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Walt Disney World News
- 63-year-old Karen Price died
after an accident while she was working at Primeval Whirl. Mike had
worked with Karen on a few occasions when he was at Disney’s Animal Kingdom,
and he remembers her as very nice, wonderful to talk to, very friendly and
great with guests. Our thoughts are with the Davis family. - Disney has begun offering land for sale at the site of their new Flamingo
Crossings project at the Western Way entrance to Walt Disney World. - Castaway Ray’s Stingray Adventure at Castaway Cay welcomed
its 50,000th guest, accomplishing the milestone in under two years. - Construction Updates:
- Walt Disney Imagineering has filed another Kim Possible Adventure-related
installation, this one for “Epcot WS Interactives ? SFX Package.” - Another permit was filed for the American Adventure Theater curtain
replacement, this one for wire rope and rigging. - The projection screens in Universe of Energy theaters 1 and 2 will
be replaced. - The roof over the One Man’s Dream theater building at the Studios
will be replace. - The Africa popcorn cart at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be expanded.
- Port Orleans Riverside Resort will get new handrails for the four
Magnolia Bend buildings and a new stair entrance at Alligator Bayou
building 27. - Captain Jack’s Restaurant will get a new window and new born.
- Two new bus shelters will be built at the Downtown Disney Marketplace.
- Walt Disney Imagineering has filed another Kim Possible Adventure-related
- Quck takes:
- A 72-year-old man slipped and fell in the Magic Kingdom. He lated
died. - A new web site is now online to promote next year’s opening of Toy
Story Mania. - The Luna Park pool complex at the BoardWalk Resort closes to guests
starting on January 7 to resurface the pool. - Fantasmic will not be performed January 28 ? February
- We’ve finally heard rumblings of the dates for the closure of Nine
Dragons for its refurbishment. Expect the Epcot eatery to close April
30 ? November 30.
- A 72-year-old man slipped and fell in the Magic Kingdom. He lated
This and other news can be found in this week’s Walt
Disney World Park Update.
Disneyland News
- The Disneyland Park Update has some great photos of the Candlelight
Processional and Christmas
decorations at Club 33. - We clarified som einformation regarding the Wildfire
Heroes Salute. - The Anaheim City Council officially
withdrew its support for a housing development near Disneyland. - Meanwhile, there’s a group that wants the voters
to approve any further Disney theme parks. - The general manager of Napa Rose has earned the distinction of being named
a master sommelier. - This and That
- “The Pixar Story” will be screened next Monday at the Hollywood
Egyptian Theater, followed by a panel discussion.
- “The Pixar Story” will be screened next Monday at the Hollywood
- You are now free to make your reservations. The date for Spring 2008’s
MouseAdventure has been announced.
This and other news can be found in this week’s Disneyland
Park Update.
The Walt Disney Company News
- The Walt Disney Company declared a dividend of 35 cents per share, almost
13 percent more than last year. - The company issued $750 million in five-year notes, which were rated “A”
by Standard & Poor’s and “A-” by Fitch. - It appears that Disney is intending to purchase
51 percent of Indian television broadcaster United Television. - It appears that the Stagehands are done with striking, and will vote to
ratify their new contract on Sunday. - The Writers Guild strike, however, shows no signs of coming to a conclusion.
However, the WGA has come
to terms with ABC News for the writers, so they wil be able to continue
the news while the entertainment writers are still duking it out. - ESPN is debuting
new web sites, intended to draw more fans around the globe, for sports
scores from around the world. - Kids registered at Disney’s Club Penguin site can donate some of their
virtual money to charity, and Club
Penguin will donate the money to three causes. - Disney has made a deal with D-Box to incorporate
their “Motion Code” technology onto a number of future Blu-ray
DVD releases. - Ratatouille was the leading nominations-getter for this year’s Annie
Awards. - The Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert tour has been captured for release
in digital 3-D into theaters for one week, February 1-7. Tickets are already
available. - Enchanted managed to retain the
box office crown for another week.
Administrative stuff
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We also wanted to remind you that we have now scheduled our MouseFest meet
for the podcasts. The MouseStation Hustle-tini Meet will begin at 5:30 p.m.
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Resort for Bluetinis to get our nerve up to get up and boogie. We’ll make
sure that we’re in the lobby before 6 p.m. so that we can do The Hustle, then
return to Classic Concoctions or elsewhere to record some more for the podcast.
For more information on the Hustle-tini or any other MousePlanet-sponsored
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