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Who in the hockey circle could ever forget the New Jersey Devils Hockey Club being described as a Mickey Mouse organization ... Cuba Gooding Jr., Jesse James, Rob Zombie, and Jack Nicholson to name a few. Gosh! Could you imagine if the Kings ...  

Posted on andPOP:Monday’s workday is almost done, you just need one final push to get you through your day. That’s where these four adorable Ryan Gosling gifs come into play. Watch Ryan perform in the Mickey Mouse Club. Just look at that … Continue reading →Read more at andPOP. andPOP - POP Culture with Substance  

Instead of stepping out of the "Mickey Mouse Club" spotlight this week, though, Lucca decided to play up his connection to the 1990s kids' show that kicked off the careers of household names like Aguilera, Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell.  

Tony Lucca has sung his heart out during The Voice. A finalist for season two, the reality show contestant is all about making music and doing his best on stage. While The Voice is all about the vocals of the contestant, there are some pretty ...  

Aguilera had accused Lucca of being “one-dimensional,” and having a possible leg up because he had the support of former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake. So how did the pop diva respond to Lucca’s performance? She took it in stride, and called for a ...  

Christina Aguilera took some heat for her pointed criticism of fellow former "Mickey Mouse Club" star Tony Lucca on "The Voice" last week, but JC Chasez (also a former Mouseketeer) says she was simply doing her job. "I love her. She's absolutely supposed ...  

After feeling the wrath of Christina Aguilera on "The Voice" last week, fellow "Mickey Mouse Club" star Tony Lucca was ... MMC has been up to since being on the show in our Now & Then gallery below:  

“I love her. She’s absolutely supposed to do her job and express her opinion, and that is definitely her opinion,” the former *NSYNC-er told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Wednesday’s Access Hollywood Live, when asked if Christina “broke ...  

Former Chiefs Running Back LJ had a reputation for smacking down broads in local dance clubs . . . But it seems like now he's playing nice with a former KC newsie if this tweet is correct. @RhiannonAlly: Chiefs fans! Look who I ran into last weekend...(I know, the Mickey Mouse shirt threw me off too)... Once again, former Kansas City celebs stay winning while the rest of us are stuck in this cowtown.  

In the misspent days of my television-watching youth in the 1950s -- this is so long ago that the remote control consisted of getting off the couch, crossing the room and turning the dial to one of the five other channels -- my favorite show was the after-school classic, The Mickey Mouse Club. (This Disney reference is only tangential to hockey, unlike Wayne Gretzky's 1984 off-the-cuff assessment of the Devils as a Mickey Mouse organization...  

When Mickey Mouse finally got into cruising, he was never going to settle for half measures. But the sheer scale of the 130,000-ton Disney Fantasy can still take your breath away. With Disney-style cruising coming to Europe in a big way this summer ...  

The countdown clock is approaching zero as Disneyland workers and engineers finalize the reboot of Disney’s California Adventure theme park. We’ve mentioned the new rides, attractions, and other excitement a couple times before; however, there’s one more addition that we’ve failed to discuss in the past. It might be time for us to update our picks for favorite and unusual Starbucks, as it now looks like overpriced lattes and coffee...  

Take the TV show viewing experience to the next level with the first in the appisode series, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse “Road Rally”. The appisode brings viewing and learning together in one interactive and cohesive experience! Touch, shake, swipe, drag ...  

by Molly Balint posted in Products & Prizes My two year old has a serious love-affair with Mickey Mouse. She can recognize him on any T-shirt, TV show or book. Yesterday on our weekly grocery trip, she squealed at the sight of a box of Mickey Mouse bandaids. The girl's got it bad. Thank goodness... Read more » Want to get the full story? Click on the headline above. And thanks for reading the BabyCenter Blog.  

JC Chasez Praises Former ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ Pal Tony Lucca: He’s Magnificent On ‘The Voice’...  

What does ex-Mouseketeer J.C. Chasez think about his former "Mickey Mouse Club" co-stars Christina Aguilera & Tony Lucca continually sparring on "The Voice"? "I respect her judgment, but I personally didn't think she was right to call him one ...  

Continuing right along with our unofficial exploration of all things simultaneously insane, horrific, and Disney-related comes "Toybox Series #3: Picture Book 1936,″ a 1934 Japanese propaganda cartoon by Komatsuzawa Hajime. [In the 1930s] one very ...  

