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Event: Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 45th Anniversary Cel Release
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008
Time: 8 AM – 11 AM
Purchasing Location: Disneyana Shop, Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland park

Event Information:
This Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room inspired cel has been created in celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the beloved attraction and features Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in tiki attire as they wait for the next show. The Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 45th Anniversary cel is limited to an edition of 1000. A limited number of the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 45th Anniversary cels will be available on the day of release.

Purchasing Options are as follows:
Unframed Cel - $95 (13" x 16")
Bamboo Frame - $195 (14" x 17")
Bamboo Frame with Pin* - $225 (14" x 18")
Bamboo Frame with Pin* and Signed Postcard by Disney Legend Richard Sherman - $250 (17" x 21")

*The pin is limited to an edition size of 500 and is only available with the Bamboo Frame with Pin or the Bamboo Frame with Pin and Signed Postcard options.

Pre-Purchase Ordering Opportunity:
A limited number of the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 45th Anniversary cels will be available for pre-purchase via Disneyland DelivEARS at 800.362.4533, while supplies last beginning Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Applicable sales tax and shipping fees will apply. Limit TWO (2) of each style, per Guest.

Information Provided by Orlando Sentinel and Los Angeles Times

Nearly 200 current and former Walt Disney World custodians will receive payments averaging almost $650 apiece after Disney and a union settled a complaint about how the resort eliminated some jobs in 2005.

A tussle about a card game between two workers in the hippo pond at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom early Thursday ended with one man doused in gasoline and the other in jail, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton this morning announced two new projects at the resort: a luxury resort and golf course community in Bonnet Creek and a mixed-use commercial center for "value-conscious" guests just outside the western edge of its property.

John Pepper lives outside Cincinnati, has few Hollywood connections and rarely speaks to the press.

For some visitors, Walt Disney World's "Year of a Million Dreams" giveaway is a reason for a million excuses.

Maintaining its aggressive posture, Disney officials filed suit Monday against the city of Anaheim as part of the entertainment giant's continuing efforts to thwart a residential development in the resort district.

Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it has commissioned two new cruise ships, doubling its fleet after years of waiting for the right time to expand its cruise business.

If your nuptial dreams include a fairy-tale wedding, Walt Disney Co. might have the perfect solution.

Walt Disney World is adding a water-park pass to its growing roster of special admission deals, giving aquatic-ride lovers year-round access to its Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon attractions.

Walt Disney Co. lost a federal court ruling in its 16-year-old battle over the rights to the Winnie the Pooh characters.

The Walt Disney World employee accused in January of slugging a young guest while dressed as Tigger is no longer in the crosshairs of the State Attorney's Office.

Could Steve Jobs have benefited from the backdating of stock options without actually receiving the securities in question?

Walt Disney Co., the world's biggest theme-park operator, said its Hong Kong park may need to refinance a $294 million commercial loan unless its performance "significantly" improves.

Soaring home-video sales and strong performance from its television networks ignited Walt Disney Co.'s first-quarter earnings, which more than doubled from the same period a year earlier.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is considering putting Disney-themed hotels and nightlife districts into downtown areas of major cities that don't currently have Disney properties.

Walt Disney Co. launched its redesigned Web site Tuesday, arranging its vast array of content to make it easier to navigate while taking advantage of faster broadband connections.

Walt Disney Co. started a new company with the producers of Polar Express to make animated films based in part on the movements of actors.

Walt Disney Co.'s commitment of late to new technology has boosted the company's stock and earned Chief Executive Robert Iger a reputation as a far-seeing leader in a hidebound industry.

Along with mini-golf courses, race tracks, marathons, and baseball fields, Walt Disney World is embracing football this time of year, as the Super Bowl hype is still high among fans and TV watchers.

Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. said it might be forced to modify its agreement with Walt Disney Co. to operate retail chains under the Disney Store name in North America.

Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has turned soccer star David Beckham into Sleeping Beauty's prince slaying a dragon, and singer Beyonce Knowles into Alice spinning through Wonderland, for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts' next set of ads.

A man who died three days after losing consciousness on Space Mountain at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in December succumbed to natural causes, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.

Walt Disney World will make a "significant" contribution toward building the proposed $389 million Orlando Performing Arts Center, Disney President Meg Crofton told community leaders on Thursday, but she would not reveal the dollar amount.

