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The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Walt Disney World is upset over expired FastPass tickets being sold on eBay. Disney has contacted eBay about this but eBay is refusing to do anything about them. Expired FastPasses are not supposed to be accepted at attractions, but the on-line sellers claim that Disney is not [...]

The Ticket And Transportation Center has added a new coffee, espresso and pastries shop between the Monorail station and the Magic Kingdom ferry. Photos of the booth are available at the Orlando Sentinel’s web site.

Edwin Sotomayor, a security guard at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, is challenging Disney on their stance that the park is exempt from the new gun law passed in Florida. Sotomayor has been suspended from his job after he refused to allow Disney managers and Orange County Sheriff Deputies search his car. Managers drove [...]

Cast Members will not be able to store their hand guns on Disney property in Florida despite the law passed in Florida, ‘Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008‘, allowing employees to store hand guns in their cars at work. Disney says that language [...]

A 52 year old construction worker has died from his injuries received in a construction accident at Disney’s All-Star Resort on June 13th. Reedy Creek Emergency Services said the man was working on a high-lift vehicle and got pinned against something at the site. He received chest, neck and head injuries and was [...]

David Cook, the recent winner of American Idol, will be featured in the American Idol Experience when it opens in January 2009 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Cook taped video segments recently in Los Angeles that will be utilized in the attraction.

Euro Disney, operator of Disneyland Paris, is upgrading its phone system from a PABX system to a computerized Voice over IP (VoIP) system. Euro Disney currently operates 15,000 phone lines at the hotels, parks and offices. This upgrade will allow employees to have profiles for their phones based on their use. Hotel [...]

Port Canaveral has approved a $32 million loan for port improvements to help accommodate Disney Cruise Line’s newest and largest ships. SunTrust was awarded the contract. The port’s improvements are on a tight timeline to be ready for Disney’s newest ship which is expected to arrive in 2011.
(Additional Information: Orlando Sentinel)

Comcast’s Fandango has purchased movies.com for an undisclosed sum from the Walt Disney Company. Movies.com originally a partnership between Fox and Disney to make it an online movies-on-demand web site but never went past the planning stages. It currently offers movie show times, information and would sell tickets online. Disney said the [...]

Disney has released their first poster for Disney’s latest film titled ‘Bolt’. The poster can be seen by clicking here.

Disney Cruise Line will be the first cruise ship to return to Costa Maya since it was destroyed by Hurricane Dean in August 2007. The Disney Magic will make its port of call on September 30th and will return once a month for the rest of the year. Hurricane Dean destroyed most of [...]

The Walt Disney Internet Group has aggressive growth plans for the Australian market by trying to increase its user base by 1 million users for its online pay content. Disney currently attracts 5 million users for the Asia-Pacific region but is currently focusing on Australia. Disney believes that one-third of it’s online revenue [...]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will speak at the Excellence in Action summit on education reform today at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The event is hosted by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Additionally, former First Lady Barbara Bush will speak at the event tonight.

Walt Disney Parks and Resort has named Djuan Rivers as the Vice President of the Disney Vacation Club and Resort in Hawaii. Rivers will work with the community, business and government leaders while the 21-acre property is built at the Ko Olina Resort. Rivers has helped open nine resorts in Florida and Paris [...]

Charles Hurrey, A Walt Disney World employee, was arrested on three counts of possessing child pornography. Hurrey admitted to downloading the films but stated he was just curious why people would make them. He has denied ever harming a child. He was employed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios where he issued and repaired [...]