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Buena Vista Pictures has posted a new web site featuring several of its contenders for the 2005-2006 awards season. Featured films include The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Chicken Little and Howl's Moving Castle.

The site is accessible via this link.
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Press Release

Walt Disney World Resort Launches Official Weekly Podcast Featuring Exclusive Interviews, Behind-the-Scenes Content

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

Dec. 19, 2005

Walt Disney World Resort takes listeners inside the world's No. 1 vacation destination when "Walt Disney World Resort: Plugged In," a weekly podcast, debuts Dec. 25 as part of the "Happiest Celebration on Earth," a global commemoration of 50 years of Disney theme parks.

Hosted by David Brady, the official Walt Disney World podcast will feature a lively mix of exclusive content including behind-the-scenes tours of Disney's four Florida theme parks, celebrity interviews, news about upcoming events and conversations with Walt Disney Imagineers, the men and women responsible for the design, creation and expansion of the company's theme parks and resorts.

Listeners can subscribe to the free audio program at disneyworld.com/podcast or through the iTunes Podcast Directory. The podcasts are being produced exclusively for the fast growing medium and can be enjoyed at the listener's convenience with a computer or portable audio player such as the Apple iPod.

"Through our podcasts, listeners will be able to share in the fun of Walt Disney World Resort each week," said Craig Dezern, vice president of global PR for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "This dynamic new medium provides a terrific way for Disney fans around the world to discover the many exciting things happening during the 'Happiest Celebration on Earth.' "

Upcoming podcasts will include interviews with celebrities such as Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa ("Live with Regis & Kelly"), Susan Lucci ("All My Children"), John Stamos ("Jake in Progress"), Raven ("That's So Raven"), the Cheetah Girls, Aly & AJ, Kelly Monaco and John O'Hurley ("Dancing with the Stars"), singer-actress Vanessa Williams, and the young stars of the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media motion picture "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

Listeners also will have unprecedented access to Imagineers as they discuss the design and construction of Expedition Everest, a thrilling new runaway train attraction debuting at Walt Disney World Resort in Spring 2006.

"Walt Disney World Resort: Plugged In" joins several official podcasts from The Walt Disney Company, including free programs from Disney Online, Radio Disney, ABC, ESPN and the Disneyland Resort.

For more information about Walt Disney World Resort, visit disneyworld.com or call (407) W-DISNEY.

(source: Walt Disney World Resort)
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Press Release

OFFICIAL DISNEYLAND RESORT PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS 50TH HOLIDAY SEASON

Podcast Listeners Go Behind-the-Magic of "The MERRIEST Place on Earth!"

ANAHEIM, Calif.

The Disneyland Resort in southern California continues its popular podcast of original content by kicking off the resort's 50th anniversary holiday season with a fun and amusing assortment of interviews. This unique Internet-based show is free, available now and is accessible to a global audience via a "Disneyland" search on iTunes or at www.disneyland.com/podcast.

The newest podcast episode features interesting behind the scenes stories and interviews, all with a holiday twist, recorded live at "The Happiest Place on Earth" by host Michael Geoghegan. First up, listeners learn about a worthwhile online auction that features over 40 personally hand-signed and decorated Mickey Mouse shaped gold holiday ornaments from some of Hollywood's biggest stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Christina Aguilera, Teri Hatcher, Kirk Douglas, Bob Newhart and many more. The auction can presently be found on eBay and is a fundraiser for Toys for Tots in support of young victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Geoghegan also uncovers the fascinating background facts and figures on what it takes to decorate the resort for the holidays, especially Disneyland's signature 60-foot live tree, shimmering in all gold ornaments and lights this year to commemorate the park's 50th anniversary. Becky Cline from the Walt Disney Archives in Burbank then provides historical background on Disneyland's traditional Candlelight Processional and Ceremony.

The podcast moves into the back country of Frontierland to discover real live reindeer at Santa's Reindeer Round-up. It is here that Geoghegan establishes a first for the Official Disneyland Resort Podcast as he actually interviews the 2005 National Thanksgiving Turkey, recently pardoned by President Bush and now living at Disneyland! The show concludes with a fascinating interview with longtime Disney Imagineer Kevin Rafferty who provides background on his career with Disney and a sneak preview on the all-new attraction, "Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!" opening in January at Disney's California Adventure park.

(source: Disneyland Resort)
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