The Walt Disney Company has said that its Internet group will provide audio content to the OnStar service. The content will be delivered through OnStar’’s Virtual Advisor service which was launched to allow drivers to reach Web-based content without having to look at any sort of display. The audio will contain sports updates [...]

USA Today is running a feature about the various methods for shortening lines that are being implemented by different theme parks. As most of you know, most theme parks have been moving in this direction after Disney implemented the FastPass system.
The article has a great quote from a Disney spokesperson who claims guests [...]

A Disney contractor based in California allegedly paid people working at home 60 cents per unit to make wands and tiaras. In order to keep pace with the state’’s miniumum wage, worker would have to make 10 units an hour. According to former workers, it was difficult to make more then 2 units per [...]

An effort is being led by Sweden to eliminate television advertising aimed at children under the age of 12. If successful the advertising ban would elimate $200 million in commercial revenue for European broadcaster and would hinder the ability of the Walt Disney Company to influence the buying habit of young children.

Brachman.com has updated its comprehensive listing of Atlantis products with pictures and information about 3 of 17 new Random House books. These books include a read-aloud storybook, puzzle book, and one devoted to the vehicles of the film.
You can visit Brachman.com’’s listing here:
http://www.brachman.com/jb_atlantis-book.htm
Courtesy: Brachman.com

The Walt Disney Co. is launching a new line of products with Mickey Mouse’’s face all over them. The mouse that started it all will be seen on cereal boxes, juice cartons, bottles of plain water, and more.
The company is trying to avoid “gratuitous exposure” of Mickey; they decided to not produce a toilet [...]

Walt Disney World is extending special travel discounts at their resorts to Canadians. The discounts includes rates from $49 per night at Disney’’s All-Star Resorts and $89 per night at Disney’’s Coronado Springs, Caribbean Beach Resorts and Port Orleans. Other discounted rates are being offered at the many other Disney resorts.
These rates are only available [...]

The Walt Disney Co. has finally given its Cast Members a contract they”re happy with. The workers approved the contract raising the starting minimum wage to $6.70, up 35 cents. The highest hourly wage has also been raised to $18.88.

DisneyQuest Chicago is slated to close on September 4 after just two years of being open. While DisneyQuest in Orlando has been a large success, the Chicago unit failed to live up to financial expectations. The original Orlando DisneyQuest was meant as a prototype for future locations, but has turned out to be [...]

Disney and nine other major Hollywood studios are being sued regarding their movie advertisements containing favorable comments from critics. The ten class-action lawsuits state that these comments come only after the critics have been persuaded by press junkets, for which studios often pay for airfare, meals, hotels, and merchandise.