Everyone knows that today's employers think a great deal about increasing productivity and decreasing payroll expenses, but what are their workers dreaming about?

A Michigan family that gave itself a Walt Disney World vacation as Christmas presents got one more gift Thursday -- the key to the brand-new guest suite at Cinderella Castle.

Aaaargh, matey!

Since it began its "Year of a Million Dreams" in October, Walt Disney World has been giving away vacations, dinners and mouse-ear hats, letting families have the Magic Kingdom to themselves for a morning, or seats in parade floats, or just little moments of stardom.

Walt Disney World and unions representing 21,000 workers begin new contract negotiations today hoping to avoid the long battle they waged last time -- yet knowing a new dispute may have emerged involving how the company transfers jobs to outside contractors.

Toy Story Mania, Midway Mania, Toy Story's Midway Mania -- whatever the name of Disney-MGM Studios' next big ride, Walt Disney World may be having trouble containing details long enough to hold a big announcement scheduled for next week.

Walt Disney Co. said it will release a Pixar movie next year based on a robot named Wall-E and showed drawings of a possible new theme park.

Could a futurist retail store be the next big thing at Epcot? That's the hope of the National Retail Federation, which is kicking around the idea of establishing a store of the future at the Disney park. The concept store, dubbed "XO," now appears annually as a temporary pop-up boutique on the show floor at the trade group's annual convention in New York City.

Disney Cruise Line is poised to return to the West Coast in summer 2008, the company said.

Family and friends including those at Walt Disney Imagineering plan a celebration in California of the life of Don Edgren, a top Walt Disney World planner who died late last month.

PIXAR'S John Lasseter was effusive in his thank-yous after "Cars" won the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.'s inaugural animated feature award on Monday night, but did he inadvertently sideswipe the company's Southland sibling?

Walt Disney World Resort, along with thousands of its employees, contributed more than $22 million in cash and support to Central Florida organizations in the year 2006. Almost 200,000 volunteer hours were donated as well through its VoluntEAR program.

Walt Disney Co. had its credit outlook raised to positive from stable by Standard & Poor's, suggesting the debt grader might raise its rating on the entertainment giant's bonds.

Hotel lobby racks filled with tourist brochures advertising whales, gators and horses are now missing one very significant critter: the Mouse.

LAS VEGAS — Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger unveiled an overhauled company website Monday that will greet its 25 million monthly Internet visitors with a broader array of rich videos, music and games, but limited means of self expression.

Walt Disney Co., the second-largest U.S. media company, will redesign its Web sites to offer social-networking features that have driven the success of Internet companies including MySpace.

The stakes could scarcely be bigger for Walt Disney Co. as it unveils a revamped flagship Web site today.

After a 20-year odyssey to finance and build downtown's Walt Disney Concert Hall, the bedazzling highlight of Los Angeles' skyline will finally return to county hands this week.

Tigger, the bouncy sidekick to Walt Disney World's Winnie the Pooh, is in trouble with the law, again.

The Walt Disney Co. has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit with the family of a Spanish woman that contended she suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage as a result of riding the Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland.

A comedy club show based on the popular Monsters, Inc. movie apparently isn't quite ready for the big time.

Fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies will get a chance to celebrate the May release of the third film at Walt Disney World by purchasing pirates-themed resort packages costing between $199 and $2,350 per person.

Despite slowing condominium sales in Florida and sagging hotel occupancy in Orlando, a Central Florida developer is planning a full-service luxury condo-hotel in the Lake Buena Vista area.

John Phelan, who is show director for the Osborne Family's Spectacle of Dancing Lights, on display until Jan. 7 at Disney-MGM Studios. He spoke with Sentinel reporter Sara K. Clarke.

Being a young girl, for many, means dressing up in pretty white dresses and pretending you're Cinderella.

Walt Disney Co., the second-largest U.S. media company, adopted a majority shareholder approval policy for directors who run unopposed.

Top Walt Disney Co. animation executives have delayed next year's release of a "Tinker Bell" DVD that the company was counting on to drive sales of a key new line of merchandise aimed at young girls.

Bulldozers might soon push around dirt in an area called Walt Disney World's "Western Beltway Development," but they would not be preparing the land for any immediate construction.

