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(News | Source: Parade) In a recent interview with Parade Magazine, Mariah Carey said that she would rather spend a day at Walt Disney World than a night in Las Vegas, Nevada. She indicates that she wants to feel young and not grow up and that Disney helps her feel that way.

(Rumor/News | Source: TMZ) According to TMZ, Disney will be adding signature characters to “it’s a small world” at Disneyland in California. From people familiar with the plan, they will be adding characters like Abu (from Aladdin) to the Middle Eastern area, Nemo (from Finding Nemo) in the Undersea area and Stitch in the Polynesian [...]

(News | Source: Fox News) Charges have been filed against Victoria Walker, an Alabama native, for beating up Aimee Krause and her children in the line for the Mad Tea Cups at Walt Disney World last year. Walker could face 15 years in jail if convicted of battery with a deadly weapon. The police report [...]

(News | Source: TradingMarkets.com) The Walt Disney Company is expected to announce plans for a new Disneyland park to be located at Chuansha town, Pudong, Shanghai. Shanghai mayor Han Zheng said that the city has the ability to build a Disneyland park and is awaiting final approval from the State Council, China’s cabinet. The anticipation [...]

(News | Source: Business Week) Children’s Place, the current operator of the Disney Stores, is in talks with the Walt Disney Company about returning two-thrids of the Disney Stores it is licensed to operate. Children’s Place has been told by Disney that it had breached its license to run the stores.

(News | Source: MSN) The Walt Disney Studios announced that the Muppets will be returning to theaters in a new original movie. Jason Segel, star of How I Met Your Mother, will be writing the film; Segel is a huge Muppets fan. Segel said he called Disney and let them know he wanted to write [...]

(News | Source: Walt Disney Company) Walt Disney World is now offering the Disney Dining Plan for Annual Passholders. The dining plans are available with booking at a Disney resort. There are two meal plans offered, Disney Dining Plan and the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan. Additionally, you can add the Wine and Dine offering up [...]

(News | Source: Business Week) A developer who was planning to build a condo-hotel complex near Disneyland has dropped his plan to build 191 condominiums and a 102 room hotel. This developer was the last of three developers planning on building residential within the City of Anaheim’s resort district. The Walt Disney Company had opposed [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Walt Disney World has revised the opening date for Toy Story Mania at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to ‘late May’ instead of this summer. The version at Disney’s California Adventure will open in late June.

(News | Source: Press-Telegram) A chartered Disneyland bus caught fire after leaving Disneyland in Cerritos, California causing traffic jams. A witness said people had complained of smoke, and when the driver pulled over to find the problem, the bus burst into flames. Disney sent another bus to pick up the passengers along with a Disney [...]

(News | Source: G4) Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean Online is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today by having all bodies of water dyed green, offering characters green haircuts and free shamrock tattoos. Click here for screen shots of the enhancements.

(News | Source: Local 6) Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes its newest additions; a rare baby zebra and giraffe. The zebra is named Kidani, the same as the new Kidani Village DVC Resort being built next to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It weighs about 65 pounds and is 3 feet tall. It was bread through the [...]

(News | Source: StudiosCentral.com) Disney has released a list of the scheduled actors attending the Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The event will run from June 6 to June 24 this year. David Prowse (Darth Vader) — June 13-15 Matt Wood (General Grievous) — June 20-22 Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) — June 22-24 [...]

(News | Source: Fox News) A Disney security guard has been charged with indecent exposure, battery and child abuse in Orlando, Florida. John Briegel, 43, was off-duty when he was arrested for hitting his 11 year old neighbor in the face. The child was going door to door collecting money for a fund raiser with [...]

(News | Source: CNBC) Robert Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said that the company is not recession proof but is positioned to avoid being hurt badly in any economic downturn. Iger said Disney’s last quarter showed no evidence of a slowdown. “While it’s a little early for us to predict where the year [...]