Listen to Radio Disney AM1580 at 3 pm Friday, April 11 to hear Vanessa Hudgen’s new single “Sneaker Night!” Baby V’s second album, “Identified” comes out in early summer.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mickey Mouse arrived on the world's cultural stage 75 years ago Tuesday as a scrawny but buoyant black-and-white product of the Jazz Age.

In an unprecedented, far-reaching cross-platform rollout, the Disney-ABC Television Group announced that “Camp Rock,” a celebratory, song and dance-filled Disney Channel Original Movie for kids and families starring The Jonas Brothers, will premiere on Disney Channel, the ABC Television Network, ABC Family, Radio Disney and Disney.com in Disney XD, FRIDAY, JUNE 20 through Monday, June 23 in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co.'s quarterly profit fell 26 percent from a year earlier, when it benefited from the sale of a magazine and entertainment channel, but the media conglomerate notched a 9 percent jump in revenue powered by growth in its cable and television division.

Think you know everything about "High School Musical" - the movies, the stage show, the number on Troy's jerseys? Take our quiz to be entered to win a Radio Disney AM1580 prize package.

Phoenix Zoo invites families to cool off and enjoy an evening of Squirt Gun Water Wars, water play in the Leapin’ Lagoon, animal meet and greets and music from Radio Disney. Select trails — including the zebras, flamingos, otters and elephants — will be open.

Grab the kids, your suits and your sunscreen! Summer and water collide later this month during the fifth annual Summer Splash in Chandler, an event that focuses on water safety.

To celebrate being named a KaBOOM Playful City USA award, Mesa will host a free “day of play” on Oct. 22 at Red Mountain Park. The event features a Halloween theme and candy for trick-or-treaters. Radio Disney will provide entertainment. And a free party will include bounce houses, rides, games, arts and crafts, police and fire vehicle displays, raffles, food and vendors. Also, residents can enter their costumes or carved/decorated pumpkins in contests. For rules, go to mesaaz.gov/parksrec/75thAnniversary.aspx.

Bring the kids to the Phoenix Zoo for an evening of music, games and prizes from Radio Disney and water play at the Leapin’ Lagoon and Yakulla Caverns. In the meantime, adults can enjoy a cold beer or glass of wine on the Neely Terrace. There will also be safari train rides, an astronomy open house, camel rides, and face painting.

As if a festival celebrating beer and barbeque couldn’t get any better, it just did: Rock bands Smash Mouth and Hoobastank will headline The Great American Barbeque & Beer Festival on March 23.

Last year “Money Magazine” rated Chandler as one of the 50 best places to live in America — in part because of its annual mouth-watering barbecue and beer festival in AJ Chandler Park.

The littlest kids will likely be fast asleep long before the clock strikes midnight on 2013.

BURBANK, Calif. - Walt Disney Co. these days has more than one mouse on its mind. As it ramps up a worldwide celebration this week marking the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, the Burbankbased company knows it can no longer rely solely on Mickey and his friends to lure sophisticated young consumers into the Magic Kingdom.

Splash and Dash: There will be water and plenty of it at Chandler’s annual summer party featuring slides, games, swimming pools, swimming lessons, dunk tanks, water balloon battles and water tag. There will also be a toddler play area and music from the Radio Disney Rockin’ Road Show. The event is followed by the Arizona Sprint Showcase, which attracts elite high school runners from around the country.

The nationally known Mill Avenue New Year's Eve party in Tempe is making some changes and some cutbacks.

In early 2009, the members of San Diego band Allstar Weekend were giving away flyers outside the Los Angeles premiere of “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.” Two short years later, the band’s high-energy pop-punk single, “A Different Side of Me,” has sold more than 100,000 copies and topped Radio Disney’s Top 30 Countdown. The clean-cut kids who got their start playing local pool parties give a concert this weekend in Queen Creek.

Splash and Dash: There will be water and plenty of it at Chandler’s annual summer party featuring slides, games, swimming pools, swimming lessons, dunk tanks, water balloon battles and water tag. There will also be a toddler play area and music from the Radio Disney Rockin’ Road Show. The event is followed by the Arizona Sprint Showcase, which attracts elite high school runners from around the country.

Banner Ironwood Medical Center is inviting the community to view the new hospital during an open house event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the facility, south of Combs Road on Gantzel Road, adjacent to Queen Creek.

May 2005

Teens, preteens and even some parents gathered Friday night in living rooms across the nation for the debut of Disney Channel's "High School Musical" sequel.

There will be water and plenty of it Saturday at Chandler’s annual summer party for families.