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News from the San Diego Comic Convention:

BOOM! Studios and Disney Publishing Worldwide announced that more Pixar movies will be developed into comic books. The two studios had already agreed to bring The Incredibles to the medium and have now decided to also bring Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., and WALL-E into the comic world.
Also, [...]

Its no secret that a bunch of us here at Netcot get just as excited about tech as we do about Disney. Today, we’re blending those two passions together.
Netcot.com is proud to announce the launch of an all new version of the website designed to work with the iPhone and iPod Touch devices. When you [...]

As school starts back up, parents often have a hard time dealing with sleepy kids as they transition from a summer routine to a school routine. Well, Disney and Walmart have come up with a way to deal with that problem and they have enlisted the help of Hannah Montana. Parents can log onto the [...]

Ebert and Roeper have decided to not renew their contracts to appear on “At the movies with Ebert and Roeper” after Disney-ABC Domestic Television decided to take the show “in a new direction.”  Roger Ebert hasn’t been on the show for two years because of health issues that continue to rob him of his voice. [...]

The Disney-ABC Television group gained 97 (by my count) Primetime Emmy Nominations. Included in this group is the ABC Network, ESPN, ABC Studios, and the Disney Channel.

ABC News received 17 nominations for the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. World News with Charles Gibson and 20/20 both received 8 nominations. The final nomination [...]

Continuing our coverage of Disney Parks staff (see our news about Jay Rasulo), the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that their own Deputy Editorial Page Editor, Mike Griffin, has replaced interim Vice President of Communications Jacquee Polak (who will return to the Media-relations Director). Griffin was at the Sentinel for over 23 years.

Business Wire is reporting that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo will be inducted into the Travel Industry of America’s Hall of Leaders. He was inducted into the Hall of Leaders for his “sustained, noteworthy contributions that have positively impacted the travel industry, stimulated greater achievement, and raised industry-wide standards.”

In the last week, a lot of areas on Netcot.com have been updated. I wanted to let you know about a few specific improvements:

The entire back-end system has been upgraded, updated and streamlined (read: it should be a bit faster now)
The “downloads” area has been updated with a few new files and a better [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Disney’s Hollywood Studios will unveil the “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” parade on October 24, to correlate with the release of the film in theaters. In order to get ready for the new parade, the “High School Musical 2: School’s Out” parade will stop running on September [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Grand Marshals in the Magic Kingdom’s parades will be riding in a new vehicle. The new ride is modeled after a 1912 touring car, while being more accessible to wheel-chaired guests.
The new wheels also sport a Disney-esque tread.

According to MyFox Orlando, a man that was returning to his car with his son was accidentally shot July 12. Investigators believe that while the man was getting into the car, his semiautomatic handgun accidentally discharged, striking him in the left leg. The wound was non-life threatening and the man is in stable [...]

Show notes and additional resources for episode #111 of the Netcot Podcast:

Disney found a loophole in FL law that allows them to prohibit employees from carrying guns (link)
… then an Animal Kingdom employee decided to challenge that policy (link)
A new coffee shop appeared at the TTC. Is it good? You decide.
Disney wants eBay to stop [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the ‘Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends‘ show is closing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The show will have its final showing on September 27, 2008; no replacement has been announced. The 28-member crew have been reassigned and 3 of the actors have to audition for other positions.

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 [...]

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 [...]