Thanks to good word-of-mouth and a healthy marketing push, Marvel and Disney have a huge hit on their hands with James Gunn‘s “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
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Disney’s MALEFICENT available on DVD/Blu-ray November 4th
Disney’s most iconic villain “MALEFICENT” comes to life for all to own, November 4, 2014. Starring Academy Award®-winning actress Angelina Jolie (Best Supporting Actress, “Girl, Interrupted,” 2000) as Maleficent, this wickedly fun twist on the classic “Sleeping Beauty” will be made available on Disney Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand platforms.
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Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection Mary Poppins Three Disc Set Available August 26
Walt Disney Records’ newly created line of collectible CDs, Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection, celebrates the anniversaries of Disney’s most cherished and classic films that have been enchanting audiences for generations.
The label honors one of the most celebrated and beloved soundtracks of all time with the 50th anniversary release of the Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection Mary Poppins on August 26, 2014. The Mary Poppins collection features over 2½ hours of content, including the original soundtrack, The Lost Chords – previously released demos and newly recorded versions, plus cast and filmmaker interviews and a collectible 20-page booklet. Also included are excerpts from the historic “Mary Poppins” story meetings in 1961 with author P.L. Travers, as heard over closing credits of the critically acclaimed film “Saving Mr. Banks.” Grammy® winning producer, Randy Thornton contributed extensive liner notes.
First released in 1964, the Mary Poppins original motion picture soundtrack featured 14 original songs by legendary Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman. The soundtrack was the #1 album for 14 consecutive weeks in 1965, maintaining the #1 position that year longer than the Beatles (Beatles’ 65, Beatles VI, and the Help! soundtrack), Elvis Presley (Roustabout soundtrack), The Rolling Stones (Out of Our Heads) and The Sound of Music soundtrack. “Mary Poppins” won five Oscars®, two of which the Sherman brothers received for “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and the film’s original musical score.
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The Walt Disney Company and the National Cable Television Cooperative Announce Robust Long-Term Distribution Agreement
The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced a comprehensive multi-year distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s robust lineup of top quality sports, news and entertainment content to participating NCTC members’ customers across TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. The cable co-op serves nearly 1,000 member companies across the United States.
“NCTC is pleased to again offer our members access to top-tier sports and family channels under our new agreement with Disney & ESPN Networks Group. The addition of the SEC Network, Longhorn Network and digital platform rights helps strengthen the long-term partnership and enhances the value the agreement brings to members,” commented Judy Meyka, Executive Vice President of Programming, NCTC.
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Here’s How Groot And Rocket Raccoon Look Without Visual Effects In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’
“Guardians of the Galaxy” hits theaters Friday and is expected to have a huge $70 million-plus opening weekend.
While Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, and Dave Bautista star, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper will lend their voices to two scene-stealing characters, a larger than life, tree-like creature Groot and feisty raccoon Rocket.
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Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure Park Fact Sheet
Walt Disney on creating an amusement park: “We believed in our idea – a family park where parents and children could have fun – together.”
Overview: Paradise Pier celebrates the lure of the Pacific Coast, which has welcomed countless visitors to its sandy shores. The pier pays tribute to the classic amusement parks that populated the California coast from the beginning of the 20th century through the 1940s. Paradise Pier features vintage-style rides and games, as well as many Victorian-inspired shops and restaurants and is located at Disney California Adventure Park.
What’s new: The nighttime spectacular “World of Color” debuted a new show for the holiday season, starting in 2013. “World of Color – Winter Dreams” features Olaf from Disney’s popular animated feature film “Frozen.” Guests put their gaming skills to the test with the Fun Wheel Challenge, a smart device, Wi-Fi-based game that lets guests compete against each other to control the lights on Mickey’s Fun Wheel for 30 seconds.
Don’t miss: Paradise Pier features several exciting attractions, including California Screamin’, a FastPass attraction that recalls the style of classic wooden roller coasters of the coastal piers. Toy Story Mania!, located underneath the loop of California Screamin’, “shrinks” guests to the size of a toy and tests their skills in a series of 3D carnival games. It features many of the characters from Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story” films. An icon of Disney California Adventure Park is Mickey’s Fun Wheel, an extraordinary Ferris wheel with 24 gondolas, some swinging as high as 150 feet in the sky. At night, “World of Color” turns the placid bay in front of Mickey’s Fun Wheel into an animated stage with memorable music and stunning visuals with water, lights and fire.
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Video – A Look at Tour de Turtles at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort hosts the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s annual “Tour de Turtles” event which allows sea turtle fans to follow the marathon migration of 12 sea turtles.
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First Look! Watch Disney’s Dark and Magical Trailer for “Into the Woods”
Disney has released the first trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods, which will hit theatres Dec. 25. Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt are among the stars.
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Lawsuit Over Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Trailer Heats Up
Kelly Wilson, the creator of a short 2D computer-animated film entitled The Snowman, has survived the first round in a copyright lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company over its teaser trailer to the blockbuster film, Frozen.
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