In the past year, Walt Disney World has outsourced nearly 600 jobs to private contractors, and unions that represent nearly half of Disney's workers complain the cuts are unfair and are hurting morale.

Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD copies of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said.

Carrefour SA, the world's second-largest retailer, said it will develop new lines of Walt Disney Co.-licensed toys, textiles and household goods.

Walt Disney Co. plans to cut 20 percent of the 800 jobs at its animation unit following the purchase of Pixar Animation Studios this year.

The Paris stock exchange watchdog moved forward with an inquiry Thursday into a possible hostile bid for Euro Disney SCA from an obscure Swiss-incorporated company.

After more than a year adrift under interim leadership, the Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center in downtown Orlando is close to hiring a new director and is poised to become a more vibrant advocate for startup companies in Central Florida, area business leaders say.

A Swiss company that operates family amusement parks said Wednesday that it was making a hostile takeover bid for Euro Disney SCA, Europe's largest theme-park operator.

Imagine you're a struggling young musical-theater writer, and you manage to get your show produced in a real off-Broadway theater. Then, before you know it, you're on Broadway, you've won a Tony Award, and someone is offering you just about everything you can imagine to write a new show.

As the first wave of holiday crowds hits Orlando this week for Thanksgiving, Central Florida's theme parks are rolling out new attractions and promising improvements to holiday shows.

WHAT: Be among the first to see Disney's new adaptation of the Disney/Pixar hit film, now in previews at the newly remodeled 1,500-seat Theater in the Wild at Animal Kingdom. (The show officially opens in January.) You'll find all your favorite characters in a puppet-and-live-action musical written and designed by some of the best Broadway talent. "Wonderful," says Sentinel theater critic Elizabeth Maupin.

It was a two-fer this morning for Disney, as word broke of deals with both Payless ShoeSource and Comcast.

The new man in the James Bond penguin suit was a box-office hit, but it was the dancing penguins that stole the show this weekend.

The first workers to greet many tourists at Walt Disney World will soon be some other company's employees.

Does Cinderella have a TV?

In another time or another place, Emma and Tara Stephens' small-town childhood might not have seemed quite so extraordinary.

A strong fourth quarter bolstered a record year for Walt Disney Co. and helped send its stock price Thursday to the highest closing price in five years.

Walt Disney Co. is creating a video-game studio to make titles exclusively for Nintendo Co., targeting audiences for its animated characters.

Walt Disney World's plans for its newly opened western entrance may go beyond just bringing in tourist traffic and could include a large new retail and hotel development area on the resort's west side, according to a report Tuesday on a Web site.

Walt Disney Co. is nearing multiyear deals to continue to supply billions of dollars worth of content to the two largest U.S. cable operators, Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc., according to people involved in the talks.

Narelle Gosstray! You and your team the Aussie Hearts just finished third in the Sunshine Showdown women's baseball tournament!

A terminally ill 6-year-old boy from Israel visiting Walt Disney World as a last wish died in August after riding Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain, state records show.

Carrots, apples and low-fat milk are replacing french fries and soda at Walt Disney World as the company adopts a new attitude toward theme-park food, especially for kids.

Tucked away in a couple of corners of Walt Disney World, Burl Ives, Annette Funicello, Mary Martin and Fess Parker still belted them out. But no more.

Disney time shares are coming to the Animal Kingdom, with a plan for 458 units, the company said Wednesday.

The highly choreographed scene offered the kind of moment for which Disney is famous.

Walt Disney World is planning to cut 125 cleaning positions and turn those jobs over to contractors, but the current workers might not give up without a fight.

Little Nemo is making a big splash at Walt Disney World -- and at Disneyland.

The Walt Disney Co. has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million, Disney chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday.

Cruises, world tours of all Disney theme parks, Mickey Mouse ears, shopping sprees, nights in Cinderella Castle, time-share condominium leases, commemorative pins: These are a few of the things that Disney's million dreams are made of.

Democrats and liberal academics have been complaining for years that President Bush's foreign policy has turned the United States into an international pariah.

Hong Kong Disneyland missed its first-year target of 5.6 million visitors as the park had "teething problems" while trying to attract tourists from mainland China, an executive said.

