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Disney Adventures (also short-formed as D.A. ) was an American children's entertainment and educational magazine published twelve (later ten) times per year by Disney Publishing Worldwide , a subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products , a unit of The Walt Disney Company . It should not be confused with the (also defunct) Disney Magazine . Disney Adventures also contained the latest news concerning the Disney Channel.

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61-539: Michael Lynton was inspired to start the magazine after noting the success of Topolino , the Italian Mickey Mouse magazine, which included comics and features. The magazine was first published on October 9, 1990 (and cover dated November 12, 1990) and featured a wide assortment of educational material, entertainment news (from Disney and other studios), sports coverage, profiles of celebrities, user contributions, and puzzle games. Regular features included

122-564: A 2-disc Special Edition, was released on December 5, 2006. The Remix DVD went on sale in France on June 20, 2007. in Germany on September 13, 2007, and in the UK on September 10, 2007. As of 2010, the film has sold eight million DVD units, earning an operating income of $ 100 million . Despite being filmed in the 16:9 (1.78:1) aspect ratio, both the original and Remix Edition DVD releases featured

183-534: A 4:3 (1.33:1) "full screen" version (though not pan and scan as the camera stays directly in the center of the image), the format of the film as shown on the Disney Channel. The widescreen, high definition version is available exclusively on Disney Blu-ray in North America and has subsequently been showing in the UK and Ireland on BBC One and BBC HD, and RTÉ One . The HD version is also available on

244-412: A Disney cartoon character through 1995, and occasionally thereafter until 1998. Issues came out monthly with occasional special issues until 1999, when regular issues scaled back to ten times a year along with special issues. The original slanted Disney Adventures logo survived in a few variations for all but the magazine's last year and a 7-month period in 1996 and 1997. Upon inception until March 1992,

305-755: A callback audition. When the callback list is posted, Sharpay is furious that she has competition for the lead role, while the Wildcats basketball team is shocked that Troy has auditioned. After discovering that Troy is eager to step outside of the social norms, other students confess their secret passions and talents (" Stick to the Status Quo "). This alarms Taylor and Troy's best friend Chad Danforth , who work together to trick Gabriella into believing Troy does not care about her. Upset by what she perceives as Troy's betrayal and callous disregard for her ("When There Was Me and You"), Gabriella decides to not audition for

366-631: A decade. In 2012, the studio led the industry in market share and broke box office records with $ 4.4 billion in revenue worldwide. Lynton also oversaw Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which produces and distributes television programming for multiple platforms in the U.S. and around the world. SPT's popular and award-winning programs in the U.S. include scripted series such as Breaking Bad , Justified , and The Blacklist , reality series like Shark Tank , The Sing-Off and Re-Modeled , as well as top-ranked game shows and daytime dramas including Wheel of Fortune , Jeopardy! , The Young and

427-636: A guide to television, movies, books, and music called “Ticket”, factoids about unusual yet real things under the title “Weird Yet True”, and a sports guide that appeared during the late 1990s called “ESPN Action.” The first issue featured Canadian actor Rick Moranis and Baloo from TaleSpin on the cover. In the early years of the magazine, the comics actually featured in the magazine were standard Disney-based comics such as DuckTales , Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers , TaleSpin , Darkwing Duck , Goof Troop , Mickey Mouse , Gargoyles , Bonkers , and various adaptations of Disney feature films. As

488-644: A modern adaptation of Romeo & Juliet . High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006. It became the most commercially successful Disney Channel television film. In the U.S., High School Musical generated 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast, breaking the then-record for the highest premiere for the network. Internationally, the film also saw considerable success; as of 2019, over 225 million unique viewers were calculated as watched High School Musical . The film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its cast and music but criticism for its sentimentality; it

549-504: A musical episode of their other comedy series That's So Raven . The success of the musical format on both Even Stevens and That's So Raven gave executives confidence in the appeal and interest of the musical genre, and led to the early development of the idea for High School Musical . Marsh stated that High School Musical would not have been developed if not for the success of the Even Stevens musical episode. Additionally,

