Disney Wiki:Current events

The following is a current listing of current events from The Walt Disney Company.

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Theatrical Releases
NOTE: All release dates are for the USA and are subject to change.
 * Tangled, (fomerly called Disney's Rapunzel) will be released in New York and Los Angeles November 24 and then nationally in December.

DVD/Blu-Ray Releases

 * Tim Burton's reworking of Alice in Wonderland was released June 1st.
 * Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! will be coming to DVD October 5.
 * Beauty and the Beast will be released on a Platinum Edition Blu-ray October 5, and on DVD in November.

News

 * Tinker Bell became the fifth Disney character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and Donald Duck are the others.

Walt Disney Animation Studios

 * Prep and Landing was the holiday season's highest ranked special, ending the 33-year reign of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
 * King of the Elves is in production for a rescheduled release for the holidays in 2011.

Pixar Animation Studios

 * Cars 2, a sequel to the 2006 film, is now in production for a June 2011 release.
 * The Bear and The Bow is now scheduled to be released in the summer of 2012.
 * Monsters Inc. 2 has been announced for a holiday release in 2012.
 * Production on Newt has been cancelled.
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News

 * None reported.

Disneyland

 * Ariel’s Grotto has been converted into a new meeting place for Tinker Bell called “Pixie Hollow”, based on the Disney Fairies franchise, which has opened. A human version of Ariel has moved to the Princess Fantasy Faire for the time being until her new grotto is built near the Voyage of The Little Mermaid dark ride attraction at DCA as part of that park’s refurbishment.
 * The 2010 version of Mickey's Halloween Party will be held on select nights in October at Disneyland, moving from the California Adventure park due to the current reconstruction projects.

Closures and Refurbishments

 * Haunted Mansion will be closing after Labor Day for the annual conversion into "Haunted Mansion Holiday" for Halloween and Christmas, and will reopen in time of Halloween Time events.

Disney California Adventure

 * Disney is currently undergoing a $1 billion, five-year capital improvement plan and expansion for Disney California Adventure, which was officially renamed in June of 2010.. The first new attraction, Toy Story Midway Mania!, opened on the former site of the Paradise Pier Midway Games. The next phase was retheming the "Sun Wheel" into the "Mickey Wheel", Paradise Pier games were rethemed to Disney elements and draining and refilling of the lagoon to install Walt Disney's World of Color, which opened in June of 2010. Next was the rethemeing of the "Orange Stinger" into a "Silly Symphoinies"-themed swing ride based on the cartoon "Mickey's Band Concert" and the Maliboomer into a old fashioned parachute ride inside California Screamin'. The next project will be rethemeing of Mulholland Madness to feature Goofy and be renamed “Goofy's Flight School. Other upcoming additions and refittings for the overlay will include:
 * The long rumored “The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure” dark ride on the site of the Golden Dreams theatre, including a new Ariel’s Grotto, replacing the one at Disneyland proper which closed in 2008, and was rethemed into a meet-and-greet for Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies. The current Airel's Groto will be rethemed as the Princess Palace;
 * A new main plaza featuring a replica of the Carthay Circle theatre where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in 1937, and house a new version of “The Walt Disney Story”;
 * A new “Partners” statue featuring Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse arriving with suitcases to 1920’s Los Angeles;
 * A new main gate design based on the Pan Pacific Auditorium, simular to that at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida, replacing the “California Postcard” theme;
 * The final addition, being a new area based on Radiator Springs, to be called “Cars Land”, which is currently being built on the Timon parking lot behind the Tower of Terror
 * The former Vineyard Room has been converted into a "Blue Sky" preview center;

Closures for Rerurbishments

 * No new closings have been reported as the refitting continues.

Downtown Disney

 * N/A

Other

 * The Disneyland Hotel is undergoing an extensive refurbishment. The three towers, “Marina”, “Sierra”, and “Bonita” have respectivly been renamed “Magic”, “Dream” and “Wonder”. A new suite, based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction and movie franchise, will also be added.

Walt Disney World
''NOTE: For all hard ticket events, information is available on Disney World’s web site. Tickets are available at WDW in advance or on the day of the event (costs for those dates are additional), by calling 1-407-W-DISNEY on online.''

