| Jail time for woman who beat up woman at Disney
She came to Florida with her church group to enjoy a day at the Magic Kingdom. Now Victoria Walker will be staying a little longer, this time behind bars.Victoria Walker, 52, was sentenced to 90 days in jail minus the 32 days she has served while awaiting sentencing. She was also given nine months probation.Walker was found guilty of beating up Aimee Krause of Clermont at the Mad Tea Cup ride in Walt Disney World back in May of 2007.Walker was originally offered a plea deal, which she refused.It she would have accepted it, she probably would have not gone to jail. .
Tokyo Disneyland eyes new facility in Asia: chairman
MAIHAMA, Japan (AFP) - The operator of Tokyo Disneyland said Tuesday it was considering opening a new facility in Southeast Asia as fans flocked to the theme park on its 25th anniversary. Oriental Land Co. chairman Toshio Kagami said the company wanted to operate a new leisure facility other than a theme park in Japan. .
Tokyo Disney Resort faces declining visitor base
As it observed its 25th anniversary Tuesday and looked toward the next quarter century, attracting new markets like foreign tourists, seniors and men appeared crucial for the Disney resort in Japan. By 2055, 40 percent of the Japanese population will be older than 65. Japan has the world's fastest-aging population. "There is no way that the decrease of the population parameter is going to be a positive factor," said Naoshi Nema, an analyst in Tokyo with Morgan Stanley. .
Spira Signs Three-Year Agreement To Sponsor Disney’s Endurance Series
Spira Footwear has signed a three-year agreement with Disney's Wide World of Sports in which Spira will serve as the official performance footwear sponsor of Disney's Endurance Series events at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. .
Off-screen stars of celluloid: the men who drew Disney
For some sense of the size of the footprint that Ollie Johnston, one of Walt Disney's oldest and longest-serving collaborators, has left on the world of film animation, one could do worse than turn to Brad Bird, the writer-director of some of this decade's most acclaimed animated films, including The Incredibles and this year's Oscar-winner, Ratatouille. Back in 1978, Bird was a young animator at Disney who looked up with an appropriate sense of wonder at both Johnston and his best friend, Frank Thomas. Both had been with the company since 1934 and formed part of a core group known affectionately as the "Nine Old Men", a group who developed the look, feel, and emotions of every one of Disney's fairy-tale titles and – whatever one thinks of the cuter-than-cute Disney aesthetic with its chirping little birds and garlands of flowers – essentially pioneered the art of putting moving drawings on to celluloid.
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