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Disney Movies

Disney’s A Christmas Carol Opens Weaker Than Expected

November 8, 2009
Disney Movies

Disney’s new movie, a Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey, had an opening weekend lower than experts predicted, but still managed to rake in a solid $31 million. Disney, for its part,  did not appear concerned over the missed target.  According to them, the movie did meet their internal expectations.

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol Opens In Theaters Today

November 6, 2009
Disney Movies

A classic holiday story is being retold this year, this time with the help of such forces as Disney, Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey. Disney’s A Christmas Carol was released today in the United States in IMAX 3D, Disney Digital 3D and in traditional theaters. Starring Jim Carrey in several roles, the movie is produced [...]

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Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee Premiered Today At WDW

October 26, 2009
Disney MoviesWalt Disney World

As reported yesterday on All Things Mouse, Princess Tiana made her premiere in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World today.  The musical affair known as Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee takes place on the Liberty Belle riverboat in Frontierland. In a unique entrance, Tiana and her party appear from beside the Diamond Horseshoe and dance and [...]

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Princess Tiana To Be Featured In Walt Disney World

October 25, 2009
Disney MoviesWalt Disney World

Starting tomorrow, Walt Disney World will be doing its part to help promote the upcoming Disney movie – The Princess and the Frog. Princess Tiana and crew will be welcomed to the Magic Kingdom with a trip down Main Street on their way to the Liberty Square area where they will have a musical jazz [...]

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Disney To Offer Refunds To Baby Einstein Purchasers

October 24, 2009
Disney Movies

The Disney Company announced an expansion of its refund policy for those who purchased Baby Einstein video products frm June 5, 2004 to September 4th of this year. While not confirmed by Disney, this is suspected by many to be a response to a threat of litigation by lawyers for a group called Campaign for [...]

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Disney To Launch New Digital Rights Technology Codenamed “Keychest”

October 21, 2009
Disney Movies

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Walt Disney Company is on the verge of announcing a new initiative that could eliminate the use of DVDs and Blu-Ray discs.  Codenamed “Keychest”, the program would allow a one time purchase that would give the buyer the digital rights to a movie across multiple platforms. This would [...]

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Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho – It’s Off To The Bank They Go….

October 15, 2009
Disney Movies

The Diamond Edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has topped the the video sales charts in its first week of release.  This feat from a 70 year old movie is owed mostly to the combination packaging of a standard DVD with a Blu-Ray disc. Most consumers do not yet own a Blu-Ray player, [...]

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Toy Story Double Feature in 3-D Gets Extended Run

October 14, 2009
Disney Movies

Theaters around the country have been given the green light by the Disney Company to continue showing the 3-D double feature of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 . The two movies, which have been remastered to include 3-D effects, were originally slated to run for only 14 days. The films took a 38% drop [...]

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Free “Frog” Tickets Available At Disney World

October 11, 2009
Disney MoviesWalt Disney World

Visitors to the Walt Disney World theme parks have an opportunity to not only enjoy the park that day, but also get a free card with a code on it enabling them to enjoy a Disney movie later on this year. Guests, 10 and older,  in the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and the Animal [...]

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18 Years of Winnie the Pooh Legal Battles At An End

October 8, 2009
Disney MoviesThe Disney Company

Late last month, a federal judge granted the Disney company’s motion to dismiss a copyright and trademark infringement claim brought against it by the family of Stephen Slesinger.  In doing so, over 18 years of legal battles between the two may be over. Stephen Slesinger was a pioneer in the entertainment industry in the first [...]

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