Category — High School Musical

Someone has done a brilliant trailer mashup of High School Musical and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Zac Efron as a dog is too funny.

(Via The Inquisitor)

Now that the movie is out in theatres, and bringing in over $42 million in its first 3 days, you might have some fun viewing these blooper goofs and gaffes that took place during the filming of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”

More videos over on the movie’s youtube channel.

My family and I visited the beautiful El Capitan Theatre this past weekend for a showing of the Disney holiday classic Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in digital 3-D.

It was a hit. [Read more →]

More tickets to the live finale of High School Musical: Get in the Picture will be released on July 22nd. Click Here to learn more about how to get them.

If you haven’t been watching, here’s a bit about the reality tv show:

ABC’S reality show, Disney’s High School Musical: Get in the Picture, will award one prize winner the chance of a lifetime — a music video in the feature film, Disney’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” opening this fall and a recording contract for two singles with Walt Disney Records, one of which will be a version of the song from the music video.

During the series, finalists will hone their skills and one talented newcomer will become a part of “High School Musical” history.

Hosted by Nick Lachey!

Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 East Green Street
Pasadena, California 91101

[ hat tip: LaughingPlace.com ]

The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is the pinnacle of the Disney movie watching experience.  It is old Hollywood meets new, with restorations to both the exterior and interior, and equipped with Dolby SR-D digital sound, film and digital projectors, and 3-D capability. It is a Disney stage production.  It is excellent ice cream.  What’s not to love?

The El Capitan is located in the heart of Hollywood, right across the street from the Kodak Theatre- you know, the Academy Awards place.  It originally opened in 1926 as “Hollywood’s First Home of Spoken Drama.”  In the ten years following its opening it featured over 100 stage productions starring the likes of Will Rogers, Joan Fontaine and Clark Gable.  In 1941 Citizen Kane made its World Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre.  Basically, the place has history.

Then there is the ice cream.  Disney’s Soda Fountain and Studio Store features an old fashioned ice cream parlor (with actual soda jerks!) serving Bakersfield’s famous Dewar’s and homemade candies.  They also make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich (Mickey-shaped, of course).

The store portion is basically a small Disney Store with DVDs and character merchandise, but with a strong emphasis, including theming, on the film currently featured in the adjacent theatre.

We saw WALL-E (my review here, and my kids’ review here).

One of the cool things about the theatre is that they overlay everything to fit the movie, and by everything I mean from the marquee to the ATM (it was space-themed, not a robot).  This is carried next door into the ice cream parlor where my son and I shared a WALL-E sundae, and by share I mean I had two bites and he went into a sugar-fueled eating frenzy (see above).

For WALL-E the El Capitan teamed with NASA and JPL.  The lobby was decorated in models and information regarding various satellites, robotics, and other milestones of space exploration.  It was out of this world (sorry, I couldn’t resist).  WALL-E runs through August 27th.

Prior to WALL-E there was a live stage show that incorporated scenes from classic Disney/Pixar movies into dance numbers featuring the characters from the corresponding films.  The show is called “Disney’s Flight of Fantasy” and the crowd went wild.

My family and I had a blast and I can’t recommend the experience enough.  If you’re visiting for a Disneyland Resort vacation you should really consider adding this to your itinerary, and if you’re local you’ll appreciate this: clean bathrooms in Hollywood.  That’s the Disney touch.

Upcoming shows include Sleeping Beauty, TinkerBell, Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Chihuahua!), The Nightmare Before Christmas (3-D), High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and Bolt (3-D).

You can call 1-800-DISNEY6 or visit www.elcapitantickets.com for tickets and information.

The winning contestant of Disney’s “High School Musical: Get In The Picture” reality TV contest will get a small contract (2 songs) with Disney and a chance to audition to become featured talent in a future show. One of the songs will be featured as the end credits to High School Musical 3.

Sounds like another possible hit for ABC. HSM:GITP debuts July 20th on ABC. (Read)

The third, but not the final High School Musical movie will be coming to theaters everywhere this October 24th. Here’s the first poster released for the film to whet your appetite.

Are you ready for your Senior Year?

The Hollywood Reporter quotes Disney Channel Worldwide chief Rich Ross as confirming that they are already working on the script for the fourth film in the franchise. Yep, you read that right. Rehearsals for filming have barely gotten underway on HSM3, but they’re obviously confident enough to get started on HSM4.

Based on statements of various stars (like Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens) and even Mr. Ross himself it’s unlikely the full cast would reunite for the fourth film. So this would be High School Musical: The Next Generation. Which explains why they made a big deal of the ’sophomores’ hired for parts in HSM3.

What do you think? Can they come up with more songs and story lines that resonate with the next generation of students to fall for the brand?

(via Hollywood Reporter)