Those mild-mannered shopkeepers and their well-tended establishments at Epcot's United Kingdom Pavilion are now embroiled in a world of secret agents, mystery, and an evil plot to turn the whole world into one giant golf course.

Looking for Disney's new chief?

Less than a month after the layoff of 650 employees, the Walt Disney Co. on Monday announced a major restructuring of its home entertainment division, hit hard by the cutbacks domestically and internationally.

Mel Gibson's latest directorial effect isn't going away, recent scandals aside.

A 7 percent jump in attendance at Walt Disney World, strong performances by the movie Cars and several cable TV shows, and consumer product sales gave the Walt Disney Co. a big boost during the third quarter of its 2006 fiscal year.

The daily parade at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is losing its snow globes and getting a touch of Japan. The "Disney Dreams Come True" parade starts rolling Aug. 10 with new music borrowed from the Tokyo Disneyland parade, new characters and revised floats that get rid of the giant globes that were signature features in the old "Share a Dream Come True" parade.

Walt Disney Co. said director Gary Wilson, who also is chairman of Northwest Airlines Corp., will step down from the board after 21 years.

Fresh out of the Army and a long way from his Oklahoma upbringing, the future Walt Disney World executive was in Washington, D.C., seeking a waiter job and getting his first look at a real hotel.

Disney pin-trading nights are coming to an end at Walt Disney World hotels, and some collectors wonder if it's because of declining interest.

Never mind that movie ticket sales are picking up and that Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest could become the biggest hit in motion-picture history. As studios slash jobs and restructure to boost profits, Hollywood's creative and executive ranks are having a collective anxiety attack.

Despite last weekend's record debut of its Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the Walt Disney Co. is moving ahead with plans to slash hundreds of studio jobs and curtail the number of films it makes in a larger effort to squeeze costs.

Walt Disney World is closing the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire -- Play It! game at Disney-MGM Studios in August and reportedly will replace it with a new indoor ride.

The Walt Disney Co. lost a round at the U.S. Supreme Court in a 15-year-old legal feud with the company that owns the merchandising rights to Winnie the Pooh characters.

The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it expects retail sales of its merchandise to jump 10 percent this fiscal year to $23 billion, driven in part by demand for products tied to its summer movies including the Pixar film Cars.

Now all those Mickey Mice can dangle hoop earrings from their big, round ears.

Hong Kong Disneyland is counting on the peak summer season and more aggressive marketing in Chinese cities to help make up for the theme park's lagging attendance, the managing director said Thursday.

It's tempting to see Cars, the seventh movie from Pixar Animation Studios, as a parable about the future of Walt Disney Co.

Walt Disney Co. shares fell 1.5 percent after the film Cars missed estimates for ticket sales in its first weekend and an analyst cut his rating on the stock.

Cinderella fans must wait a while longer before learning details of what a night in her castle might be like -- and then wait until January for a chance to win such a visit.

Walt Disney Co. directors properly oversaw the firing of former President Michael Ovitz and the payment of his $140 million severance package, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled.

Disney films such as Glory Road and the animated Chicken Little will soon be available to own via computer download from the Internet-based movie site CinemaNow, but the movies can't be played on a standalone DVD player.

More chunks of the Disney empire are being sold off for housing, including a 349-acre parcel going to the developers of the massive Horizon West community in west Orange County.

The union representing about half the workers at Walt Disney World called on Disney executives Friday to increase wages to combat recent hiring and retention problems.

The success of ABC-TV shows such as Desperate Housewives and the unexpected hit High School Musical on the Disney Channel helped hike Walt Disney Co. profit by 12 percent during the first three months of 2006.

The chief of Walt Disney's parks and resorts said Tuesday that he expects the gentler version of Epcot's Mission: Space to attract more guests than before once it debuts this summer.

For 10 years, Walt Disney Co. and McDonald's appeared to have the perfect marriage. Happy Meals bore little figurines of Nemo, Mr. Incredible and 101 Dalmatians.

Walt Disney World is targeting families with toddlers and preschool children to fill up hotels in August and September, when folks with older kids head home to start getting ready for school.

Robert Iger, 55, president and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co. Iger was interviewed by Scott Powers.

