Doc McStuffins is one of the latest Disney Junior hit shows and she is here in a brand new app that I think your little ones are going to enjoy. The app is an extension of the show and features Doc, Hallie, Stuffy, and Lambie as they run their Pet Vet Clinic. Now, I was…
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A Book Review of “Dream It! Do it!”
Dream it! Do it! is the story of Marty Sklar’s 54 year long career with the Disney company. During his career, Marty got to see the opening of 11 Disney parks as well as many other amazing milestones along the way. He shares the first-hand account of his journey in the pages of this book….
Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Centered in the world of classic arcade games, Wreck-It Ralph was theatrically released on November 2, 2012 as the fifty-second full length animated feature in Disney history. The film is 101 minutes in length. Development In 2008, Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter asked Rich Moore, a longtime director of popular…
Movie Review: Dinosaur
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The thirty-ninth full length animated feature in Disney history, Dinosaur was theatrically released on May 19, 2000. It is eighty-two minutes in length. Quiet, It’s a Secret…Lab Upon its release, critics marveled at Dinosaur’s visuals, and for good reason. Rather than utilizing only animation, Dinosaur incorporated an amalgamation of animation…
Movie Review: Tangled
DVD Cover Copyright Disney It is golden anniversary time! Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel,” Tangled was theatrically released on November 24, 2010 as the fiftieth full length animated feature in Disney history, an occasion acknowledged through the Walt Disney Animation Studios card prior to the movie. At 100 minutes in length, Tangled…
Movie Review: The Princess and the Frog
DVD Cover Copyright Disney The forty-ninth full length animated feature in Disney history, The Princess and the Frog was theatrically released on December 11, 2009. It is based loosely on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Frog Prince” and is ninety-seven minutes in length. Back to the Past and the Future The Princess and the…
Movie Review: Ant-Man
This is not your father’s old Ant-Man. When Ant-Man debuted in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962), he was one of a growing number of similar themed Marvel (and comic books in general) superheros. Looking at those early Ant-Man comics, and the three characters to become Ant-Man, I was both excited and had trepidations…
Movie Review: Bolt
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Bolt was theatrically released on November 21, 2008 as the forty-eighth full length animated feature in Disney history. It is ninety-six minutes in length. Changing Direction The creation of Bolt was hardly a straightforward process. In the midst of a project called “American Dog,” which sought to tell the tale of…
A Review of Disney’s High School Musical
My daughter recently has become a huge Disney’s High School Musical fan. We have watched all three movies, have all the music in the car, on her ipod and in her room as well as the chapter books. For those that have never seen Disney’s High School Musical or haven’t seen it since you were…
Movie Review: Meet the Robinsons
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Meet the Robinsons was theatrically released as the forty-seventh full length animated feature in Disney history on March 30, 2007. It is based on William Joyce’s 1990 children’s book A Day with Wilbur Robinson and is ninety-four minutes in length. Changes Meet the Robinsons was the first of the recent Disney…
Movie Review: Disney-Pixar’s “Inside Out”
I usually don’t go to opening night of a movie, but in the case of a Disney-Pixar movies I always make an exception and this past Friday night was no different. My 11 year old son and I attended a showing of Inside Out. The movie is 142 minutes long and written by Pete Docter…
Review of Cars: Tooned-Up Tales App
Cars was one of my favorite Pixar films and it looks like I wasn’t the only one out there who loved this movie! So, when I found out about this app, Cars: Tooned-Up Tales, I was anxious to try it and see what all the fun was about. The app allows kids to play interactive…