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Radio Disney Announces Winner of ‘Next Best Thing’ Contest

Sister act and winners of Radio Disney's Next Best Thing contest, Jonnie and Brookie

A teen pop duo, “Jonnie and Brookie” of Phoenix, Arizona, have been named Radio Disney’s “Next Big Thing” (N.B.T.) via a poll that tabulated nearly nine million votes on RadioDisney.com and via texts to Radio Disney from listener’s mobile devices, it was announced on air by Radio Disney’s Ernie D. Radio Disney’s N.B.T., a recurring on-air and online programming feature, puts the spotlight on young recording artists and allows them to get their music heard on a national level. Since its November debut, Radio Disney’s N.B.T. introduced 11 unsigned acts and invited its kid and family audience to look, listen and vote for their favorite new artist online or via text.

“Jonnie and Brookie” (sisters age 16 and 14, respectively) will perform in concert at an exclusive Radio Disney event to be announced shortly. They narrowly edged out three other frontrunners — AllStar, Bre Morgan and Comic Book Heroes.

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Hanes Comfort Crew Offers ‘Tweet-up’ at Design-A-Tee May 1

On May 1, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am, join Hanes and the team of Hanes Comfort Crew bloggers at the new Design-A-Tee shop in Downtown Disney’s Marketplace. Surprise giveaways are being offered (while supplies last).

For more information, visit the tweet-up page or follow @hanescomfort on Twitter.

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Orlando’s WFTV Reports Possible Case of Walt Disney World Tourist with Swine Flu (Updated)

WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando is reporting a case of a Mexican tourist who came to visit Walt Disney World a couple of days ago being infected with the swine flu.

At this time, both Disney and the Orange County Health Department claim no knowledge of the situation.

UPDATE: A representative from the Orange County Health Department acknowledges that a tourist had been tested for the swine flu on Monday night but that the results have not yet become available. While many people have come into hospitals claiming to have swine flu symptoms, the tourist in question was the only one to be tested so far (and presumably because he’s from Mexico).

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Man Charged $62,000 for Downloading Wall*E – by Cell Phone Company

Here’s one way to bring an end to video piracy. A man visiting Mexico used his 3G wireless card to download Wall*E off the internet and received a $62,000 phone bill due to roaming charges. On a happy note, he got it down to $17K.

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D23 Preview of Second Issue of Magazine to be Released May 5

D23 Issue 2 Cover Although several D23 members have already reported receiving copies of the second issue, for the rest of us, D23 has posted the cover and a hint of what’s to come here.

Source: D23

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Sanaa Brings Flavors of India, Africa To Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Photos Added)

To see photos of some of Sanaa’s offerings, click here.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Fans of Jiko-The Cooking Place and Boma-Flavors of Africa have a new reason to dine at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge as Sanaa debuts May 1 in the resort’s new Kidani Village expansion.

The new Walt Disney World restaurant’s unusual name, pronounced “Sah-NAH,” is the Swahili word for “artwork.” With interiors inspired by African art and remarkable views of the resort’s Sunset Savannah through 9-foot windows, diners experience “the art of African cooking with Indian flavors” in the 150-seat, family-oriented restaurant located on the ground floor just below the lobby.
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Katy Perry and Hayden Panettiere at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Photos – Updated)

Wearing Minnie Mouse ears, singer/songwriter Katy Perry (left) and actress Hayden Panettiere (right) strike a pose April 25, 2009 with Minnie Mouse herself at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The duo was enjoying the theme park prior to their evening performance for the Disney Grad Nite, an annual, in-park celebration for high school seniors. Panettiere stars on the hit NBC series “Heroes.” Perry is a multi-platinum recording artist who hit #1 on the “Billboard” charts with two singles from her latest album, “One Of The Boys.” (Gene Duncan, photographer)

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A Brief Introduction to Disney’s Club Penguin

Disney's Club Penguin With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming appearance of Club Penguin’s Captain Rockhopper at Walt Disney World beginning April 30, we couldn’t help but notice some have been asking what Club Penguin is all about. Here we present a brief introduction to the world of Club Penguin.

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First Look: Princess Protection Program ‘Royal B.F.F. Extended Edition’ on DVD

We are proud to be one of the first to bring you this sneak peak at the upcoming DVD release of the newest Disney Channel Original Movie, Princess Protection Program, starring fan favorites Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

In the movie, royalty meets reality with Carter Mason (Gomez), a rural Louisiana teen, and Rosalinda Marie Montoya Fiore (Lovato), the soon-to-be teenage monarch of the tiny country of Costa Luna. The pair meets after Carter’s father, an agent in the covert international Princess Protection Program, rescues Rosalinda from a military take-over. He whisks Rosalinda to a PPP base where she receives a temporary new identity, Rosie Gonzalez, and is placed in his care until order can be restored in Costa Luna. When he arrives back in Lake Monroe, both teenagers are shell-shocked when Rosie moves into Carter’s room and the princess, posing as Carter’s visiting cousin from Iowa, begins adjusting to country life and enrolls in Carter’s school. Despite their differences, the girls slowly learn that there’s not only a lot to like about each other, but lessons to learn as well. That’s apparent when Rosie nominates Carter for homecoming queen over the heated objections of two jealous rivals, Chelsea and Brooke. And with her newfound realization, Carter brainstorms a way to help her new best friend regain her throne, even if it puts her own well-being at risk.

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Disneyland Launches Summer Nightastic June 12 with New Fireworks Show

Summer Nightastic

ANAHEIM, Calif., April 24 – Disneyland Resort will glow like never before this summer as it debuts an all-new fireworks show, Magical, along with sensational new characters and effects that will brighten the Summer Nightastic! lineup of after-dark entertainment.

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