So Disney Pixar released this pretty funny footage for Cars N’ Deals of Emeryville Sale-A-Bration! If you watch the video you will see clues on a secret Cars 2 Website. The Pause button is your friend.
Here is a little hit you can also call the number that is on the You Tube Page and give it a listen for clues.
Academy Award®–nominated director/writer Peter Hedges (“Dan in Real Life,” What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”) brings enchantment to the screen with “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim, and their small town of Stanleyville, discover a whole new view on what it is to love and be loved.
When young Timothy suddenly comes into the lives of Cindy and Jim Green, he is the answer to the couple’s dreams, but they have no idea that the magic he brings with him will change the way they—and everyone around them—look at love forever.
From creative genius Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” The Nightmare Before Christmas”) comes “Frankenweenie,” a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
A stop-motion animated film, “Frankenweenie” will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience.
In Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.
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When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for “Frankenweenie,” he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film.Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short, released in 1984.
“Frankenweenie” follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton’s other stop-motion animated films “Corpse Bride” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”—both of which were nominated for Academy Awards®.
Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film.
The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands”), Catherine O’Hara (“Beetlejuice,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas”), Martin Short (“Mars Attacks!”) and Martin Landau (“Ed Wood,” Sleepy Hollow”).
Several of the character names—Victor, Elsa Van Helsing, Edgar “E” Gore and Mr. Burgermeister— were inspired by classic horror films.
Disney Consumer Products (DCP) today announced that it will continue its commitment to helping families eat healthier foods by expanding its produce offering to make Disney-branded produce more widely available and offer more product variety. Families can shop at grocery and national retailers for healthy options including sliced apples and Foodles by Crunch Pak and produce from Dayka Hackett and Chelan Fresh. The expansion effort will include packaging changes to the line of Disney-branded produce such as an update to the recognizable stylized green leaf bearing the Disney logo; placement of nutritional information on the front of packaging, making it easier for families to identify healthy foods; and the addition of the Disney Magic of Healthy Living logo. The packaging transition in the marketplace will be seamless and cause no disruption in product availability.
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During the next year, DCP’s produce licensees expect to launch several new and refreshed Disney-branded products that capitalize on synergistic promotional opportunities tied to Disney entertainment content and beloved characters. To facilitate the ongoing expansion, DCP will collaborate with Minneapolis, Minn.-based Golden Sun Marketing to enter into new license agreements with fresh produce growers and shippers.
“Since Disney announced landmark nutritional guidelines associating Disney brands and characters with a more nutritionally balanced range of foods, we have helped bring more than one billion servings of fruits and vegetables to children and parents looking for healthy food choices,” said John King, director of food for DCP. “By forging relationships directly with leading suppliers and growers, we’re one step ahead in building on this strong foundation. We’re reaching even more families through an expanded product offering with the positive message of eating more fruits and vegetables.”
Disney understands the challenges faced by parents in regard to their family’s nutrition and wants to be part of the solution. In 2006, Disney announced new food guidelines aimed at giving parents and children healthier eating options. Under these guidelines, Disney committed to using its name and characters on kid-focused food products that meet specific criteria, including limits on calories, fat, saturated fat and sugar. The guidelines also included a long-term target for balancing the licensed food portfolio such that 85% will be everyday foods with the smaller 15% comprised of special-occasion treats. DCP has achieved this goal in North America.
As part of its ongoing effort to promote healthier lifestyles and nutrition for kids and families, Disney announced last September the Magic of Healthy Living — a national multimedia initiative designed to help parents with their quest to raise healthy, happy kids. The initiative, which included public service announcements featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and young Disney stars, builds on Disney’s commitment to a healthier generation of kids.
Recently Disney Cruise Line released its 2010 Community Report, highlighting the many ways it is actively involved in making a difference in the port communities it frequents – from Europe to the Caribbean. The report showcases how Disney Cruise Line is giving back to communities around the world, practicing environmental stewardship and fostering an inclusive workplace for its cast and crew members.
Special Disney memories were created in some of the world’s most remarkable destinations where Disney ships traveled in 2010. Many children personally experienced the magic of Disney for the first time when beloved Disney characters visited hospitals and schools throughout Europe. The children’s ward at a hospital in Barcelona now features a larger-than-life mural of Disney characters, painted by more than 300 guests and shipboard volunteers when the Disney Magic spent a summer season in Europe.
In Papenburg, Germany, where the line’s first new ship in more than a decade was recently built, Disney, together with the Meyer Werft shipyard, placed a high focus on energy efficiency during construction. As a result the Disney Dream came online this past January with some of the most energy efficient equipment in the industry. Utilizing new technologies and minimizing waste continues to be a focus as Disney Cruise Line moves forward with its historic business expansion and completes construction of sister ship Disney Fantasy in early 2012.
Additional highlights from the report include:
Community Outreach
The cast and crew of Disney Cruise Line take great pride in giving back to many port communities around the world. This tradition of community service has long been a hallmark of the company culture. More than 3,200 children were visited by Disney characters in Disney Cruise Line ports of call last year.
The Environment
Disney Cruise Line is dedicated to minimizing our impact on the environment through efforts focused on utilizing new technologies, increasing fuel efficiency, minimizing waste and promoting conservation worldwide. The line strives to instill positive environmental stewardship in cast and crew members, and seeks to inspire others through programs that engage guests and the communities in Disney’s ports of call.
