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Disney World to Enter Mediation with Union

Disney World and its largest union will enter mediation with a federal arbiter after an employee vote rejected the company’s proposal. Talks will start Dec 2nd and no strike is eminent. This article in the Orlando Sentinel points out how often contract negotiations at Disney… Read More »Disney World to Enter Mediation with Union

Origin Stories

Two interesting origin stories to link to today. Both are some of Disney’s biggest hits, but neither had an easy path to success. Wired Magazine profiles the 16 year journey it took to bring Phineas and Ferb to the Disney Channel and The Hollywood Reporter… Read More »Origin Stories

Disneyland names new Vice President of Communications – John Nicoletti

According to Disneyland, John Nicoletti has been appointed vice president of communications for the Disneyland Resort effective Nov. 1, 2010. This marks a return to the parks and resorts role for Nicoletti after a sojourn in a PR role at the Walt Disney Studios. We wish him well and hope he continues outreach to the fan community, social media channels, as well as major media.

More details below the jump:

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Disney Dream floats out of Meyer Werft dock

Early this morning near Papenburg, Germany, the third ship in the Disney Cruise Line stable, The Disney Dream, floated out of the dry dock of Meyer Werft in a special ceremony. I’ll miss my weekly peek at construction via the web cam, but look forward to seeing it in person when it reaches its home at Port Canaveral, FL.

USA Today’s Cruise Log was there and has the dramatic photos and here’s a video from the other side of the fireworks:

The full press release is below the cut:

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