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(News | Source: Reuters) Spectrum Brands, maker of Rayovac batteries, signed a three-year deal with the Walt Disney Company making it the exclusive supplier of batteries to all Disney theme parks. Additionally, they have the right to use Disney characters in marketing and promotions. Discuss this on the Netcot forums

(News | Source: Business Journal) Hong Kong is looking into different funding options for its stake in Hong Kong Disneyland. So far, the local government has been disappointed by attendance and will not provide cash for the park. It is currently in negotiations with the Walt Disney Company to discuss other options such as giving [...]

(News | Source: CNN) Two protesters were arrested at Hong Kong Disneyland after they lifted banners accusing the Walt Disney Company of labor abuses in China. The incident happened when they disrupted a parade in the park and fought with cast members who tried to stop them. The banners read ‘Disney exploits Chinese labor.’ The [...]

(News | Source: International Business Times) Thomas Staggs, Chief Financial Officer of Walt Disney, announced that there are no plans to develop another major theme park in the United States. Staggs spoke at the Merrill Lynch Media Fall conference and said new parks were not a top priority for the company. Discuss this on the [...]

(News | Source: AFP) A labor rights group reports that a factory making Disney toys in China has overworked and underpaid employees who are exposed to dangerous toxins and live in filthy conditions. Workers claim they were forced to work 28 days a month and up to 15 hours a day at the Haowei Toys [...]

(News | Source: San Jose Mercury News) Over the weekend, Greenpeace activists sneaked into Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and changed several incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. They also setup a banner stating “Mickey harms the global climate” to protest Hong Kong Disneyland’s energy management. Greenpeace says that the two lobby chandeliers have [...]

(News | Source: Orlando Sentinel) Walt Disney Parks has decided to extend the successful Year of a Million Dreams for another year. It will now last till the end of 2008 and include more prizes given away to random guests. The celebration began in October 1st, 2006 and has given away over 846,000 prizes. Many [...]