Daily Updates Keep Bringing Guests Back to Disney.com; Site Averaging 2.5 Million Hits per Day.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1996--Since its launch earlier this year, Disney.com has experienced the largest growth rate of any site on the Web and tied C/NET as the most popular news and entertainment site, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Group's PC/Meter web traffic measurement service. Disney.com has recently been averaging 2.5 million hits per day. Disney.com has kept guests coming back to explore special daily attractions and ongoing features, such as The Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame -- The Making of an Epic Animated Feature site, the ever-popular Toy Story site, the Disney's Animated StoryBook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. , Toy Story contest, online travel reservations forms, and downloadable video files. "We are excited by the overwhelmingly positive consumer response to Disney.com," said Winnie Wechsler, senior vice president of Disney.com. "We will continue to provide new reasons for families to return to Disney.com and visit the site, where they can not only enjoy activities and contests, but also learn about Disney's movies, television shows, CD-ROMs, books, records, retail stores, and theme parks." Disney.com's special attractions offer guests hours of entertainment and engaging information. Currently, The Hunchback of Notre Dame site is adding new pages daily to illustrate the experience of creating an epic animated movie. The 31 daily postings will culminate with the film's nationwide release on June 21. The James and the Giant Peach site on Disney.com includes an animated "Build-A-Bug" game created using Shockwave(TM) technology. In addition, the Toy Story site on Disney.com is still one of the most popular and critically acclaimed destinations on the Web. It has tracked over 30 million hits since it launched on the Web in October 1995 to complement the movie's theatrical release. The Toy Story site has received multiple awards, including the best movie site award from America Online's Online Cinema Awards. This past month, Disney Interactive launched a multi-faceted and action-packed site with "The Hunt for the Lost Toy," a massive 22-day contest designed to promote the new CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , Disney's Animated StoryBook, Toy Story. Disney Interactive gave away more than 10,000 CD-ROMs during the game's 22-day span (April 21-May 13, 1996), and next week, will award the grand prize: a trip for four to Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . Disney.com provides valuable information about all of Disney's offerings. One of the most popular features is the "Sights and Sounds" page, which allows guests to download video, audio, and image files from their favorite Disney movies, TV shows, and records. The Walt Disney World site has achieved tremendous success with an online reservation form, which allows guests to fill out and e-mail hotel reservation requests to Walt Disney World, where booking agents call or e-mail confirmations within 48 hours. Thanks to its success, this feature will soon be added to the Disneyland site on Disney.com. Disney.com is the one spot on the World Wide Web where fans of all ages can find information about their favorite Disney properties and services, including Disney Theatrical Productions, The Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Television Walt Disney Television is the television production division of The Walt Disney Company with Walt Disney name.Until 1983, Disney shows were aired under the banner of the parent company, then named Walt Disney Productions. , Disney Publishing, Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is a record company and part of The Walt Disney Company. The label was established in 1956 under the name Disneyland Records; its first release was A Child's Garden of Verses. The company changed to its current name in 1989. , Walt Disney World, Walt Disney Home Video, Disneyland, Disney Interactive, and The Disney Store. Providing information and fun-filled interactive games, puzzles, stories, downloadable files, and more, Disney.com can be found on the Web at http://www.disney.com. Disney.com is the first in a series of family online products from Disney Online, a Disney Interactive division founded in September 1995. CONTACT: Disney Online Alexis Fife, 818/637-4827 or Connors Communications Pamela Coddington, 415/771-3940 |
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