With the High School Musical franchise over and done with and Miley Cyrus so close to 18 you can almost hear her gnawing on her Disney shackles, it's time for a new batch of musical blood to hit the Disney Channel airwaves.

In the vein of HSM and Glee, Disney is ordering a pilot for a musical-comedy series about two back-up dancers on a hit music-television show called Dance Dance Chicago.

Listen for the new catchy and corny songs to radiate from mini-vans everywhere soon!

[Image via WENN.]

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And all the tweens' heads must have exploded!

Selena Gomez hit up Disneyland with some friends on Sunday and we can't believe The Wizards of Waverly Place star thought she could go unnoticed!

The actress signed autographs and took pictures with a few admiring fans, but seemed annoyed as she covered her face on rides to escape the photogs.

Enjoy yourself AND remember why you got in free, bb!

[Image via National Photo Group.]

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Check out some words of wisdom from Disney cutie Selena Gomez (above)!

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The world has an amazing way of working. This weekend we went to Disneyland, and it is exactly where we needed to be - we were meant to be there on Saturday.

Nothing can make us smile like that feeling of being a kid again and experiencing the wondrous world of Disney.

It truly was a magical day!

And, making it all that much more special…. it was our first time ever at Disneyland! We've lived in Los Angeles over seven years now, and we had never been!

We got to see all of Disneyland - and California adventure too! It was great to check out all the rides and attractions that they don't have at Disney World in Orlando. And it was really really great that we moved our cheat day to Saturday this week!

Our two favorite highlights: Space Mountain, which we've been told is DEFINITELY better than the one at Disney World - we agree. And we LOVED the Haunted Mansion, which - decked out in a Nightmare Before Christmas theme - seemed like a WHOLE NEW RIDE. It was soooo cool!

We had the bestest best time!

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at Disney - including Greg Bell and our lovely guide Andrea - and HUGE thanks and hugs to our favoritest uncle, John Stamos (he's on Twitter! @JohnStamos), for the hookup!

We have to go back soon!!!!!

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Woody and Buzz are back!

Check out the newly released trailer for the third installation of the Toy Story series, opening June 18th, 2010 in theaters nation-wide.

Thoughts????

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The release date is December 11th, but you can watch the first 5 minutes of Disney animantion's new flick The Princess and The Frog right now (above).

There has been a lot of hype and buildup for this movie.

So far, does it live up to it?

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Talk about staying in the good graces of your boss.

Disney tween stars Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale took to their Twitters to discuss their plans for Halloween. Just because they are too old to trick or treat (and rich enough to buy a candy factory, if they so desire) doesn't mean they aren't dressing up.

Their costume choices?

The Tis has decided to be Alice from Alice In Wonderland and Miley is going with Pocahontas. Of course, she'll be needing an accessory to complete the ensemble, as she Tweets: "I'm Pocahontas and John Smith has yet to be cast ; ) "

Calling Liam Hemsworth! You're needed in wardrobe!

We're sure the Disney corporation appreciates the girls willingness to keep every aspect of their lives within the Mouse House. Right now, we hear the sounds of tons of little girls screaming at their mothers to buy them similar costumes so they can be as cool as Miley and Ashley.

Do they get a percentage of the profits?

P.S.- CLICK HERE to "follow" Perez on Twitter

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Well, it's a little more involved than just that, but that's the basic principle.

The Walt Disney Co. announced a new campaign for their theme parks in 2010. For as many as 1 million people who volunteer through the HandsOn Network, Disney will honor the good deed by offering a free 1-day admission to any theme park, either at Disneyland or Walt Disney World Resort.

The promotion is being dubbed "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" - and we have to say, it is somewhat genius. Not only does it reward deserving folks, but it gets bodies into the parks during the recession. Maybe they won't make the $70 dollars off them in ticket sales, but once you're in, they'll get your money from something else!

The deal starts on January 1st. People who are interested can go to their website to look through what volunteer opportunities are available and sign up for events.

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We mentioned earlier this month that the departure of longtime Disney chairman and friend of Johnny Depp, Dick Cook, left the actor unsure of his future with the Pirates franchise.

He is already signed up for the the next installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but the studio had planned to forge ahead with a 5th and 6th installment as well. However, there is talk that Johnny won't be returning to the franchise and it is safe to say that without Johnny, any other movies would abandon ship.

Except they're not. Buzz is that the Disney execs are planning at least another two Pirates movies, with or without Johnny.

Can you say STOOPID?!

The idea is to continue making the flicks with different pirate characters with big actor names to back them. Some of the names being tossed around are James Franco, Ryan Gosling, and Robert Pattinson.

As much as we would love to see R-Patz be dirty for a film, we really don't see anyone being able to fill the shoes left by Jack Sparrow. Without him, Disney should give up on trying to squeeze money out of audiences and focus on new films/franchises for the company.

Wouldn't U agree?

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