For the first time in ten years, Disney is sending out invitations to a people that are vying to become members at its exclusive Club 33. The club has been closed to new members for the past decade, reports the OC Register, despite an 800-person waiting list. more ›

The Happiest Place on Earth is getting caffeinated, thanks to the impending arrival of global cafe behemoth Starbucks. The Seattle-based chain revealed Monday they are opening a location in each of Disney's six theme parks in California and Florida. more ›

Disney banks on baby animals with their latest Earth Day extravaganza, Chimpanzee. In limited release, Toni Collette squares off with boy-genius son in Jesus Henry Christ! more ›

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance has Nic Cage running on crazy in human form, before turning into a flaming skeleton with a whip. Then get your mind out of the gutter with Studio Ghibli's latest. more ›

Yesterday's news of the revised "Disney Look," which will allow Disneyland employees the freedom to grow (very short) beards and goatees, has many workers anxious to unhand their razors. One advocacy group is especially pleased by the change to the nearly 60-year-old rule - the American Mustache Institute (AMI). more ›

Add the Disney family to the growing list of bidders who would like to take over the Dodgers from outgoing owner Frank McCourt. more ›

AbFab will return to TV to celebrate its 20th anniversary. --- The BBC plans to air every hour of every competition in the 2012 Olympic Games, again shaming NBC. --- Ricky Gervais to host the Golden Globes again? --- This plus more news & the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

A state review of Orange County amusement parks for 2009 and 2010 revealed 284 ride incidents that required medical attention, according to an analysis by The OC Register. The Ghost-Rider coaster at Knott's Berry Farm had the most reported incidents. more ›

If you thought it seemed a bit presumptuous on the part of Disney to file for trademark rights for the name "SEAL Team 6" a day after the elite Navy unit killed Osama bin Laden earlier this month, you weren't alone. Disney has withdrawn its application for rights to the name after the Navy stepped in to request that it keep the trademark, reports The Sacramento Bee. more ›

To be noted in the bloody annals of opportunistic franchising, The Walt Disney Company filed trademark applications on May 3, 2011 for “Seal Team 6,” the name of the Navy SEAL special forces team that killed Osama Bin Laden on May 1, 2011, reports Fishbowl NY. more ›

Since the '90s a Walt Disney theme park and resort project has been in planning stasis pending approval from the Chinese government. Over the weekend, invitations to attend a "special event in Shanghai" were issued, reports the Wall Street Journal, to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday "that Disney CEO Bob Iger is expected to attend," notes Deadline. more ›

The parents of Rebecca Coriam, a Disney cruise ship employee who vanished at sea, met investigators on Sunday in San Pedro as the Disney Wonder docked at the Port of Los Angeles. more ›

A Chula Vista couple are suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts after their son allegedly suffered severe burns from "scalding hot nacho cheese served to them during a family vacation," reports KTLA. Parents Michael and Maria Harris filed suit in California on Wednesday alleging that their 4-year-old son sustained severe burns resulting in "permanent scarring, pain and suffering" when nacho cheese splashed on his face during a Disney World dinner in March, reports USA Today more ›

Anaheim residents are up in arms over Disney's so-called "urban-art" line of clothing, which features characters like Mickey and Goofy with spray cans, slouching away from freshly tagged walls. more ›

A selection of pieces by street artist Banksy and a limited edition Shepard Fairey are at auction today at Bonhams in London. Among the Bansky pieces is a series of commissioned works by Greenpeace as part of a campaign against deforestation that depict cartoon characters from "The Jungle Book" bound and blindfolded against a photographic backdrop of a ravaged forest. more ›

Disney California Adventure will be taking a break from said adventure as crews temporarily close major arteries, shut down venues and halt the Pixar parade while work continues on the $1 billion overhaul of the theme park. The ongoing, five-year makeover is set to be completed in 2012. more ›

Big hair fans have plenty to be thankful for. The Disney camp brings three dimensions of follicles with Tangled, their CG take on Rapunzel. Screen Gems' Burlesque offers a fantastic turkey recipe: stuff with Cher, baste with Christina Aguilera and stick in the oven until it glitters golden brown. It's A Star Is Born by way of The Pussycat Dolls, and I can't get enough. more ›

If you need to your soothe your sweet tooth with a cupcake while shopping at Downtown Disney, it'll cost you $4.95. The OC Register concludes that "$4.95 for any regular-sized cupcake seems a bit extreme." They also note that the provider of Disney's cupcakes, The Cupcake Store, sells their non-Disney version for only $3.95. Is a one-dollar mark-up the price of access to millions of tourists each year? Perhaps. Yet, there are plenty of pricey cupcakes all over Los Angeles and Angelenos keep shelling out to quell their cravings. more ›

Disney intern Noor Abdallah, 22, has a new specially-designed costumed that incorporates the head-covering she wears as a part of her Muslim faith, according to the AP. Abdallah had been working as a vacation planner for the Disneyland resort, but took a job in the stockroom when her head scarf, or hijab, became an issue. "Vacation planners are costumed employees, whose outfits include an optional baseball-style cap," explains the LA Times. more ›

Imane Boudlal, the Disney Grand Californian Hotel restaurant hostess who is making headlines for appearing on the job wearing her hijab, has been taken off the restaurant's schedule "while the matter is ongoing," reports the OC Register. more ›

If you say it, mean it. Well, that wasn't exactly the intention of an allegedly inebriated 19-year-old at Disney's California Adventure last night. The man and his friends were on the top platform waiting in line at the Tower of Terror when he reportedly joked, "wouldn't it be funny if I fell?" as he climbed over the railing. He then, of course, fell, plunging 20 to 25 feet to the ground. That would be darwin award worthy, but not to fret, he didn't even break a bone, just suffered some abrasions, explains ABC7. Related to Disney: Downtown Disney Employee Claims Discrimination. more ›

A restaurant hostess at the Storytellers Cafe in the Grand Californian Hotel in Downtown Disney is preparing to file suit against Disney, accusing the entertainment biz powerhouse of discrimination because she has not been permitted to wear her Muslim head scarf in view of the public at work, reports the OC Register. more ›

In the latest round of lobbying firm disclosures filed to the state, records show that California lawmakers as usual accepts gifts from various corporate entities, according to the LA Times. Of note is the more than $1,400 in basketball tickets given to politicians who helped push through the NFL stadium proposal for the city of Industry. Disney gave thousands of dollars worth of tickets to Iron Man 2 and Toy Story 3 to legislators. Various other companies wined and dined lawmakers. more ›

Disney's World of Color is a water show that blends animation, light effects and a water show that dazzle audiences at their California Adventure theme park. This summer they took the show on the road to 4 Californian cities, and this week the stop was right here in Los Angeles, and the venue a very fitting Disney Hall. more ›

The Mouse is on the move again, this time going bigger and, ideally, better for two new projects in the area. more ›