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The Walt Disney Company Reaches Another Major Milestone on Shanghai Theme Park Project [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
The Walt Disney Company today announced that the Project Application Report (PAR) for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai has received approval from the relevant authorities of the central government of China.

The Walt Disney Company Makes Significant Commitment to Protect Threatened Forests in the Amazon, Congo and United States [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 1 hour 34 minutes ago
The Walt Disney Company announced today a $7 million investment in forest projects that will build on its long history of conservation and environmental stewardship. The projects will protect forests in the Amazon, the Congo and the United States safeguarding ecosystems that benefit climate and quality of life on the planet.

Warren Spector Revisits a Cartoon Icon s Legacy in Disney Epic Mickey [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 days 16 hours 35 minutes ago
Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of Disney Epic Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the Wii™ home video game console. The game stars Mickey Mouse who has been re-imagined for videogames by luminary game designer Warren Spector and his Junction Point game development studio. In Disney Epic Mickey, Spector, a life-long Disney fan, taps into Mickey Mouse’s rich history along with the characters and worlds brought to life by Walt Di...

Marvel Reports Q3 and Nine Months EPS of $0.26 and $1.20 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 21 hours 32 minutes ago
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), a global character-based entertainment and licensing company celebrating the 70th anniversary of its founding, today reported operating results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Disney Announces 2009 Most Wanted Holiday Toys List; Features a Dozen Deals Under $25, Plus Six Stand-Outs [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 21 hours 5 minutes ago
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) today released its “Most Wanted Holiday Toys List,” featuring its Disney Dozen Deals - toys that bring Disney’s rich storytelling heritage home for the holidays for less than $25, plus six standouts for the most discerning gift-givers. Already garnering top honors and awards from media and organizations including FunFare, FamilyFun, iParenting and the National Association of Parenting Publications, Disney toys will delight boys and girls of all ages and bring to...

Disney Interactive Studios Starts a New Holiday Tradition with Disney s A Christmas Carol Video Game [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 19 hours 39 minutes ago
For the first time a new generation of fans will use a stylus and mic to guide Scrooge on a thrilling adventure and help him discover the true meaning of Christmas. Disney Interactive Studios today announced Disney’s A Christmas Carol video game is available now at all major retailers. Exclusive to the Nintendo DS™, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is an exciting storybook adventure inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens tale re-imagined by Robert Zemeckis as a major feature ...

Mickey Mouse Unveils Latest Train to Join Disney History, Mickey s Magic Choo Choo in Kansas City [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 22 hours 35 minutes ago
Mickey Mouse paid a visit to Kansas City this weekend, Walt Disney’s hometown, as he celebrated the unveiling of a traveling art exhibit that pays homage to Walt’s lifelong love of trains. He also unveiled the latest Mickey Mouse-inspired toy train set, Mickey’s Magic Choo Choo, releasing in time for the holidays. Local preschoolers along with Kansas City officials and hundreds of fans saw Mickey off as he kicked off his virtual train tour departing Union Station for Los Angeles, where he wil...

Tinker Bell and Friends Return to Nintendo DS in Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure [Press Release]
Business Wire | 11 days 21 hours 37 minutes ago
Last year, Disney Interactive Studios invited girls and fans everywhere to grab their Nintendo DS™ and fly away to Tinker Bell’s enchanting Pixie Hollow to play as a Disney Fairy. The follow-up to that rich and immersive experience is available today in retail stores nationwide. Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure for Nintendo DS comes to North America this holiday season on the same day as the all-new Blu-ray and DVD release from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, the seco...

AOL Names Susan Lyne to Its New Board of Directors [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 20 hours 2 minutes ago
AOL today named Susan Lyne, Chief Executive Officer of the online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe, Inc., to serve on its Board of Directors. Lyne and nine members named on October 26 will join the AOL Board when the separation from Time Warner is complete.

Disney Executive George Kalogridis Named President of the Disneyland Resort [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 26 days 10 hours 6 minutes ago
...addition to overseeing park operations, he led the Millennium Celebration for The Walt Disney Company. Kalogridis started his career with the company in 1971 as a busboy at the opening of...

Disney Institute 2010 Open-Enrollment Schedule Now Available Online [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 13 hours 35 minutes ago
...participants onstage and behind-the-scenes of Disney locations. Meeting with Disney leaders, they discover proven best practices from The Walt Disney Company that are easily adaptable to their organizations...

The Walt Disney Studios Adds to D23 Expo Excitement With Presentations by Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook and Animation Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter, Plus U.S. Premieres of 'Toy Story' Films in Disney Digital 3D(TM) and Digitally Restored Debuts of 'Snow White' and 'Tron' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 80 days 15 hours 33 minutes ago
...website. Packages are available from both the Walt Disney Travel Company and the Anaheim/ Orange County Visitor & Convention...trotta@disney.com, or Paul Roeder of The Walt Disney Company and D23,+1-818-560-6166, paul.m...

The Walt Disney Studios, The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., and Oscar(R)-Winning Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis Dive Into New Magical 3D Adaptation of the 1968 Classic Yellow Submarine [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 57 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
...magical adventure in their yellow submarine and bring music and harmony back to Pepperland. The Walt Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney Company and produces and distributes motion pictures under the following banners: Walt Disney Pictures...