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Let George Do It: One-time WDW busboy becomes Disneyland’s newest president

Jim Hill looks back over this Park & Resorts vet's 38-year-long career with the Company. In particular why George Kalogridis was chosen to help guide the Disneyland Resort through its upcoming transitional period Read More...

Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:00 AM | 1 Comments

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Monday Mouse Watch: The road ahead for Disney·Pixar ‘s “Cars”

Jim Hill shares the title for this eagerly anticipated sequel as well as the Company’s plan for maintaining consumer interest in this new key franchise Read More...

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments

Filed under: Disney, toys, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Channel, John Lasseter, Disney's California Adventure, Cars, Disney Fairies, ABC Family, Toon Disney, diecast cars, Disney Princess, Walt Disney Imagineering, global rental sales, World of Cars Online, 2008, 2009, Disney Online, Disney / Pixar, franchise, Cars Land, 2011, World Grand Prix, 2006, 2012, 2010, Pixie Hollow, clothing line, key franchises, diecast car, MMOG, massively multiplayer online game, Licensing International Expo 2009, parking lot, Licensing International Expo, DCP , key franchise, playset, diecast, Radiator Springs, MMO, Cars Toon, Cars Toons, Mater's Tall Tales, Cars 2, Cars franchise, World of Cars, Disney Interactive Media Group, Rescue Squad Mater, Mater the Greater, El Materdor, DIMG, parking, Test Track, parking area, Carburetor County, online, Cars 2: World Grand Prix, Cars: World Grand Prix

Tube Thursday: Super Soap hits the road, while the "American Idol Experience" goes into overdrive

Jim Hill has all sorts of news from Disney's Hollywood Studios. Including why ABC Daytime pulled the plug on its annual promotional event at that theme park as well as why construction is being sped up at Superstar Television Theater Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments

Filed under: Disney, ABC, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Star Wars Weekends, Backlot Theater, Central Florida, WDW, DCA, Night of Joy, 2009, The Walt Disney World Resort, ratings, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids , construction, DCA revamp, The American Idol Experience, DHS, American Idol , Jumbotron, ABC Daytime, Brian Frons, All My Children, AMC, One Life to Live, OLTL, General Hospital, GH, Tom Joyner, Tom Joyner Family Reunion, ESPN The Weekend, Rock the Soap, American Idol Experience, Rebecca Budig, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group, ABC SOAPnet Super Soap Weekend, Thorsten Kaye, Kelly Monaco, CMA Music Festival, Bobbie Eakes, Kassie De Paiva, overseas tourists

Disney Consumer Products isn't getting its hopes up for "Up"

Jim Hill takes a close look at the retail side of the Mouse House. In particular why Disney Consumer Products is now taking a much more pragmatic approach toward the licensing of Pixar's next few pictures Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 21 Comments