Christina Aguilera has it out for Tony Lucca on "The Voice" because he spurned her while they worked on The Mickey Mouse Club-- this according to a former Mouseketeer. Ex-Mouse Clubber Dale Godboldo-- who starred on the 90s MMC revival alongside ...  

Of course, the Magic Kingdom has had ... Youth International Party – invaded Disneyland, hoisted the Viet Cong flag on Tom Sawyer Island, and, according to reports, marched down Main Street singing the theme to The Mickey Mouse Club "sarcastically".  

The butterfly walls appliqu?? s come with instruction kits for easy application. They are very simple to use and even a child could undertake it. You just need to peel from the lime the backing paper and adhere it to the wall wherever you want it.  

All of a sudden, someone in the back of the bus started to sing the Mickey Mouse March from the old "Mickey Mouse Club" TV show with the Mousketeers! Before you know it, ALL ... yes ALL of the adults joined in the song. I thought I was in a musical!  

Initially she were told that a gay couple would still have to dress as a man and a woman, basically enforcing crossdressing for any gay couple who wished to marry in this fashion, but the Resort then backtracked on that, saying this was not an issue.  

Disney's Joy Division inspired Mickey Mouse t-shirt has been withdrawn from sale. Pitchfork reports that a representative from Disney has said: "As soon as we became aware there could be an issue, we pulled it from our shelves and our online store to ...  

Homosexuality in Japan is widely accepted but not openly discussed. While gays and lesbians are unlikely to encounter outright hostility, there are few rights built into law for same sex couples and there is little public debate on gay marriage.  

The House of Mouse reported $0.63 in adjusted earnings per share, up 29%, on $9.63 billion in revenue -- a 6% increase. Share repurchases added a fair amount of tailwind; Disney spent $870 million to buy back 21.4 million shares of stock during ...  

Some companies do extreme customer service. For instance, Zappos lives and breathes good service; Starbucks puts the customer first; Southwest Airlines has made even budget travel enjoyable with good service; and Disney's theme parks sweat every little thing, from the spacing of trash containers to the fireworks that light up the eyes of their young visitors. Disney has been a model for extreme customer service for years and is even in the...  

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CaHSRA) approved its much criticised and revised business plan yesterday, with a last minute change that speaks to the power of Disneyland and its symbolic icon, Mickey Mouse. As a result, folks from Bakersfield ...  

SUWANEE -- Calling all Mouseketeers, young and old: Mickey Mouse and other characters from Disney On Ice's "Treasure Trove" are stopping by the Suwanee Library to read a story for attendees Friday at 2 p.m. "We were delighted when Disney agreed ...  

Twenty years ago this month hundreds of young Irish people were part of Euro Disneyland ... graduates joined the queue to apply for jobs at the corporation that created Mickey Mouse. They all wanted to be part of Disney’s colourful cast of characters ...  

Sister ship Disney Fantasy, which set out on its maiden voyage on Saturday, promises to be just as popular among the travelling public. As president of New Vacation Operations Karl is also in charge of the Aulani Resort and Spa in Hawai'i, and is ...  

Get a free pair of silver Mickey Mouse ears and save 25 percent at Disney Stores to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Wednesday. The first 250 to visit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. get the free ears. There also will be other fun activities throughout the day ...  

"New from Burpee… A collection of Disney gardening products. There's something magical about planting a garden with your children. Burpee now offers vegetable, herb, and flower seeds with Disney characters from the Princess, Mickey and Cars Collections."  

The way Disney Mobile GM Bart Decrem sees it, Swampy the Alligator has something in common with Mickey Mouse. Swampy, of course, is the star of Where's My Water?, a popular physics puzzle game for the iPhone and iPad. Mickey Mouse needs no introduction.  

Same sex couples are able to hold fairytale wedding ceremonies at hotels inside the popular Tokyo Disney Resort, including at the Cinderella Castle, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.  

Andy Bird, Chairman Walt Disney International with Liang Gang, Chairman of the Board for China Animation Group, Ren Yuxin, a senior executive of Tencent, and Gao Zheng, deputy director general, Cultural Industry Department for the Ministry of Culture at s ...  

Explorers Wanted: Disney Takes Animal Kingdom to Facebook With Disney Animal Kingdom Explorers New Social Game Inspired by Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park Includes Natural Picturesque Scenes, Hundreds of Animals and The Tree Of Life PR Newswire PALO ...  

Thompson is in negotiations to play Travers, who created the Poppins character in the 1930s for a series of children's books. Tom Hanks is in talks to co-star as Disney, the studio mogul who turned the tale of a magical nanny into one of the best-loved ...  

