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Whit Honea is the author of The Parents' Phrase Book. He lives in the L.A. area with his wife and two boys. You can find his writings and other works all over the Internets. Now available on Twitter.

Emmy Snub irks Disney

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Perhaps feeling a little snubbed when LOST and Desparate Housewives failed to garner nominations in the top categories, Disney has decided to counter program the show with the broadcast premier of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl. (Link)

Resort President Cakewalk

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Does anyone even do Cakewalks anymore? We used to do them all the time in grade school back in Portland. Every family brought in a cake or a pie and you walked around until the music stopped. If you were on the right spot you won a cake. Of course, there was always that one… Read More »Resort President Cakewalk

Breaking News: Matt Ouimet departs Disneyland, Ed Grier named as Disneyland President

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This is just coming over the wires. Ed Grier, previously Executive Managing Director of Walt Disney Attractions Japan, will replace the outgoing Matt Ouimet as Disneyland Resort President. Ouimet moves to Starwood Hotels and Grier will give up his role as head Disney person at the two parks that make up the Tokyo Disney Resorts.… Read More »Breaking News: Matt Ouimet departs Disneyland, Ed Grier named as Disneyland President

Another Talent escapes the Nest

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For every young actor that Disney shapes and molds into a network star it seems that three or four get away. The latest to escape the maze of the Mouse House is Ashley Tisdale of High School Musical fame. She just signed to have her musical career controled by Warner Bros Records. The article doesn’t… Read More »Another Talent escapes the Nest

The Toys are back in town… again

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One of the first things John Lasseter and company did when they were brought down to the Walt Disney Studios for the first time after the merger is to stop production on Toy Story 3 by Disney’s ‘Pixar Killer’ team Circle 7. Lasseter believes that sequels should be done by the unit that did the… Read More »The Toys are back in town… again

Disney Pin Craze Fading Away?

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Finally. Scott Powers writes at the Orlando Sentinel’s Tourism Blog that Disney has decided to scale back its support of pin trading at its resorts. Is pin-trading on the way out? If so, it’s likely to be a long, slow decline. Disney pins are everywhere. It seems as if Disney produces them for everything. And… Read More »Disney Pin Craze Fading Away?

Bob Iger and Dick Cook update Disney’s recipe, will it be a success?

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With the stock price hovering around $30, up from $24 when his appointment was announced, Bob Iger must be doing something right, at least in the minds of investors. None the less, Iger decided to shake things up at the studio division of the Mouse House. If the realignment continues as expected it will signify… Read More »Bob Iger and Dick Cook update Disney’s recipe, will it be a success?

P2 still number One

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Finishing its third weekend with $35 million in additional loot and lifting its domestic total to $321.7 million, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is poised to pass Finding Nemo as Disney’s most successful film at the domestic box office. Pirates continues to open in more countries and is now over $124 million internationally,… Read More »P2 still number One