Disney Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iPads aid Disney's Imagineers in expansion of Magic Kingdom

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 11th, 2011)

Disney has posted a pretty cool video that shows how their "Imagineers" are using iPads to monitor and make changes to the New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Using proprietary Disney software on the iPad, which allows Imagineers to view and manipulate a 3D digital ...

TUAW's Daily iPhone App: Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty

by Mike Schramm (Jul 15th, 2011)

The new Captain America movie is scheduled to hit theaters next week and in advance of the film, Disney and Marvel have released a brand new game based on the superhero himself. And the good news is, it's not bad. Movie tie-ins have a history of mediocrity, but Captain America actually tries ...

Disney will not be a part of iCloud launch

by Mike Schramm (Jun 3rd, 2011)

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at the D9 conference this week, and said that while he considers the cloud to be a huge force in technology going forward, he's not sold enough to be included in the first round of Apple's almost-announced iCloud service. Whatever Steve Jobs announces for iCloud on ...

Cast of Disney's "Lemonade Mouth" starts flash mob at Apple store

by Dana Franklin (Apr 26th, 2011)

It was another quiet afternoon at the Apple retail store at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA -- or as quiet as an Apple store can be on a busy day -- when all of a sudden, a flash mob began singing and dancing the song "Determinate" from the Disney Channel production Lemonade Mouth over Easter ...

20th Century Fox talks about the success of Angry Birds Rio

by Mike Schramm (Apr 20th, 2011)

I attended an event called the LA AppShow last night here in Santa Monica, CA, and I saw seven demos of various apps that are seeing significant success on the App Store. Matt McMahon from 20th Century Fox was there, and while his company didn't publish the actual app in question, he's ...

Investors re-elect Jobs to Disney board

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 23rd, 2011)

Bloomberg is reporting that Disney investors today have re-elected Steve Jobs to Disney's board of directors. The re-election comes despite proxy advisers who advised the share holders not re-elect Jobs, on account that his health issues might affect his ability to serve in an adequate ...

Labor union opposed to Steve Jobs' reelection to Disney board

by Chris Ward (Mar 23rd, 2011)

Steve Jobs' position as a director of Disney is being questioned as the company's annual shareholder's meeting takes place in Salt Lake City today. The AFL-CIO federation of labor unions has already voted against his reelection, citing his absences for health reasons and full-time ...

GDC 2011: The latest from Disney Mobile

by Mike Schramm (Mar 4th, 2011)

Disney's mobile gaming division had a table claimed in the company's hotel suit during GDC 2011, and I stopped by to see Disney's Jeff Nuzzi and check out the company's latest offerings. There were a few titles on display to be revealed later this year, but the current focus was on JellyCar 3, ...

Disney has delivered 1 million iOS book apps

by Michael Terretta (Jan 6th, 2011)

Parents must be finding it easier than ever to keep kids in the backseat distracted -- Disney Publishing has hit 1 million downloads of its Disney Book Apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Disney Publishing has 9 book apps on the App Store, all of which have been seen in the top 10 paid ...

Bart Decrem on Tap Tap Revenge 4 and the Disney acquisition of Tapulous

by Mike Schramm (Dec 22nd, 2010)

Tapulous (purchased by Disney earlier this year) has released Tap Tap Revenge 4, the fourth iteration of the extremely popular iOS music game, and the new version brings a whole lot of new features to the series. The game is now compatible with the Retina Display, includes Game Center integration, ...

TUAW's Daily App: Tron Legacy

by Mike Schramm (Dec 17th, 2010)

Yes, the new Tron Legacy movie is out this weekend, and if you haven't heard about it yet, you probably will soon. There has been a free promotional app out for a while now (and it actually has a few little games to play with), but Disney has also released an official Tron Legacy game, now ...

First iAd for iPad features Tron Legacy

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 14th, 2010)

The first iPad iAd has been released today, and it's for Disney's upcoming film Tron Legacy. The iAd features video from the Tron movie, which leads to an interactive menu. The menu itself is designed to look like a light disc and allows the viewer to navigate to a photo gallery, movie trailer, ...

Netflix/ABC/Disney streaming deal will bring TV all-you-can-eat to Apple TV

by Steven Sande (Dec 9th, 2010)

If the cheap $99 price tag of the Apple TV hasn't persuaded you to buy one of the tiny media centers yet, perhaps this news of a new deal between Netflix and The Walt Disney Company will make you reconsider. Netflix is one of the content providers for the Apple TV, streaming a growing library of old ...

Tron app updated with Light Cycles

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2010)

Disney's Tron movie is coming up quick, and today, the official Tron app (which has been out since Comic-Con, hosting exclusive previews and news from the movie) has added another new feature: Light Cycle battles. Yes, you can download the official app for free, and play a fun little 2D version of ...

Billboard nominates music app awards

by Mike Schramm (Sep 2nd, 2010)

Billboard has announced that it will be giving awards out for iOS music apps (of all things). At the Music App Summit on October 5th, Billboard will choose winning iOS apps in six different categories, from Best Artist App and Best Music Creation App to Best Branded Music App. You can find the full ...