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Disney & Electronic Arts Make Deal on Star Wars Games

Monday, May 6, 2013

Electronic Arts and Walt Disney Co sealed a multi-year licensing deal under which the video game publisher will develop games for mobile devices, PCs and consoles based on the “Star Wars” movies. Disney, which bought George Lucas’s Lucasfilm Ltd and the blockbuster sci-fi franchise for $4.05 billion in October, will retain the rights to [...]

Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dies

Monday, April 8, 2013

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Annette Funicello, one of the best-known members of the original 1950s “Mickey Mouse Club” and a star of numerous 1960s “beach party” films, died Monday at a California hospital, the Walt Disney Co. said. Funicello, who was 70, “died peacefully from complications due to multiple sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years,” the Disney [...]

Disney Announces Delay of Infinity Game System

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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The Walt Disney Company pushed back the release of its Infinity video-game system by two months, postponing a potential source of profit at its interactive unit. Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, unveiled the Infinity platform in January, saying it would reduce costs and boost earnings at the unit. The platform, which incorporates characters from [...]

Tony Baxter’s Open Letter to Imagineers

Friday, February 1, 2013

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Courtesy of MousePlanet - AN OPEN LETTER TO FELLOW IMAGINEERS Decades ago, Imagineering had the bold notion to start the 21st century 18 years early by unveiling the “future” at Epcot in 1982. This positive look at tomorrow had a numbing effect on the bleak vistas depicted in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984. As a [...]

Disney Buys Lucasfilms

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100 percent owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas. Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of [...]

Additional Cities Added for D23 Fanniversary Tour

Monday, June 25, 2012

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D23′s Disney Fanniversary Celebration events have proven extremely popular with our members across the country. Our initial spring tour saw every one of the six-city stops completely sold-out. In order to ensure that even more D23 Members get to experience all the fun of D23′sDisney Fanniversary Celebration we’re happy to announce that additional tour cities have been added. [...]

Disney Kicks Off Career Expos for Returning Vets

Thursday, May 24, 2012

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The Walt Disney Co. kicked off a series of career expos Tuesday aimed at helping returning veterans make the transition to civilian life. Even before the launch, Disney said it has hired about 250 of the 1,000 veterans it aims to hire over the next three years. The events run through Thursday at Disney’s headquarters [...]

Disney Backs Out of National Harbor Project

Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Walt Disney Co. announced Friday that it had canceled plans to build a 500-room resort hotel at National Harbor, dealing a blow to an ambitious project that is seen as an integral part of the economic future of Prince George’s County. The Disney brand was expected to catapult National Harbor and Prince George’s to a [...]

Disney & Pixar Remember Steve Jobs

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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With all of Steve Jobs’ achievements as the CEO of Apple (and they were many), some people forget his major involvement with Disney Pixar. In 1986, Jobs purchased the company that would later be called Pixar from Lucasfilm for $10 million. He invested $5 million into the company as capital. That means that on a [...]

Claire Bilby Named to Top Disney Vacation Club Role

Monday, August 15, 2011

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Disney Vacation Club is pleased to welcome seasoned Disney leader Claire Bilby as its new Senior Vice President, with responsibility for all aspects of the business. Claire succeeds Jim Lewis, who left the company after serving as its president since 2006. Claire has a distinguished history with Disney, starting in marketing at Walt Disney World [...]