LOS ANGELES - "Marvel's The Avengers," Walt Disney Co's new superhero movie, took in US$18.7 million (S$23.3 million)in midnight sales at US and Canadian theaters. The debut was the eighth-best among top films for midnight openings, Hollywood.com Box ...  

The construction of the Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone holding the Disneyland Park is a complex comprehensive group of projects, which includes more than 60 projects of nine categories. Therefore, in order to realize the equality, mutual ...  

LADERA RANCH -- Entrepreneur Shelly Ehler just might have found the keys to the Magic Kingdom. Not long after appearing on ABC's "Shark Tank" earlier this year, Ehler's poncho-like ShowNo towels have hit the retail shelves at Walt Disney World's two water ...  

I hope we never lose sight of one thing: it was all started by a mouse. - Walt Disney (October 1954) Walt Disney Company (DIS) stock is up 50 percent since last October's 52 week low of 29.00 dollars a share. The company reports earnings Tuesday, May 8th 2012.  

MERRILLVILLE | Disney Institute is bringing its professional development program, "Disney's Approach to Quality Service," to Merrillville on May 17. Sponsored locally by Ivy Tech Corporate College, the full–day event will demonstrate how anticipating and ...  

BEIJING -- In the first co-production of a multi-billion dollar franchise between Hollywood and China, Walt Disney Co. China, Marvel Studios and DMG Entertainment will co-produce ''Iron Man 3'' in China. Under the deal, DMG Entertainment will invest in the ...  

EXCLUSIVE: Disney has feature film plans for Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, one of its longest running theme park rides. The studio has set iconic commercials and video director Pete Candeland to develop a live-action/CGI mix feature that will bring to life a ...  

WESH.com LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Disney's Epcot theme park is set to open a new hot spot in early May. Tutto Gusto, the new wine bar adjacent to Tutto Italia Ristorante, will be in the Italy pavilion at the World Showcase. The wine bar took over the ...  

The US entertainment giant and the state-backed China Animation Group have launched a project to develop animation content for the Chinese and other markets, Disney said in a statement. Chinese Internet giant Tencent would help market the productions, to ...  

Disney Channels Worldwide has promoted Richard Loomis to the newly created position of senior veep and chief marketing officer. Loomis will guide the creative marketing vision for Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior, while also overseeing creative ...  

Walt Disney Pictures just loves to close up their "vault," effectively sealing away new releases of beloved films for years upon years, and driving Disney fans to snap up DVDs and Blu-rays while they still can. But, as grating as it is when Disney closes ...  

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals-Phillies game was interrupted prior to the start of the seventh inning Thursday night when a fan jumped over the wall, took off his clothes and went streaking across the field at Busch Stadium. Fans cheered, flashbulbs popped and ...  

WESH.com LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The 20th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Marathon will give runners a unique experience. Officials said that the race in 2013 will allow runners for the first time to run along the high-banked Walt Disney World ...  

Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee on Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS); Smashing the box office...Hulk style. “The Avengers” proved that five superheroes are better than one by crushing Hollywood's record books with a massive $200.3 million in ticket sales over ...  

If you're thinking of visiting a Disney park in Anaheim this summer, be warned that the price is about to jump by between $7 and $150 depending on the ticket deal. The annual summer price hike for tickets to Disneyland and the Disney California Adventure ...  

It turns out Disney-Marvel's "The Avengers" won't have to vacate any Imax houses this weekend after all. Disney and Warner Bros. agreed Monday to evenly split digital Imax showtimes this weekend between "Avengers" and "Dark Shadows," leaving the Marvel pic ...  

Disney Channel will launch its next animated series, ''Gravity Falls,'' with a sneak preview June 15 followed by an official premiere June 29. Created and exec produced by Alex Hirsch (''Fish Hooks''), ''Gravity'' focuses on brother and sister twins who ...  

If the teeming, fannypacks-and-corn-dogs masses at Disneyland are too much for you - and you don't mind forking over an individual $25,000 initiation fee and $10,000 a year in dues to escape them - here's a glimmer of hope. For the first time in a decade ...  

Since she was a child, Christy Masten Weishorn has been intrigued by animation. She constantly drew and covered her bedroom walls with Disney characters. She even drew her own little animated flip books. "At age 12, I went to see 'The Little Mermaid' [in ...  

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) shares are trading lower heading into the media giant's second-quarter 2012 earnings release, expected out after the market closes. Analysts currently expect Disney to produce EPS of 57 cents on revenue of $9.58 billion.  

