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Bonnie Sweeten, from Pennsylvania, was arrested in Orlando, Florida after making a false 911 call saying she and her daughter had been abducted after a fender-bender in Philadelphia according to Fox News. She claimed on the call that she and her 9-year-old daughter were stuffed into a trunk of a vehicle. It was later found [...]

ESPN, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, is building a research facility titled the ‘ESPN Innovation Lab’ at Disney’s Wide World of Sports according to the Orlando Sentinel. The facility will allow ESPN to test new technologies like virtual graphics during events held at Walt Disney World. Concepts such as the ‘EA Virtual [...]

1879: Actress Lucile Watson (Song of the South) is born in Quebec, Canada. 1889: Actor Don Brodie (Barker in Pinocchio) is born in Cincinnati, OH. 1908: Actress Barbara Luddy (Kanga in many Winnie the Pooh serials, Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty, Rover in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Lady in Lady and the Tramp) is born in Great Falls, MT.  [...]

Welcome to this week’s installment of Disney’s Magic Makers where we’re taking a look at the third voice of Mickey Mouse: Wayne Allwine. Wayne Allwine was born on February 7, 1947, in Glendale, California. He started performing at an early age with his first televised appearance at age 7 on Art Linkletter’s “House Party” show. [...]

According to USA Today, Walt Disney Animation is scheduled to make its first television special for the ABC Television network. The program, labeled Prep and Landing is due out near Christmas time and was created by Chris Williams and produced by John Lasseter. Prep and Landing focuses on the North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center where elves [...]

Disney’s first foray into Motion-Capture film will be another adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. In order to drum up excitement about seeing the new animation style, Disney is setting out on a 40-city train tour which includes sneak peeks and summertime snow, among other activities. More details can be found here. The tour dates/locations [...]

Earlier this week, Disney Parks launched a new way for consumers to buy signature souvenirs. WDW mouse-ear-hats, mugs, snowglobes, as well as Disneyland merchandise, will be available through www.disneyparks.com/store. Other merchandise includes t-shirts, monorail train sets, and popcorn buckets. Note: The website above currently only includes merchandise from the American parks.

The winner of American Idol will be shouting the famous phrase “I’m going to Disney World!” in a new television commercial according to the Associated Press. The winner will also be singing “When You Wish Upon A Star” for the commercial as well. Disney has a camera crew in the Nokia Theater to record the [...]

According to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks have inked a deal with the Martin Luther King, Jr., estate (headed by Dexter King) to create a movie highlighting the leader of the Civil Rights movement. Neither the value of the deal nor the cost of the project were disclosed. However, the film may [...]

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that Wayne Allwine (3rd official voice of Mickey Mouse and Disney Legend died over the weekend due to complications from diabetes at age 62. His wife, Russi Taylor (voice of Minnie) by his side.  No word on who might replace him.

1904: Actor Fred Shields (Narrator for Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros) is born in Kansas City, Missouri. 1906: Sound effects guru James Macdonald (Mickey and the Beanstalk, House of Mouse, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland) is born in Dundee, Scotland. 1908: Writer Ralph Wright (Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the [...]

The Washington Post is reporting that the Walt Disney Company has purchased a 15-acre lot in Prince George’s County 8 miles south of Washington D.C. on the Potomac River. The lot is in the National Harbor development area. Disney is planning to build a 500-room hotel resort on the land and be one of the [...]

1872: Actor Taylor Holmes (King Stefan in Sleeping Beauty) is born in Newark, New Jersey. 1883: Sketch artist Albert Hunter (Snow White, Pinocchio)  is born in Zurich, Switzerland. 1908: Illustrator, and Disney Legend, Joe Grant (Snow White, Dumbo, Fantasia, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules) is born in New York City. 1911: Actor [...]

This week’s episode is sponsored by Main Street Travel Co. News and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast episode include: Disney will stop screening on-ride photos for select Disneyland attractions. The live action version of the Sourcer’s Apprentice has had a few accidents on-set. Director McG denies that The Rock as been cast in an [...]

On May 14, around 6:00 p.m. a small brushfire was reported to be about 2.5 miles from Downtown Disney. It’s a slow moving fire and is said to be under control.  If you’re in Disney World, stay tuned to local media in case the fire gets out of control (which is unlikely).