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  Walt Disney World Resort - Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Backstage Pass is your behind-the-scenes ticket to Walt Disney World® Parks and Resorts information, special offers, e-mail updates and magical vacation planning tools.
Walt Disney World® Resort with special offers, e-mail updates and magical tools created just for you.
Study a map of the Park prior to your arrival to become familiar with the location of the attractions that interest you most.
disneyworld.disney.go.com /wdw/parks/parkOverview?id=ParkOverviewPage   (312 words)

  
  Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company which manages and builds the theme parks and vacation resorts for which Disney is famous.
The chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is James A. "Jay" Rasulo, formerly the chairman of Disneyland Resort Paris.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts: Disneyland Resort
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walt_Disney_Parks_and_Resorts   (2129 words)

  
 The Walt Disney Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Disney Studio Entertainment, also known as the Walt Disney Studios, is headed by chairman Dick Cook and includes Disney's movie and animation studios, record labels, and Broadway-style stage shows.
Walt Disney Productions owns 34.5 percent of Disneyland, Inc. It increases its stake in 1957 to 65.5 percent, then purchases the remaining shares from ABC in 1960.
Disney is among the US companies lobbying for harsher enforcement of intellectual property in the US and worldwide, posing a perceived threat to the existence of the public domain; see Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company   (2288 words)

  
 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts :: Disney's 'Most Magical Celebration on Earth' Feted with 2006 Rose Parade Float Fit for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Both Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse have served as grand marshals of the parade (in 1966 and 2005 respectively).
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, part of the magic of The Walt Disney Company, is where the magic lives.
The float entry by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in the 2006 Rose parade is just one aspect of the ongoing "Happiest Celebration on Earth," an 18-month salute to 50 years of Disney park magic around the globe that started with the opening of Disney's original park, Disneyland, in 1955.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20060102/LAM00503012006-1.html   (634 words)

  
 Walt Disney PARKS & RESORTS
The park centers around Hollywood as it was during the 1930's and 1940's and features Disney animators at work and a backstage tour of the film and television production facilities in addition to themed food service and merchandise facilities and other attractions.
Resort Facilities - As of September 30, 2000, the Company owned and operated 12 resort hotels and a complex of villas and suites at the Walt Disney World Resort, with a total of approximately 20,300 rooms and 318,000 square feet of conference meeting space.
Disney Cruise Line is a cruise vacation line that includes two 85,000-ton ships, the Disney Magic and its sister ship the Disney Wonder, which sailed their maiden voyages in July 1998 and August 1999, respectively.
www.healthdomain.co.uk /film/parks.htm   (2589 words)

  
 Ringing in the next 50 Years of Disney Magic | Televisionpoint.com News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to ring in 2006 with the stage set for an exciting era of future growth in the family vacation market.
At Florida's Walt Disney World Resort, a massive recreation of the Himalayas is the setting for a thrilling adventure called Expedition Everest, scheduled to open in April 2006 at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
In their quest to bring authenticity to this new attraction, Walt Disney Imagineers partnered with Discovery Networks and Conservation International in a scientific expedition to the Himalayas for a first-hand exploration of the legend of the mysterious Yeti.
www.televisionpoint.com /news/newsfullstory.php?id=1135558869   (1007 words)

  
 Welcome To The 63d RSC Internet Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Walt Disney Company and ESPN are USO World Sponsors, providing more than $1 million in financial aid, in-kind support, outreach and marketing efforts on behalf of the USO and its programs.
The Walt Disney Company employees continue the tradition of running Disney’s Operation Uplift, through which employees send messages of support and thanks to U.S. servicemen and women, including the sailors and marines serving aboard the U.S.S. Shreveport who are seeing duty in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Disney Cruise Line is also extending special rates to active military personnel on most of its vacations between June 19 and December 18, 2003.
www.usarc.army.mil /63rsc/newsdisney.htm   (1052 words)

  
 The Walt Disney Company - Parks and Resorts Press
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is where the magic lives and home to Disney's beloved characters.
The segment traces its roots to 1952, when Walt Disney formed what is now known as Walt Disney Imagineering to build Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Today, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts operates or licenses 11 theme parks on three continents, along with 35 resort hotels, two luxury cruise ships and a wide variety of other entertainment offerings.
corporate.disney.go.com /news/parks_resorts.html   (197 words)