It's safe to say that the last week and a half have been huge for the House of Mouse. As everyone knows, The Avengers shattered the record for domestic box office sales at $207 million, and this past weekend it became one among a handful of films to gross ...  

Fox, CBS and NBCUniversal have already sued the satellite provider's AutoHop service that allows users to fast-forward through chunks of commercials. Bob Iger on Wednesday called Disney California Adventure Park an “eyesore,” criticized Dish Network ...  

Connie Holdridge of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Kaye Webb and Jo Allegro of the Cancer Support Community–Delaware, Judith Ramirez of Tunnell Cancer Center, Susan Strawbridge of the American Cancer Society, Cheryl Doucette, volunteer with the ...  

The story of “Cinderella” has made Disney magic for decades, quickly rising to one of the most popular Princess tales of all time.  One of the key ingredients to the movies magic is the famed glass slipper Cinderella left behind, which identifies her ...  

Wine has a more fitting home at Walt Disney World with the opening of Tutto Gusto wine cellar in the Italy Pavilion at Epcot. Tutto Gusto is a new venue adjacent to Tutto Italia Ristorante and debuted Tuesday after the restaurant opened its doors again ...  

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) - Business leaders from all over Fort Wayne are gathering for a lesson from Disney. The Disney Institute is a professional training program for business leaders wanting to improve their corporate skills. Disney ...  

Disney and Marvel Studios appear to have a runaway hit on their hands. The Avengers, which only began rolling out at the international box office late last week, is easily on track to become the most successful title produced inhouse by Marvel Studios ...  

WESH.com Disney's "The Lion King" can now claim another royal title as the new king of Broadway. The show broke Broadway records to become the highest-grossing show, dethroning the long-running "Phantom of the Opera" as the top earner. Both shows have made ...  

SHANGHAI, April 11 (Reuters) - The operator of the planned Shanghai Disney theme park has secured a 12.9 billion yuan ($2 billion) syndicated loan for the construction for the park, Chinese media reported on Wednesday. Last month banking sources told Basis ...  

PanARMENIAN.Net - The operator of the planned Shanghai Disney theme park has secured a 12.9 billion yuan ($2 billion) syndicated loan for the construction of the park, Chinese media reported on Wednesday, April 11, a boost for Walt Disney Co as it embarks ...  

Authorities have reopened Interstate 4 near Walt Disney World after a brush fire ignited Friday afternoon, sending smoke across the roadway and closing it for hours. The fire, located near International Drive and Interstate 4, was 13 acres and growing near ...  

Despite being forced to face theatre owners in the wake of Rich Ross’ exit last week, Disney pulled out their usual showmanship and unveiled a slate of high profile movies without missing a beat during their two and a half hour CinemaCon presentation on ...  

Disney-May booked a ticket to his first-ever Olympic Games at the British Gas Championships in London in March after claiming an impressive silver in the 100m freestyle. He lowered his personal best to 49.48seconds on route to second but, while it was good ...  

Joss Whedon's tentpole scores the biggest opening weekend in numerous Latin American markets and nabs the top opening ever for a superhero pic in the U.K. Disney and Marvel Studios' The Avengers is doing superhero-like business overseas, debuting to a ...  

Starting this summer, Walt Disney World parks and resorts will have a new pick me up for parents, Orlando Business Journal reported. Starbucks Corp. is opening new locations in the theme parks and resorts in both California and Florida. The first of six ...  

"Do you remember romance in the theater, shenanigans in the balcony, uniforms of the ushers, the Mickey Mouse Club, the snack bar or particular movie favorites? If so, we'd like to hear from you," said former DAAC director and current volunteer Heather Pollard.  

Though Jermaine Paul was crowned the winner of the show, viewers will probably remember the series for Aguilera's bitter feud with finalist Tony Lucca, whom she appeared with on 'The Mickey Mouse Club' as kids. The feud began when Lucca first took to the ...  

Disneyland is inviting 100 people from a waiting list to join their exclusive and expensive private hideaways, Club 33 and 1901, where members will need more than a pair of Mickey Mouse ears to get in. The Los Angeles Times reports Disney announced the ...  

Disneyland is inviting 100 people from a waiting list to join their exclusive and expensive private hideaways, Club 33 and 1901, where members will need more than a pair of Mickey Mouse ears to get in. The Los Angeles Times reports Disney announced the ...  

As a former member of "The Mickey Mouse Club," he had the interesting story; in addition to that, he has an incredibly voice. Tony also made a bold choice in regards to his song choice, taking on a tough son in Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes." Thankfully ...  

