Read more Disney stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3887/disney.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:56:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74015/earnings-drive-dow-up-73.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks finished off their intraday highs but with solid gains on strong earnings reports from Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and JCPenney, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 73.00 points to close at 10,270.47. The Nasdaq added 18.86, settling at 2,167.88. The S&P...http://www.newser.com/story/74015/earnings-drive-dow-up-73.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73397/naughty-mickey-hits-the-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMickey Mouse is going back to his papered-over roots as a mischief-maker as Disney reimagines its core property for a new generation, and perhaps a new revenue stream. The first vehicle is “Epic Mickey,” a video game for the Wii console in which players can choose to play Mickey as...http://www.newser.com/story/73397/naughty-mickey-hits-the-wii.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Magic Kingdom is coming to the Middle Kingdom after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Disney announced yesterday. The massive Disneyland-style theme park to be built in Shanghai will dwarf the one in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, and will eventually rival the size of Florida's Disney World. Analysts believe the $3....http://www.newser.com/story/73266/china-oks-shanghai-disney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:40:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71839/disney-grumpy-about-ho-white-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce upon a time an Aussie ale company ad turned Snow White into "Ho White," and made Disney officials as angry as wicked witches. The not-so-virginal disheveled beauty blows smoke rings in bed with her little naked buddies including Filthy, Smarmy and Randy in the controversial ad for Jamieson's Raspberry...http://www.newser.com/story/71839/disney-grumpy-about-ho-white-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 2:32:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71520/disney-reinventing-stores-as-imagination-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDisney has unveiled ambitious plans to bring the theme park to the shopping mall by turning its network of stores into interactive "Imagination Parks." The overhaul—designed using the expertise of Steve Jobs and his Apple Stores team—will cost some $1 million per store and focus on providing entertainment...http://www.newser.com/story/71520/disney-reinventing-stores-as-imagination-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 1:25:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn previous downturns, the corporate owners of America's movie studios would cut Hollywood some slack. Not anymore: these days, the corporate suites of LA look like the aftermath of a slasher flick, with old hands kicked out at Disney, Universal, MGM, and Paramount. With DVD sales down 25% and easy...http://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 8:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68419/disney-marvel-deal-could-signal-ma-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo major deals finished on the last day of August—projected to be the worst month for deal making since 1995—have raised expectations that the mergers and acquisitions market is finally coming out of hibernation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Monday saw Disney buy Marvel for $4 billion and...http://www.newser.com/story/68419/disney-marvel-deal-could-signal-ma-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 13:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68251/marvel-fans-on-disney-deal-soooo-not-happy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComics fans are just a little miffed by Marvel’s $4 billion acquisition by Disney: “SOOOO NOT HAPPY! Spider-man should not be co-mingling with Goofy,” reads one blog post. The problem, Linda Holmes writes for NPR, is “one of perception: Put simply, Marvel has a cool factor and Disney doesn't.” Marvel...http://www.newser.com/story/68251/marvel-fans-on-disney-deal-soooo-not-happy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 14:54:01 CDT