On September 24 at 11 am, Disney Theatrical president Thomas Schumacher and National Museum of American History curator Dwight Blocker Bowers will present objects from ‘The Lion King’ to become part of the collection at the Smithsonian.

The age old tension between art and commerce is nothing new to the Walt Disney Company. It has most recently raised its ugly head in the departure of Dick Cook, but it has been going on since the beginning of the company.

And now for the final chapter in my peek at the proposed 1991 Disneyland Resort Master Plan. Check out the circulation system. Almost as exciting as WESTCOT!

WDI Imagineers presented a brand new experience called "The Storytellers Sandbox". As you may have guess, it's made with sand, or actually video projection on sand. But as you will see the experience is interactive and the effects amazing. Have a look!

On this day in 2004, Cameron Mackintosh's stage production of Mary Poppins officially opened for a limited run at the Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol, England.

The image, released by Disney as part of the long-awaited Star Tours update announcement, may offer some clues as to what destinations guests will be traveling to when the popular Star Wars-based ride is updated in 2011.

"Before we lay the subject of hatbox ghosts to rest once and for all, we got quite a lot of requests to share some "making-of" photos. The figure took over 2 months to complete and since we were hustling to meet the deadline, we only managed to document our progress with a handful of shots."

Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Co.'s financially troubled movie-studio operation, said he is stepping down "effective immediately," according to a statement the company issued Friday.