Karen K. Miller has been promoted to executive director of worldwide programming strategy, acquisitions and co-productions for Disney Channels Worldwide, it was announced Wednesday. Miller, who works across the Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior ...  

Disney teamed up with Sony to present the “Share Magical Memories” contest, in which you can win a Disney vacation for 8 and a Sony Handycam projector camcorder. The only requirement: share a memory. The grand prize, which will be awarded to five ...  

LONDON -- Disney U.K. and Ireland has inked a deal with video-on-demand company Blinkbox that will see a selection of the distrib's titles become available on the service. Pics such as "War Horse" and "The Muppets" will be available to buy or rent on ...  

Arizona State University’s canine officer is set to compete in the Desert Dog Regional Police K9 Trials April 14 and 15 at Scottsdale Stadium. Disney, a 4-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, is participating in her first year of competition against other ...  

Companies in industries as diverse as car dealers and children's hospitals are learning to improve their customer relations skills by thinking more like Disney. The Walt Disney Co.'s consulting arm, the Disney Institute, has doubled its revenue in the past ...  

WESH.com LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Registration for the 20th anniversary Walt Disney World marathon opened on Tuesday. Disney said runners competing in the race will experience several features, including a special 20th anniversary medal, new entertainment ...  

DUXBURY, Mass. (WHDH) -- It all started with a 9-year-old boy. He wanted to trade his toy soldier for a trip to Disney World for a family of a fallen soldier. On Memorial Day, he did just that for a Duxbury family. “We heard about the guy how he traded a ...  

the first 250 guests at each Disney Store across the country will receive a FREE pair of exclusive Silver Mickey Ears. It looks like the Disney Outlets are also participating, so locally you can head to Tanger Outlets in Hershey or Rockvale ...  

With Rich Ross forced to resign Friday from his post of chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Disney CEO Bob Iger will now be tasked with replacing an executive whose rocky tenure demonstrated an inability to transition his success in television to film.  

"Taxi Driver" meets ... Walt Disney? Why not? Made by Vimeo user Bryan Boyce, this bizarre supercut combines Martin Scorsese's classic "Taxi Driver" and the wonderful world of Walt Disney. In one scene, Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes Betsy ...  

Fantasyland construction continues at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and an updated time-lapse video of its progress was released by the company today. The first phase of Fantasyland, Storybook Circus, featuring one of what will eventually be ...  

Welcome back to another “episode” of Disney Stuff. It’s been warm here in New York. “Warmest March Ever!” read a headline in the paper just the other day. As it gets warmer and warmer and spring break starts to settle in, it was time to venture ...  

The Golden State Pops Orchestra wants to put its best foot forward as it steps into the spotlight in El Segundo for the first time. The GSPO, which regularly performs at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, will present what has been its most ...  

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. is looking to avenge the loss it took on the blockbuster bomb, "John Carter." What better way than to ramp up its investment in the superhero megahit "The Avengers." Disney said Tuesday that net income in ...  

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's quarterly earnings, dragged down by a loss from science fiction bomb "John Carter," beat Wall Street expectations with 21 percent profit growth driven by its theme parks and media networks. Disney, which ...  

For Soniah Spence, every night is a fairy tale. When Spence slips on her skates and takes to the ice, she becomes Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess in Disney on Ice: "Dare to Dream," which plays here through Sunday. "I see all the ...  

Analysts expect higher profit for Walt Disney (DIS) when the company reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 56 cents a share, reflecting a rise from 49 cents per share a year ago.  

Disney also is adding a private lounge for club members at Disney California Adventure. Starting Friday (today), Disney will begin sending embossed invitations to the first 100 people on its 800-name waiting list, asking if they are interested ...  

Mozart once described the pipe organ, "the king of instruments." Well, there are pipe organs, and then there is the masterpiece of sound and design that is the Walt Disney Concert Hall pipe organ. Unorthodox as it is unforgettable, Los Angeles ...  

Seattle & Lake Buena Vista, FL  (RestaurantNews.com)  Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts today announced that Starbucks will soon be available at all Disney theme parks at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.  

A Disney cruise liner stopped to rescue four men signaling for help near Key West, Fla., a spokeswoman for the company said Tuesday. The Disney Fantasy was sailing from Port Canaveral, Fla., to Grand Cayman Sunday afternoon when it spotted the ...  

