Netcot Podcast #107 - Disney Castles


Shownotes for episode #107 of the Netcot Podcast:

  • Disney says they’ve improved blu-ray technology by adding interactive functionality (more).
  • Apple announced the iPhone 3G along with new features targeted at enterprise IT groups. Their announcement featured a brief video that included statements from a member of Disney’s IT group (more).
  • Mickey and Minnie mouse will get special costumes to celebrate the Chinese year of the rat (more).
  • Select Disney movies will be available via the web as streaming downloads for a period of time after their air on ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney program (more).
  • Disney branded products could help propel consumer goods sales to nearly $30 billion (more).
  • A Buzz Lightyear toy was aboard the space shuttle on its way to the space station (more).
  • The Walt Disney Company has combined their internet and interactive game groups (more).
  • Disney’s virtual earth launched via Google maps (more).
  • Plans for a monorail between Disneyland and Las Vegas continues to develop (more).
  • A couple is honeymooning in WDW (more).
  • Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex will soon get bowling facilities that are ready for tournaments (more).

Also mentioned in this episode…

- Video of the Tokyo Disneyland Cinderella Castle Myster Tour (link)
- Link to the Netcot.com forums topic on non-iPod media players (link)
- Netcot’s Flickr group (link)

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