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1894: Disney Legend Joseph Fowler is born in Lewiston, Maine. He oversaw the construction of both Disneyland and Disney World.
1909: Publisher and Disney Legend Mario Gentilini is born in Luzzara, Italy. He popularized Mickey Mouse in Italy through his “Topolino” magazine.
1913: Actor Bill Thompson (Mr. Smee in Peter Pan, King Hubert in [...]

A new elephant calf was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. A Twenty-six-year-old African elephant named Moyo gave birth to a 327 pound son. The currently unnamed calf is the heaviest ever born at Animal Kingdom. After a 21 month gestation period, caused by artificial insemination, both mother and son appear to be [...]

There’s a new petition online to save The Adventurer’s Club. The petition’s authors state that “The Adventurer’s Club has no equal…This club is so eccentrically Disney, it would be just as missed as the original Country Bear Jamboree show was and the Journey Into the Imagination ride was when they were changed and/or closed. [...]

1865: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson publishes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland under the pen name Lewis Carroll.
1898: Actor Johnny Lee (the voice of Br’er Rabbit) is born in Los Angeles.
1908: Disney legend and artist, John Hench (Fantasia, Dumbo) is born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1910: Marcellite Garner (the voice of Minnie Mouse) is born in Redlands, California.
1914: Disney [...]

As a follow up to Van’s last post, here’s more news of what’s coming to Downtown Disney:
First, over the next year, several immersive experiences will be added to the 120-acre complex. Downtown Disney will even get its own attraction in the form of a giant, tethered balloon that will provide guests with an amazing [...]

The LA Times has reported that construction crews have started to restore the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through. The attraction, on the second story of the castle, was closed for refurbishment in October 2001 (although many speculate that the real reasons were for fear of a terrorist attack on the wooden structure. The attraction [...]

Disneyland cast members that are a part of the Unite Here Local 681 have started picketing after the union’s leaders and Disney management have yet to reach an agreement. The union’s members are unhappy with Disney’s proposal that new union members will receive lower wages as veteran union members in the same position. [...]

Chris Williams, director of Disney’s Bolt, has also created Glago’s Guest. This new short tells of a lonely Russian soldier stationed in a Siberian outpost. When a guest shows up at the outpost, Glago soon realizes that things aren’t always as they seem. You can catch Glago’s Guest this November before Bolt.
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Disney Channel announced plans to start production on “Camp Rock 2″ around summer 2009, providing the Jonas’ and Demi Lovato are available (since both parties will be working on their separate series, “J.O.N.A.S.” and “Welcome to Mollywood”).
“Camp Rock” debut to 8.9 million viewers on Disney Channel, 3.6 million on ABC, and 3.7 million [...]

1889: Actor Moroni Olsen (the Magic Mirror from Snow White) is born in Ogden, Utah.
1904: Actor Phil Harris (The Aristocats, The Jungle Book) is born in Linton, Indiana.
1904: Actor Peter Lorre (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) is born in Slovakia.
1907: Actor John McIntire (The Fox and the Hound, The Rescuers) is born in Spokane, Washington.
1909: [...]

1902: Composer Sammy Fain (contributed to the scores of Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Rescuers, and Return to Never Land) is born in New York City, NY.
1913: Composer Tom Adair (His music can be found in Sleeping Beauty, Disneyland’s Main Street USA, and at The Golden Horshoe Revue) is born in Newton, Kansas.
1915: Actress [...]

While crossing the Panama Canal on May 16, the 964-foot, 875-stateroom Disney Magic’s canal fees totaled $331,200. The Panama Canal Authority increased fees in 2007 and now charges cruise ships according to the number of beds instead of the cargo capacity. The previous record fee paid by a cruise ship was $313,000 last [...]

The Walt Disney World Company is being sued for not allowing a Sikh-American to work at Disney World because he refused to remove his turban for religious reasons. The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) has scheduled an official announcement of the suit for June 16. Sukhbir Singh Channa says he [...]

During a presentation to unveil the new features of the Blu-Ray “Sleeping Beauty” disc, division president Bob Chapek described what Disney is calling BD Live technology. For “Sleeping Beauty,” this includes a menu backdrop that mirrors weather conditions in the viewer’s hometown, to onscreen chat rooms to chat with people watching the movie at [...]

It was announced today that full-length movies will be available for 5 days following a viewing on “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC on Saturday nights. When asked about the online movies, Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing editor of Disney Online, said “Streaming full-length films on Disney.com takes our commitment to [...]