LA Times: No D23 Expo This Year

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On reporting the D23 First Anniversary Party at Disneyland, which appears to uncharacteristically have problems selling to the point where multiple outlets are giving away free tickets, Geoff Boucher of the LA Times reveals that Disney has no current plans to host the D23 Expo this year.

Instead, according to the report, the event will be biennial, next occurring at some point in 2011. Still presumably in Anaheim.

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ABC Announces Celebrity Pairings for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 10; New Dancer to Debut

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An all-new cast of celebrities and their professional partners hit the dance floor on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” with the highly anticipated two-hour season premiere, MONDAY, MARCH 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

In alphabetical order, and with their professional partners, the 11 stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:

* BUZZ ALDRIN, legendary astronaut, partners up with ASHLY COSTA (formerly DelGrosso), who returns for her fourth season.

* PAMELA ANDERSON, actress and model, joins professional dancer DAMIAN WHITEWOOD, who makes his “Dancing with the Stars” debut this season.

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Squeak E Clean Productions Releases New ‘Toy Story’ Remix Video

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DJ Sam Spiegel, founder of Squeak E Clean Productions has released this new video featuring animation and a remixed version of ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ from the Disney/Pixar Toy Story films.

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Disney Granted US Patent to Help ESPN Keep a Few Electronic Eyes on Athletes

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Using a potential combination of RFID and/or ultra-wide band (UWB) technologies, US Patent #,7671,802 provides a method for tracking the on-field locations of athletes and sports equipment (including fast-moving and rapid direction-changing items such as hockey pucks) in real-time.

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Avril Lavigne Debuts ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Inspired Fashion Collection Exclusively at Kohl’s

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Avril Lavigne in Abbey Dawn for Alice in Wonderland on the set of her music video for 'Alice.' (Photo by Tony Barbera/Kohl's Department Stores) Courtesy of DisneyAlready resonating with young, edgy female consumers as a Junior and Girls lifestyle brand, Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne in collaboration with Disney Consumer Products will roll out an exclusive, limited edition collection of apparel inspired by the new upcoming epic 3D fantasy adventure, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, in U.S. theatres March 5. The trend-right, affordable collection, which blends Avril’s rock and roll vibe with the title character’s sense of imagination will debut in Kohl’s stores nationwide and on Kohls.com on March 5th.

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New Trailer for ‘Prince of Persia’ Highlights the Dagger of Time and Dastan’s Destiny

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Just released by Walt Disney Studios UK is this new trailer for Jerry Bruckheimer’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in which we learn a bit about the dagger of time and what makes it desired so many and how it’s become Dastan’s (Jake Gyllenhaal) destiny to protect it.

Prince of Persia is set to be released on May 28, 2010 in the United States.

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TRON Legacy Image of the Day: Flynn’s Arcade

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Walt Disney Studios will be releasing a new image from TRON Legacy each day every day this week via its Facebook page in honor of the first trailer being released in theaters on Friday.

The first image was released today and features the exterior of the long-neglected Flynn’s Arcade as it stands today. Looking around the streets however, it appears that the economy has not been kind to anyone and the lone person — who just so happens to be Kevin Flynn’s son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund) — probably has no real idea as to what he’s about to get himself into.

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MINDstyle to Experiment on Aliens (from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story)

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Toy Story Alien Figures from MINDStyleFollowing the success of its Experiment 626 Project in which artists put their unique spins on Stitch-shaped vinyl figures and the recently announced mini-Stitch figures, MINDstyle announced today that it will be releasing a series of figures based on the alien from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story series. According to the graphic, we can expect the invasion to begin in early summer.

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ABC Announces Line-up for Tenth Season of “Dancing with the Stars’

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During the final moments of The Bachelor‘s season finale, ABC revealed its line-up of competitors for the next season of its popular series Dancing with the Stars via perennial host and emcee Tom Bergeron with some assistance from fromer Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft.

Celebrity contestants announced for the series are:

  • Pamela Anderson
  • Chad Ochocinco
  • Aiden Turner
  • Erin Andrews
  • Shannen Doherty
  • Buzz Aldrin
  • Niecy Nash
  • Nichole Scherzinger
  • Evan Lysacek
  • Kate Gosselin
  • Jake Pavelka

The new season of Dancing with the Stars premieres on ABC on March 22, 2010.

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Photo: Minnie’s Yoo Who — Eva La Rue Stars in CSI: Magic Kingdom

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Actress Eva La Rue (right), star of the CBS series "CSI: Miami," and her daughter Kaya (left), age 8, pose March 1, 2010 with Minnie Mouse (Gene Duncan/Disney)Actress Eva La Rue (right), star of the CBS series “CSI: Miami,” and her daughter Kaya (left), age 8, pose March 1, 2010 with Minnie Mouse at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Prior to joining the cast of “CSI: Miami,” La Rue appeared on the ABC Daytime drama “All My Children.” (Gene Duncan, photographer)

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