610-548: A new book being published every 60 days until July 2008. Disney Interactive Studios has produced 6 video games ( High School Musical: Sing It! , High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! , High School Musical 2: Work This Out DS , High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE! , High School Musical 3: Senior Year DS and Disney Sing It! - High School Musical 3: Senior Year ) based on the High School Musical series, all taking

671-445: A role in a Broadway show following graduation. The film was released as a Blu-ray and DVD combination pack on April 19, 2011. In early 2016, Disney announced that a fourth installment of the series was "in the works", later announcing a casting call for the film, tentatively referred to as High School Musical 4 . In March 2016, details about the film's prospective principal characters were reported. In 2019, Disney announced

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732-531: A ski lodge in Utah and meet when they are called up to sing a karaoke duet together ("Start of Something New") during a party. Troy returns home to East High School in New Mexico , where he is captain of the basketball team which his father coaches. By coincidence, Gabriella has just transferred to East High, and as Troy shows Gabriella around the school, drama club president Sharpay Evans assumes that Gabriella

793-601: A truce with Gabriella, and the entire school gathers in the gym to celebrate (" We're All in This Together "). In a post-credits scene , Sharpay praises Zeke for a bag of cookies he made for her, and he says he will make her a crème brûlée . Additionally, Socorro Herrera plays Gabriella's mother Lisa Montez and Joey Miyashima portrays Dave Matsui, the principal of East High. Irene Santiago-Baron plays chemistry teacher Ms. Tenny, Leslie Wing Pomeroy portrays Troy's mother Lucille Bolton, and Joyce Cohen plays Ms. Falstaff

854-565: Is a Chinese version of the American series, released in North America on DVD under the Disney World Cinema Brand. Film Business Asia critic Derek Elley rated the adaptation three points out of ten and called the choreography by former Madonna dancer, Ruthy Inchaustegui, and songs "bland". However, Elley picked the three songs as "half-memorable": "the ballad 'Rainy Season' ( 梅雨季 ) [sung by] two lead[ing characters,]

915-514: Is interested in auditioning for the school musical. The jealous Sharpay discovers Gabriella's past academic achievements, and anonymously informs scholastic decathlon captain Taylor McKessie so she will recruit Gabriella for the team. During basketball practice, Troy is distracted by thoughts of Gabriella and the idea that he might enjoy singing ("Get'cha Head in the Game"). From the back of

976-513: The Disney Channel and featured articles on the latest movies especially from Walt Disney Pictures . The magazine offered features on Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as well as music, movies, trends, science, travel, games, puzzles, heroes, explorers and "real life adventures" (archaeology, extreme sports and other hobbies and careers). On August 21, 2007, The Walt Disney Company announced that Disney Adventures would be discontinued, with

1037-1032: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art , the Natural Resources Defense Council and the American Film Institute , as well as the boards of the USC School of Cinematic Arts , the Rand Corporation , IEX Group , and Schrödinger, Inc. In May 2012, the Harvard Alumni Association elected Lynton to the Harvard Board of Overseers . He joined the board of social media start-up Snapchat in June 2013. In 1993, Lynton married Jamie Alter Lynton , whose mother

1098-539: The Rede Globo broadcast of the film. It was released in New Zealand on July 12, 2006, and was awarded most popular pre-teen movie in New Zealand for 2006. High School Musical was the first feature-length video content from the iTunes Store in mid-March 2006. At the time, it was available as a 320x240 resolution 487MB download for $ 9.99 after initially being mistakenly listed for $ 1.99. The Remix Edition,

1159-650: The Snapchat mobile app. On February 12, 2019, he was named as chairman of Warner Music Group . Lynton was born to a Jewish family in London on January 1, 1960. His parents, Marion (Sonnenberg) and Mark Lynton , were executives at Hunter Douglas in the Netherlands . His father, born Max-Otto Ludwig Loewenstein, was born in 1920 in Stuttgart, Germany , and moved to Berlin two years later when his father

