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Disney stories: 93 news summaries

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Box Office Enchanted

Disney princess flick owns Thanksgiving weekend

Nov 25, 07 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • Sony • Disney • box office • Coen brothers • movies

Enchanted Set to Charm Holiday Box Office

Disney film likely to clobber Beowulf and Mr. Magorium

Nov 23, 07 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - All signs point to Disney ruling the Thanksgiving weekend box office as usual: Enchanted opened yesterday in 3,500 theaters, with promising reviews and strong prerelease viewer interest fueling projections of a $35M five-day holiday weekend gross. The Hollywood Reporter expects Enchanted to deal a heavy blow to Mr. Magorium's ... More »

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Disney • box office • Stephen King • Thanksgiving • movies

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Critics Under Enchanted's Spell

Adams wins reviewers over in Disney sendup

Nov 21, 07 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Enchanted starts out looking like classic Disney animation—right up until the wicked queen banishes Princess Giselle to a live-action Times Square. “OK, it’s a little corny,” admits Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers. But, like most critics, he succumbs to the spell of this gently revisionist... More »

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comedy • Disney • movie review • Amy Adams • movies

Striking Writers Enlist Kids

Writers use Veterans Day to teach kids and garner attention

Nov 12, 07 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Striking scribes took advantage of Veterans Day to bring their kids to picket lines in Los Angeles today, the AP reports. The move garnered attention and gave parents a chance to tutor youngsters in payments and residuals. "It's a little rude for the producers to take so much and... More »

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Hollywood • Disney • writer • film studio • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike • Veterans Day

Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright

Disney, Microsoft lead pact on rules for posting material; Google a no-show

Oct 19, 07 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an unusual truce, eight media and Internet companies are banding together to combat the explosion of copyrighted material posted on the web, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, led by Disney and Microsoft, has framed a set of guidelines; copyright holders in the group agree not to... More »

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Google • YouTube • Microsoft • MySpace • CBS • NBC Universal • Disney • Fox Entertainment Group • Veoh • Dailymotion

Disney Park Launches $1B Redo

Mouse to make California Adventure more like Disneyland

Oct 18, 07 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney is launching a $1.1 billion overhaul of its California Adventure theme park in a bid to boost smaller-than-predicted earnings and make the park more like big brother Disneyland. The Anaheim park, opened in 2001, drew 6 million visitors last year—a million less than predicted and far fewer... More »

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Pixar • Disney • Anaheim • Michael Eisner • Bob Iger

Prices in Toyland Are Going Up

Consumers will pay for testing toys

Sep 14, 07 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyland is about to become a more expensive place, as price hikes of 10% or more kick in to pay for heightened vigilance by toy makers following the recall of millions of lead-tainted and otherwise unsafe playthings imported from China. The added costs, which  won't kick in until after Christmas,... More »

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China • toys • Disney • recall • Mattel • price • Barbie • lead • Toys 'R' Us • Sarge • Wal-Mart

Nudie Pic Threatens High School Musical

Disney reeling after Hudgens bares all

Sep 10, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney’s squeaky-clean billion-dollar High School Musical franchise has been staggered by an amateur nude photo of star Vanessa Hudgens making the rounds on the internet. So far The Mouse is backing Hudgens, but the shot has been ripped by parents. Hudgens is negotiating for the third Musical installment, but... More »

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Disney Channel • nudity • Disney • High School Musical • High School Musical 2 • Zac Efron • Vanessa Hudgens • nude photo

'High School Musical 2' Sets TV Record

17M fans make Disney original most-watched basic cable show ever

Aug 20, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - An estimated 17.2 million viewers tuned into "High School Musical 2" Friday night, making the Disney Channel original the most watched basic cable program in history. Backed by an 18-month promotional blitz, the sequel nearly doubled the debut audience of last year's "High School Musical" and is... More »

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television • Disney Channel • cable TV • Disney • High School Musical • movies • movie theaters

Disney Goes Back to High School

Aug 16, 07 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sequel to Disney's smash hit 'High School Musical' will air Friday, and with a barrage of merchandise including CDs, DVDs, musical handbags, stationery, bedding, and a board game, the two kids' flicks are expected to rake in $100M for the Mickey Mouse company, reports the LA Times. More »

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television • Disney Channel • children • Mickey Mouse • Disney • merchandise • youth • High School Musical • soundtrack • High School Musical 2 • Zac Efron • movies

'Beauty and
the Beast'
Takes Last Bow on Broadway

Belle waves adieu;
Ariel to wave hello

Jul 29, 07 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The final curtain falls on Beauty and the Beast today after more than 5,000 performances and 13 years on Broadway. The show that started the Disney-on-Broadway rage will exit the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to make room for a stage adaptation of another kiddie staple, The Little Mermaid, the AP reports. More »

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entertainment • music • theater • Broadway • Disney • Beauty and the Beast • musical theater • The Little Mermaid • Bill Nabel

Disney's Rat Trounces 'Die Hard'

'Ratatouille' is weekend box office champ,  with $47M to  'Die Hard's'  $33M

Jul 2, 07 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Ratatouille," Disney's critically hailed animated flick about a gourmet rat, dominated the box office in its opening weekend, scoring $47.2M to the latest Bruce Willis vehicle's $33.15 million.  Also bested was religious-themed romp "Evan Almighty."  More »

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Hollywood • theater • film • Ratatouille • Pixar • Disney • animation • box office • movies

Late to The Ball, But Gays Will Wed

With a sweep of a wand, Disney welcomes same-sex couples
for "Fairy Tale" ceremonies

Apr 6, 07 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Same-sex couples can now exchange rings in the shadows of Sleeping Beauty's castle and have Mickey and Minnie as witnesses. Walt Disney opened its "Fairy Tale Wedding" package to gay partners yesterday, after a gay website accused the company of discrimination for barring same-sex couples from the $8,000-and-up... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Disney World • marriage • family • Disney • gays

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