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16 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

Shanghai theme parks welcome competition from new Disneyland

It was a big day for 5-year-old Zhang Xinyu when her mother told her that Mickey Mouse and his friends will have a new home in Shanghai, just miles away from her home.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia,

21 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

Networks preparing to battle cable and maybe their own affiliates

In the search for new revenue streams, the broadcast networks are going to their affiliates with their hands held out or their guns drawn, depending on one's viewpoint.

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Related Topix: Belo, Publishing, Media, Walt Disney, Television, Vocal

Sat Nov 07, 2009

BBC

Disneyland approved for Shanghai

The Chinese government has approved plans for the Walt Disney Company to build a theme park in Shanghai, its first in mainland China.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Richmond Review

New museum preserves Disney legacy

Walt Disney and his innovative creations come alive when visiting the new Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Music!, Family, Fantasia, California Government, California, San Francisco, CA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

UPI

Mickey Mouse finding his inner rat

U.S. entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. is adapting its iconic character Mickey Mouse to keep him relevant for modern audiences, a project developer said.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Music!, Fantasia

Examiner.com

Anaheim Disneyland guests excited on news of approved Shanghai Disneyland plans for Walt Disney Corp

Fans at Disneyland last night were excited about the announcement of the Chinese Government last night on November 4th in Shanghai and a day earlier in Anaheim.

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Related Topix: Anaheim, CA, Chino, CA

Charleston Gazette

Trans-Siberian Orchestras goal to bring affordable fun to the masses

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Entertainment

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Today's Christian Woman

Commentary: The Man Behind the Mouse

With Disney's A Christmas Carol opening this week, we're reminded of the man behind the studio, a religious and praying man who oft included biblical themes in his films.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Raw Story

China OKs Disney theme park in Shanghai: official

China's central government has given the green light to the Walt Disney Co. to build its long-awaited first theme park on the mainland in Shanghai, after a decade of negotiations, both sides announced.

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Related Topix: Media, Walt Disney, Television

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Variety

Disney's A Christmas Carol

A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release of a Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital presentation.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Animation Movies, Short, A Christmas Carol, Family, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Disney's A Christmas Carol, Vocal, The Polar Express, Adventure, Charles Dickens, Scrooge

Cartoon Brew

Christie's auctioning Rare Disney material

My friend Philippe Videcoq is selling 25 Disney items in an upcoming Christiea TMs movie memorabilia auction .

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, Music!, Fantasia, Fantasia/2000

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Examiner.com

The animation sightseer: Burbank, California

The older gate at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Burbank : Animation Examiner 's first installment told the story of how, in 1940, Walt Disney pulled up stakes and moved his studio from Silverlake, California to Burbank, in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Burbank, CA, Children TV, Entertainment, Disneyland, Television, Media, Walt Disney, Silverlake (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Game Info Wire

Epic Mickey

Disney Epic Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the Wii home video game console.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Family, Animation Movies, Music!, Fantasia

KSWB-TV San Diego

Disney plans to build major production facility near Santa Clarita

A rendering of a proposed entrance for the Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch. The project, if approved, would create an estimated 2,854 production and entertainment jobs.

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Related Topix: Media, Walt Disney, Television, Los Angeles County, CA, Burbank, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro

Ledger Dispatch

Review: Disney mines South America for inspiration in 'Walt & El Grupo"

THANKS TO the many books and documentaries about Orson Welles, we know part of the story of Hollywood's government-backed Goodwill Tour of South America, which began in mid-1941 and produced several Latin-flavored films.

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Related Topix: Walt & El Grupo

Wed Oct 28, 2009

GiantBomb.com

Here's An In-Depth Look At Disney's Epic Mickey

In addition to an unveiling currently going on in London , Disney Interactive has finally sent out a bunch of new images and information detailing its big under-wraps Wii project from Warren Spector , Epic Mickey .

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Related Topix: Video Games, Family, Animation Movies, Music!, Fantasia

China Daily

Shanghai may greet Obama with Disney park deal

SHANGHAI/LOS ANGELES; With US President Barack Obama due to visit China next month, speculation is swirling Walt Disney Co may finally be about to announce a long-awaited deal to build a theme park in Shanghai.

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The Motley Fool

How Hulu Plans to Wreck Itself

If you missed House last week , you can go get your sarcastic fix on Hulu.com today.

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Related Topix: Walt Disney, Television, Vocal, Media, Search Engines, Emerging Technology, Startups, Netflix

Tue Oct 27, 2009

About.com

Never Say Never(land): UN Names Tinker Bell Ambassador of Green

The United Nations has named Tinker Bell--a leading citizen of both Disneyland and Neverland--as its "Honorary Ambassador of Green" to help promote environmental awareness among children.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Boston Globe

The man behind Mickey and the theme parks

The original name for Walt Disney's famous cartoon mouse certainly didn't roll off a child's tongue in the same way that Mickey did, and Lillian Disney knew it .

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Travel

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