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Oct
2009

Disney To Offer ‘Baby Eintein’ Refunds For DVD’s Purchased Between June 5, 2005 and Sept. 4, 2009

Three years after a complaint was filed with the Federal Trade Commission regarding Baby Einstein’s marketing claims that its videos were educational for children under the age of two, Disney is offering consumers who purchased the DVDs the opportunity to get their money back.

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Mar
2009

Featured Product Review: Baby Einstein World Music DVD

Baby Einstein has been a favorite at our house since my son was 6 months old.

We have almost every DVD offered and are always looking for new ones to add to our collection. It was exciting to find out that Baby Einstein was releasing a new edition for 2009 called Baby Einstein World [...]

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18
Sep
2008

Disney’s U.S. Parks To Offer Free Birthday Tickets

Every parent knows how expensive it is to go to Disney World or land.
You’ll be excited to know that if you pick the right time of year, it could cost just a bit less next year.
The popular kids amusement park company announced today that its U.S. parks will offer free tickets to park goers [...]

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Feb
2008

RECALL: Cinderella Battery-Powered Toy Cars Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

This is a crazy recall…The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dumar International USA today announced a voluntary recall of about 64,000 Cinderella 12-Volt Electric Ride-On Vehicles because the wires under the hood of the car and/or in the battery compartment under the seat can short circuit, posing a fire and burn hazard [...]

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10
Sep
2007

Disney Will Independently Test It’s Toys for Lead

Following three high-profile recalls by Mattel Inc. (MAT) this summer involving millions of Chinese-made, lead-tainted toys, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) will begin independently testing toys featuring its characters, company officials said.

Disney planned to inform Mattel and other toy makers about the program — which will include random tests of products already on store shelves [...]

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15
Aug
2007

Disney Not Happy With Recent "Baby Einstein" Negative Press

Last week every news outlet was reporting that videos, namely the very popular brand Baby Einstein, were bad for infant development. They went on to say that they may actually delay language development in toddlers and could be overstimulating.

The negative press has probably impacted the sales of the videos and related products. The [...]

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May
2007

Disney World Hotels To Ban Smoking

Good news for health conscious parents who are tired of having to stay in a smoking room because the non smoking rooms are unavailable.
Effective June 1, you will only be able to smoke at designated outdoor areas, while staying at any of Disney’s 22 hotels and timeshares.
They are responding to demand from their guests, the [...]

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17
Apr
2007

RECALL: Disney Store Children’s Footed Pajamas Due to Burn Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Baby Einstein Caterpillar Sleepwear and Baby Einstein Duck Sleepwear
Units: About 200
Retailer: Disney Stores North America, of Pasadena, Calif., which [...]

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5
Apr
2007

RECALL: Disney Princess Easter Baskets

Gemmy Industries Corp. is recalling about 8,500 Disney Plush Easter Baskets sold at Wal-Mart due to a choking hazard. Silver beads and ribbons attached to the basket can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The product is a pink and purple plush Easter basket decorated with silver beads and ribbons. “Disney Princesses” is written [...]

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16
Feb
2007

RECALL: Disney, Marvel Brand Magnetic Puzzles

Jazwares, Inc. is recalling about 30,000 “Link-N-Lite” magnetic, light-up puzzles sold under the Disney and Marvel brand names.
Small magnets used to connect the puzzle pieces can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation [...]

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22
Jan
2007

Cinderella’s Castle Royal Suite

Anyone who has been to Disney world is usualy disapointed by the fact that you can not go into the castle.

For years it has just been used for storage and a break room for the charcters.
New pictures have been released on the progress of the suite.

Disney Imagineer Stephen Silvestri and his team [...]

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