The Disney Fantasy cruise ship rescued four men adrift on a small raft off the Florida coast Sunday afternoon, CNN reports. "We are proud of our Disney Fantasy crew members, who skillfully demonstrated their training and commitment to maritime ...  

ORLANDO - Maryland teachers were instructed to engage children by crouching and speaking to them at eye level. Chevrolet dealers were taught to think in theater metaphors: onstage, where smiles greet potential buyers, and offstage, where sales ...  

Disneyland Resort parks have faced an unusual business dilemma in recent years: Too many regular customers. Nearly 1 million people now have annual passes, prompting Disney to make changes to its program that could thin out crowds and possibly ...  

Chances of being plucked from your Average Joe life and signed to a major label were pretty slim unless you happened to make it on Star Search or the Mickey Mouse Club star growing up. The now-oversaturated field of singing reality shows mixed ...  

Head over to Best Buy today through Saturday and get 2 select Disney Blu-ray combos for $35 plus get a free Easter bag with purchase of 2 blu-ray combos. The tote should have a Mickey silhouette on the front juggling eggs. Go here to see it.  

Same-sex couples in Japan may not be able to tie the knot legally, but they now can hold a commitment ceremony at one of the happiest places on earth -- Tokyo Disney. It all started when 27-year-old bride Koyuki Higashi contacted Tokyo Disney ...  

Joe Marks, who last year helped set up a new R lab for the Walt Disney Company in Cambridge, has left the company to work on a new startup. Marks tells me the East Cambridge facility will remain open. The Disney web site lists three employees ...  

You may have heard that The Avengers did wonders for Disney's (NYSE: DIS ) image after the John Carter flop in March. The box-office hit successfully boosted share price and compelled several analysts, including Barclays Capital, to raise the ...  

See the cast of the Disney XD series celebrate the launch of TRON: Uprising. Tonight's prequel episode, Beck's Beginning sets up the status quo for the series, which bridges the first and second movies. Beck is voiced by Lord of the Rings and ...  

Next-gen touch sensor technology will allow people to control devices by touching parts of their body, according to Disney. The team that bought us Mickey Mouse has demonstrated a new technology that can sense hand gestures on the human body ...  

BANGOR, Maine — The Disney Institute, which presented a seminar in Bangor last September on business excellence, is back in the city this week to share what it has learned about another key business topic: customer service. The institute, in ...  

There's a new game at Walt Disney World. The Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom game is enlisting guests to discover and defeat the Disney villains who are wreaking havoc behind the scenes at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park. In this role ...  

Join the celebration at the Thomas and Mack as 65 of Disney's best-loved characters from 18 of its memorable stories come to life in Disney On Ice. Celebrate “100 Years of Magic” with characters like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald ...  

It's that time of year again for Disney Channel and Disney XD to hold the first official open casting call of 2012, this one in Kansas City, Missouri. Casting directors are seeking boys and girls between the ages of 10 - 18 (or who look like ...  

DISNEY XD PICKS UP A SECOND SEASON OF TOP-RATED SERIES "LAB RATS" Disney XD has ordered a second season of its #1 series "Lab Rats," a sci-fi comedy about a teenager who lands the ultimate wish fulfillment when he gets three super-human step ...  

Tony Lucca, clawing his way back after ex-Mickey Mouse Club-pal Christina Aguilera shrugged him off as "one-dimensional," kicked and twisted around the stage, singing to the audience and to the judges, and to Ms. Aguilera, "How You Like Me Now?"  

Disney on Ice is bringing its “A-list” of characters to Springfield this week with “Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey.” Skating fans will recall Disney on Ice performances were abruptly canceled last year over concerns about the weight ...  

Theme Park Connection buys items from a variety of sources, including auctions and individuals. The inventory includes items from Disney pins to hotel blankets to movie props to rare signage. "We were gathering up mounds and mounds of stuff ...  

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 21% on improved earnings at its ESPN and ABC television networks and theme parks. The results surpassed most analysts’ estimates, sending Disney ...  

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The operator of the planned Shanghai Disney theme park has secured a 12.9 billion yuan ($2 billion) syndicated loan for the construction of the park, Chinese media reported on Wednesday, a boost for Walt Disney Co as it ...  

It is my belief the newspaper has encouraged unmerited criticism toward Walberg, including the prior focus on campaign contributions from Club for Growth while ... I'd vote for Mickey Mouse first." This poll had no substance and the wording ...  

In addition to revelations about the Magic Kingdom's new Fantasyland expansion and a revamp to Epcot's Test Track, Disney Parks and Resorts President Meg Crofton announced "What's New & What's Next" for 2012. Here are some of the highlights ...  

