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Avengers Busts $1 Billion Mark

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:19:00 CDT

Marvel Comics' gang of mismatched superheroes are quite the draw. The Avengers crashed the billion-dollar mark just 19 days after hitting theaters, scooping up $103.2 million here and in Canada for Disney this weekend, and another in $95.4 million overseas, reports Bloomberg . Dark Shadows came in second with...

Disney to Let 100 People Join Super Secret Club

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:44:16 CDT

Membership at Disneyland’s secretive Club 33 is so sought-after that no new names have been added to the 800-person-strong waiting list in a decade. But now, for the first time in 10 years, the membership rolls are being opened up once again, and 100 people on the waiting list will...

Avengers Scores Overseas Before US Debut

Mark Russell — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:27:00 CDT

The Avengers is still nearly a week away from its US debut, but the superhero blockbuster is already pulling in big numbers around the world, reports Variety . In just two days, Avengers has made $36 million around the world, notes the Hollywood Reporter , including $8.2 million in Australia (the...

Starbucks Is Coming to Disneyland

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:54:00 CDT

Starbucks is about to perk up "the happiest place on Earth." The Seattle-based coffee chain is today announcing a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida. The first will open this summer at Disneyland California Adventure in Anaheim. The other locations...

Wisconsin: Disney Is 'Buying Our Bike Trail'??

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:53:50 CDT

Chalk one up for those who check the calendar: A Wisconsin newspaper reported this week that Disney would buy a beloved state biking trail and fill it with arcade games, piped-in music, motorbike paths, and kid-friendly miniature trains. Public outcry over the County Line article was so intense that editors...

Lost Disney Rabbit Back After 80 Years

Matt Cantor — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:32:05 CDT

For eight decades, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit hasn't been so lucky: The early Disney character has long been relegated to cartoon history. Now, he's finally making a return appearance, starring alongside his world-famous big-eared buddy Mickey in a video game, reports Wired . Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Two features...

Disney's $250M John Carter Set to Lose ... $200M

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:01:05 CDT

Science-fiction epic John Carter looks set to go down in history as one of Hollywood's biggest-ever money losers. Disney says it expects the movie—which cost more than $250 million to make, and another $100 million to market—to lose some $200 million, putting its movie studio up to $120...

'It's a Small World' Songwriter Dead at 86

John Johnson — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:09:50 CST

Songwriter Robert Sherman is dead at 86, and the AP notes that his life's work might be summed up in the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." He and brother Richard wrote that song along with the ubiquitous "It's a Small World (After All)" for Disney. They also wrote the scores for movies such...

Disney Shuts Obesity Exhibit Because It Insults Fat Kids

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:44:14 CST

Disney World, that purveyor of churros, cotton candy, and ice cream bars shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, recently installed a childhood obesity exhibit at Epcot, and critics quickly blasted the theme park … for stigmatizing overweight children. "We're appalled to learn that Disney, a traditional hallmark of childhood happiness and...