Mickey Mouse (fictional animal)

Don Grady dies at 68; Mouseketeer, 'My Three Sons' star

2012-06-28 16:49:00

Don Grady, who sang and danced as a Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," played son Robbie on the long-running family sitcom "My Three Sons," and later became a composer and songwriter, died Wednesday. He was 68. Grady died at his home in Thousand...

10 questions on Harry Potter land at Universal Studios Hollywood

2011-12-01 10:58:00

While officials have confirmed plans to build a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, few details have emerged yet about the new themed land expected to be announced in the coming weeks. > Photos: Top 10 Wizarding World...

Disneyland Paris to unveil new water show, revamped parade

2012-02-01 05:30:00

Disneyland Paris will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a new nighttime spectacular in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle and a revamped evening parade starting in April. The Disney Dreams show will feature castle projections, water screens, dancing...

A big question mark hovers over the cruise industry

2012-01-19 17:46:00

The first quarter of 2012 was supposed to be a sweet spot for passenger cruise lines. Wave season, as it's known, marks a time when cruise companies and travel agents roll out deep discounts on cruise vacations and rack up lots of sales. But that changed...

It's official: Harry Potter land to debut at Universal Studios Hollywood

2011-12-06 12:26:00

With frosty mugs of Butterbeer raised in a toast, Universal Studios Hollywood officials announced plans Tuesday to bring the wildly popular Wizarding World of Harry Potter to the California theme park. Details were limited but officials did say the...

Wally Boag dies at 90; gave more than 40,000 performances at Disneyland

2011-06-07 00:00:00

When he auditioned for a starring role in Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue before the Anaheim theme park opened in 1955, comedian Wally Boag thought he was trying out for just another two-week booking. It was anything but. By the time he retired from...

Betty Taylor dies at 91; Disneyland's Sluefoot Sue

2011-06-07 00:00:00

Hired by Walt Disney in 1956, Betty Taylor spent three decades portraying the singing saloon hostess and onstage sweetheart of another character, Pecos Bill, at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue. Taylor died Saturday at a nursing home in Coupeville,...

Book Review: 'Walt Before Mickey' by Timothy S. Susanin

2011-05-31 00:00:00

When the extraordinary success of "Steamboat Willie" made Walt Disney an overnight sensation in 1928, he'd already spent nearly a decade working in animation. During those years, he'd had successes and failures, as Timothy S. Susanin recounts in great...

Day 1: Setting sail on the Disney Dream cruise ship

2011-02-11 12:14:00

Now aboard the Disney Dream, I’ve been busy the last few days, visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday and all four theme parks at Walt Disney World’s resort on...

Photos: Hollywood celebrities at play in Disneyland

2011-03-02 05:38:00

Movie stars, television actors, rock singers, fashion models and professional athletes are just like you and me. They want to take their families and friends to Disneyland for a day of fun. But that's not always as easy when you're better known than...

Fall TV: Keri Russell's life takes a funny turn with 'Running Wilde'

2010-09-27 16:36:25

Bill Justice dies at 97; Walt Disney Studios animator worked on 'Fantasia' and 'Bambi'

2011-02-11 00:00:00

Bill Justice, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on classics such as "Fantasia," "Bambi" and "Alice in Wonderland" and later joined Walt Disney Imagineering where he helped program Audio-Animatronics figures for attractions at Disneyland and...

Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco rides with Mickey Mouse in a parade through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco rides with Mickey Mouse in a parade through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco rides with Mickey Mouse in a parade through the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

2013-02-04 00:00:00