  
 Reorganization for Disney parks and resorts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has reorganized the structure of its global theme park management by creating an "executive committee" to oversee business segments regardless of where in the world they are operated.
Weiss will continue in his role at Walt Disney World until a successor is named, the company said.
With the creation of an eight-person executive committee, Rasulo said, Disney is better able to implement business practices on a consistent basis throughout the company's universe of theme parks and resorts.
www.amusementbusiness.com /amusementbusiness/industrynews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001480236   (243 words)

  
 Hospitality Net - Industry News - Travelocity.com and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Ink Distribution Agreement
Disney vacation packages will be available for booking either online (www.travelocity.com) or over the phone with a Travelocity.com vacation professional.
We have tremendous customer demand for Disney's products, and are delighted to offer theme park tickets and packages for all onsite hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort," said Terrell B. Jones, president and chief executive officer of Travelocity.com.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts operates The Walt Disney Company's theme park and resort businesses in the United States, including the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California.
www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4010907.html   (512 words)

  
 Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Salute U.s. Military With Free, Multi-day Admission To - MouseInfo.com Discussion Boards
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts officials announced today a special opportunity to honor America’s servicemen and women.
Select Walt Disney World Resort Hotels also are offering room rates for active military personnel at a 40 percent savings per night, based on the non-discounted price of the same room.
Re: Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Salute U.s.
www.mouseinfo.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8138   (1485 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch > Disney lines up global promotion to give theme ...
MUMBAI: Disney theme parks and resorts around the world are poised to embark on a global celebration in 2005 to mark the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts president Jay Rasulo said, "The Coming Home spot draws on our rich heritage and the strong character franchises we've built over time to rekindle the lifelong emotional connection we have with our guests.
It is the first time that Disney destinations have embraced a portfolio approach focused on the global appeal of the Disney theme park experience.
www.indiantelevision.com /mam/headlines/y2k4/dec/decmam117.htm   (706 words)

  
 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts to Bring A Piece of Disney's Theme Park Magic to New York City
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts to Bring A Piece of Disney's Theme Park Magic to New York City
Like its counterparts at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, the World of Disney will be operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts merchandise team.
"The Walt Disney Company has a long-standing commitment to New York City, and as a native New Yorker I am particularly proud to reaffirm that commitment," said Jay Rasulo, President of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-14-2004/0002174395&EDATE=   (323 words)

  
 AARP - Segunda Juventud - Disneyland: 50 Happy Years
Downtown Disney (which is free to the public) always makes for a pleasant stroll, even if you aren’t entering the theme parks.
Disney’s California Adventure will celebrate the 50th birthday of its sister park with a new interactive parade called “Block Party Bash.” Guests can actually join in the show, by dancing to party songs led by favorite Disney/Pixar characters from Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, and The Incredibles.
Walt Disney once proclaimed that Disneyland would never be completed as long as there was imagination left in the world.
www.aarpsegundajuventud.org /english/travel/2005-JJ/05JJ_disney.html   (2322 words)

  
 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Jobs on CareerBuilder.com
Focuses on assigned Disneyland Resort initiatives which are integrated with other Disney Destinations, developing and executing communication......
This is an hourly role and the position is located at the Disney Reservation Center in Tampa, Florida.
This is an hourly role and the position is located at the Disney Reservation Center in Orlando, Florida.
hospitality.careerbuilder.com /JobSeeker/Companies/CompanyJobResults.aspx?Comp_DID=C8B0066VKBPCJTMMVB5   (207 words)

  
 Disney promotes Weiss to oversee park operations - Orlando Sentinel, 11/14/05 - MiceChat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Longtime Walt Disney World President Al Weiss is getting a promotion to oversee worldwide park operations as Walt Disney Co. announced this evening that it is reorganizing the way the Parks and Resorts Division operates.
He will continue to oversee Walt Disney World on an interim basis until a successor is appointed, the company said.
Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said Weiss and six other executives on the new executive committee will report directly to him and help integrate business functions from individual parks into the increasingly global division.
www.micechat.com /forums/showthread.php?t=14384   (316 words)

