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(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Joyce Carlson, the artist behind it’s a small world, has passed away at 84. Carlson worked on the coloring of Lady and the Tramp and created many of the doll characters for it’s a small world. She passed away Wednesday at her home in Orlando. Carlson originally was hired at [...]

(News | Source: Netcot) Republican 2008 presidential candidate Ron Paul’s blimp was seen floating over Walt Disney World and Downtown Disney, on New Year’s Day. Netcot was there to get photos as the blimp flew over the park. Click here or here to view photos of the blimp over Downtown Disney.

(News | Source: San Jose Mercury News) Walt Disney Studios has brought back the limited-edition Walt Disney Treasures this year with another group of DVDs. Last year the studio had announced it was discontinuing the series, but a grass-roots write-in campaign by fans has made the company change their mind. The latest release will pick [...]

(News | Source: AP) Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has filed a complaint against Disney’s ABC News for excluding him in the prime-time debates this Saturday. Kucinich’s complaint said that ABC has violated equal-time provisions by keeping him out of the debate. He also noted that the Walt Disney Company, who owns ABC, had contributed [...]

(News | Source: MCV) THQ announced that it will be creating a video game adaption of Pixar’s new film Wall•E which will be released in conjunction with the movie. Versions of the game will be released on XBox 360, Wii, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, Mac and mobile phone platforms. Development of the game is [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Effective January 1st, 2008, children under the age of 10 will not be allowed to dine at Victoria & Albert’s in Disney’s Grand Floridian. Besides the adult-only policies at nightclubs, this is the first time Disney has set age restrictions at a dining establishment. “We find that our guests are [...]

(News | Soruce: Orlando Sentinel) Disney has been dominating Broadway with The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast for the past 10 years packing show halls and being watched by over 20 million people a year. Disney’s next attempt will be taking The Little Mermaid to Broadway with director Francesca Zambello. The show opens [...]

(News | Source: Sun Herald) Disney has lowered the price of the ‘Florida Resident Disney Play 4 Days’ Pass for the months of January and February. The passes cost $125 plus tax, 20% off their normal price, and are valid for six months from their first use. After February, the passes will cost $159 plus [...]

(News | Source: Animation Magazine) Walt Disney Pictures has set a release date for its two major upcoming CG films. Wall•E, created by Pixar, is set to be released on June 27, 2008 in North America. Bolt, formerly known as American Dog, will be released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 26th, 2008 in North [...]

(News | Source: The Cheers News) The former Guns n’ Roses guitarist Slash, known to play and love hard rock, has been quoted saying he loves and owns all the Walt Disney soundtracks. “In my record collection you’ll find the complete catalogues of Walt Disney music. All the classic themes – ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘Cinderella’, [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Much of the nation seemed to have a lackluster holiday retail sales this past December but Walt Disney World did not see any economic slowdown. The Magic Kingdom had to close its doors a few times during the period from Christmas to New Years due to reaching capacity and the [...]

(News | Source: Lostpedia) Disney’s ABC Network has launched its second Lost alternate reality game located at www.FlyOceanicAir.com. The storyline revolves around an Oceanic IT technician who is trying to find his love, Sonya, who was on board Oceanic Flight 815. According to a fictitious press release, Oceanic Air has recently begun to fly flights [...]