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Disney Shuts Down All Operations In Tokyo

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday March 18, 2011 @ 11:32am PDTTags: Disney, Earthquake, Japan, Theme Parks, Tsunami

The two Tokyo theme parks have been closed since last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami (they were used as shelters for park-goers stranded following the quake), and now the Burbank-based company is temporarily suspending operations in the city’s stores and administrative offices. “Our top priority is the well-being of our employees and their families during this challenging time and we will continue to closely monitor the situation as it develops,” Disney said in a statement. The decision comes as the U.S. Embassy today offered citizens safe transport out of the country, joining other nations in advising nationals to stay at least 50 miles from the unstable Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, which lies about 130 miles to the north of Tokyo.

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‘Hawaii Five-0′ Production Not Impacted By Tsunami

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 11, 2011 @ 10:13am PSTTags: CBS TV Studios, Daniel Dae Kim, Earthquake, Hawaii Five-0, Japan, Tsunami
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Two months after the big tsunami episode of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0, the show is facing a real one. Hawaii, where the series is shot, has been under a tsunami warning after the massive 8.9 earthquake in Japan but, according to a rep for CBS TV Studios, which produces the series, … Read More »

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UPDATE: Japan Quake-Tsunami Puts ‘Tangled’ And ‘Megamind’ Openings In Limbo; Also Halts Sony Biz Production

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday March 11, 2011 @ 8:49am PSTTags: Apple, Earthquake, Japan, Sony, Taylor Lautner, Tsunami, Twilight

UPDATE: Two 3D animation movies were supposed to open big in Japan this weekend for the March school holidays. But Disney’s Tangled and DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind are now in limbo. That scary 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan also … Read More »

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