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This Week in Disney History (December 7-13)


1848: Author and journalist Joel Chandler HarrisĀ (writer of the Uncle Remus stories-”Br’er Rabbit, etc”) is born near Eatonton, Georgia. 1879: Illustrator Ernest Howard Shepard (worked on the Winnie-the-Pooh books) is born in St. John’s Wood, London, England. 1888: Oldest child of Elias Disney, Herbert Arthur Disney, is born in Daytona Beach, Florida. 1910: Composer and [...]

Disney’s Open to the Public Sale


According to the Examiner, the Walt Disney Studios’ Commissary in Burbank will open on December 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for their Fifth Annual “Open to the Public Sale”. Shoppers will be able to find bargains from the Studios’ Store from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, but the commissary [...]

Netcot #128 – Netcot Podcasting and Silly Things


News/links/resources from this week’s show include: A tornado was seen near Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Paris Hilton wants to play Tinkerbell. College football star Tim Tebow was named Disney’s Spirit Award winner. Want the recipe for Disney’s Oatmeal Cookies? Check out this link. (If you want to make them Van’s version, add chocolate chips.) Rob Thomas [...]

Black Saturday at Downtown Disney


Annual Passholders are invited to a special shopping experience at World of Disney at Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Starting at 6:30 am on December 13, the first 450 guests will receive a free limited-edition pin (the first 1000 will receive a feww silver or red Disney coil ornament). The [...]

The Suite Life of Hannah Montana is Renewed.


The Hollywood Reporter is, well, reporting that the Disney Channel has ordered a second season of “The Suite Life on Deck” (A continuation of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”, but on a cruise ship-the S.S. Tipton-and minus Ashley Tisdale) as well as a third season of “Hannah Montana”. Historically, the Disney Channel only [...]