Category: News
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Anticipation Builds For Mickey Mouse’s Big Apple Return
Excitement grows for the opening of the new Disney Store in New York City’s Times Square. The re-imagined stores have opened across the U.S. and in Europe since June 29th when the first “next generation” store premiered in Montebello, CA. The grand opening of the 2-story Manhattan store – billed as the largest in North America – is set for Tuesday,…
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Danny Elfman and Don Hahn To Appear at El Capitan Theatre
Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning, and 4 time Oscar-nominated musician and songwriter Danny Elfman is scheduled to make a rare appearance on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the El Capitan Theatre. The event is part of the opening night festivities for the re-release of Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Elfman composed the score for the 1993 film,…
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Disney’s Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon
On Saturday, October 2nd, approximately 11,000 people lined up at the starting line of Disney’s inaugural Wine & Dine half marathon or half marathon relay. Just under 4 hours later the last of the 7,775 finishers (not including the 601 teams to finish) crossed the line.
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Video: New Disney Princess-Inspired Bridal Gowns
Do you have your heart set on getting married at Walt Disney World? Possibly in the Fairy Tale Wedding Pavilion with a view of Cinderella’s Castle peeking through the window? In order to make your wedding dreams complete, Disney just announced a new line of bridal gowns reflecting the Disney Princesses themselves. Take a look…
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Keeping Pace – 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon
See all of those runners in the photo below? There are 14,000 of them, if you want to be precise – and that is a 4-lane road they are on. They all gathered at 4AM on September 5, 2010 to run in the 5th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon at the Disneyland Resort in…
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Unique Way to See Backstage – The Disneyland 5K!
STOP! Before you decide to skip over this because you have absolutely no interest in another article on Disney-sponsored running events, take a minute and give me a chance. I am not a runner; I never pretend to have any kind of athletic prowess. I’m just a short, overweight mom, who decided with her dear…
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The Clash Between the “Disney Look” and Religious Customs
There has been considerable consternation and confusion about the Disneyland employee who charges that Disney discriminated against her because of her religion. It may seem to be a simple issue but federal discrimination laws on when an employer must accommodate a religious custom are exceedingly complex. Imane Boudlal, the employee, works at the Grand Californian Hotel’s…