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- To infinity -- or at least, $45 -- and beyond! Shares of Walt Disney Co. (DIS, Fortune 500) passed their all-time high after the company reported strong earnings growth Tuesday, driven by rising revenues at ESPN, and ...  

Tourists in town next week could see two very different messages if they look skyward once Gay Days rolls into town: One will warn them away from an annual gay-and-lesbian celebration at Walt Disney World, while the other will welcome LGBT ...  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters to at least four major Hollywood studios, including Walt Disney Studios and DreamWorks Animation, over dealings in China, a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is about to perk up "the happiest place on earth." The Seattle-based coffee chain on Monday is announcing a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida. The first ...  

The 10-year-old lawsuit alleging Walt Disney World’s Twilight Zone Tower of Terror thrill ride caused a man’s stroke was presented in the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach last week, Orlando Sentinel reports. An Orange County ...  

Disneyland is inviting 100 people from a waiting list to join their exclusive and expensive private hideaways, Club 33 and 1901, where members will need more than a pair of Mickey Mouse ears to get in. The Los Angeles Times ( http://lat.ms ...  

Ariel is about to get a makeover — a new hairdo, to be exact. Less than one year after its debut, the Little Mermaid ride in Disney California Adventure will temporarily close starting today (Monday) to undergo changes. The dark ride will ...  

Two struggling competitors combined operations, and a deep-pocketed third party — Disney — came along to lease the leftover frequency. But radio executives and analysts said the deal also reflected a broader trend in the business that has ...  

Do you know someone who is in a wheelchair, or is that person you? Ever have the feeling that you can't have the same experiences as everyone else or that you have difficulty getting around on Long Island? Well, at Walt Disney World, cast ...  

Columbus residents are invited to a free event to celebrate The Columbus Ice Rink's one year anniversary today at 3:30 p.m., prior to the opening of Disney on Ice presents Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey. Disney on Ice performers will ...  

He is admired for his fun-loving approach to playing baseball, particularly on the World Champion 1988 Dodger team, and was featured in various presentations to the tune of the "Mickey Mouse Club" song. He would sprint to first base after ...  

Entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company ( DIS) on Tuesday caught some continued bullish commentary from analysts at Morgan Stanley. The firm maintained its "Overweight" rating on DIS and lifted its price target to $51. That new target ...  

Two minutes for interference, boys. And Pluto gets a gamer for bumping the ref. It’s a quintessentially minor league moment, the Komets boarding a bus for the commute to Rapid City because Disney on Ice bogarted their barn this weekend.  

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) doesn’t like the idea of viewers skipping commercials on its television stations including ABC and ESPN. And Dancing with the Stars fans may not approve of the behavior, either, if push comes to shove. Disney’s ...  

What’s remarkable is that, thanks in large part to Disney and aided by our Idol-fueled performance culture, this aching ambition to be discovered is no longer harbored by a select group of kids. It has been mainstreamed. You can see that ...  

A trip to Disneyland can be expensive, with the lowest price SoCal resident one-day, one-park tickets starting at $81 for kids 3-9 years old.  Admission is only one cost.  There’s gas, meals, snacks and souvenirs, and if you plan to stay ...  

High Tea aboard the Disney Cruise Line’s four ships is about to high-tail it out of town. DCL has decided to ditch its High Tea offering in its high-end Palo restaurants, beginning this summer. High Tea has been offered on seven-night or ...  

DISNEY DEPARTURE: Rich Ross quit as Disney's studio head on Friday, a move seen as taking responsibility for at least a couple of write-offs that include a $200 million loss on “John Carter.” BIG-BUDGET AVERSION: The move comes as Disney ...  

PHILADELPHIA — Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Philadelphia as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization. This elaborate ...  

LAS VEGAS — At a convention of movie theater owners here on Tuesday, Walt Disney Studios displayed plenty of fanfare, trotting out Johnny Depp to promote his 2013 remake of “The Lone Ranger” and hiring 11 bagpipe players to herald “Brave ...  

PHILADELPHIA - Animals acting like humans? That's nothing new for Disney. But, usually, the film characters are imaginary. Oscar the chimp and his family are stunningly human: They exhibit tenderness, frustration, stoicism, and playfulness.  

Pull down your lap bars: Universal Studios, the theme park chain now controlled by Comcast, is rolling out new weapons in its battle against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts — and Disney is fortifying its defenses. Doug Mitchelson, a media ...  

