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Disneyland Fiasco  - http://www.angelfire.com/punk/Disneyland/  Discusses inept security management at Disneyland.  The Unauthorized Anti-Disney Page  - http://www.geocities.com/~jmgould/disney.html  Contends that the Disney Corporation portrays itself as a warm, family oriented company but in reality is an irresponsible corporate citizen concerned only with profit.  Who's Afraid of Mickey Mouse?  - http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0212/cotts.php  "Last month, the New York Post fired entertainment reporter Nikki Finke, shortly after the Walt Disney Company complained about two stories that appeared in the Post under Finke's byline on January 29." By Cynthia Cotts. [Village Voice]  The Pooh Files  - http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0201a/pooh1.html  "The court battle between the Walt Disney Co. and a Beverly Hills family may be now approaching trial after 11 years, with almost all of the proceedings conducted in total secrecy." By Joe Shea. [American Reporter]  American Reporter - Pooh Files, Part 2: "Get Eisner Down Here"  - http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0201a/pooh2.html  Disney destroyed thousands of pages of records from its Hong Kong manufacturing arm showing how Winnie The Pooh-related products were made, shipped and licensed, newly-released documents reveal.  American Reporter - Andersen & Co. Worked on Pooh Case During Shredding at Disney  - http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0202a/pooh3.html  The firm that oversaw the shredding of Enron Corporation records was hired in the Winnie the Pooh royalties case, in a period when thousands of pages related to the case were destroyed in violation of a court order.  American Reporter - California Supreme Court Rejects Disney Appeal  - http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0203a/pooh5.html  A court decides not to hear an appeal by Disney to slap the media giant with stiff penalties for willfully destroying documents it had been ordered to preserve.  Pooh Audit May Be Tainted By Conflict Of Interest  - http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0203a/pooh4.html  "A lengthy and expensive accounting in the battle over royalties on Winnie The Pooh revenues may be tainted, according to sources familiar with the case and court records." By Joe Shea. [American Reporter]  Disney Restates 2001, 2002 Earnings  - http://money.cnn.com/2002/06/28/news/disney/index.htm  "Company cites 'non-material human math error' as the reason behind restatement." [CNN Money]  Kimba and the Lion King  - http://www.kimbawlion.com/rant2.htm  Presents evidence to support its position that The Lion King movie is a disguised and modified remake of Tezuka's Kimba, The White Lion.  Guardian - From Hit to Miss  - http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1267015,00.html  Explores how Disney shunned the documentary Farenheit 9/11 and lost out on its $100 million revenue because it was "too political", then a week later puts out an "antidote" film praised by conservatives, only to have it fail miserably.