Foolish Forecast: Don't Dismiss Disney

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From The Motley Fool (fool.com):
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Foolish Forecast: Don't Dismiss Disney

By Anders Bylund
May 7, 2007

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) needs no introduction. The entertainment powerhouse reports earnings Tuesday night. This Fool is wearing mouse ears under the jingly cap today to help you get the picture.

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Full story here: http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...ss-disney.aspx

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From Reuters.com:
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Disney profit seen driven by "Wild Hogs" and ABC

Mon May 7, 2007 5:57PM EDT
By Gina Keating

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wall Street expects second- quarter profits at The Walt Disney Co. to be about even with a year earlier, driven by movies such as "Wild Hogs" and strong ABC television advertising sales.

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Full story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/indus...34368720070507

[Timbo]

From the Orlando Sentinel:
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Walt Disney World has good quarter

posted by ScottPowers on May 8, 2007 8:01:27 PM

Bolstered by a record 15-day Easter period, Walt Disney World saw a 7 percent increase in attendance, and increases in per-visitor spending, on-property hotel occupancy, per-room spending and average length of stay, Walt Disney Co. officials reported Tuesday.
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Full story here: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/bus...ney_wor_1.html

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From the Sun-Sentinel.com (South Florida):
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Strong performances at theme parks helps lift Disney quarterly profit 27%
By Scott Powers
Orlando Sentinel
Posted May 9 2007
A strong performance from Walt Disney World and other theme parks helped The Walt Disney Co. reach another profitable quarter this winter.

The second-largest U.S. media company reported Tuesday that while total sales were up just 1 percent to $8.07 billion, profit reached $931 million for the second quarter of the 2007 fiscal year, 27 percent better than profits posted in the same three months in 2006.
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Full story here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business...ness-headlines