Court Summons Toons, Rumor about Spaceship Earth and Girl Power

DIZNEWS: In what is reported to be a clerical error, Disney and Looney Tunes
characters were given a court summons to appear in a counterfeiting
case in Italy. The vice president of Disney Italia stated,
"Unfortunately they cannot show up, as they are residents of
Disneyland. It certainly pleased us that the characters were
considered real, because that's what we try to do."


I received an e-mail yesterday stating that the Orlando Sentinel is
reporting that Spaceship Earth will be opened for previews in
mid-December. If this is true, it would be a significant change from
the recently announced February opening date. The article is not on
the Orlando Sentinel site but for families traveling around the
holidays, not to mention Christmas crowds, I hope that this is true.


Finally, president of ABC television and co-chair of Disney Media
Network Anne Sweeney has been named the most powerful woman in
entertainment by the Hollywood Reporter's annual poll. This is a move
up from her second place ranking last year.