It won’t be signed “Willy Wonka,” but there’s a new golden ticket going around. For the first time in a decade, Disneyland has opened membership to its exclusive Club 33, the secretive, members-only restaurant hidden in New Orleans Square.  

BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. said it would join an initiative to develop China's animation industry, marking the latest push by Hollywood to expand into the world's most populous country. The agreement announced Tuesday unites the Burbank ...  

ORLANDO, Fla. - The first phases of a reimagined Fantasyland at Florida's Walt Disney World, a Disneyland attraction in California based on the "Cars" movies, and Universal Studios Hollywood's new Transformers ride top the list of new ...  

Robert Downey Jr. has given “Avengers” fans a gift they’ve been waiting for - and just in time for his 47th birthday today. It’s two new teasers for the much-anticipated superhero flick, in which Downey Jr. stars as "Iron Man" Tony Stark.  

It won't be signed Willy Wonka, but there's a new golden ticket going around. For the first time in a decade, Disneyland has opened membership to its exclusive Club 33, the secretive, members-only restaurant hidden in New Orleans Square.  

It won't be signed Willy Wonka, but there's a new golden ticket going around. For the first time in a decade, Disneyland has opened membership to its exclusive Club 33, the secretive, members-only restaurant hidden in New Orleans Square.  

A half-century ago, Walt Disney leased a horse ranch in Placerita Canyon to shoot episodes of “The Adventures of Spin and Marty” from the classic ABC series “The Mickey Mouse Club.” Disney liked the property, with its rich variety of ...  

If you’ve fallen under the spell of all things Disney—and aren’t ashamed to admit it even if you don’t have children or grandchildren of the usually infatuated ages—you’ll be delighted to know that Disney Cruise Line www.disneycruise ...  

A Government paper seeking views on the independence referendum has been described as a "Mickey Mouse consultation" after opponents registered names of Disney characters and a panda.  

A Government paper seeking views on the independence referendum has been described as a "Mickey Mouse consultation" after opponents registered names of Disney characters and a panda.  

THERE ARE A RAFT of reasons why this will never happen — and perhaps the intended recipients would not even be receptive, wary of any binding strings — but O, what a gesture it would be. Namely, now that “Marvel’s The Avengers” has ...  

On May 25, the Disney Magic arrived in New York Harbor to prepare for first-ever sailings out of Manhattan. To mark her arrival in the Big Apple, the flagship vessel of the Disney Cruise Line sported the world’s largest bumper sticker.  

Numbers can lie -- yet they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues: The current price multiples.  

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which senior analyst Anand Chokkavelu, CFA, discusses topics across the investing world. Disney announced its acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in August 2009.  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters of inquiry to at least five movie studios in the past two months, including News Corp's 20th Century Fox, Disney, and DreamWorks Animation, a person familiar with the matter said.  

Now those investments are paying off, and everyone's angling for a spot in the Mickey Mouse Club. As the owner of theme parks and a lucrative majority of cable network ESPN, Disney tends to trade at a premium to other media companies.  

Disney/ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney and WSJ Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray discuss the recent deal between Comcast Cable Systems and Disney to bring ABC, Disney and ESPN content to subscribers on digital devices.  

Walt Disney Co. (DIS), after losing $200 million on the sci-fi film “John Carter,” is mounting a superhero-style marketing campaign to ensure its next big-budget movie, “Marvel’s The Avengers,” is a blockbuster. The company’s ...  

Lucca, 36, who’s part of Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine’s team, will compete on Monday, May 7, against Blake Shelton’s Jermaine Paul, Cee Lo Green’s Juliet Simms and Chris Mann, who’s coached by Lucca’s former “Mickey Mouse Club ...  

Be one of the first 500 people through the door for the grand re-opening of the newly designed Disney Store at the Glendale Galleria on Sunday, and you'll receive Mickey Mouse ears.  

A few films into their Disneynature movie-making experience, producer-directors Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield, veterans of the BBC’s acclaimed “Planet Earth” series, figure they’re finally getting the hang of Disney.  

The payday would compare to the salary paid to Spears' former 'Mickey Mouse Club' pal Christina Aguilera, who earns about 10 million dollars on 'The Voice'. (ANI)  

The payday would compare to the salary paid to Spears' former 'Mickey Mouse Club' pal Christina Aguilera, who earns about 10 million dollars on 'The Voice'. (ANI)  

Coffee chain to open on Disney properties  

Jim checks out the Disney 'club' scene.