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Here is your Mickey News Newsletter...

THIS DAY IN DISNEY HISTORY...
1927 - Alice in the Alps released
1927 - Alice in the Alps released.
1952 - Two Chips and a Miss (starring Chip 'n' Dale) released
1975 - Mission to Mars opened at Disneyland, replacing Flight to the Moon
1975 - Escape to Witch Mountain released
2003 - Piglet's Big Movie released
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How to Beat the Lines at Walt Disney World

If you're heading to the Walt Disney World (WDW) theme parks in Orlando and want to make the most of your time there, hundreds of books have been written on the subject. And for what it's worth I've edited two of them and have visited the four major WDW parks ? Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom -- many times. But compared to the know-how of some of the veteran park goers quoted herein, my expertise is, well, Mickey Mouse.

http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Lines
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Walt Disney Imagineering Develops Interactive Gaming for Disney Cruise Line
While Disney Interactive Studios continues to develop new movie-based games like the upcoming Disney/PixarCars 2 racing title for traditional consoles, Disney Cruise Line is taking a different approach to entertaining the families and kids who set sail on their newest ship, the Disney Dream. Walt Disney Imagineering has created new interactive experiences like the Magic PlayFloor and the Midship Detective Agency adventure game to connect today's gamers with new characters like Dug the Dog from Up! and classic favorites like Mickey Mouse, Donald and Goofy.
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Game
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' will premiere at Disneyland on May 7
Walt Disney Pictures will welcome Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, and all of the stars of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, May 7, 2011 for the movie's world premiere.
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Pirates
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Disney didn't ruin our family, says Cyrus
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus officially filed court papers to withdraw his divorce petition, six months after he initiated proceedings to end his 17-year marriage, TMZ reported.
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Family
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Author Michael Chabon may take trip to "Magic Kingdom"
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scriptwriter Michael Chabon may get the keys to Disney's "Magic Kingdom."
"Kingdom" is the studio's family adventure project set in its flagship theme park (and maybe even connect to other parks worldwide) that is being directed by Jon Favreau.
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Chabon
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Disney Withdraws Executive Golden Parachute Tax Benefit
Walt Disney Co. has changed the contracts of top executives so that its not paying the tax on any future substantial severance packages, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp?id=3211Tax
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Thanks,
Mickey News Staff