The Workplace
Disney Cruise Line is committed to providing workplaces that foster safety, inclusion and respect both on land and at sea.
The Community Report represents the latest phase in Disney’s longstanding heritage of corporate social responsibility and reflects a company-wide effort to build an integrated, transparent strategy that focuses on serving the needs of primary stakeholders, including guests, cast and crew members, shareholders, business partners and local communities.
As part of The Walt Disney Company’s consolidated corporate responsibility report, the Disney Cruise Line Community Report reflects activities between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. To view the complete 2010 Disney Cruise Line report, please visit: http://community.disneycruisenews.com/.
Mickey Mouse now reigns at a new location in Magic Kingdom to meet and greet his friends at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests can now go backstage at Town Square Theater for photos and autographs.
Mickey’s new location also heralds the first-ever use of Disney’s FASTPASS Service for a character meet-and-greet experience. Guests can also use FASTPASS and queue to meet the Disney princesses, for whom Town Square Theater will be a meet-and-greet location during New Fantasyland construction.
Guests visit Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon for thrills like the Crush ‘n’ Gusher water coaster and Gang Plank Falls. This June, they’ll hit the water park’s wave pool to help break a world record and spread an important message about teaching children to swim.
“We were honored Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park will once again serve as the official headquarters location for a second record-breaking World’s Largest Swimming Lesson,” said Jean Gallagher, director of water parks for Walt Disney World Resort. “At Walt Disney Parks and Resorts we have a strong commitment to water safety and the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson is a reminder to guests of all ages that when they step in the water we want them to have fun and be safety smart at the same time.”
Last year’s inaugural World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, hosted by Walt Disney World Resort, established the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson when almost 4,000 participants across 34 states, five countries and three continents participated to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim to prevent drowning.
To help spread the message about the importance of learning to swim, the worldwide safety and accessibility team at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has produced a popular DVD, Disney’s Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa: Safety Smart in the Water. In the DVD, Timon and Pumbaa help children learn that fun in the water starts with safety. Hundreds of copies of the DVD were distributed at last year’s event.
Tragically, drowning is the second leading cause of unintended injury related death of children ages 1-14 in the United States. In fact, more than one in four fatal drowning victims is a child under the age of 14.
Research also shows if a child doesn’t learn to swim before the 3rd grade, they likely never will. The threat of childhood drowning is even greater outside the U.S.
Olympic gold medal swimmers Rowdy Gaines and Janet Evans once again serve as official spokespeople for the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. Evans will encourage swimmers at a remote site in California, while Gaines will kick off the event at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and serve as master of ceremonies.
“I’m thrilled to be working with The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson for the second year to help spread the word that swimming lessons save lives,” said Gaines. “Learning to swim and the exposure to the water safety messages that swimming lessons offer provide a fundamental first step in drowning prevention.”
Great news Disney Fans…
Disney Online has launched “Destination: Disney,” an all new original video series that gives fans an inside look at the ‘Disney difference’ found at the Disney Parks and Resorts. In the first three episodes of the series, host Samantha Brown explores the splendor of the Disney Dream Cruise Ship, focusing on innovative technologies, unique dining experiences and special adult-exclusive activities.
Episode 1: “Innovation and Technology” – Brown explores the integration of innovative technology on board the Dream highlighting industry firsts like the Aquaduck – cruising’s first on-ship water coaster!
Episode 2: “Dream Cuisine” – Go behind the scenes as Brown tempts palettes with signature adult-exclusive dining at Remy and Palo on the Disney Dream.
Episode 3: “Be Our Guest” – Brown highlights adult-exclusive pools, the Senses spa and the night life at The District.
Click here to check them out!
In a recent interview with Burny Mattinson, he hinted that a full-length feature with Mickey and his pals, Donald and Goofy may be in the beginning stages. He seems to be pushing toward the classic Mickey, who was a bit mischievous compared to the Mickey today.
Movements to the classic Mickey have already started with the video game Epic Mickey. They are working to give a new dimension to the Mickey we all know and love.
This hasn’t been approved by the executives at Disney yet, but they have started to rethink his personality, walk, look and even his house at Walt Disney World- hopefully we still recognize him after all this!
Great news coming out of Cinema Con this week! The sequel to Disney/Pixar’s Monsters Inc. now has a title: Monsters University.
Monsters Inc. was one or Pixar’s early hits that was released in 2001 as the company’s 4th movie. Pete Docter and David Silverman co-directed the pic, which featured voicework from John Goodman and Billy Crystal as fright engineers Sully and Mike Wazowski. The movie scared up $525 million worldwide.
Sully/Goodman and Wazowski/Crystal are expected to be back as will monster bad guy Randall Boggs (voices by Steve Buscemi). Disney has scheduled the sequel for a 2012 release.
Details from this new Pixar flick are few and far between. All we know is that it will be a prequel to Monsters Inc.
Source Hollywood Reporter
Image Source The Pixar Blog
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I want to talk to you about the Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook: A Swashbuckler’s Guide from the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Complete with step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, and full-color photography from the Pirates of the Caribbean films, this nautical treasure trove arrrrrrrrrticulates such vital and colorful information as:
Written by Jason Heller, a longtime entertainment journalist for The A.V. Club and coauthor of its 2009 pop-culture bible Inventory, the Handbook arrives just in time for Captain Jack’s long-awaited return in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. This fiendishly adventurous book is essential reading for pirate lovers, Johnny Depp fans, and all-around rogues and rapscallions of all ages.