1220-583: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including Best Picture nominations for American Hustle , Captain Phillips , The Social Network , Moneyball and Zero Dark Thirty . Lynton and Pascal have overseen blockbuster movie franchises such as The Amazing Spider-Man , Grown Ups , The Smurfs , and James Bond . Sony Pictures is one of two movie studios to generate more than $ 1 billion in annual domestic box office sales for more than

1281-547: The Caribbean and Aladdin , Disney Adventures published quite a bit of original comic material, such as: Over the course of publication, a wide variety of comics professionals contributed to Disney Adventures Comic Zone section. Frequent contributors included: Garry Black, Art Baltazar , Eric Jones , Matt Feazell , Landry Walker , Rick Geary , Evan Dorkin , John Green , Bob Fingerman , Elizabeth Watsin, Christine Norrie and Jeff Smith . The Fall 2007 issue reprinted

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1342-486: The October 2007 issue contained a "Cool Christmas" subscription gift order form. It seems unlikely that the magazine would have sold subscriptions at that late date, had the staff known of its impending cancellation. "Disney Adventures All-Stars" was a feature of the magazine that rewards the act of volunteering in the community. It was held once a year and all participants were awarded a prize, but after judging, one winner

1403-724: The Restless and Days of Our Lives . Launched in collaboration with Oprah Winfrey 's Harpo Productions , SPT's The Dr. Oz Show is one of the most popular syndicated programs in America. The show's format has already been exported to 19 countries including Russia , Saudi Arabia , Armenia , Colombia , Chile , Brazil and China . The studio's television channel network reaches approximately 800 million households globally through its 126 channel feeds in more than 150 countries. SPT also operates Crackle . Lynton headed Sony's global music businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment,

1464-809: The UK DVD charts. It also aired on Disney Channel South Africa, the latest Disney channel at that time in the southern hemisphere. It was the top-selling DVD in Australia in August 2006. High School Musical also became the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be released on Region 3 DVD, when it went on sale on October 10 and December 15 in Hong Kong and Taiwan, respectively. It was released in Mexico on November 10 and in Brazil on December 6 to coincide with Christmas and

1525-896: The United States, Canada, and Latin America . The concert featured all of the original cast members except for Zac Efron , who was shooting Hairspray . Efron was replaced by Drew Seeley (whose voice was blended with Efron's during the film). The concert featured the original songs from the film, as well as songs from Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu. "Feld Entertainment" produced global tour titled, High School Musical: The Ice Tour which had its world premiere in New York City on September 29, 2007. The cast included 2004 World Junior Bronze Medalist Jordan Brauninger and 2004–2005 Australian national champion Bradley Santer . The show contained elements and songs from both

1586-521: The auditorium, Gabriella and Troy watch Sharpay and her twin brother Ryan audition for the musical with an uptempo version of " What I've Been Looking For ". Troy and Gabriella step forward at the last minute, but drama teacher Ms. Darbus tells them they are too late. While helping Kelsi Nielsen, the musical's composer, pick up sheet music, they give an impromptu performance of the same song at its original ballad tempo ("What I've Been Looking For" (reprise)). Overhearing their performance, Ms. Darbus gives them

1647-579: The book "Battle of the Bands". The film arrived in Argentine theatres on July 17, 2008. High School Musical: O Desafio is a spin-off of the American film High School Musical . The Brazilian spin-off is based on the book Battle of the Bands . The film was released in Brazilian theatres on February 5, 2010. Disney High School Musical China ( 歌舞青春 ), also called High School Musical China: College Dreams

1708-485: The concept of a script where a high school basketball player held ambitions of becoming a musical theater performer. Healy and Marsh bought the idea, which would become High School Musical . Disney Channel had also produced a musical episode of its original sitcom Even Stevens , which aired in 2002, and the success of the episode among the show's audience led to network executives asking series executive producers David Brookwell and Sean McNamara to also produce

1769-498: The development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. In April 2012, Sony Corporation announced that Lynton would additionally hold the position of chief executive of Sony Entertainment Inc., overseeing all of Sony's global entertainment businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment , Sony/ATV Music Publishing , and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under the leadership of Lynton and Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal , SPE's Motion Pictures Group has been recognized by

