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NEWS ABOUT: Disney World

Disney World stories: 11 news summaries

Disney World Stuntman Killed
in Practice

He's the third park employee to die on the job this summer

Aug 19, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney World canceled its “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular” yesterday, after one of the performers suffered a head injury and died during practice, the AP reports. He’s the third park employee to meet an untimely demise on the job this summer, but Disney says the deaths are unrelated,... More »

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Disney World • death • accidental death • stuntman

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Tyler Perry Sends 
 Swim Club Kids 
 to Disney Instead 

Tyler Perry sponsors trip for Pennsylvania day campers

Jul 21, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 65 children who were denied entrance to a Philadelphia swim club are going to Disney World instead, thanks to Tyler Perry. The playwright “wanted to do something nice for them and let them know that for every negative experience, there are people out there who want them to... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • reality TV • Kevin Federline • Disney World • celebrity • Philadelphia • Tyler Perry • Jennifer Love Hewitt • celebrity engagements • Jamie Kennedy • Jon Gosselin • Valley Swim Club • Creative Steps Day Camp • Hailey Glassman

(Newser) - Two Disney World monorail trains collided early this morning in Orlando, Fla., leaving one train operator dead, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Twenty-one-year-old Austin Wuennenberg died at the scene of the crash and another employee was taken to hospital with minor injuries. "I heard it happened at 2 a.m.... More »

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Disney World • death • crash • monorail

OPINION

 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

May 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between
... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Courtney Love • Brad Pitt • parenting • Disney World • Michelle Obama • Roseanne Barr • Dina Lohan • list • mothers • celebrity • recession • Kate Moss • Jennifer Aniston • Reese Witherspoon • Jennifer Garner • survey • Sarah Palin • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Mother's Day • celebrity parents • Jada Pinkett Smith • Clair Huxtable

Disney Axes Boob Screeners as Fewer Flash Splash Mountain

Women keep shirts on, editors lose theirs

May 6, 09 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A decline in breast-baring has triggered job cuts at Disneyland, reports the Orange County Register reports. Disney is axing photo editors tasked with screening out photos of people flashing cameras that snap automatically on Splash Mountain and three other rides. The photos are posted for sale at kiosks at ride... More »

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Disney World • nudity • Disney • amusement parks • Disneyland • public nudity

Feds Set to Indict Blago
—and He's at Disney World

Former governor on vacation in Florida

Apr 2, 09 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal grand-jury indictment against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could come today, but if it is, he’ll have to wait to see it. That’s because Blago took his family to Disney World, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A coincidence? Probably not. But there’s no reason he needs... More »

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Florida • Disney World • corruption • Illinois • indictment • governor • Rod Blagojevich

Earnings Report

Disney Bucks Economy,
Sees Net Rise 22% in Q2

Recession, gas prices can't stop entertainment giant's gains

May 7, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Miley Ducking Media Party 

Star dodges Disney red-carpet event after hot photos

May 2, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Lover Airs NIU Shooter's Letter

'Don't forget me,' killer told girlfriend in final love letter

Feb 18, 08 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The girlfriend of the gunman who murdered five students at Northern Illinois University Thursday talked to him every day last week, including the night before the shooting spree, and detected nothing amiss. "He wasn't erratic. He wasn't delusional. He was Steve; he was normal," Jessica Baty, 28, told... More »

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antidepressant • Disney World • murder-suicide • Northern Illinois University • Steven Kazmierczak • criminal justice • Jessica Baty • Urbana-Champaign • shotgun • handgun • love letter • The Antichrist • Friedrich Nietzsche • campus shooting

Walt's Pad at Disneyland
Will Be Open
to Visitors

Main St. hideaway
is well preserved

Nov 22, 07 5:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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Disney World • Walt Disney • entertainment industry

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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