Disney News Feed for July 26

MousePlanetWatch 29 - news feed for July 26, 2007

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In the Walt Disney World news, most of the news came from this past Monday's Walt Disney World Park Update, and links to the various information reported can be found there.

• A woman was arrested for a "line rage" attack on the Mad Tea Party.
• We gave a roundup of all of the upcoming dining changes around the resort.
• On Tuesday, an uncooperative 40-ton sign and truss caused major disruptions on Interstate 4 at Osceola Parkway, causing major headaches for many tourists trying to get to Walt Disney World.
• Rumors indicate that much of the interior of the Wonders of Life pavilion may be dismantled in time for the empty pavilion used for the Food & Wine Festival.

In the Disneyland news, some of the news came from this past Monday's Disneyland Park Update.

• A Blue Sky Disney Blog entry discussed the huge investment in Disney's California Adventure. You can join the ongoing discussion on the topic on MousePad.
• Information on the Art of Disney Parks event is available online.
• More information about the 17-year-old girl who abandoned a newborn baby in the trash at the Denny's near Disneyland is in the Orange County Register.
• Kiwis might be interested in a new holiday package to Disneyland from New Zealand.
• The Jane Seymour event at the Disney Gallery has been cancelled.

In The Walt Disney Company news:

• Disney is looking to start selling fragrances to pre-teen boys, especially in Hispanic communities.
• Hollywood Records will introduce its new CDVU+ format on August 7 with the first album by the Jonas Brothers for that label.
• The 18 stops of "Disney's Magical Blu-Ray Tour" will take it to malls around the country from August 17 – December 23. Here's the schedule:

Disney's Magical Blu-Ray Tour will be coming to 18 malls between now and Christmas. Photo © Disney

• Disney celebrated as the Disney-ABC Television Group earned 85 nominations for this year's Emmy Awards.
• The Little Mermaid begins its pre-Broadway shakedown run in Denver today, while Beauty and the Beast closes its doors on Broadway on Sunday.
• Ratatouille dropped from third to fifth at the weekend box office with a $10.9 million, bringing its total since release to $165.5 million.
• On the strength of Pirates, Ratatouille and Wild Hogs, Disney is the number 3 studio at the box office so far this year.
• At the last minute, Roy E. Disney decided not to skipper his yacht Pyewacket in the TransPacific Yacht Race. His son, Roy Pat, skippered Pyewacket to the fastest port-to-port finish in the race this year, but missed taking back the record by just over 9 hours. However, the boat did not win the overall title based on handicap times. At recording time, the Morning Light – a boat that Disney funded as part of making a documentary about its sailing team, was in a tight race for the Division 2 title.
• David Hilberman, one of the leaders of the animators' strike at the Disney studio in 1941, died of natural causes on July 5 at age 95.
• Shirley Slesinger Lasswell, widow of Stephen Slesinger, died on July 19 at age 84. She was behind the ongoing lawsuits against Disney over the rights to the Pooh characters.

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