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So what's the drink of choice in Monstropolis these days? Milk, of course. And if the college-aged versions of James P. Sullivan & Mike Wazowski are to be believed, milk doesn't just do the human body good. It also does wonders for a growing monster. Giving Sulley a thicker coat of fur and...

Picture this: It's the summer of 2007. And in order to promote his then-newly published book, " Lemonade Mouth ," Mark Peter Hughes climbed into a car with his wife and three kids. And over the next eight weeks, Mark & family put 12,592 miles on their 1996 Honda Odyssey as Hughes did...

"If you find the right cast, we'll make this movie." That was the challenge that Gary Marsh - President of Entertainment and Chief Creative Officer of Disney Channel Worldwide - laid down for Debra Martin Chase . That if she could find just the right kids to bring Mark Peter Hughes '...

We got any " No Ordinary Family " fans out there? The cast of "No Ordinary Family." (L to R) Romany Malco, Kay Panabaker, Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Jimmy Bennett, Autumn Reeser and Stephen Collins. Photo by Bob D'Amico. Copyright American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights...

So what’s the most important aspect of the Disney Channel ’s ambitious promotional plan for “ Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam ” ? Was it Demi Lovato & the Jonas Brothers ’ appearance on “ Good Morning America ” last month, where these tween favorites announced that tickets for the “ Jonas Brothers 2010...

All of you “ Pirates of the Caribbean ” fans who have been feeling seasick ever since Johnny Depp said that his interest in appearing in a fourth installment of this film series had waned can now breath a bit easier. According to what Bob Iger said last Thursday during The Walt Disney Company’s fourth...

It’s been quite a month for the Mouse, don’t you think? Inside of one single 30 day span, The Walt Disney Company has: Revealed that it would be spending $4 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its library of 5000 characters At the D23 EXPO , the Studios announced a new production label...

It’s often been said that there are only seven basic plots in the world. Seven distinctly different story ideas which have then provided the inspiration for every single play, movie and TV show that’s ever been produced. Well, if this is really the case, then someone needs to make the executives in charge...

Last week, The Walt Disney Company couldn't stop crowing about how well " Tinker Bell " was doing. How this new Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment title was selling well ahead of projections , moving over a million units during its first 48 hours on store shelves. But this week, the Mouse is setting...

For " High School Musical " fans, tomorrow's the big day. Copyright 2008 Disney. All Rights Reserved Starting on Friday, September 26th, advance tickets to "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" will be available for purchase over at this Walt Disney Pictures release's official website . Copyright 2008...

So -- in the weeks & months ahead -- we've got " My School Musical " on the Disney Channel , " High School Musical: Get in the Picture " on ABC as well as the theatrical release of " High School Musical 3 ." But how far exactly is the Walt Disney Company planning on stretching the "High School Musical...

Over the past few weeks there have been several high profile stories out there about how the Walt Disney Company will be building on the lessons that it learned with the "Hannah Montana" & "High School Musical" franchises . So that the June 20 - 23rd roll-out of "Camp Rock" will be the biggest thing...

Was your darling daughter one of those tweens who helped make that " Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both World Concert " film such a smash this past weekend? If she just can't get enough of Ms. Montana, then you may want to schedule a trip to Disney's Hollywood Studios in the not-so-distant...

I usually get two or three e-mails like this every week: Jim -- Can you please help me? My kids are huge " Cory in the House " fans and I know that they'd love to attend a taping of this Disney Channel show. The only problem that is I don't know who I should contact about tickets. Is there anyone you...

Well, here we are in Week 2 of the Walt Disney Company dealing with its Undressa Hudgens situation. And based on what I've been hearing, Mickey has finally decided that it will in fact stand behind this " High School Musical " star. Mind you, it's not like the Mouse ever really had the option of distancing...

By late Friday night, the headlines read " Disney Stands by High School Musical Star ." Which meant that -- in spite of what a Mouse House spokesperson called " ... obviously a lapse in judgment" -- the Walt Disney Company wasn't going to distance itself from Vanessa Hudgens. Punish this tween favorite...

Never mind about all of Zac Efron 's fancy footwork in " High School Musical 2 ." This morning, it's Mouse House executives who are dancing in the streets. The way I hear it, the suits back in Burbank are positively giddy over the record ratings that this " High School Musical " sequel received. With...

Mindy T. writes in to say: I'm a big Beyoncé fan. So last week's story about how Disney was after her to star in the movie version of "Aida" really excited me. Is there any other new on this project? Dear Mindy T. Talk between Ms. Knowles and the Mouse are continuing. And though Beyoncé has yet to officially...

It's the word that every Disney executive dreads: Recall. Officials at the Mouse House still shudder when they think back on the " Rescuers " recall of 1999. When 3.4 million copies of that newly released video had to be pulled off store shelves. All because -- in just two frames out of the 110,000 that...

Shades of Sesame Street ! Is Mickey really looking to put Kermit & Co. back in the educational television business ? That's the rumor that's currently making the rounds. Thanks -- in large part -- to a new online survey that was initially mentioned last Monday on the message boards over at " American...