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Take a look at photos from the Rock Your Disney Side 24 Hour Party Villains ‘It’s Good to Be Bad’ Pre Parade. Photos courtesy of Jill Smith.
Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) and Walt Disney Records announced today the launch of “Disney Karaoke: Frozen,” an app based on the highest grossing animated film of all time, Frozen. “Disney Karaoke: Frozen” will be available in the Music and Entertainment categories of the App Store℠ with movie clips and nine original songs from the film that are featured in the triple Platinum-selling soundtrack from Walt Disney Records.
The “Disney Karaoke: Frozen” app allows consumers to listen, sing along, and record their own voice through an assortment of nine songs from the film, including “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” “For the First Time in Forever,” “Love is An Open Door,” the Academy Award-winning hit, “Let It Go,” and more. To further enrich the consumer experience, the app allows fans to follow the lyrics with a snowflake and save recordings to a gallery. It can also be used with AirPlay®, offering singers the opportunity to play the music on television screens in their living room.
“Disney Karaoke: Frozen” is the next installment in a growing collection of digital apps by DPW that invites fans of all ages to re-live the stunning big-screen comedy adventure featuring fearless optimist, Anna, and her sister, Elsa. “Frozen Storybook Deluxe” was the first to launch in the collection and has since hit the Top 10 iPad Kids Category for downloads in 114 different countries and a Top 10 iPad Entertainment Category for downloads in 118 different countries. Later this year, additional Frozen apps will be unveiled to extend engagement of the franchise through unique and immersive digital storytelling.
“As we continue to extend Disney franchises across digital platforms, there is nothing more exciting than exploring the ways in which we can reach today’s consumers in deeper, more engaging ways with our incredible stories and characters,” said Lyle Underkoffler, vice president, Digital Media. “The ‘Disney Karaoke: Frozen’ app celebrates the beautiful music that everyone knows and loves, but it also allows fans to experience the movie anytime and anywhere in a highly active and uniquely Disney way.”
“Disney Music Group has had a long history of success with karaoke products, and it’s incredibly exciting to see this part of our business continue to innovate and grow,” added Trevor Kelley, vice president, Global Digital Marketing. “Frozen really is the perfect title to launch this product with given the strong personal connection that fans have had with the music from the film. It’s been incredible to get it into consumers’ hands.”
A leader in the karaoke audio category, Walt Disney Records also has 30+ titles in the Disney Karaoke Series with over 1.5mm in sales since the line’s inception in 2005. Frozen is the only Disney Karaoke title to debut in the Top 20 on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #17.
The Frozen original motion picture soundtrack spent thirteen non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart and remains the top-selling album of 2014. The Frozen soundtrack surpassed The Lion King’s 10-week reign at No. 1 in 1994 and has spent the most weeks at No. 1 for an animated film soundtrack in the 58-year history of the chart.
Disney Consumer Products is also celebrating the music from Frozen with new products that will be available at mass retailers and Disney Store this fall featuring the beloved songs from the film. From dolls, to role-play dresses, to jewelry sets and more, Frozen fans will be able to recreate the musical moments of their favorite characters.
For additional “Disney Karaoke: Frozen” mobile app updates and information, visit www.DisneyStories.com, Facebook at Facebook.com/disneyreads and Twitter at @DisneyReads.
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‘Festival of the Lion’ will be returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom on June 1, 2014. The show will open up the all-new Harambe Theater in the Africa section of the park.
Take a look at some photos of the Villains version of the Move it, Shake it, Celebrate it, Parade during the Rock Your Disney Side 24 Hour Party.
Take a look at some photos of the Heroes version of the Move it, Shake it, Celebrate it, Parade during the Rock Your Disney Side 24 Hour Party.
Take a look at some construction photos of the new bridge connecting DVC’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa with Downtown Disney’s Marketplace.
Pulling off a rockin’ 24 hours at a Disney theme park took countless hours, creativity and collaboration from Cast Members who delivered an all-nighter of magic and fun for guests.
To kick off summer travel season during Memorial Day weekend, Disney Parks created a bi-coastal, spectacular celebration with theme parks in Florida and California remaining open for 24 hours.
Teams in entertainment, food and beverage, special events and merchandise developed a smorgasbord of unique experiences for the occasion. Featuring a star-studded lineup of Disney heroes and villains, specialty offerings included an exclusive Maleficent cupcake, meet and greet opportunities for rarely spotted characters and a Disney villains takeover of the ever-popular “Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!” Street Party.
“The summer kickoff is one of the highlights of the year,” said Christina Frommling, who is the Disney pastry chef behind the Maleficent cupcake. “As Cast Members, it is exciting to dream up these ideas and then make these special offerings and magical moments come to life exclusively for 24 hours.”
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, a playful and musical family-style coaster that immerses guests in the timeless story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, officially opened at Magic Kingdom today in time to greet summer guests to Walt Disney World Resort.
Joined by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida and Orlando Magic players Victor Oladipo and Tobias Harris, Magic Kingdom vice president Phil Holmes welcomed park guests as the first riders to experience the newest attraction at Walt Disney World Resort.
As the crowning jewel of New Fantasyland – the largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom – the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a rocking, rollicking coaster that immerses guests in the lovable world of Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Happy and Dopey. Inspired by the classic Disney animated film classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” the attraction sends riders on a playful musical adventure into the mine “where a million diamonds shine.”
Featuring an innovative, first-of-its-kind ride system, guests boarding the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train pivot back and forth during twists, turns, hills and drops. Guests are transported through magical mountain scenery and a glowing mine with scenes of the Dwarfs and frolicking forest creatures.
Music from the film classic accompanies the journey. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train features spectacular Audio-Animatronics – with cars slowing down so guests can spot favorite characters making an appearance in different scenes.
At ride’s end, the cottage of the Dwarfs, replicated from the film to exacting detail by Walt Disney Imagineers, comes into view with a dancing Snow White visible through a window.
Guests can reserve access to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with FastPass+ in advance of their visit to Walt Disney World Resort using MyDisneyExperience.com a component of MyMagic+.
One Kings Lane (www.OneKingsLane.com), a leading online destination for the home, will sell 150 props from the set of Disney’s live-action epic Maleficent and all the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America. The sale will offer one-of-a-kind items, including embroidered and lush cushions, ornate trunks, and pewter serveware from the film set. This marks the first time Walt Disney Studios has sold film set pieces from a new release. The online sale begins May 30 at 11 A.M. EDT/8 A.M. PDT exclusively on www.OneKingsLane.com.
“Fans of the film and its exquisite interiors are in for a treat with these rare pieces, and we’re delighted to be the only retailer to offer them,” said Susan Feldman, One Kings Lane chief merchandising officer and co-founder. “The array of beautiful product truly captures the fantasy and marvel that is Maleficent.”
The 150 products range from a petite jar with wishbone stick, $75, from Elle Fanning’s character Aurora’s cottage, to a pewter chalice, $165, and Indian chappati bowl, $325, from the majestic castle’s great hall. Additional pieces include a large tapestry with painted scene, $800, and baroque trunks and chests, starting from $1,000.
“We formed an eccentric mix of chaos and fun,” said Lee Sandales, set decorator, Maleficent. “As set designers we tell a story with scenery. The bold vision of Maleficent has allowed us to imagine a whole fantastical world.”
