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Disney Forms Deal To Air Movies and Television in the Middle East
Blockbuster movies such as “Wall-E” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” as well as television series such as “Ugly Betty” will soon be screened free-to-air in the Middle East, as a result of a new deal that was recently announced in Dubai.
This new partnership will greatly expand coverage by making the content available to the Middle East’s booming satellite free-to-air television market.
First Trailer for ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ Now Online
The first movie trailer for Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” is now available via You Tube. and is a Jerry Bruckheimer production based on the Fantasia sequence. A sorcerer leaves his workshop in the hands of his apprentice who gets into trouble when the broomstick he’s tasked to do his chores for him somehow develops a mind of its own.
“Toy Story – The Musical” Coming to Hyperion Theatre in 2011
“Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular’s” long run at the Hyperion Theatre in Disney’s California Adventure will come to a close on August 15, 2010 to make way for “Toy Story – The Musical” which is scheduled to debut in 2011. The Toy Story characters and playful plot will come to life before your eyes in a dazzling, musical stage spectacular where viewers will be treated to a unique “toys’ eye view” of life in Andy’s room.
ABC Family To Feature Collection of Pixar Short Films This Holiday Season
If you are like me and love the many short films Pixar has made in conjunction with their full-length animated features, then you’ll want to mark your calendars for Wednesday December 2 at 7pm when ABC Family will air “Walt Disney Pictures Presents Pixar Short Films.” The airing will lead up to ABC Family’s annual 25 Days of Christmas event .
Final Location Announced For Shanghai Disneyland
With Chinese government approval of Disney’s newest theme park in Shanghai, a final location has been selected as well. China’s second Disney theme park will be located in the Chuansha town of Pudong New Area, covering 116 hectares, according to the theme park’s final plans announced on the National Development and Reform Commission website yesterday.
Shanghai Disneyland is expected to open within five years and is expected to cost 3.5 billion US dollars.
Holiday Activities at Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort’s holiday season officially kicked off last Friday and runs through January 3, 2010, though some of the attraction overlays and decorations may linger a bit beyond that. Not only are the two parks sporting festive attire and decor for the season, the resort has put together a list of seasonal events that guests can look forward to as well.
Read on for a list of specific events as well as their dates and times.
Disney Finally Speaks Up About Proposed Theme Park in Shanghai
Every since speculations and rumors have abounded about a proposed second Disney theme park in China, Shanghai to be specific, The Walt Disney Company has been mum as to any validity to the news.
Now in a official press release, Disney reveals that they are indeed planning a Disney theme park for Shanghai.
December Events at the Walt Disney Family Museum
The Walt Disney Family Museum announces its schedule of events for the month of December, highlighting the premiere of Christmas with Walt Disney, a special holiday film showcasing Walt Disney’s Christmases past. Additional events include a concert by the String Circle Quarter and a candlelit Christmas program with the Artists’ Vocal Ensemble.
Read on for the schedule of events sure to delight guests of the museum.
Emerging Details for Disney Dream Cruise Ship Revealed
Disney Cruise Line revealed some new details about its first new ship in over a decade — the 128,000-ton, 4,000-passenger Disney Dream at a festive show-and-tell today at Guastavino’s in New York City.
Walt Disney Company To Build New Production Facility Near Santa Clarita
Walt Disney Company recently announced its plans build a 56-acre film/television production facility in northern Los Angeles County, casting a ray of light on an otherwise gloomy film economy that has hemorrhaged thousands of jobs in the last decade.
The proposed Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch would occupy a corner of the Golden Oak Ranch, a sprawling 890-acre parcel off California 14 that has been the setting of such classic films as “Old Yeller.”
