Disney is extending its "Year of a Million Dreams" program through 2008, after granting wishes large and small to a million park visitors since the giveaways began in the fall of 2006.

Another new "dream" option at Disneyland will be nightly stays in a new family suite in the park's New Orleans Square, beginning Jan. 31. The suite was originally designed by a Hollywood setmaker commissioned by Walt Disney in the 1960s as in-park accommodations for his family, but the suite is only now being built.

Parks on both coasts have other new attractions open to all, not just dream winners, including:

• "High School Musical 2: School's Out!" interactive show, which already started at both parks.

• "Jedi Training Academy" for young Star Wars fans, underway at Disneyland and coming this month to Disney World.

• A "Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage!" show for preschoolers with characters from Disney Channel programs, in both parks next year.

• A new ride-game in both parks next year, "Toy Story Mania!"

• A "Block Party Bash" with characters from Toy Story, Monster's, Inc. and A Bug's Life, underway at Disneyland and starting next year at Walt Disney World. In 2008, Disneyland will also get a "Pixar Play! Parade" with characters from Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille.

Source: USAtoday

Game Plan Disney's Movie tops US chart

Family film The Game Plan has beaten Middle Eastern terror thriller The Kingdom to become the weekend's biggest box office success in North America.

The Disney movie took $22.7m (£11m), leaving its rival - starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner - trailing in second place with $17.7m (£8.6m). Last week's number one, Resident Evil: Extinction, suffered a 66% slump in ticket sales and fell to number three. Cinema takings dropped for a second weekend following a record summer. 'Pent-up demand' The top 12 films made a total of $76.7m (£37.4m) - down 11% compared to the same weekend last year. Paul Deragabedian, president of Media By Numbers who assess the US box office, said: "It would be really difficult to maintain three, four months of 'up' box office, so this was kind of inevitable." He added that last autumn was strong, "so we're having a little trouble competing". The Game Plan is about a footballer whose life is distrupted by the arrival of a daughter he never knew existed. Its star is former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, better known as an action hero. "There was definitely pent-up demand for people who don't necessarily want to go to the heavy 'R-rated' films," according to Chuck Viane, the head of distribution for Disney. Elsewhere, the only other entry in the top 10 was Beatle-themed musical film Across the Universe. It climbed to number 10 on its third week of release.

Source: BBC