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The ninth annual ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic, a Team ESPN event held at the Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms in Industry Hills, Calif., raised $950,000 in net proceeds for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Sports and entertainment celebrities gather for...
walt and el grupo
Acclaimed documentary WALT & EL GRUPO, a festival favorite in Rome, Rio, San Francisco, Palm Springs and Seattle, is set to begin its theatrical run with limited releases in Los Angeles and New York on September 11, 2009. The film, from writer/director Theodore...
disney ornaments
Disney branded products have been a tradition almost as long as the company has been in business. Walt understood the importance of marketing his characters outside of the theater to increase the public's awareness of the films, but also to fund the ever-expanding...
g-force winners
Three active kids are heading to Hollywood to join stars from G-FORCE on the red carpet. Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health-benefits company, today announced the winners of its “Operation Planet Savers” game, the latest in a series of games developed by...
ponyo screening
PONYO is a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” Already a box-office success in Japan, the story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by Noah Cyrus) and her quest to become human features an outstanding roster...
sea turtles
With sea turtle nesting season in full swing, Disney’s Animal Program’s experts are keeping busy at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort where hundreds of female sea turtles will come ashore through September to complete a pilgrimage they do every few years – lay eggs....
white rhino
Uganda’s first white rhino born in 27 years has a family tree with Disney roots. First-time mother Nande, a 10-year-old female white rhino born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, gave birth June 24 to a healthy male calf at the Ziwa Sanctuary in Uganda after a 16-month...
mets + disney
It is a dream come true, my two favorite things in this world have combined for an amazing sweepstakes, The New York Mets and Walt Disney. First the Mets—now the ‘Force. David Wright teams up with Walt Disney Pictures’ and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “G-FORCE” to help...
100,000th visitor
Standing along the white sand beaches and crystal clear waters of Disney's private island, Castaway Cay, eight year old Madelyn Robinson of Lee's Summit, Mo. was recognized as the 100,000th guest to visit the unique hands-on stingray experience, Castaway Ray's...
new convention
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are combining forces at this year's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention and Career Fair to present an exciting lineup of entertainment, including a sneak preview of...
paradiso 37
This high-energy restaurant and bar serves up unique cuisine inspired by the Street Foods of the Americas. Menu items from North, South and Central America will be featured for lunch and dinner. Paradiso 37 features an international wine bar and a one of a kind...
comic con firsts
Animation greats Hayao Miyazaki and John Lasseter and directors Robert Zemeckis and Tim Burton will take part in their first ever Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 23-24. The filmmakers will be on hand to help Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures...
diana, the people’s princess
Guests to Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. can now immerse themselves in the life of one of the most iconic figures of our time. "Diana -- The People's Princess" celebrates the late Princess of Wales in a walk-through experience...
disney conservation efforts
Disney’s Animal Programs is leading an international coalition of veterinarians, conservation groups, zoos, universities and private industry to conduct a series of procedures to effectively sterilize male elephants to help reduce elephant overpopulation in areas of...
a christmas carol video game
A new generation of fans will soon connect like never before with the illustrious story and characters of A Christmas Carol. Disney Interactive Studios today announced it will publish the video game inspired by “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” the Charles Dickens tale...
voices of liberty on the 4th
Our Independence Day family tradition these past few years has been to head over to The American Adventure in World Showcase at Epcot and take in all the patriotic happenings around the pavilion. Usually that includes the Fife and Drum corps and a few songs from the...
naturalization ceremony 2009
I am a second generation American. Grandson to Italians who can trace their communion with the Bishop of Rome back more than 600 years and whose paternal ancestry can be traced back in time on Erin to the times of Niall of the Nine Hostages and the beginnings on the...
more vinylmation
One of the great things I took away from the Museum of Pin-tiquities event at Epcot recently, was the access they provided to some of the new products coming from the various business units at Disney. One of the hot ones, naturally, is the Vinylmation line of...