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A panel of guests who are big Disney fans and have or are recently considered a Disney wedding discuss the pros and cons of doing a Disney wedding. Topics include how to manage your budget, the planning process, resources for information and much more. Other resources mentioned in this episode: Official Disney Wedding website Carly’s [...]

1888: Actor Claud Allister (Rat in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Sir Giles in The Reluctant Dragon) is born in London, England. 1904: Actress Greer Garson (Mrs. Cordelia Biddle in The Happiest Millionaire) is born in London, England. 1906: Composer Charles Wolcott (The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Song of the South, Fun [...]

Disney Channel is unveiling its newest season of shows this October. First up is The Suite Life: On Deck featuring the cast from the first series minus a few members (Ashley Tisdale, Brian Stepanek) but the Sprouse twins will remain along with Phil Lewis and Brenda Song with newcomer Debby Ryan. Also, the new seasons [...]

The new crescent shaped building to the north of the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World has long been speculated to be a Disney Vacation Club resort, based on papers submitted to the state of Florida. That can now be officially confirmed. Netcot regular Barry (Cindermickey521) returned from a vacation at WDW where a cast [...]

The LA Times reported that, on Wednesday, the Walt Disney Company previewed many of its upcoming movies that have so far been announced. Amid all the chaos, it was announced that Johnny Depp, the man behind Captain Jack Sparrow, has taken on the roll of the Madd Hatter in Tim Burton’s remake of the Disney [...]

The Walt Disney World Company is changing the name of its sports complex. Disney’s Wide World of Sports will be renamed ESPN’s Wide World of Sports, according to the Orlando Sentinel. In an effort to bring even more synergy to the Florida destination, Ken Potrock, the Senior Vice President of Wide World of Sports, said that [...]

Siemens has been a sponsor of a number of Disney attractions at their Walt Disney World resort for several years now. Guests who have recently visited may have noticed a Siemens logo on a bardge after EPCOT’s Illuminations presentation, or a logo outside the recently renovated Spaceship Earth attraction. The extent of the connection between [...]

Republican Vice President Canidate Sarah Palin visited Walt Disney World on Saturday while stumping in Florida according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Palin, her husband and family arrived in Orlando and took a personal day to enjoy Walt Disney World. During a speech at The Villages (a retirement community north of Orlando), she indicated the trip [...]

1902: Composer Al Hoffman (A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo) is born in Minsk, Russia. 1904: Author Alexander H. Key (Escape to Witch Mountain) is born in La Plata, Maryland. His novel is the inspiration of the Disney film of the same name and the remake-Race to Witch Mountain. 1920: Actor Mickey [...]

Celebration Vacation is the newest Disney Parks promotion for 2009. Part of this promotion is that anyone can receive a one day Magic Your Way ticket for free on their birthday. Also included in the new promotion are new street parties, a Tomorrowland video dance party (WDW), a celebration barbecue and festive birthday party (Disneyland) [...]

The Mercury News is reporting that the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is up for sale. The theatre, originally built in 1926 as a showcase for live plays, was restored by the Walt Disney Company to showcase their movies. The current asking price for the building is $31 million. For that price, the buyer will [...]

All Headline News is reporting that Miley Cyrus has signed a deal to star in a movie tailor-made for her by Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. The deal came about after young Cyrus expressed that she wanted to successfully transition from a teen pop sensation to a young adult [...]

Have you been a little bit out of it lately? Have your allergies been acting up or have you had an accident? Have you been increasingly irritable or sleepy? Have you been upbeat or shy? Then you might be suffering the Seven Dwarfs syndrome. ABC Studios has come up with a remedy to this situation [...]

News stories from this episode of the podcast: Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company is defying gravity with strong park attendance despite the U.S. economy. Disney and the U.S. Department of Energy have teamed up on a new ad campaign. The Disney Channel show “My Friends Tigger and Pooh” will not continue beyond the [...]

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