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Ready to race?Radiator Springs Racers at the new and improved Disney California Adventure Park is one of the most elaborate attractions ever created for a Disney theme park and it is the centerpiece for the new Cars Land here, which is so popular that parents and kids wait for hours to get in.For the uninitiated, Radiator Springs is "the cutest little town in Carburetor County" where the loveable characters of the "Cars" movies live along Route 66, that famous stretch of U.S. highway spanning 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles."This is an exact replica of the movie!" said 13-year-old Robert Castillo.And then some."We took the "Car" story deeper," explained Kathy Mangum, the Walt Disney Imagineering executive who oversaw the development of the 12-acre Cars Land, complete with a 525-foot-long Route 66. In the movie, Mangum said, you don't go into the buildings as you do here -- from the Curio Shop to Flo's V8 Cafe modeled after a Texas eatery along Route 66."I love it," said Stephan...
Best of 10: AFI releases top-10 genre film listsTuesday, June 17, 2008E-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES The American Film Institute's top-10 lists of the best in 10 ...
Today in History - Dec. 21Sunday, December 21, 2008By The Associated PressE-Mail Print Share:Today is Sunday, Dec. 21, the 356th day of 2008. There are 10 days left ...
Charlie Chaplin's Hat-and-Cane Set Auctioned for Almost $140,000Monday, June 26, 2006E-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES A Charlie Chaplin hat-and-cane set sold for ne...
Japanese School Caves to 'Monster' Parents, Gives All Kids Lead in School PlaySaturday, June 07, 2008PrintThe stage was set, the lights went down and in a suburban J...
The arrival of a black First Lady in the White House might have been greeted with celebration around the world, but the similarly historic debut of Walt Disney’s fir...
Veteran Disney animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95Tuesday, April 15, 2008By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press WriterE-Mail Print Share: Digg Facebook StumbleUponLOS ANGELE...
Obituaries in the newsTuesday, April 15, 2008By The Associated PressE-Mail Print Share: Digg Facebook StumbleUponLeon AltemosePHILADELPHIA (AP) _ J. Leon Altemose, a...
Disney Classics Animator Ollie Johnston Dies at 95Wednesday, April 16, 2008Print APThis photo released by The Walt Disney Studios shows legendary Disney animator Oll...
Rentals of home videos and DVDs topped $8.42 billion in 2001, up 2.1 percent from last year, due to more retail transactions and the rapidly growing popularity of ne...
Technology Takes on Tradition in AnimationWednesday, February 11, 2004By Kathleen WereszynskiE-Mail Respond Print Share:NEW YORK In the world of animation, a brav...
First Animation Oscar Goes to ShrekSunday, March 24, 2002E-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES The grumpy, green ogre Shrek claimed the first-ever Oscar for best animat...
Disney is done with its do-over of Disney California Adventure.Wednesday marks the end of a five-year, $1 billion-plus overhaul to correct problems at the park. The ...
The arrival of a black First Lady in the White House might have been greeted with celebration around the world, but the similarly historic debut of Walt Disney’s fir...
The arrival of a black First Lady in the White House might have been greeted with celebration around the world, but the similarly historic debut of Walt Disney’s fir...
`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre filmsWednesday, June 18, 2008By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie WriterE-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES Snow White, Dorothy Gale,...
'Snow White,' 'Oz,' 'Godfather' Among American Film Institute's Best Genre MoviesWednesday, June 18, 2008Print APMarlon Brando in 'The Godfather.'LOS ANGELES Sno...
Lists: AFI's Top 10 Best Movies in 10 GenresWednesday, June 18, 2008Print APMarlon Brando in 'The Godfather.'LOS ANGELES The American Film Institute's top-10 lis...
`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicksTuesday, June 17, 2008By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie WriterE-Mail Print Share:LOS ANGELES Snow White, Dorothy Gale, ...