1830-517: The development of two Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings on the studio's Culver City lot. In 2018, Lynton and his sister Lili started the publisher Lezen and acquired Arcadia Publishing . Lynton is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the UK government's Film Policy Review group. He also serves on the board of trustees of

1891-552: The film a negative review saying, "A schmaltzy little piece of obvious fluff that's directed in truly horrendous fashion and populated by cardboard characters who spit out simplistic platitudes and breathy pop tunes." While High School Musical was filmed on a budget of US$ 4.2 million, the film's success allowed Disney Channel to increase the budgets on their future television films. The network subsequently developed more "tentpole" films driven by music or based on popular franchises. The DVD went on sale on May 23, 2006, under

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1952-491: The film four out of five stars. Kevin Carr gave the film a score of three out of five, saying, "The filmmakers were just trying to tell a story. Sex, drugs and violence just didn't factor into that equation." On the other hand, David Nusair gave the film a negative review with a score of 1.5/4 saying, "...it's difficult to imagine even the most die-hard fan of musicals finding anything here worth embracing." Scott Weinberg also gave

2013-608: The final issue cover dated November 2007, which was the magazine's 17th "birthday". The final issue's actual release date was October 16, 2007. For subscribers, Disney Adventures was normally replaced with Sports Illustrated Kids or Family Fun for the remainder of the subscription period. Some subscriptions were proactively converted to Boys' Life magazine, without any option for pro-rated refunds. Disney processed subscription refunds in March 2008. The decision to cease publishing Disney Adventures evidently came rather suddenly, as

2074-479: The final logo was introduced in September 2006. From April 1992 To January 1995 and From June 30, 1997 To March 1999, the long-standing tagline The Magazine For Kids was a logo element in its underline. From 1999 to 2007, Disney Adventures held an annual "Cool Pets Contest", featuring five of the "coolest" and most talented pets along with their owners. In later years, Disney Adventures included information on

2135-579: The first six installments of the Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales comic strip adaptation of The Black Hole drawn by Jack Kirby. Early issues also contained chapters of Bone . Disney Press released several collected volumes of Disney Adventures comics, two of which are Disney Adventures original creations. Each book is approximately 96 pages in length. Disney Adventures was also published outside of America, notably in Australia , where

2196-699: The glitzy 'Perfection' ( 完美 ) [by] the college rich-bitch[,] and [the] climatic 'I Can Fly' ( 我飛故我在 ), which doesn't quite succeed at being an anthemnal [ sic ], uplifting ballad." On August 1, 2006, Playbill announced that the Stagedoor Manor summer theater camp , featured in the film Camp , would be the first venue to produce High School Musical on-stage. The High School Musical: The Concert tour started on November 29, 2006, kicking off in San Diego, California . The tour continued until January 28, 2007, performing in major cities around

2257-814: The lead roles in their school musical , causing division among the school's cliques . Development for the film began after Barsocchini approached the network in 2004 with a script idea for a musical film. Disney executives also wanted to replicate the success of the musical television film The Cheetah Girls (2003), as well as the standalone musical episodes of their television series Even Stevens (2000–2003) and That's So Raven (2003–2007). Principal photography for High School Musical primarily took place in Utah , with filming locations including East High School , Murray High School , and Salt Lake City . Additional filming took place in Los Angeles . The film has been described by Barsocchini and numerous critics as

2318-474: The librarian. Kaycee Stroh plays Martha Cox , a brainiac who enjoys hip-hop, and Dutch Whitlock portrays a skateboarder who also plays the cello. Anne Kathryn Parma, Nick Whitaker and Falcon Grace portray Susan, Alan and Cyndra, three students who unsuccessfully audition for the musical. Disney executives Gary Marsh , former president of Disney Channels Worldwide , and Michael Healy, former Senior Vice President of Disney Channel's original movies , had led

2379-520: The logo was in a basic arched font, before being stylized (prominently with a bar added from the left of the A). In December 1996, D.A. changed its logo to a straight and more basic font, with a larger Disney logo, but reader complaints led to the prior logo being reinstated for the June 30, 1997 issue. Starting in April 1999, the logo's 3D effect was removed in favor of a drop shadow, which remained in usage until

