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MEDIA Disney Profit Rises On TV, Theme Park Improvement Walt Disney Co.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 11% on better results at its television and theme-park divisions, but the media giant reported another period of income decline in its studio segment.

Business Briefs 2011

Walt Disney Co. said its revenue and profit grew solidly, thanks largely to increased television fees and higher theme-park prices, despite a relatively weak slate of movie releases.

TV, Parks Fuel Disney Profit Ethan Smith 2011

Marianne Leach To help distinguish its version of "The Nutcracker" this year, the Nashville Ballet hired an illusionist with theme-park experience to incorporate new magic sequences into the production.

Mixed Nutcrackers 2011

This shouldn't stop "Angry Birds," says Jeff Gomez , the chief executive of Starlight Runner Entertainment Inc. He points to Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, which were based on little more than a theme-park ride.

'Angry Birds' Spreads Wings Nick Wingfield 2011

Behind the Scenes Imagineer Chris Crump said the closest parallel he can think of to building a theme-park ride is the space program.

Taking the Little Mermaid for a Spin Ethan Smith 2011

Mr. Wildhorn's tunes sound like half-remembered middle-of-the-road AM-radio ballads from the 1970s, touched up with banjo and dobro to give them a theme-park period feel.

Wheel This Barrow Out of Town Terry Teachout 2011

A radical revamp of the waterfront with casinos, theme-park rides and a Formula One street-racing track are all part of push to give the city-state a new buzz and lure tourist dollars.

After Hours: Singapore Alaistar Gale 2010

Death is in a black robe, her face shrouded by a hood, her skeletal arms outstretched, like something out of a theme-park ride, crazed and nightmarish.

Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

CALGARY — BHP Billiton Ltd. and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan have expanded the battleground in their merger struggle beyond shareholder letters and lawsuits to encompass a children's theme-park ride and a holiday light show.

Gifts Drop on Saskatoon as BHP and Potash Corp. Tussle Edward Welsch 2010

It took nearly four years to conceive and build a theme-park ride that put visitors inside the world of "The Little Mermaid," including several musical numbers, a few key narrative moments and 184 figures from Disney's animated hit.

Taking the Little Mermaid for a Spin Ethan Smith 2011