Disney News Aug. 31-Sept. 6: Meet the young Walt Disney, new breakfast options at Disney Parks

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The big event this past week was Force Friday, the unveiling of merchandise for the upcoming Star Wars film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Disney publicity photo of Sci-Fi-Dine-In-Theater

But there was plenty of other news out there in the Disney Universe, including:

• A new four-diamond JW Marriott hotel is being proposed near Disneyland, according to the L.A. Times.

• A look at how theme parks tour their contribution to scientific research, from the Orlando Sentinel.

• Meet Demitri Vardoulias, the 12-year-old who plays the young Walt Disney in a new movie, from the Orlando Sentinel.

• Here’s the Old-Timey Merry-Go-Round in Griffith Park, which inspired Walt Disney to create Disneyland, from the Los Angeles Magazine.