High-octane energy explodes onstage at Walt Disney World Resort as the “Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show,” presented by Brawny paper towels, roars into Disney-MGM Studios. Featuring high-flying, gravity-defying automobile, motorcycle and watercraft stunts, the turbo-powered stage show immerses park guests in the thrill-a-minute world of big-budget movie action.

BURBANK, Calif., June 4, 2002 – Greg Hale, Vice President of Design & Engineering and Regulatory Compliance for the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort®, has been named the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts first Chief Safety Officer, Paul Pressler, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, announced today. In his new position, Hale will report directly …

  ANAHEIM, Calf., June 4, 2002 – As part of a continuing commitment to setting the highest standards for safety, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts today offered a behind-the-scenes look at its comprehensive safety measures and announced a multifaceted Safety Campaign to drive improvement and increase public awareness.   The details of the program were outlined …

“I believe that the Walt Disney Company can be – and should be – the most admired company in the world.”   BOB IGER, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company November 2005

The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) was established in 1995 on Earth Day (April 22) as a global awards program for the study and protection of the world’s wildlife and ecosystems. It provides annual awards to U.S. nonprofit conservation organizations working alongside their peers in other countries. Many of the recipient organizations concentrate their activities …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 12, 2005 – Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Central and Northern Florida will be able to make wishes come true for approximately 50 children with life-threatening medical conditions as the result of a $250,000 donation from Disney.  Make-A-Wish Foundation and Disney celebrated the contribution today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom by blowing out candles on …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.,  Nov. 18, 2005 – A sell-out crowd of more than 5,000 Central Floridians is expected to raise at least $160,000 – a record – for Children’s Miracle Network at tonight’s Disney Helping Kids Shine Ride-A-Thon. The proceeds of the annual event – held at the Magic Kingdom – will go directly …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., May 4, 2006 – Thirty-four students from Joseph Williams Elementary School in Gainesville were guests of honor today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as winners of Jiminy Cricket’s Environmentality Challenge; a statewide environmental education program that encourages students to think and act environmentally at home, at school and in the community.               …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Oct. 15, 2006 - Florida’s 35 million hotel guests can now opt to take a break at a Florida Certified Green Lodge – a State designation that recognizes hotels and motels as being environmentally-friendly. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today honored Disney’s Port Orleans Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Nov. 6, 2006 – Veterinarians and animal welfare experts from Disney’s Animal Kingdom returned today after successfully transferring two endangered white rhinos from Animal Kingdom to a wildlife preserve in Africa Africa. This was the first ever reintroduction of white rhinos from the United States to Africa. The two white rhinos, both …