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Walt Disney World Resort Offers Canadians Free Dining Plan This Fall

Stay, Play & Dine for One Great Price

Reservation Dates: June 2 - July 3, 2005
Travel Dates: Most Nights Aug. 21 - Oct. 4, 2005

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, June 2 /CNW

Guests eager to experience the "Happiest Celebration On Earth" at the Walt Disney World Resort this year can take advantage of a specially discounted Walt Disney World Resort package.

For a limited time only, guests booked on Disney's Magic Your Way Package Plus Dining for travel most nights between August 21 to Oct. 4, 2005 will receive the Dining Plan at no additional charge. For a package minimum of three nights stay, guests can stay, play and enjoy more of the magic with a free Disney Dining Plan at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Other lengths of stay at Disney Resort hotels are also available.

Read the full release at CNW by clicking here.
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Gene Wilder, known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," expressed puzzlement over Tim Burton's remake of the film based on Roald Dahl's book. In a recent interview, Wilder commented "It's all about money. It's just some people sitting around thinking 'How can we make some more money?' Why else would you remake Willy Wonka? I don't see the point of going back and doing it all over again. I like Johnny Depp, and I appreciate that he has said on record that my shoes will be hard to fill. But I don't know how it will all turn out."

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" opens in US theaters in July.
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MarketWatch reports today that Disney hopes to have Roy Disney and Stanley Gold's lawsuit dismissed. Gold and Disney filed the legal action after Michael Eisner named Bob Iger as his successor in what Roy and Stanley feel was a bad faith effort to name Eisner's successor. An article on Disney and Gold's case can be found here.
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Disney has released its "Virtual Magic Kingdom" online massively multiplayer role-playing game in beta test mode. You can find the home page for VMK here. (ed note: VMK is a very slow download for dial-up web users)
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