Report: Daft Punk to Score Tron 2.0
Upcoming Film Scores is reporting confirmation from Walt Disney Pictures that electronic music duo Daft Punk will be providing the score for the entire Tron 2.0 / TR2N film.
Upcoming Film Scores is reporting confirmation from Walt Disney Pictures that electronic music duo Daft Punk will be providing the score for the entire Tron 2.0 / TR2N film.
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that with a sponsorship contract set to expire this year with GM, the auto maker (who reportedly pays Disney around $5million annually for the privilege) is in no financial position to go another lap with the attraction. Talks are in the works but the economic gloom is suggesting that Disney should start talking to Lexus on how to make Test Track drive itself. Full article here.
Connecticut-based Fanzter announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with Disney’s venture capital group Steamboat Ventures to invest $2million into Fanzter’s Coolspotters, a site devoted to directing visitors to the clothing and gadgets used by their favorite celebs. SVC managing director Dan Beldy joins the Fanzter board.
Speaking from the Deutsche Bank Media and Telecom Conference on March 3, Disney President and CEO Robert Iger had a lot to say during a Q&A session on the current state of the company and its potential future. Read more…
Disney has just released these photographs of nine delights that will be served at Sanaa, the table service restaurant at Animal Kingdom Lodge’s DVC resort, Kidani Village.
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East meets West in a classic love triangle set against the cross-town school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and West High Knights, in “High School Musical 4,” the fourth story in the celebrated franchise that became a cultural sensation, fueled unprecedented digital music downloads and underscored the strength of Disney Channel and Radio Disney’s connection to kids, tweens and families. Read more…
Complete with several disclaimers, Ain’t It Cool News has published this article on the long awaited sequel, highlighting various plot points that may or may not turn out to be true. Spoilers are obviously included.
Miley’s co-star Mitchel Musso dishes to MTV on the caliber of guest stars to appear in the new film. The tight-lipped Musso only names Disney stars pal Taylor Swift but goes on to say, “I hate hiding it. I’m saying big, feature film stars and big musicians” – and not necessarily of the Disney variety either. See the article here.
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Patrick Dempsey (ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”), Kyle McLaughlin and Doug Savant (ABC’s “Desperate Housewives”), Maurice Benard (ABC’s “General Hospital”) and musical guest Lady Gaga have joined the lineup of guest stars scheduled to appear on “The View,” MARCH 9-13, as the popular talk show broadcasts live from Disney Legends Plaza on The Walt Disney Studios lot. They join previously announced superstars Miley Cyrus, Jay Leno (host, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”), Sally Field and Calista Flockhart (ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters”), Jimmy Kimmel (host, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”) and “The Hills’” Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Read more…

Captain Mickey along with Disney Cruise Line President Karl Holz and Meyer Werft Managing Partner Bernard Meyer (c) Disney
PAPENBURG, GERMANY (March 2, 2009) – Disney Cruise Line began construction on two new ships today with a steel cutting ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Scheduled for completion in 2011 and 2012, the new ocean liners will further advance the company’s one-of-a-kind guest experience and create more family cruise options with a brand guests know and trust. Read more…