Archive for the ‘Other News’ Category

Walt Disney Co. named Michael Riley, the general manager of Radio Disney, as the new president of the ABC Family channel. Full story

The total number of visitors to Disney's two theme parks on the outskirts of Tokyo hit 500 million Friday. Full story

"Disney Family Movies," has partnered with content providers Comcast, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-verse, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS and Avail TVN Affiliates to offer customers a free preview of the service from Thursday, September 2 through Monday, September 6. Full story

Disney has launched an all new music site (Disney.com/Music) that, together with Disney Music Group and Radio Disney, offers the latest and greatest in music for Disney fans. Full story

Tickets for D23 Expo 2011 will fall into three different pricing tiers, based on purchase date (see table below), and D23 Members can enjoy additional savings, plus members-only benefits. Full story

Current D23 Members who refer new members* are eligible for exclusive rewards! Full story

D23, the official Disney fan club, is offering Disney Vacation Club® Members a 10 percent discount off the purchase of new Gold and Silver D23 Memberships through Sept. 30, 2010! Full story

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai’i will begin accepting reservations for hotel rooms and vacation packages Aug. 2, 2010. Full story

Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it has agreed to sell its Miramax Films business to Filmyard Holdings for over $660 million. Full story

Stephen McPherson, ABC'Stephen McPherson, ABC's head of programming, was shown the door by the Walt Disney-owned network. Full story