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Disney Theme Parks Relax Their 'No Beard' Rule
10:05AM 1/26/2012
The Happiest Place on Earth isn't about to become the hairiest place on Earth, but Disney is loosening up its strict appearance rules for theme park employees: For the first time, male "cast members" will be allowed to wear beards.
Disney's Leap-Day Venture: 24 Hours of Nonstop Magic
7:00AM 1/04/2012
If you've ever wanted to spend a day at Disney World or Disneyland -- a whole day -- Feb. 29 is your chance. To celebrate the leap year, Disney will keep its flagship parks open 24 hours straight. That'll be a challenge for the House of Mouse -- and for Leap Day visitors' endurance.
When it's time for some R&R in the sun, Americans have a wealth of options. But based on summertime hotel room rentals, which one takes the crown? Orlando with its theme parks? New York with its culture? Washington with it's history? L.A. with its beaches? None of the above. Curious? Read on ...
New Jersey Copes With Blizzard Without the Governor -- or His Backup
2:35PM 12/27/2010
Jersey residents voted in 2005 to give their state a lieutenant governor. Still, with Gov. Chris Christie vacationing in Florida while his state got pounded by a blizzard, there's a leadership vacuum in Trenton because Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is away on vacation, too.
Disney Says Its Fourth-Quarter Earnings Got Leaked
9:30PM 11/11/2010
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Two months after a Disney employee pled guilty of trying to sell information about earnings results in advance, the company is investigating the leak of its fourth-quarter earnings.
Shanghai Plans $3.6 Billion Disney Theme Park
1:30AM 11/05/2010
Shanghai is planning a long-awaited Disney theme park expected to cost $3.6 billion. Plans call for a 1.5-square-mile park on an 8-square-mile resort. But will attendance be able to beat the lackluster performance at Disney's Hong Kong park?
Disney hotels discount on Priceline.com to shore up sales
4:00PM 10/29/2010
Walt Disney World is marking down its rooms. For the first time ever, the resort has grudgingly agreed to offer its Disney-owned hotel room on the discount site Priceline.com. Starting in mid-November, Mickey Mouse can be had at a deeper discount than before.
While Disney has sold its theme park...
The Walt Disney Co.'s luxury real estate venture, the Golden Oak Residential Resort Community, may actually stand a chance -- even in Florida's depressed real estate market.
Can Harry Potter Work Magic for Beleaguered Theme Parks?
6:00PM 6/18/2010
With the unveiling of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios Orlando has officially raised the bar for vacation attractions in summer 2010. The bold move is only one of many strategies that theme parks are using to turn around an industry that has been brutalized by the recession.
Disney World building another 2,000 rooms for the budget market
1:00PM 5/13/2010
Good news, budget Mousketeers! Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is expanding the inventory of its lowest-priced rooms. The new Disney's Art of Animation resort will add 1,120 suites and 864 standard, motel-style rooms in a section of the park beside another value-class resort, Disney's Pop...
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