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Disney Attempting To Clamp Down On FastPasses Being Sold On eBay


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 [...]

Taylor Morrison Giving Away Home Inspired by Innoventions Dream Home


Taylor Morrison Inc. is giving away a home inspired by Disneyland’s Innoventions Dream Home that was recently unveiled. The home builder has launched a online contest ending on August 20. The home is to include a custom technology package and furnishings. The winner (also getting a vacation for four to the Disneyland [...]

Disney.com Getting Another Makeover


The Walt Disney Company is concerned that their main website, Disney.com, is not entertaining enough. This is why they have decided to give the website another makeover. The changes include more free videos, full-length movies, games, and things for users to do with their cell phones. The makeover is expected to take [...]

Walt Disney Internet Group Focusing On Australia


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 [...]

Full-Length Movies Coming to Disney Online


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 [...]

Experience Walt Disney World in 3D


(News | Source: Official Site)
You can now view the entire Walt Disney World Resort in 3D, thanks to Google Earth! This includes the four theme parks and over 20 WDW Resort hotels. The tour makes it easier to plan a Walt Disney World vacation, with attraction descriptions, photos, and videos, along with links [...]

Take a virtual trip to WDW


(News | Source: USAToday.com)
Disney announced a new way to visit their Walt Disney World theme park: on-line using your computer! Guests will be able to access the website http://www.disneyworld.com/3dparks for free and be able to click around a Google Earth-like view of the theme parks. The virtual walk-through allows guests to see more information about [...]

Disney meets Twitter meets Microsoft’s Virtual Earth


(News | Source: Twisney)
Twisney.com blends social networking and short updates of sites like Twitter with Microsoft’s Virtual Earth technology to allow Disney fans around the world to see live updates from within the Disney World Resort. The site officially launched just two weeks ago and has already drawn the attention of Disney fans world-wide.
This weekend’s [...]

Parents Plan To Boycott Disney Over Closing Of Virtual Magic Kingdom


(News | Source: Central Florida News 13)
Parents are planning to boycott Disney due to its planned closure of Virtual Magic Kingdom. Parents are complaining about the shut down because the game helped teach their kids computer and networking skills.
“We were quite surprised. That wasn’t the way they promoted it from the beginning. There were [...]

Disney Sets Targets On Russia


(News | Source: C21 Media)
The Walt Disney Company has launched a new website for Russian children and families at Disney.ru. The new site will provide an online experience that uses Disney stories, characters and entertainment to give Russians an overview of the companies history, films and services. The content will be for all [...]

Twisney.com Mixes Walt Disney World, Twitter, Flickr and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth


Twisney.com is a site that merges Walt Disney World, Twitter, Flickr and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth to share photos ‘live’ from Walt Disney World. Additionally, people can link their e-mail address to a user name and have a link directly to their photos. Users can e-mail the site with attachments and a subject with [...]

Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing May 21


(News | Source: VMK.com)
Disney will be closing the Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK for short) on May 21. The site was created and launched in 2005 as part of the Disneyland 50th Anniversary and had a physical location at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. According to Disney, the site was never meant to run [...]

Disney Launches DisneyDads.com For Family Movie Reviews


(News | Source: DisneyDads.com)
Disney has launched a new site titled ‘Disney Dads’ which will offer film reviews from real Disney Dads. John Flynn, Tim Ramos and Sung Lee are the reviewers listed on the site and offer help in choosing the right film for parents. The site is sponsored by the Disney Movie [...]

Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean Online Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day


(News | Source: G4)
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean Online is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today by having all bodies of water dyed green, offering characters green haircuts and free shamrock tattoos. Click here for screen shots of the enhancements.

Iger Reports That Disney Will Collect $1 Billion In Revenue Through Internet


(News | Source: Monterey County Herald)
The Walt Disney Company’s CEO Robert Iger said that the company expects to collect $1 billion in revenue from online content this year. Iger indicated that Disney is being aggressive with its expansion onto the Internet. Disney said the revenue would include advertising from shows such as Lost [...]