Until February 29, 2008, guests can enjoy the all-encompassing Disney themed Spring Dinner Package at the Victorian style Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel with a minimum booking of ten tables. One of the highlights of the Spring Dinners is the photo session with one of the Disney characters, who will make a surprise appearance sometime during the evening.

Each Spring Dinner Package includes complimentary transfer from downtown to the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, as well as lucky draw items, consisting of four complimentary Park tickets and one night's accommodation at Disney's Hollywood Hotel with breakfast for two.

As to why this happened, the story says Disney does not want to “risk inflaming the guilds with a venture intended to grab digital revenue—a sore point in strike negotiations.” ABC Studios has restricted its original online efforts to extensions of its TV series, including shorts derived from “Lost” and “Ugly Betty.”

Mack painted backgrounds for SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, PINOCCHIO, FANTASIA, SONG OF THE SOUTH, CINDERELLA, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, PETER PAN and LADY AND THE TRAMP, among others. He also painted backgrounds for many shorts, including the 1942 Academy Award-winning LEND A PAW.

Mack also worked as a writer in the story department and did illustrations for various Disney projects, including the PETER PAN children's book and a Peter Pan mural in Captain Hook's pirate ship at Disneyland, which was completed just prior to the park's opening.

In addition to working for Disney, Mack also did freelance illustrations, articles and cartoons for magazines, including FORD TIMES, COLLIERS and TRUE. One article he wrote and illustrated was about a new activity called "skin-diving." Mack was an early pioneer of skin diving and made his own equipment.

During World War II, Mack left Disney in 1942 and became a pioneering navigator for the Air Transport Command. He delivered aircraft, cargo and personnel throughout the world until the end of the war.

After the war, in 1945, Mack returned to Disney. In 1954 he left to start Era Prods., a commercial production company specializing in animation. Many Disney artists and animators came to work for him and he continued to do contract work for his good friend Walt Disney. Notably, Mack painted the first iconic Disney Castle illustration for THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY TV show.

Mack's company also provided animation for The Petersen Co., one of the top commercial production houses in Hollywood during the '60s and '70s. Mack produced and directed numerous animated and live-action TV commercials for Petersen.

Mack went on to produce and direct commercials, films and theme park rides with his company, Unicorn Prods., and continued to consult for Disney until his retirement in the early '90s.

Mack's feature directing credits include JENNIFER (1977), SWAP MEET (1978), HALF A HOUSE (1979) and ROOSTER (1983). He also produced MARA OF THE WILDERNESS (1965) and RUBY (1977).

Mack and his cartoonist friends Dick Shaw and Virgil Partch had many notorious parties and adventures. In 1950, for a FORD TIMES article, they drove in the first Mexican Road Race.

In 1961, Mack and his friends held a party on the last Red Car ride from L.A. to Long Beach, dancing to animator pal Ward Kimball's Dixieland Jazz band, "The Firehouse Five Plus Two."

The son of a Navy commander, Mack was born in the Philippines and grew up in Alaska, Virginia and California.

In his senior year in high school, Mack earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Arizona, where he was on the football and track teams. He set a record for the discus throw that stood for many years. He was also an avid boxer and served in the Cavalry. At the University of Arizona, Mack met and married Margaret Louise Spencer. They had two sons, Brice and Greg. The couple divorced in the early '50s.

In 1957, Mack married fellow Disney artist, Helen Virginia Mack, and had a third son, Kevin, who worked for his father for many years and is now an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor (WHAT DREAMS MAY COME) currently working at Sony Pictures Imageworks (GHOST RIDER).

Miley Cyrus Brings Concert Tour to Chicago

CMT -The year 1992 was a good one for Billy Ray Cyrus. He had a No. 1 country hit -- and then a baby girl.

Today, that little girl -- Miley Cyrus -- is almost grown and doing some hit making of her own. But the only thing country about her is the "Achy Breaky" blood running through her veins.

This pop princess, known by every girl in America as Hannah Montana, brought her sold-out concert to Chicago Monday night (Jan. 14) for the second time. Presumably, her return visit was aimed at giving her enormous Midwestern fan base another shot at seeing her show. (A ticketing nightmare for a December appearance resulted in the concert selling out within minutes to ticket brokers. The same happened for Monday's show, but at least the effort to put tickets in the right hands cast her in a good light.)

