Disney-Style Salute Planned for Fifth-Year Anniversary as 100 Students are Selected for Disney’s Dreamers Academy

Walt Disney World Resort today announced the list of 100 high school students from across the U.S. who have been selected to attend the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCEMagazine.

Often described as the world’s most creative classroom, the four-day power-packed program hosted by Disney and renowned entertainer Steve Harvey will be held March 8-11, 2012 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.  Disney’s Dreamers Academy inspires and fuels the dreams of selected students to help them dream bigger, discover a world of possibilities and get a jump start on making those dreams come true.

Now entering its fifth year, more than 500 high school students will have participated since Disney’s Dreamers Academy opened its doors in 2008.

A celebrity panel of judges led by comedian, author, philanthropist and Disney’s Dreamers Academy Ambassador Steve Harvey reviewed more than 4,700 applications and selected the 100 students for the Class of 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy. Judging criteria included exhibiting curiosity, compassion and leadership skills.

During the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy, students will engage in multiple activities, including interacting with a range of industry professionals and experience immersive introductions to various career paths. Disney’s Dreamers Academy students participate in workshops on a variety of subjects, including entertainment, entrepreneurship, the medical field, culinary arts and creative inspiration from Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative gurus behind Disney’s theme parks and attractions. Continue reading

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\What Disney Does With Its Cash

In the quest to find great investments, most investors focus on earnings to gauge a company’s financial strength. This is a good start, but earnings can be misleading and incomplete. To get a clearer understanding of a company’s ability to earn money and reward you, the shareholder, it’s often better to focus on cash flow. In this series, we tear apart a company’s cash flow statement to see how much money is truly being earned, and more importantly, what management is doing with that cash.

Step on up, Disney .

The first step in analyzing cash flow is to look at net income. Disney’s net income over the last five years has been impressive:

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New 3 Mom’s and the Mouse Podcast to Feature Vinylmation Talk

What’s all the buzz about Disney Vinylmation? Special guest Jerry Daly fills the 3 Moms in on this hot trend in Disney collecting. The Moms went from “clueless” to “collectors” after Jerry’s fun tutorial.  We bet you do too! Have a laptop handy so you can follow along.

3 Moms and the Mouse and on itunes.

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First Look: ‘The Rescuers’ Vinylmation Set

The two figure set from Animation #2 featuring Bernard and Bianca from Disney’s The Rescuers will be released tomorrow in Florida and California. This set has an edition size of 1,200 and a retail of $26.95.

 

The Rescuers

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First Look: ‘America on Parade’ Vinylmations

The set spotlights the America On Parade celebration held at Disney Parks in 1976 and contains three figures – Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. The set has a retail of $44.95 and an edition size of 5,000.

 

America on Parade

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First Look: Main Street Electrical Parade Vinylmation

The Disney Parks Online Store is also releasing a 9-inch figure inspired by the Main Street Electrical Parade. This figure is part of Vinylmation – Park #8 and was designed by Maria Clapsis. It has an edition size of 1,500 and a retai of $74.95.

Here is an image:

 

Main Street Electrical Parade

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Happy Lunar New Year! Celebration at Disneyland Park: Fact Sheet

With good wishes for 2012, the Disneyland Resort invites guests to celebrate the Lunar New Year season at Disneyland park from Jan. 20-29.  The Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! at Disneyland is a joyous tribute to coincide with the traditional Lunar New Year, and it recognizes time-honored traditions of the season with exciting, live performances, fun activities and special  food offerings.

  • Guests will enjoy the Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! from 10 am to 5 pm Jan, 20-29 at Small World Mall with special character appearances and family entertainment. Exhilarating live performances will be held Jan. 20-23, Jan. 25 and Jan. 27-29 (weather permitting).
  • Lunar New Year is a time when families and friends gather to wish each other good fortune and good health for the coming year. The Happy Lunar New Year Celebration! at Disneyland Resort pays tribute to the time-honored traditions and family celebrations that are observed within the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures. Continue reading

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New England Patriots, New York Giants, Among NFL Vinylmations Coming Soon

Disney will be releasing 3-inch figures of select football teams from the National Footbal League. These open window box figures will be released via the Disney Parks Online Store on January 27. You will be able to find them at select Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort locations (including D-Street) on February 3. Each figure will be $14.95 each and here is a breakdown of the following teams that will be released in this series:

  • Miami Dolphins – Online and Walt Disney World® Resort Only
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Online and Walt Disney World® Resort Only
  • San Francisco 49ers
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • New York Giants
  • New England Patriots
  • Dallas Cowboys
  • Oakland Raiders

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ARTIST RENDERING OF CARTHAY CIRCLE THEATRE AT DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

Inspired by the Carthay Circle Theatre where Walt Disney premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, a new visual icon in the tradition of California’s great entertainment palaces will draw guests into the heart of Disney California Adventure park. When it opens in summer 2012 this new facility will be home to a new lounge and elegant restaurant, designed to be the premier dining destination in Disney California Adventure.

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VInylmation Release Updates

We have a few updates about upcoming releases at the Disney Stores.

The release of the 25th Anniversary series and Sorcerer Mickey figure has been delayed. The original release date was January 30. We do not have an updated release date at this time.

We mentioned a few weeks ago that Vinylmation – Tunes was coming. The release date will be February 20. As a reminder, the series will feature the following genres of music:

  • Pop 80′s Dale
  • Disco Goofy
  • Country Daisy
  • Classical Mickey
  • Classic Rock Donald
  • Punk Rock StitchImportant note – the Classic Rock Donald and the Pop ’80s Dale figures will be delayed. The remaining figures will be released on February 20.

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