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  • May 2008

    • Disney Bucks Economy, Sees Net Rise 22% in Q2

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 7, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Disney Bucks Economy, Sees Net Rise 22% in Q2

      (Newser) - Even rising gas prices couldn’t dent Disney’s second-quarter earnings. The company’s theme park earnings climbed 33%, helping push its overall net up 22% from a year ago, reports the Wall Street Journal. Disney also recorded a 61% jump in earnings from its movie arm and a 14% bump from its media networks. Only consumer product earnings declined, about 14%. More »

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      gas prices  • corporate earnings  • Walt Disney Co.  • Disneyland  • Disney World

    • Miley Ducking Media Party

      E! Online  |  May 2, 08 10:20 AM CDT

      Miley Ducking Media Party

      (Newser) - Teen hottie Miley Cyrus will skip a red-carpet party at Disney World today that would have been her first public appearance since racy photos of her caused a kerfuffle, reports E! Online. Disney, host of the media shindig, didn't give a reason for Miley's absence. She's not avoiding the limelight entirely: the 15-year-old will perform a concert  in Orlando tomorrow. More »

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      Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • Vanity Fair  • photographs  • Disney Channel  • Disney World

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • Walt's Pad at Disneyland Will Be Open to Visitors

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 22, 07 5:06 AM CST

      Walt's Pad at Disneyland Will Be Open to Visitors

      (Newser) - Disneyland has decided to allow select members of the public to tour Walt Disney's private residence tucked away over the Main Street Fire Department, starting in January. The 500-square-foot apartment was home to the park's creator during his frequent stays at the amusement park. After he died in 1966, his family used it until 1983, when they passed it on to company executives. More »

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      entertainment industry  • Walt Disney  • Disney World

  • April 2007

    • Late to The Ball, But Gays Will Wed

      Reuters  |  Apr 6, 07 1:23 PM CDT

      Late to The Ball, But Gays Will Wed

      (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 program. More »

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

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