Nemo the little lost fish is about to have a banner year at Walt Disney World, where he will have a starring role in an upcoming musical stage show and will be the central figure in a new attraction at the Epcot aquarium.

Expedition Everest, which opens today at Animal Kingdom, is ready for its television close-up, and it's a doozy. The Disney attraction will be featured next week in three specials from Discovery Networks.

Renovations under way at two of Walt Disney World's original resorts demonstrate the theme park's obsession with perpetual self-renewal.

Turned out, it wasn't such a small world after all.

Walt Disney World is selling off chunks of excess land on the fringes of its empire, allowing developers to pursue their own real-estate magic.

The Walt Disney Co. has shuttered its computer animation unit set up to make sequels to such Pixar Animation Studios' hits as Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

Forget the faux Venetian palace with imported wine and chocolate at Walt Disney World's Epcot.

Disney Cruise Line will announce plans today for a new summer itinerary for its Disney Magic ship.

A deal between Walt Disney World and Orlando International Airport to keep Disney's free Magical Express shuttle running for five more years left industry competitors Thursday grappling with how to cope with the shuttle's impact over the long term.

Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World officials agreed Wednesday to a plan that will keep Disney's popular Magical Express shuttle and baggage service -- which has attracted national attention -- running through 2011.

With Disney's purchase of Pixar, creative minds in both companies may be wondering what the deal might mean for Disney's theme parks -- and some are wondering publicly.

After a three-month delay, the board that oversees Orlando International Airport on Wednesday will publicly discuss the future of Disney's Magical Express shuttle and baggage service.

Robert Iger thinks the Walt Disney Co. will build theme parks in India and mainland China during his lifetime though maybe not during his tenure as the company's chief executive officer.

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger decided to buy Pixar while watching a parade at the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, he said.

Walt Disney Co. will introduce three attractions at its Hong Kong theme park this summer and said its performance during May's "golden week holiday" in China will show whether it has regained the public's confidence.

True story, insisted Wayne Culver: The day before the brand-new Haunted Mansion opened at Walt Disney World in 1971, the first custodial crew cleaned out all the cobwebs.

Walt Disney Co.'s Marty Sklar, a 50-year veteran of the company, stepped down as head of the Imagineering department to make way for Pixar's John Lasseter.

Buoyed by its success selling ABC television shows online, the Walt Disney Co. today plans to revive an experimental service that beams movies right into customers' homes.

Strong attendance at theme parks and hotels helped the Walt Disney Co. overcome sluggish movie sales and post a 7 percent increase in profit for its first quarter.

Walt Disney World and its musicians have reached agreement on a new six-year labor contract.

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to distribute Pixar's Ratatouille, ensuring the movie will get to theaters even if Disney doesn't complete its purchase of the computer animation studio.

Johnny Depp is coming to Walt Disney World's Pirates of the Caribbean -- or at least his likeness is coming.

To build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the $17-million construction bill.

It has been nearly 10 years since we've had a comprehensive look at Victoria & Albert's, Disney's top-of-the-line restaurant at luxurious Grand Floridian resort. The restaurant, which last year snagged top ratings from AAA and Mobil Travel Guide, recently underwent some changes, but most are subtle.

Walt Disney Co. is searching "all over Asia" for another theme-park location, but don't look for anything to open this decade, Jay Rasulo, president of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, said Friday.

Disneyland's 50th-birthday bash kicks off around the world this week -- and big crowds are expected -- but some of the company's faithful fans will be sitting it out in Central Florida.

Fifty years ago, Charlie Ridgway was a reporter working for the Los Angeles Mirror-News.

Disney retools planning division

The man known among executives of the Walt Disney Co. as The Enforcer took a hit on Friday.

Partygoers in elegant evening wear scurried to take their seats at tables decorated with delicate white orchids in the grand hall of the Pacific Design Center here. It was the night before the Academy Awards and perhaps the last affair that Harvey and Bob Weinstein would throw for the 25-year-old Miramax Films.

The Disneyland Resort contributes $3.6 billion annually to the Southern California economy and supports 65,700 jobs, according to a Disney-sponsored study released Friday in advance of the theme park's 50th anniversary celebration.

The bears, moose and mountain lions that roam Yellowstone National Park will get a new animal neighbor this summer: Mickey Mouse.

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