New features have been revealed for the upcoming Disney Cruise Line ship “Disney Dream.”
Features include:
- A Goofy-themed miniature golf course
- Finding Nemo-themed water play area for kids
- Adult-only decktop pool area with swim-up bar
- Mickey Mouse shaped pool for small children
- Family pool
- High-speed flume ride
- Mini-sized sports courts for soccer and basketball
- Full-sized basketball court
- Table tennis
- Foosball tables
- Walking track
The Disney Dream ship is set to debut on January 26, 2011.
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It is expected that next week the “Hope For Haiti” compilation album will be number 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart.
That album includes singles performed by 20 artists, including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Madonna and more.
This album will become the first digital-only album to top charts and it is estimated that it will be downloaded 150,000 times.
Will you be downloading the “Hope For Haiti” compilation album?
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Disney’s latest animated movie “The Princess and the Frog” is dancing its way to DVD and Blu-ray on March 16, 2010.
The latest Disney princess Tiana kisses a frog, believing he will turn into a prince, however this fairy tale is a little different than the one we were all told as children.
The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious, glamorous New Orleans as Tiana, the first African American Disney princess meets her frog prince and gives him the fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical, magical bayous of Louisiana. The Princess and the Frog’s colorful cast of one-of-a-kind new characters joyfully raises the roof, with voice performances from stars including Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, 2004,“Caroline, or Change”), Keith David (Crash), Jenifer Lewis (“Strong Medicine”), Jim Cummings (“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”), Michael- Leon Wooley (Ghost Town), Bruno Campos (“Nip/Tuck”), Peter Bartlett (The Producers), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Jennifer Cody (Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical”), Oprah Winfrey and John Goodman (Monsters, Inc.).
Bonus Features on the DVD include:
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary by John Musker and Ron Clements (co-writers and directors) and Peter Del Vecho (producer)
- Never Knew I Needed”- Music video by Ne-Yo
- What Do You See: Princess Portraits — A bayou-style quiz tests viewers’ knowledge of all of Disney’s beautiful princesses. Ray’s firefly family creates twinkling portraits of each princess and if the player correctly identifies her, they can enjoy a tongue-cheek mini re-telling of that character’s story.
Bonus Features on the Blu-ray include:
- Magic In The Bayou: The Making of A Princess — Co-writers and directors John Musker and Ron Clements take a freewheeling, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Disney’s newest animated film as it grows from an initial concept to a lavish animated film set in the enchanting world of New Orleans and the surrounding bayous.
- The Return To Hand Drawn Animation
- The Disney Legacy
- Disney’s Newest Princess
- The Princess and the Animator
- Conjuring The Villain
- A Return To The Animated Musical
- Bringing Life to Animation with an introduction by John Musker and Ron Clements.
- Deleted Scenes introduced by the filmmakers
- Art Galleries — A collection of storyboard art traces the visual development of The Princess and the Frog’s rich gallery of characters and settings.
Experience this new “happily-ever-after” story on for $29.99 and on a Blu-ray/DVD/DisneyFile Combo Pack for $39.99.
Click here to read our review of “The Princess and the Frog.”
Source: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
The band Los Lobos will be performing at Royce Hall at UCLA on January 30th. Tickets for the family matinee performance at 2PM are $18-$28, while tickets for the evening performance at 8PM range from $28 to $40. UCLA students get in for $15 for either performance.
Los Lobos is made up of:
- David Hidalgo (singer/guitarist
- Louie Perez (singer/guitarist)
- Cesar Rosas (singer/guitarist)
- Conrad Lozano (singer/bassist)
- Steve Berlin (sax)
- Cougar Estrada (drummer)
Los Lobos is a mix between R&B, blues, spanish and mexican music and Tex-Mex. They are known within the Disney crowds for their recently released album “Los Lobos Goes Disney.”
On the album the band revamps 13 Disney classics. You can read our review of the Los Lobos Goes Disney album here.
Tickets to Los Lobos’ performance can be purchased at www.UCLALive.org.
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The Jewel of Orleans, a jewelry store inside the Disneyland theme park, is closing due to the poor economy.
Couples often visited the store, which has been open inside New Orleans Square in the park for almost 12 years, to purchase engagement rings. The store is known for having one-of-a-kind pieces.
The store will only be open until April 15th.
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