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(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)

When the space shuttle Discovery lifts off this Saturday, Buzz Lightyear, of Toy Story fame, will have finally found a way into space. When Discovery goes up, Buzz will be along for the ride in the form of a one foot tall figurine that will have a home on [...]

(News | Source: Press Release)
Walt Disney Studios agreed to a multi-year deal with Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek. The Studio will oversee the newly christened Kingdom Comics. Kingdom is looking to develop graphic novels in the hopes that new film projects will be created for the Studio as well as [...]

(News | Source: Business Wire)
Disney Credit Card Services, Inc. and Chase Card Services are renewing their multi-year agreement for the Disney Rewards Visa Card from Chase. The Disney Rewards Visa Card has been one of the fastest growing reward cards for families. Over 2 million cardmembers have joined since its launch in 2003. [...]

(News | Source: CNet)

TiVo users will be able to download Disney movies for a 24-hour rental. The company expects to offer the Disney rentals later this year to its broadband-connected TiVo Series2 and Series3 subscribers. The price for this service has yet to be announced. The Disney movies will be added [...]

(News | Source: Walt Disney Company)
Lucky the Dinosaur will be visiting Washington Square in New York City this weekend during the first-ever World Science Festival at New York University on May 31. He will be on display as part of the ‘Science of Disney Imagineering’ where Disney Imagineers will give guests a view into [...]

(News | Source: Press Release)

It was announced today that the Disney Book Group will publish an exclusive behind-the-scenes book about the Jonas Brothers. The hottest boy band since N-Sync and the Backstreet Boys, as well as stars of the upcoming “Camp Rock” Disney Channel Original Movie, will share never-before-seen photos along with [...]

(News | Source: Shiny Shiny)

Disney and Sharp have once again collaborated on a Disney phone. The first handset (DM001SH) was Mickey Mouse themed. The second has been made to appeal to the princesses out there. The newest Disney mobile comes in either glittering pink, glossy gold or shiny silver. The [...]

(Behind the Scenes | Source: DisneyPotato.com)
EPCOT’s “Turtle Talk with Crush” is a classic example of Disney’s new living characters initiative designed to bring characters to life in front of guests. The attraction allows guests in a small auditorium to talk with an animated Crush projected on a screen that is made to look like an [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
The Walt Disney Company recalled thousands of sleeping bags and wands that contained excessive lead paint. This recall includes 4,100 Pirates of the Caribbean sleeping bags and 8,000 Tinker Bell wands sold at Disney Stores nationwide. These items were sold between April and October of 2007, the U.S. Consumer [...]

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Disney’s Animal Kingdom $21,000 for five safety violations at the Primeval Whirl due to an employee’s death last year. OSHA also fined Disney for two other serious violations (not tied to the death) due to an employee tripping over some supports [...]

(News | Source: Associated Press)

David Cook will follow the path of the Superbowl, World Series, and NBA Finals champs before them. I know what you’re thinking…they’re not athletes. That’s right, the newest “Idol” champ will shout “I’m going to Disney World!” during the celebration immediately following the winner’s coronation. This will [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel)
During American Idol’s season finale tonight, Jordin Sparks, last year’s winner, announced that The American Idol Experience will open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in January.
“Now you get to live the dream at the place where dreams come true,” Sparks said.

(News | Source: Yahoo News)

Disney Channel has ordered episodes of “Welcome to Mollywood,” a live-action comedy series starring Demi Lovato, who also stars in the network’s “Camp Rock,” featuring the Jonas Brothers. The series revolves around Molly (played by Lovato), a 15 year-old small town girl who is chosen to have a role [...]

(News | Source: Variety)

Jake Gyllenhaal is Disney’s “Prince of Persia.” The Mouse chose the actor, among many others that, at one point, included Orlando Bloom, to headline Jerry Bruckheimer’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit fantasy action game that Bruckheimer and Disney want to turn into a “Pirates of the Caribbean”-type franchise. Gyllenhaal’s costar [...]