Skipper: Gilligan!

​Disneyland sells its popular Jungle Cruise boat ride this way:

"Board a trusty tramp steamer for a 7-minute guided tour of jungles from around the world, brimming with exotic animals and lush tropical foliage. Keep an eye out for potential perils -- and stunning beauty -- as your daring skipper navigates untamed waters with a skilled hand, a brave heart and a clever joke."

We all know the hype rarely meets reality, but in Feb. 2010, a Southern California couple claims the ride really was perilous and the skipper wasn't just daring but recklessly speedy before the boat crashed.
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They look beautiful but you can't trust them anymore either.

​Margarita Pina hoped May 1 would be an enjoyable day at Disneyland with her two toddlers.

But the Riverside County mother got more than she paid for when a six-foot tree branch loaded with fruit and weighing "30 or 40 pounds" fell on her head while she was seated in a shady picnic area at the world famous Anaheim amusement park.

Now, Pina wants Disney, which collect more than $38 billion in annually revenue, to pay.
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​Goofy and Mickey found a new hobby.

Tagging.

And Anaheim leaders and residents were pissed about it.

They complained to Disney officials about merchandise being sold at theme-park shops that depicted the beloved characters next to a spray can, The Orange County Register reports. One T-shirt shows Goofy dressed in baggy clothes, his eyes glazed. A baseball cap features Mickey sneaking away from graffiti art dripping on a wall behind him.
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UNITE HERE

​Leigh Shelton was hoping Toy Story 3's Oscar dreams would be blasted to infinity and beyond.

Instead, the Disney/Pixar megahit was nominated today for five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Animated Feature, Original Song, Achievement in Sound Editing and Adapted Screenplay.

"The race is on now," says Shelton, spokeswoman for UNITE HERE Local 11, the union representing the Disneyland Resort's hotel workers in a bitter labor dispute. While they expected the Best Picture nomination, she and a group of about 10 union members dressed as Buzz Lightyear and marched around the offices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills at 2 a.m., handing out literature on the union's cause. 

See the pamphlet UNITE HERE Local 11 sent to Academy members and read about the union's next steps after the jump.
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​Attention, Anaheim visitors:More >>

​For two days in a row, Disneyland Resort shut down admissions to their parks due to high attendance and crowding.

According to the Los Angeles Times, approximately 75,000 to 100,000 visitors visit the Disneyland Resort on Monday and Tuesday.
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Where happiness sometimes happens.

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Obama pardons last year's lucky bird, "Courage."

​They've got a mouse and a duck. Starting this year, Disneyland no longer needs a turkey.  More >>

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The union that represents Anaheim Disney Resort motel workers is being criticized for a flier being distributed to guests of the theme parks that warns, "Keep Your Children Close! Places Like Disneyland are a Magnet for 'Pedophiles.'"

"Has Local 11 gone too far?" begins a thread on Mouse Planet, a popular website that covers all things Disney.
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