Disney unveils faux Obama on the Fourth of July
Call it Faux-bama. Or perhaps Robobama. After a long renovation, the Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom reopens this Saturday, July 4, and inside is a new guest: an Audio-Animatronic version of President Barack Obama.

Disney Archives opens its doors: rare public glimpse of Disney treasures
On June 27, 2009, the Walt Disney Company opened the doors of its normally-off-limits archives to a small, lucky group of people who belong to the official Disney fan community, which is called D23 (in honor of the year 1923, when a young and ambitious Walt Disney moved to Hollywood to begin his storied career.)

HK Disneyland expansion plans unveiled
The Hong Kong government and the Walt Disney Company have reached an agreement on the expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Disneyland park to Be Part of Shanghai 12th Five-year Plan
It is sure that the US Walt Disney Co. will locate a Disneyland park in Shanghai, the financial hub in China, and the park is expected to be one of the most important projects for the city's twelfth Five-year plan in the period from 2010 to 2015, according to top executives of the China Society for Promotion of Industrial Economic Research and Development.

'Little Mermaid' to close on Aug. 30
Broadway tuner "The Little Mermaid" will shutter Aug. 30, after a run of less than two years.

Disney Interactive Studios debuts stereoscopic 3-D gaming on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
3-D arrives to this generation of home console gaming. Disney Interactive Studios will be bringing two of its upcoming movie-based games to current generation game systems in stereoscopic 3-D. G-Force (on Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3) and Toy Story Mania! (Wii) will feature 3-D effects in their games with the use of the included anaglyphic 3-D glasses (red and cyan lenses). There will be 2 sets of the 3-D glasses included in each game package, for use during two-player games. That's a first for this generation of gaming.

Most viewers for US soccer on ESPN outside WCup
The United States' 3-2 loss to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final was seen by 3.9 million people on ESPN, the most-viewed non-World Cup game for the American team on the cable network.

Drea de Matteo joins ABC's 'Desperate Housewives'
Drea (DRAY) de Matteo (duh-muh-TAY'-oh) is moving to Wisteria Lane.

Disney World July 4th Vacation - fireworks spectacular - what a way to celebrate
Guests celebrating the Fourth of July at Walt Disney World Resort will have a choice of fireworks shows as Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios present special pyrotechnics and Epcot adds a patriotic "tag" to its famous "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth" spectacular. Here's what's in store:

Disney's "Princess" takes throne
Disney Channel delivered the year's most-watched scripted program on cable, drawing 8.5 million viewers with Friday's premiere of its original movie "Princess Protection Program."

Disney & Walmart Launch 'Rock Out Your Zone' Promotion
Disney.com and Walmart have created a unique online promotion tied to Disney's U Rock 2, a user generated content event that invites fans to create their own music videos set to songs from popular Disney artists and post their original videos on Disney.com. Targeted to tweens, teens and moms, 'Rock Out Your Zone' (www.disney.com/rockout) is an integrated promotion created by Disney.com that brings together the music of U Rock 2 with Walmart's popular new teen home furnishings line, 'Your Zone.'

Disney Embraces Stereoscopic Gaming
In line with its increasing tendency to release films theatrically in stereoscopic 3D projection, Disney plans to adopt the technology to its video games, starting with two titles releasing in the coming months.

Disney star Ashley Tisdale gets edgy on new album
Ashley Tisdale knows it sounds silly, but her new album has a lot to do with the color of her hair.

Hong Kong Disneyland to expand
Disney and the Hong Kong government have agreed a plan to expand the struggling Hong Kong Disneyland theme park.

Disney Channel's 'Princess' Movie Draws 8.5 Million Viewers
Disney Channel's June 26 premiere of its new original movie Princess Protection Program drew 8.5 million viewers, the highest performance for a network original movie in more than a year.