The Magic Kingdom

 * Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party hard ticket events will return in November of 2010.
 * Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party hard ticket events will return begining September 14 and run through November 1, 2010.
 * Mickey's Toontown Fair will be closed after 2010 or later so construction of the Magic Kingdom version of the The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure will be opened in 2013.

Epcot

 * N/A

Disney's Hollywood Studios

 * The American Idol Experience, based on the popular Fox reality TV series of the same name, is now open in the former ABC Superstar Theatre and “Doug Live!” area.
 * The Night of Joy Christian Rock Festival will return on September 10 and 11, 2010.
 * The former theatre that hosted the Hunchback of Notre Dame theatrical show has been enclosed with air conditioning added, and will be used for special events.
 * ESPN The Weekend will be held at both DHS and ESPN's Wide World of Sports in February of 2011.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

 * No current updates have been reported.

ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex

 * The facilities at Wide World of Sports were rebranded with the ESPN name as of November 26, 2009.
 * Thanks to a agreement with HanesBrands, the facility's baseball stadium has been renamed “Champion Stadium”.
 * The Atlanta Braves are scheduled to return in February of 2011 for Spring Training.
 * In honor of the complex's 10th anniversary, a new arena, the Jostens Center, is now open. This arena has room to have up to six college-sized basketball courts, twelve volleyball courts, and two roller hockey rinks.  An interactive Hall of Fame is also an added attraction as well.
 * A new bowling center with 52 lanes will be built in 2011 and house various United States Bowling Congress Championships on an annual basis.

Water Parks

 * No current news.

Downtown Disney

 * No updates to report.

Other

 * No current news of other improvements have been reported.

Disneyland Resort Paris

 * A new theme event featuring Pixar characters will begin in 2010.

Tokyo Disneyland Resort

 * No news reported.

Hong Kong Disneyland

 * Expansion is underway for an Frontierland/Westernland area.
 * Plans for a third resort hotel are announced.
 * A new version of “it’s a small world” has opened. This version features Disney characters along with the familiar dolls representing the world, similar to the current controversial refurbishment at Disneyland in Anaheim.
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Theatrical Productions

 * The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Mary Poppins continue with performances.
 * A new musical based on 101 Dalmations is now on tour.

Disney on Ice

 * The 2010-11 Disney on Ice production, Toy Story 3, will debut on September 3rd in Lakeland, Florida.
 * Let's Celebrate!, a new show featuring a look at winter, Halloween, an "Unbirthday Party", a Princesses ball and other events featuring Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, is currently on tour..
 * Worlds of Fantasy, a show featuring segments based on Cars, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Tinkerbell and the Disney Fairies franchise, plus a new pre-show based on the Disney Princess franchise is currently on tour.

Non-Theme Park Resorts

 * Construction is underway on a new Disney Hotel/DVC villa resort in Hawai'i to open in 2011 near Diamond Head named The Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina.
 * All Disney Vacation Club resorts have been renamed Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts to entice non-DVC club members to vacation.

Disney Cruise Line

 * Two new ships, one to be named “Disney Dream”, will make its' maiden voyage from its' newly expanded port of call in Port Canaveral, Florida on January 26, 2010. The second, named “Disney Fantasy”, is currently being built in Germany and will be launched in 2012. The two original Disney Cruise Ships, “Disney Wonder” and “Disney Magic” will have new berths in Long Beach, California for trips to the Mexican Rivera and Vancouver, BC for Alaskan cruises for the Wonder, while the Magic will be based in Barcalona, Spain for Mediterranean cruises. A new office in London has opened to prepare for the forthcoming arrival..

Et Cetera

 * ESPN Zone has ceased operations except for the two ,locations in the Greater Loa Angeles area, which have been licensed to Anschultz Entertainment Group (L. A. Live) and Zone Enterprises (Downtown Disney in Anaheim).
 * World of Disney at Fifth Avenue and 55th Street in New York City closed on December 31, 2009, and is being replaced in Times Square by a Disney Store at the old Virgin megastore.
 * Disney has sold the franchise rights to the Power Rangers franchise to its' original owner, Hiram Saban. The series will move from Disney's properties to Viacom-owned Nickelodeon networks later in 2010.
 * SOAPNet will cease operations in 2012 and be replaced by Disney Junior, a new 24/7 preschool channel akin to Nick Jr. and PBS Kids Sprout.
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