  
 Secretary Evans Announces Chair and Vice Chair of U.S. Travel and Tourism Board - August 27, 2003
Rasulo was named president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in September 2002 and is responsible for Disney's theme parks and resorts around the world.
In 1998, Rasulo moved to Paris to become executive vice president, Euro Disney S.C.A. and served as president and C.O.O. in 1999 until being named chairman and CEO in May of 2000 where he was best known for the many growth initiatives that transformed Disneyland Paris into the top tourist destination in Europe.
Rasulo was also at the helm during the March 2002 opening of the Disneyland Paris Resort's second park, Walt Disney Studios, which marked the beginning of a new and exciting era.
www.ita.doc.gov /media/PressReleases/0803/tourism_chair_082703.html   (1267 words)

  
 Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recall of Woody Dolls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recall of Woody Dolls
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has received one report of a child removing a button from the Woody doll.
The Woody doll is a soft- bodied doll with soft plastic head, hands, boots and hat; wearing blue jeans a red/yellow-checked shirt, a fl/white-spotted vest with a sheriff's badge; a red-patterned bandana and is 13 inches tall.
www.cpsc.gov /cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03098.html   (260 words)

  
 Magictrips Community - Disney Press Release outlines plan for the "next 50"
Disney's parks Division end of year press release outlines plans for the next 50 years (I think they're being a bit ambitious, as it seems to cover mostly what will open next year.
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2005--Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to ring in 2006 with the stage set for an exciting era of future growth in the family vacation market.
This follows an historic year in 2005 that was highlighted by the kick off of the global celebration of Disneyland's 50th anniversary and the opening of Disney's first theme park in China -- Hong Kong Disneyland.
www.magictripscommunity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=50281   (346 words)

  
 No slowing down for Dis Imagineer Sklar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
If he'd done nothing else in his career, Marty Sklar would rank as a Walt Disney Co. legend because of his exhaustive track record of impressing the heck out of the boss during the years when Walt Disney was achieving his ultimate dream, the launch of Disneyland.
Sklar, 72, served the Disney company for 50 years as the creative leader of the renowned Walt Disney Imagineering research and development unit.
Originally, Disney's Imagineers were a creative band of animators, production designers and directors handpicked by Walt Disney to devise the theme park in Anaheim that became Disneyland.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/columns/tech_reporter_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002035908   (541 words)

  
 Making the Grade: Disney Introduces Handheld Captioning
In locations throughout the parks, mostly the narrative moving attractions, the wireless handheld receiver displays the text narration corresponding to that location.
The service debuted on Dec. 5, 2001 -- the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney's birth -- at the "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream" attraction at the Disney-MGM Studios.
Disney announced plans to add at least ten more attractions at the Walt Disney World® Resort and begin testing this service in at least four attractions at the Disneyland®; Resort during 2003.
www.ncaonline.org /making-the-grade/disney.shtml   (462 words)

  
 Mickey News °o° - Walt Disney Parks And Resorts Kicks-Off First-Ever Global Celebration With Groundbreaking Tv Spot ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
This was the first park that was built and opened July 1955.
It represents the first time that Disney destinations have embraced a portfolio approach to leverage the global appeal and the experience of the parks.
The 'Coming Home' commercial is an emotional call to action to anyone who has ever made a memory at the Disney parks around the world or would like to visit for the first time.
www.mickeynews.com /News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_12314Telecast   (887 words)

  
 Around WDW News
Guests will be able to customize their visit to a Disney park to pursue the "Dream Track" of their choice with on-line planning tools and in-park technology to help them become the hero or princess they've always dreamed of being.
Walt Disney World Resort is a Golf Magazine Gold Medal Resort -- among 25 facilities in the continental U.S. and Hawaii distinguished with the honor.
Citing the two-billionth Disney park guest is just one of the highlights of 2006 as the global 50th anniversary celebration of Disney parks around the world continues.
www.wdwmagic.com /around.htm   (10654 words)

  
 TAPPI -- leading technical association for the pulp, paper, and converting industry.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Georgia-Pacific Corp. have announced a 10-year strategic alliance.
When making the announcement, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts president Jay Rasulo said, "Today, we welcome Georgia-Pacific as the newest alliance partner to join our parks and resorts family on both coasts.
When Hong Kong Disneyland opens September 12, 2005, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will feature 11 theme parks around the world in five resort destinations, a cruise line, 35,000 hotel rooms, seven Disney Vacation Club resorts with 84,000 members, dining and retail, PGA championship golf courses, water parks, and sports entertainment.
www.tappi.org /index.asp?pid=31684&rc=1&ch=7   (561 words)

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