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princess dress-up
Disney Publishing Worldwide today announced its Princess Dress-Up: My Sticker Book App is now available on the App Store. This universal app, available for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, allows girls of all ages to dress up their favorite Disney Princesses. The Princess...
tron: daft punk
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) today announced its collaboration with electronics powerhouse, Monster Cable, and specialty toy maker, Medicom Toy, for new Daft Punk-inspired TRON: LEGACY electronics and toys. The Grammy Award-winning musical duo Daft Punk have...
safety successes
Two of the nation’s elite engineering organizations recently honored several Disney cast members for their outstanding work in engineering and safety. Tina Haley, an electrical engineer specializing in safety at Walt Disney World Resort, received the Distinguished New...
holiday tombstones
Each holiday season, the Foods and Entertainment departments at Disneyland Resort join together to create a different gingerbread house for the Great Hall in Haunted Mansion Holiday. The 2010 model, on view in the Mansion through Jan. 2, features a replica of Jack...
2010 christmas parade
Disney Parks has pulled out all the (silver) bells and whistles for the 2010 “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special - including performances from five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Mariah Carey, country music chart-topper Darius Rucker, singer/actress...
dhs field guide
Disney Editions Synopsis The fifth in a series of pocket-sized paperbacks answers the question, "What would it be like to walk through Disney's Hollywood Studios with an Imagineer by your side?" The Imagineering Field Guide to Disney's Hollywood Studios provides that...
holiday fun online
Creating holiday magic for the family has never been easier or more enjoyable! Disney Online introduces the new “All Things Merry: A Guide to the Holidays,” a comprehensive source for holiday planning with simple and budget-friendly ideas for holiday recipes, unique...
sci-fi dine-in
We visited Disney's Hollywood Studios the other night to take in the Osbourne Lights as well as grab a bite to eat at one of our favorite restaurants; The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant. If you have never experienced the Sci-Fi on one of your visits to the park,...
ios character covers
With the holidays already upon us and more on the way, what are some ideas for the Disney fan(s) in your life? We will be adding some posts over the coming days about this very subject and with our first idea, we look for an item that would make your iOS device happy....
the pixar treasures
Disney Editions Synopsis The Pixar Treasures is a scrapbook of instinct and inspiration, experiences readers can touch, and visions that exist only in the imagination. It begins with a group of animators who were inspired by Walt Disney films. In the late 1970s and...
bookshelf
Throughout my life I have been an avid reader and collector of books. In another life I even owned a book store with my brothers. We ran an independant book store in this great town in New Jersey, near where we grew up. It was a great period in my life where we were...
epic!
Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Jennifer Grey will be celebrating her recent “Dancing With The Stars” victory with none other than Mickey Mouse. Jennifer will be joining fellow contestant Kyle Massey at a special celebration for the launch of Disney...
stars in the parks
Disney Parks are not only famous for attracting millions of guests every year, they are also a destination for attracting some very famous faces. Here are just a few of those stars that visited the parks this past year. Here are some of my favorite stars who visited...
disneyland holidays
When it comes to enjoying the magic of the holiday season with family and friends, there’s no place like Disneyland Resort. The holidays will shine brightly throughout the resort from Nov. 12 through Jan. 2, 2011, as guests create memories for a lifetime. Guests will...
hyperion wharf
Work will soon begin on a completely re-imagined Pleasure Island and other one-of-a-kind experiences as Walt Disney World Resort continues to bring new stories to life at Downtown Disney. Combined, the projects are expected to create an estimated 1,200 new jobs over...
gowalla + disney
In its first foray into location services, Disney Parks has teamed up with Gowalla – the social network that inspires people to keep up with friends and share the places they go – to provide park-goers a new way to explore the magic of Walt Disney World and Disneyland...
toys for tots
Walt Disney World Resort launched its annual Toys for Tots collection drive today with a little help from Duffy the Disney Bear and his pals Mickey and Minnie, creating the “Cuddliest Christmas Tree,” a 20-foot-high, 10-foot-wide Christmas tree made of 1,200 stuffed...
mickey’s very merry
Friday night, November 12th, was the media event for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom. The nice folks at the Walt Disney World Resort invited members of the media out to watch, participate and enjoy all the holiday cheer at Mickey's Very Merry...