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The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will be getting a retheming. Walt Disney World management has unveiled a rendering and a few details of the renovations showing that 384 rooms in the Trinidad South Village Area will be rethemed after the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (ship-like beds, old crate-like dressers, [...]

Many of you know that there are Treasure Cruises for children available around the Walt Disney World Resort.
Existing Cruises:

Albatross Treasure Cruise: 9:30am departure from the Yacht and Beach Club Monday and Wednesday
Disney’s Pirate Adventure: 9:30 am departure from the Grand Floridian Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Island of the Caribbean Pirate Cruise: 9:30am departure [...]

News from the San Diego Comic Convention:

BOOM! Studios and Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that more Pixar movies will be developed into comic books. The two studios had already agreed to bring The Incredibles to the medium and have now decided to also bring Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., and WALL-E into the comic world.
Also, [...]

1916: Actor Keenan Wynn (John Slade in The Shaggy D.A., Alonzo P. Hawk in The Absent Minded Professor and in Son of Flubber) is born in New York City.
1932: The 29th Silly Symphony, Flowers and Trees, is the first full-color animated film.
1933: Actor Dom DeLuise (Bacchus in Hercules and Fagin in Oliver & Company) [...]

Rumors about Disney opening a new park in Shanghai has caused a run on property in Shanghai with people opening businesses and expanding homes according to the Wall Street Journal. Residences of Jinjia, a Shanghai village, believe that by expanding their homes and opening businesses, Disney and the local government will be offering relocation [...]

Its no secret that a bunch of us here at Netcot get just as excited about tech as we do about Disney. Today, we’re blending those two passions together.
Netcot.com is proud to announce the launch of an all new version of the website designed to work with the iPhone and iPod Touch devices. When you [...]

As school starts back up, parents often have a hard time dealing with sleepy kids as they transition from a summer routine to a school routine. Well, Disney and Walmart have come up with a way to deal with that problem and they have enlisted the help of Hannah Montana. Parents can log onto the [...]

Walt Disney World has released the American Idol Experience web site. The web site gives guests an overview of what the attraction will be about along with videos and news updates about the American Idol Experience. The attraction is currently scheduled to open January 2009.

Ebert and Roeper have decided to not renew their contracts to appear on “At the movies with Ebert and Roeper” after Disney-ABC Domestic Television decided to take the show “in a new direction.”  Roger Ebert hasn’t been on the show for two years because of health issues that continue to rob him of his voice. [...]

Walt Disney World’s Online calendar is indicating that Fantasmic! is not being scheduled for daily showings for the month of January.  When looking through the calendar, you can note that the show is only scheduled for a few days a week.  Currently, the show is run daily and on some days twice daily.

1890: Actress Verna Felton (Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, the Queen of Hearts in Alice and Wonderland, and Winifred the Elephant in The Jungle Book) is born in Salinas, California.
1908: Actor Karl Swenson (Merlin in The Sword in the Stone) is born in Brooklyn, NY.
1911: Disney illustrator & Disney Legend Al Dempster (Fantasia, Dumbo, Song of [...]

News:

Pocahontas and her Forrest Friends will close in September of this year.
Miley Cyrus has been featured more racy photos that she says she’s not proud of..
Miss Minnie Piggy is a pig that features a birthmark in the shape of Mickey Mouse.
Georgia Pacific paper company things they can also ban guns like Disney has.
A man accidentally [...]

The Disney-ABC Television group gained 97 (by my count) Primetime Emmy Nominations. Included in this group is the ABC Network, ESPN, ABC Studios, and the Disney Channel.

ABC News received 17 nominations for the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. World News with Charles Gibson and 20/20 both received 8 nominations. The final nomination [...]

Continuing our coverage of Disney Parks staff (see our news about Jay Rasulo), the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that their own Deputy Editorial Page Editor, Mike Griffin, has replaced interim Vice President of Communications Jacquee Polak (who will return to the Media-relations Director). Griffin was at the Sentinel for over 23 years.

Business Wire is reporting that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo will be inducted into the Travel Industry of America’s Hall of Leaders. He was inducted into the Hall of Leaders for his “sustained, noteworthy contributions that have positively impacted the travel industry, stimulated greater achievement, and raised industry-wide standards.”