2440-438: The magazine evolved, non-Disney material from artists such as Sergio Aragonés , Evan Dorkin , Matt Groening , William Van Horn , and Jeff Smith began appearing with some regularity. In addition, well-known comic book industry names such as Marv Wolfman and Heidi MacDonald worked as comics editors for the magazine during the mid-to-late 1990s. Cover artwork for issues commonly featured an actor or musician interacting with

2501-717: The magazine had its own edition in Mexico . From December 2006 to February 2010, an Indian edition was published. Its 2010 cancellation was confirmed on the magazine's Facebook group; but the reason remains unknown as of this writing, as the magazine was very popular with its audience in India. Michael Lynton Michael Mark Lynton (born January 1, 1960) is a businessman and current chairman of Snap Inc. He previously served as chairman and chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment . In 2017, Lynton stepped down as CEO of Sony Entertainment to become Chairman of Snap , makers of

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2562-412: The magazine had now been published for over 10 years by ACP Magazines Limited and was distributed to nearby Asia Pacific Islands and New Zealand . Besides featuring Disney articles, Disney Adventures' Australian edition up to the mid-2000s also featured non-Disney articles particularly about Harry Potter and anime , where for a time Neon Genesis Evangelion was heavily promoted. During 1994 to 1996,

2623-409: The most viewed television film to date. A third film, High School Musical 3: Senior Year , was theatrically released in the United States on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six main actors. Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure is a spin-off and direct-to-DVD film starring Ashley Tisdale . The film follows Sharpay Evans as she sets out to earn

2684-562: The musical and distances herself from Troy. Realizing their mistake, Chad and Taylor admit their role in sabotaging Troy and Gabriella's relationship. Troy goes to Gabriella's house and they reconcile, determined to audition for the musical. Overhearing Gabriella and Troy rehearse, Sharpay convinces Ms. Darbus to reschedule the callback auditions so they begin at the same time as both Troy's championship game and Gabriella's scholastic decathlon competition. The basketball and decathlon teams work together to allow Troy and Gabriella to leave by hacking

2745-488: The novel has sold more than 4.5 million copies, with 1 million copies of the novel's follow-up, High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel , being shipped to American retailers. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: The Junior Novel was released on September 23, 2008. Shortly after the success of the original novel, Disney announced that a book series, entitled Stories from East High , would be published in February 2007 with

2806-506: The original film and its sequel, High School Musical 2 and featured a special preview of High School Musical 3: Senior Year when the movie of the same name premiered in theatres. In June 2006, Disney Press published High School Musical: The Junior Novel , the novelization of the successful film. This novel hit number one on the New York Times best-selling list and remained on the list for sixteen weeks. As of August 2007,

2867-494: The power in the gym and causing a chemical reaction that forces an evacuation during the decathlon. Troy and Gabriella rush to the auditorium as Sharpay and Ryan finish their callback song ("Bop to the Top"). After Gabriella and Troy successfully perform their song " Breaking Free ", Ms. Darbus gives them the lead roles, making Sharpay and Ryan understudies . Both teams win their respective competitions, Chad asks Taylor out, Sharpay makes

2928-406: The production of the network's made-for-television films throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Television writer Peter Barsocchini approached Healy in 2004 with the desire to write a television film that his then 9-year-old daughter would enjoy. Barsocchini recalled playing basketball in high school when a teammate, Lynn Swann , confessed his aspirations of being a ballet dancer; this inspired

2989-420: The release of their own television series based on the High School Musical franchise that was released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The series, titled High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , focuses on the newly enrolled set of East High Wildcats putting together a production of High School Musical . High School Musical: El desafio (Argentina) is a spin-off for the Argentine market, based on

3050-465: The second largest global recorded music company, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the largest music publishing company in the world. Sony Music comprises 21 record labels, including Columbia Records , RCA and Epic Records , that collectively feature a roster of approximately 1,500 active artists including Beyoncé , Justin Timberlake , Paul Simon and Michael Jackson . Lynton and Pascal led

