wonderlandas part of a two-picture deal with the Walt Disney Company. This version will be filmed in 3D and feature performance-capture imagery, CG and live-action footage. Frankenweenie will be based after a short film Burton made in 1984 and will be a [...]
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