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When they founded Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923, Roy and Walt Disney could never have imagined that their little animation company would endure for more than eighty years and eventually grow into a worldwide entertainment conglomerate. Yet thanks to the ambition of Roy and the creative vision of Walt, the word "Disney" has come to represent more than just a massive corporation--it has come to summarize a style of entertainment that encompasses theme parks, television networks, toys, animated films, and much much more. 

The Disney brand was born in the family entertainment represented by the earliest Disney cartoons, especially the first feature-length productions such as Snow White and Pinocchio. By the mid-1950s, Disney had applied that same standard to television with such series as The Mickey Mouse Club and Walt Disney Presents. The latter series initially acted as a virtual hour-long weekly commercial for the theme park that originally shared its name, Disneyland. By the 1980s, Disney shows ran across broadcast and cable networks; the theme park empire had expanded across the nation and around the world; and the studio's library of animated and live-action films had grown into the hundreds of productions.

Disney projects are distinguished by their good-natured sense of humor, their appeal to a broad spectrum of age groups, their reliance on "wholesome" values, and their (often sappy) "happy endings." More than a company or a man, the word "Disney" now defines an entire style of entertainment identifiable around the globe. 

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  • Virtual Adventurers Club!


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    This is incredible!  This guy is building an Adventurers Club, the Disney Pleasure Island night spot that was closed, breaking so many hearts including mine.  His attention to detail is just wonderful!  It brings back all the great memories, and makes me sad again that it’s gone. It’s not finished yet, but you ...
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  • Another Disney studio executive exits


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    Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.’s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company’s troubles continue at the box office with a weak opening for “ A Christmas Carol .” Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group and the head of worldwide marketing for all Disney, Pixar, ...
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  • The mouse (and ducks) return to comics


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    As was announced a few months ago, Boom! Studios , the company that has been doing a bang-up job with the Muppet and Pixar comics for Disney, has snagged the license to Disney’s classic characters. Last month, they kicked off the classic Disney line by bringing back the four most prominent titles from Disney’s ...
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  • Another Disney studio executive exits (AP)


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    AP – Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.’s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company’s troubles continue at the box office with a weak opening for “A Christmas Carol.” Read the original here: (AP)"> (AP)">Another Disney studio executive exits (AP)
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  • Another Disney studio executive exits (AP)


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    AP – Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.’s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company’s troubles continue at the box office with a weak opening for “A Christmas Carol.” More here:  (AP)"> (AP)">Another Disney studio executive exits (AP)
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  • Washington DC – Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. Tour Highlights!


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    Highlights from the Disney Parks “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” tour stop in Washington DC. For rules and information about the “Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” program, visit http://www.disneyparks.com. Photo
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  • Walt Disney Studios President Mark Zoradi resigns


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    In a continued housecleaning at Walt Disney Co., studio distribution veteran Mark Zoradi is leaving the company after 29 years. The departure of Zoradi, president of Disneys motion pictures group, follows the ousting of his former boss, Disney Studios Chairman......( read more )
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  • Great New Image from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Surfaces


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    From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND , a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she ...
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  • Cool Stuff: Eric Tan’s Sleeping Beauty and Little Mermaid Posters


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    We’ve featured many of artist  Eric Tan ’s creations in past Cool Stuff columns: we’ve spotlighted his work  for past Pixar productions ,  X-Men ,  LOST , among other things. Tan has been creating a series of posters for the Indiana Jones film series. You can see his  Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple ...
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  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol Opens Strong in IMAX® Theatres


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    IMAX® Theatres Deliver 14% of the Film’s Overall Domestic Box Office on Approximately 3% of the Screens IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Disney’s A Christmas Carol , the spectacular Disney Digital 3D(TM) holiday release from director Robert ...
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  • New Alice in Wonderland Poster


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    Walt Disney Pictures has released the first of three new theatrical banners for Tim Burton ’s Alice in Wonderland . Want to see more? Disney is asking fans to join The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MadHatterSubjects) to “help prepare his army!” Apparently The Mad Hatter ...
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  • Travel To London, Save On Hotels


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  • Where to stay night before cruise?


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    We are going on our first Disney Cruise this Feb.:D We will be driving from New Orleans to the port area the day before. We need to find a room for a family of four, with parking, breakfast and shuttle to the ship. What suggestions do you have?
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  • Sneak Peek at the Soundtrack for Disney’s Princess and the Frog


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    If you’re anxiously awaiting Disney’s return to original hand-drawn animation with the release of The Princess and the Frog , Inside Pulse Movies has a look at the soundtrack for the film. This featurette is narrated by Anika Noni Rose who is the voice of Princess Tiana, and she talks about each song ...
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  • Great New Image from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Surfaces


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    Disney just sent over this really great hi-res image for Alice in Wonderland and we are told there is 2 more to come. This is the first one of three that is getting released for the upcoming Imax 3D film directed by Tim Burton. Want to see more? Join The Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter on Facebook and help ...
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  • Disney VoluntEARS join International Coastal Cleanup


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    A sea of more than 400 Disney VoluntEARS helped clear 1,080 pounds of trash from the Brevard County coastline on Sat., Nov. 7 as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the ocean and waterways. Disney VoluntEARS, working with the Ocean Conservancy, ...
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  • How Mickey Mouse and Mr. Q Manufactured Emotion [Disney]


    Gizmodo — Authority Authority: 897
    Former Disney audio experience engineer, Mr. Q, reveals how he assisted in developing a complex algorithm to arrange over 15,000 speakers around the Disney World theme park. All to achieve the ideal ambient music for "manufacturing emotion." The last time I visited Disney World, I was a bit distracted by the nausea ...
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  • How Mickey Mouse and Mr. Q Manufactured Emotion [Disney]


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      Former Disney audio experience engineer, Mr. Q, reveals how he assisted in developing a complex algorithm to arrange over 15,000 speakers around the Disney World theme park. All to achieve the ideal ambient music for “manufacturing emotion.” The last time I visited Disney World, I was a bit distracted by the ...
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  • Things Publicists Send Us: Up and Away


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    Walt Disney Pictures sends over a piece of publicity material from "Up" thats as big as a house.
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