Mouse | Tunes Aug 16th, 2005
The podcast that started it all. The first official Mouse | Tunes podcast. Here the lastest Disney World rumors, a little disney trivia and history, an attraction review of Epcot’s Soarin’, and our first listener emails.

Disney and Job Deal Rumours Resurface
A major deal between Pixar and the Walt Disney Co is “buzzing” in Hollywood.

Global Disney Internet Community, Guidebook Authors and Travel Experts To Gather in Orlando for Third Annual Meeting
ROCKVILLE, Md., November 27, 2005 ?? MouseFest, the world’s largest annual gathering of Disney?related Internet communities, guidebook authors and travel experts will be held November 30 ? December 8, 2005, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. MouseFest brings together in one geographic spot members of an enormous worldwide family of Disney enthusiasts from all walks of life, many of whom have only interacted electronically via e?mail and the Internet.

Hong Kong Disneyland Opens to Eager Crowds
Against the dream?come?true backdrop of Sleeping Beauty Castle and the natural grandeur of the green Lantau Island mountains, Hong Kong Disneyland officially brought the fun and excitement of a Disney theme park to Hong Kong Monday with a spectacular Grand Opening.

Disney’s Magical Express changes greeting policies at Orlando Airport
Disney’s Magical Express, the free service that shuttles WDW tourists and their baggage to and from Orlando International Airport, will no longer be able to lure in travelers with greeters on the airport’s third level.

Rumors of Pixar sale to Disney Resurface

Rumors are circulating that Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney are on the brink of signing a megadeal, either the possible sale of Pixar to Disney or a new distribution pact between the two companies. Continuing talks have reportedly been migrating toward Disney acquiring all or part of Pixar, which would make Steve Jobs–CEO of Pixar and Apple Computer–a major Disney shareholder, and possibly the media giant’s chairman. Some analysts have speculated that by selling Pixar, Jobs could focus on running Apple, while others doubt the executive is willing to sell even a part of Pixar, which he bought in 1986 from George Lucas for $10 million. Pixar’s market value is now almost $7 billion, according to a report from bizjournals.com.