While Billy Ray has stayed true to the country roots he was born with, Miley (real name Destiny Hope) has veered off in a decidedly rock direction. Her raspy vocals would have sounded just right on country radio had she followed in her dad's footsteps. She was even in Rhonda Vincent's "If Heartaches Have Wings" video, but even that couldn't tie her down to country music. Her decision to become a Disney darling looks like it was the right one, though.

Opening the United Center arena show as her alter ego from the Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana, she seemed to tell the crowd exactly who she is with the guitar-heavy "Rock Star." Then the up-tempo punk-rock tunes came fast and furious after that. Her five-man band was content to stay in the background and do its job with quiet finesse. And the seven dancers flew around Miley in a constant choreographed whirl, costumed to portray the theme of every song.

Happy, little girl-power songs like "Life's What You Make It" and "Nobody's Perfect" were just the kind of songs the under-15 crowd wanted to hear and scream along with. And while she looked a little edgier after she lost the Hannah Montana wig and came out onstage as herself, the songs were all basically the same, but in a good way, though. Every single one has a positive message, without the slightest hint of teen angst or moodiness. Plenty had high-school themes and a handful had just-us-girls themes, like "Girls' Night Out" and "We Can."

So it's no wonder her concerts, her image and her fan club are such a draw for tweens. While she's under a bit of unnecessary media scrutiny lately, both for using a stage double and for some racy pictures of her and a close girlfriend, she still appears to be Tennessee wholesome. And at a time when her Hollywood peers are going to rehab and getting pregnant, it's refreshing to know the worst thing she did at this show was keep thousands of kids up late on a school night.

The 90-minute show was packed with 18 songs and seven wardrobe changes emphasizing ubiquitous glitter, bling, black boots, tennis shoes, miniskirts, corsets and tank tops. While it distracted from the music to have her leave the stage every few songs just to change, it looks like she takes her role as a style icon very seriously.

But the most gorgeous moment of the night was the encore. Cyrus came out in bare feet, dark jeans, a simple white tank top and an acoustic guitar.

"This last song is the most important one," she said humbly. "It was written for my granddaddy who passed away. It blesses me more than you can imagine." She played and sang "I Miss You," with minimal accompaniment, a bittersweet song about Billy Ray's dad who died almost two years ago.

There is no better time than now for Southern California residents to take advantage of the 2fer ticket.  On January 31, 2008, as part of the Disney Dreams Giveaway, a first in Disneyland Resort history will be unveiled.  Lucky guests will have the chance to spend an unforgettable night inside Disneyland at the most extraordinary accommodations at the Resort: the Disneyland Dream Suite, an in-park apartment originally planned for and by Walt Disney, himself.  For most days throughout 2008, a randomly selected guest will be escorted  to the Disneyland Dream Suite and spend the night in the deluxe living quarters.  Located above Pirates of the Caribbean in the New Orleans Square section of Disneyland, the 2,200-square-foot Disneyland Dream Suite includes a living room, open-air courtyard, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, along with an elevator to accommodate guests with disabilities.

Bruce E. Davis was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for evading about $220,000 from 1998 to 2000.

Davis was a project manager at Walt Disney World.

Ultimately, a disgruntled accountant blew the whistle on Davis' actions.

Davis used a subcontractor to overbill Disney. That subcontractor then paid the extra cash back to Davis by covering his personal expenses.

IRS officials said they did not know exactly why people think they can get away with this sort of crime, but temptation plays a big role.

"I've been in this business for 25 years now as a special agent with the IRS, and I still can't figure out why people do some of the things they do, but I know this: It is more often the greed than it is the need," said agent Norm Meadows.

Davis was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison, five months of home confinement and two years probation.

The Disney Wilderness Preserve is a 12,000-acre sanctuary of natural communities just outside Poinciana that is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy, which has been restoring the land for the past 15 years.

Disney provided the property as a trade-off that allowed it to expand on wetlands near its theme parks, providing room here for more than 300 wildlife species, including 16 that are endangered or threatened today. It also became a nice place for an easy 2.5-mile hike for anyone looking for a little exercise in the great outdoors. If you need more of a challenge, take a second lap on this circular hike. A good pair of walking shoes, a little water and some sunscreen is really all you will need.

