The Walt Disney Company announced Oct. 30 an acquisition of world-renowned Lucasfilm, Ltd., including the legendary Star Wars franchise and all of Lucasfilm’s operating businesses. The acquisition strengthens a global portfolio of world-class brands, such as ESPN, Pixar, Marvel and ABC, and continues Disney’s strategic focus on creating the world’s best branded content. Fans can […]
For the first time, the annual CHOC Walk in the Park kicked off in the newly reimagined Disney California Adventure park, as more than 16,000 participants representing about 850 teams raised nearly $2 million for health care programs, education and research at CHOC Children’s. Since it began 22 years ago, the CHOC Walk in the […]
The Disneyland Resort presented a $50,000 grant to the Orange County Conservation Corps to launch a pilot program in which a two-mile section of the Anaheim-Barber City (ABC) flood control channel will be cleaned of graffiti and debris. The program, initiated by the Disneyland Resort in cooperation with Orange County Public Works and the City […]
Next month, Disneyland Resort cast member and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Russell Fenton will return to work after a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan, where he earned the U.S. Armed Forces fourth-highest honor, the Bronze Star Medal. Fenton, who manages construction projects for the Disneyland Resort, as well as the U.S. Army during deployment, received the […]
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa has won the 2012 Orbitz Best In Stay Award for being rated the top hotel in Orange County by Orbitz customers. The winners, including only 75 properties at destinations nationwide, were selected based on nearly 200,000 consumer reviews on Orbitz.com. Peggy Bianco, group vice president of global hotel services […]
On Oct. 20-21, a team of 120 Disney VoluntEARS biked from Orange County to San Diego in the annual Bike MS Bay to Bay Tour supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS). Team Disney has participated for 13 years, starting with only four riders in 2000. This year, the team raised more than $100,000, becoming […]