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(News | Source: Business Wire) Disney is currently on track to exceed $30 Billion in global retail sales for fiscal year 2008, a record for Disney products. This was announced by Disney Consumer Products Chairman Andy Mooney at the International Licensing Expo today. Mooney said “In just five years, retail sales of Disney products have [...]

1890: Junius Matthews (voice of Winnie the Pooh’s Rabbit) is born in Chicago, Illinois. 1892: Actor Basil Rathbone (The Great Mouse Detective) 1895: Actress Hattie McDaniel (Song of the South and first African American to win an Oscar) is born in Wichita, Kansas. 1895: Posthumous Disney Legend and actor Cliff Edwards (Pinocchio, Dumbo) is born [...]

(News | Source: Slashdot) It seems the plan for a MagLev train between Las Vegas and Disneyland, previously reported on Netcot, might become a reality. A bill funding the environmental study of the first leg of the train was signed into law Friday by President Bush. The MagLev train would be the first of it’s [...]

(News | Source: Official Site) You can now view the entire Walt Disney World Resort in 3D, thanks to Google Earth! This includes the four theme parks and over 20 WDW Resort hotels. The tour makes it easier to plan a Walt Disney World vacation, with attraction descriptions, photos, and videos, along with links to [...]

1905: Actor John Abbott (The Jungle Book) is born in London, England 1911: Actor Eric Rolf (Song of the South, Davy Crockett, Indian Scout) is born in Minneapolis, MN 1922: Actress Joan Copeland (Brother Bear, Jungle 2 Jungle) is born in New York City, NY. 1924: Disney’s Alice’s Fishy Story is released. 1924: Actor Dennis [...]

(Newsish | Source: Show Biz Spy) The Show Biz Spy is reporting that Brittany Murphy has been released by Disney and will no longer be the voice of Tinker Bell in the upcoming movie. She was hired in 2006 to provide the voice in the upcoming animated film but has been replaced by 19 year [...]