In the midst of a maddening urban sprawl, it's an oasis in southwest Osceola County, Fla.

"The more people get to see the real Florida like this, the better," said Erica LaSpada, operations assistant at the Wilderness Preserve. "It's typical Central Florida eco-system. It's just a nice way to spend a little time."

Although the hiking path touches only a tip of the preserve, it gives visitors a good look at what the preserve is about. Much of the land is a former cattle ranch, but few traces of that land remain.

As a working restoration project for the Conservancy, it means taking out anything that isn't native or natural, like drainage ditches, bahia grass and anything artificial that came with the cattle ranch. Prescribed fires are used to stimulate native plant communities and restore upland and herbaceous wetlands areas.

The hike starts on a concrete path, but it quickly turns to packed gravel and then into the woods as it turns through dense thickets of saw palmetto. Unlike the state forest hikes, the path here is generally wide, flat and forgiving.

The jewel of the hike is beautiful Lake Russell, which requires a short jaunt off the main trail, through a path that looks like a tractor and plow have torn a wide swath through the brush.

It's actually the markings of wild hogs -- which are not native to the area -- who have become unwanted guests on the preserve as they root around like a bulldozer.

More welcomed on the preserve are the deer, the gopher tortoises, snakes, bobcats, sandhill cranes and alligators.

One of the last lakes in Central Florida to be completely unspoiled by development, Lake Russell is lined by cypress trees and fed by Reedy Creek. It drains south through the marshlands to the Kissimmee River, eventually feeding the Everglades.

The hiking is just a bonus, a way for the public to share in the project. A few years ago, the hike was double the length, but restoration of the natural habitat required less foot traffic to make it work.

During the week, the only sounds by the lake are natural ones, the lapping of the water on the shore, the birds chirping and insects buzzing. It's worth the pause to admire the beauty.

After leaving Lake Russell, much of the hike is through pine flatwoods with little shade. It's well marked and almost impossible not to follow.

The hiking instructions coming into the park: "For your safety, avoid contact with poisonous plants and animals," sounds a little more adventurous than it really is on this hike.

ESPN Interactive Zone is accessed by clicking an on-screen button that appears during selected programs on ESPN's various channels, or through EchoStar's interactive TV portal, DishHOME. It offers viewers updated scores for all of the day's major professional and college sports games (before the start of a game, it displays the game's start time); ESPN headline news and stories; a feature called "Interactive Bottomline," consisting of scrolling headlines and scores that appear at the bottom of the screen; a reduced-size video feed that allows viewers to continue watching ESPN channels while using the new app; TV listings for all ESPN's channels; and interactive advertising.

Disney Channel Interactive TV, meanwhile, which is accessed via the DishHOME portal, allows viewers to schedule recordings of Disney Channel programs; obtain Disney Channel show information from a ticker on the main menu; and interact with show-related content: once inside the application, viewers can preview and play a range of arcade-style games, based on such brands as "Hannah Montana," "That's So Raven," and "Kim Possible." Five games are available at any one time, and titles are updated on a weekly basis. The app also allows viewers to go to the East Coast feed of the Disney Channel from any of its pages.

The 20-year-old actor had the operation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Gina Hoffman said.

Efron became a teen heartthrob with his starring role as Troy Bolton in the hit Disney Channel TV movie "High School Musical" and its sequel. He also starred in the film "Hairspray."

He was hospitalized a day after Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Productions announced that he and his five "High School Musical" co-stars had signed on to appear in the theatrical film "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."

Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman will star as high-school seniors staging an elaborate musical before they graduate, the studio said.

Filming was scheduled to start in the spring, the studio said.

In August, 18.6 million viewers watched the first telecast of "High School Musical 2," Disney said.

The first film debuted in January 2006 and became an instant hit, mostly with teens and preteens.

Injuries reported:

A woman who broke a vertebra in her lower back on Revenge of the Mummy (6th incident since opening in 2004) at Universal Studios.

A woman who fell and injured her back while boarding The Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot (1st reported injury since opening last year).

A man who fell ill on the Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (3rd incident since opening in 2002).

A man who died of a heart attack on Animal Kingdom’s Expedition Everest (4th reported incident since opening in 2006).

Rebecca Budig returned Wednesday as Greenlee Smythe, a role she originated in 1999. Budig left the daytim