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Someone had better turn Cinderella back into a maid, because one family claims Disney World needs some serious cleaning. They say they got bitten by bugs in a room at one of the theme park's resorts...
Offending Party: Disney's All-Star Music Resort in Lake Buena Vista...
...Bollywood have yet to bear fruit. Sony's $9 million love story Saawariya fell off the radar after a short run in late 2007. Last January, analysts dismissed Warner's $9 million kung-fu comedy Chandni Chowk to China as Bollywood's most expensive flop ever, and the 2008 Disney animation flick Roadside Romeo, co-produced with a major Indian studio, only mustered a three-week run. Despite their high production values, all three films were short on content, say analysts...
...Still, buoyed by their increasing revenues, studios have not given up. Disney, which has a stake in Mumbai-based film and television producer UTV, is right now making two live-action films. Fox Star CEO Singh says he hopes to start making up to five Indian films a year. He is betting on the studio's first Indian co-production My Name Is Khan, to be released globally next month. It has all the right ingredients: Bollywood screen royalty, a hit director and the requisite hype. And if it clicks, it could be the script for the ultimate Hollywood-Bollywood...
...Though ESPN is still Disney's cash cow, the 3-D channel will carry significant risks. In addition to added production costs, there's a more crucial issue facing ESPN: whether people are ready to fork over big bucks to upgrade their television sets, just for a few good games. Yes, consumers can expect more 3-D content to be rolled out over the next few months. But will there be enough to justify what could be a $4,000 purchase, in a sticky economy, by the time ESPN 3-D launches? Plus, will the consumers who have already dropped...