3111-539: The television film The Cheetah Girls (2003) is recognised as Disney Channel's first musical film. Producer Bill Borden said in 2006 that High School Musical was the first of three planned films in the series. High School Musical was filmed in the summer of 2005. Principal photography took place in Utah, with East High School and Murray High School used as locations, as well as Salt Lake City . Additional scenes were filmed in Los Angeles . High School Musical

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3172-585: The title, High School Musical: Encore Edition . It created a sales record when 1.2 million copies were sold in its first six days, making it the fastest-selling television film of all time. It is, however, the second DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) on DVD to be certified Platinum in DVD sales, the first being The Cheetah Girls . The High School Musical DVD was also released in Australia on July 12, 2006, through Walt Disney , as well as on European Region 2 on December 4, 2006, where it went on to reach number one in

3233-613: The video section of PlayStation Store , as well as on Sony Entertainment online for the US market. A sequel, High School Musical 2 , premiered on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel in the U.S., and on Family in Canada. The premiere brought in a total of 17.3 million viewers in the United States—almost 10 million more than its predecessor—making it (at the time of its airing) the highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie to date and

3294-497: Was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA . Upon its premiere, the film attracted 7.7 million viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: " High School Musical is brazenly saccharine, but it makes up for it with its memorable show tunes, eye-popping choreography, and appealing cast." Common Sense Media rated

3355-472: Was Chicago politician Joanne H. Alter and her brother is journalist Jonathan Alter . The couple has three daughters. High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film produced by and aired on Disney Channel as part of the network's slate of original television films . The first installment of the High School Musical series , the film

3416-744: Was chairman and chief executive officer of Pearson plc 's Penguin Group , extending the Penguin brand to music and the Internet. In 2000, he joined Time Warner as CEO of AOL Europe, president of AOL International, and president of Time Warner International. In 2004, Lynton became chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). He led SPE's global operations, including motion pictures, television and digital content production and distribution, as well as home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, and

3477-430: Was directed by choreographer and filmmaker Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Peter Barsocchini . It stars Zac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens , Ashley Tisdale , Lucas Grabeel , Alyson Reed , Corbin Bleu , and Monique Coleman . High School Musical follows student Troy Bolton (Efron), the captain of his school basketball team, and Gabriella Montez (Hudgens), an academically gifted transfer student, who together audition for

3538-614: Was filmed on a budget of US$ 4.2 million. The soundtrack for the film was released on January 10, 2006, and debuted at number 133 on the Billboard 200 , selling 7,469 copies in its first week. In the album's third week, for the chart dated February 11, 2006, it climbed to number ten, subsequently rose to number one on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and 22) and had shipped 3.8 million copies as of December 5, 2006. More than three million copies had been sold by August 2006 and it

3599-498: Was more positively received by audiences. The film's soundtrack was commercially and critically successful, reaching atop the U.S. Billboard 200 , with its lead single, " Breaking Free ", reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 . Two sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , were released in August 2007 and October 2008 respectively. On New Year's Eve , high school juniors Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are both vacationing at

3660-1404: Was named head of a major German car manufacturing company. He later enlisted in the British military, where he served for seven years and worked for the British Intelligence, interrogating German officers. The family later moved to the United States and lived in Scarsdale, New York , for several years before moving to the Netherlands in 1969. Lynton attended the International School of The Hague and transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy for his senior year, graduating in 1978. He received his BA in history and literature from Harvard College in 1982. After working in finance at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1982 to 1985, he enrolled in Harvard Business School with his sister Lili in 1985 and earned an MBA in 1987. In 1987, Lynton joined The Walt Disney Company , where he started Disney Publishing. He subsequently served as president of Disney's Hollywood Pictures from 1992 to 1996. From 1996 to 2000, Lynton

3721-474: Was selected to participate in a volunteer project with the hosts of that particular year. In 2006, the hosts were the cast of High School Musical . Previous hosts included the cast of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and other Disney Channel stars. In the last few years of its existence, Disney Adventures expanded its publication schedule to include an all-comics magazine, Comic Zone . In addition to Disney properties like The Lion King , Pirates of

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