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Disneyland Hikes Ticket Prices As Much As 30%
By Laura Northrup on May 22, 2012 9:05 AM
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Prepare to pay even more to stand in line waiting to enjoy rides. For the second time in less than a year, Disney is hiking prices at its California theme parks. The cost of tickets will increase 9% (from $80 to $87) for the humble one-day pass for guests over 10, and 30% (from $499 to $649) for annual passes that include the cost of parking. More »
Report: Hulu Thinks Maybe You Shouldn't Cut Your Cable Cord Just Yet
By Chris Morran on April 30, 2012 6:19 PM
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Hulu is one of the many streaming services that have led a growing number of cable and satellite subscribers to cancel their subscriptions and get most of their TV entertainment via the Internet. But a new report claims that Hulu is now looking to appease cable companies by eventually making the service available only to those who are also paying for cable. More »
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Starbucks & Disney Form Overly Cheerful, Caffeinated Alliance
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 23, 2012 2:00 PM
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Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum — and also a grande nonfat caramel macchiato with extra whip, please. A new joint venture between Starbucks and Disney means visitors to the theme parks will be able to get their caffeine fix in cafes designed to blend in with their surroundings. More »
Help Donald Duck File His 1941 Federal Tax Return
By Laura Northrup on March 29, 2012 8:00 AM
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Filing a federal tax return is an ingrained habit now, but most middle-class Americans didn't have to before World War II. The Revenue Act of 1942 made 15 million more people eligible to pay taxes. How could the government explain this to the masses? Cartoons! The U.S. Treasury department commissioned Disney to make a short animated film that explained how to fill out a simple tax return, and why paying income taxes was so important. (Spoiler alert: Defeating the Axis powers.) More »
Disney Decides To Let Workers Don Beards
By Phil Villarreal on January 24, 2012 8:15 AM
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Disneyland employees no longer must choose before rocking a goatee and receiving a paycheck. Disney's strict theme park employee grooming code has always banned beards — it's only allowed mustaches since 2000 — but the company is overturning the rule. More »
Report: Disney Blocks Johnny Depp From Talking To ABC Stations About "The Rum Diary"
By Phil Villarreal on October 25, 2011 8:15 AM
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Things get weird and ugly when journalism collides with the inelegant demands of outlets' corporate masters. A Houston TV reporter alleges Disney prevented reporters from ABC affiliates from interviewing Johnny Depp at the Austin Film Festival because he was there to promote the upcoming movie The Rum Diary while his film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has just come out on home video. More »
Disneyland Hotel Workers Face "Electronic Whip"
By Ben Popken on October 21, 2011 11:00 AM
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Above ground, Disneyland is a world of wonder and enchantment. But getting the bedsheets as tight as the smiles on the workers faces takes a lot of hard work, and it happens underground. More »
Disney To Run 3D Re-Release Idea Into Ground
By Phil Villarreal on October 6, 2011 8:45 AM
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Never afraid to exploit a good idea for all its worth and more, the studio that brought you Bambi II announced it will capitalize on the success of its 3D theatrical re-release of The Lion King by using its cattle prod to jolt four more golden geese back to life. More »
DOT & Disney Team Up To Fight Distracted Driving, Promote New Movie
By Paul Eng on June 15, 2011 12:45 PM
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The Department of Transportation's campaign against distracted driving is becoming animated. Literally. More »
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Disney Is No Match For The Navy SEALS
By Marc Perton on May 27, 2011 1:30 PM
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The Walt Disney Company has dropped its efforts to trademark the term SEAL Team 6. The Navy had objected to Disney's plans to market products based on the name of the unit that killed Osama Bin Laden, and filed its own trademark claims to block Disney. More »
Disney-Owned Studio Pays $3 Million For Violating Kid Gamers' Privacy
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 16, 2011 9:00 AM
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The Federal Trade Commission is not about to let anyone, even Disney, get all up in the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act's business without paying dearly for it. Playdom, a social games studio owned by Disney, is in trouble to the tune of $3 million for collecting kids ages and email addresses without requiring parental consent. More »
Report: Netflix & Miramax To Make Pulp Fiction And 700 More Movies Available For Streaming
By Chris Morran on March 28, 2011 10:30 AM
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With every big dotcom, electronics manufacturer and cable provider suddenly jumping on the streaming video bandwagon in the last 18 months, it's safe to say that industry leader Netflix is experiencing some big changes. The company's mainstay content providers, Showtime and Starz getting skimpy with their shows, Netflix is looking to make friends elsewhere. And according to the Wall Street Journal, the video service is oh-so-close to making a deal with Miramax that would stream the studio's library of more than 700 films to customers. More »
Disney CEO Declares DVDs Are Not Dead, They're Just Ignored
By Phil Villarreal on March 10, 2011 10:15 AM
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Interviewed on Charlie Rose, Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the decline of one of the company's former cash cows. The days of people collecting DVDs like baseball cards have apparently passed, but there's still a little life left in the market, he says. More »
Family Sues Disney, Says Too-Hot Nacho Cheese Burned Son
By Chris Morran on February 17, 2011 4:45 PM
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A family in California has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney World, alleging that the nacho cheese served at one of its restaurants was so hot it scalded their 4-year-old son. More »
Quadriplegic Man Sues Disney After Being Left On Stalled "It's A Small World" Ride
By Chris Morran on February 10, 2011 11:15 AM
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A quadriplegic man from California has filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co., alleging that the staff at Disneyland did nothing to help him exit the park's "It's a Small World" ride when it stalled out for 40 minutes. More »
Disney Now Marketing To Newborns In The Delivery Room
By Chris Morran on February 7, 2011 5:20 PM
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They say that first impressions are crucial and the folks at Disney are taking that very literally, having recently launched a campaign to begin marketing their products to brand new moms and to babies barely out of the womb. More »
Tweeting Disney's President Over Missed BOGO Nets Free Gift Card
By Ben Popken on February 4, 2011 2:00 PM
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Jonathan was at first stoked to get two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit plushies for $28, usually $16.50 each. He was going to give one to his sister and keep the other one. Then a week later buyer's remorse struck like a piano dropped from 30 stories above, squashing his hopes into the size of a quarter. There was a new deal - buy one get one free! So he reached out and Tweeted someone, Disney Store President Jim Fielding. More »
TRON Preview Screening Marred By Line-Jumpers, Mean Staff
By Ben Popken on December 15, 2010 3:00 PM
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Tavie shares her first-person experience of waiting for hours in 20 degree weather to see the new TRON screening, and her run-ins with the professional line-jumpers and surly event staff. More »
Time Warner Cable Customers To Finally Get ESPN3 Access Next Monday
By Chris Morran on October 18, 2010 9:14 PM
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It's been more than a month since Time Warner Cable and Disney ironed out their differences and announced that customers of the cable company would be getting access to ESPN's online portal ESPN3. Now we finally have a date — Oct. 25. More »
Time Warner Cable Reaches Deal With Disney, Customers To Get ESPN 3 Access
By Chris Morran on September 3, 2010 3:07 AM
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On the last day of the NFL pre-season, football fans are rejoicing — or at least the ones who subscribe to Time Warner Cable. The company has finally reached an agreement with Walt Disney Co. that will keep Disney-owned channels like ESPN from being blacked out during the first week of the the NCAA and NFL seasons. And TWC customers will now have access to ESPN's online video portal ESPN3. More »
