Two great designs are featured as part of this week’s exclusive Disney Parks Authentic parks limited availability attraction poster t-shirt collection. The Jingle Cruise is a new tradition at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. It debuted last season and has returned this year with even… Read More »Two Exclusive Disney Parks Authentic T-Shirts Online Now
I hope you weren’t just getting into ABC’s sit-com Selfie? It has been canceled. The show starred John Cho and Karen Gillan in a modern retelling of “My Fair Lady.” Unfortunately, I think most audience members (myself included) saw it as a one trick pony.… Read More »ABC Cancels Selfie, Orders Full Season of Forever
There’s a name change for this year’s televised Disney Parks Christmas parade on ABC and Frozen has been given the title spot. The “Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration” will air on December 25th at 10AM ET. This will be the 31st anniversary of the show.… Read More »Disney Parks Christmas Parade Special on ABC Gets Frozen
Updated: 11/12 to add new film “Strange Magic” Get out your favorite box of candy and put on those 3D glasses, it’s time to preview the 2015 lineup of movies from Walt Disney Studios (and related companies). The list of movies set for release next… Read More »Release Dates for Walt Disney’s 2015 Movie Slate
Congratulations to the team at Walt Disney Animation Studios down in Burbank. Disney’s “Big Hero 6” eclipsed Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” at the weekend box office. The estimated take for Big Hero 6 is $56.2 million dollars, a 15% increase over 2012’s fall release “Wreck-It Ralph,”… Read More »It was a super weekend for Big Hero 6
We were out shopping at Target tonight and right next to the Christmas Tree themed cupcakes, we noticed three boxes with fun Frozen themed holiday cookie crafts. Olaf Marshmallow Cookie Pops and Snow Globe Shaped Frozen Cookie kits are cool. While the Frozen Sugar Cookie… Read More »Frozen Cookie Crafts at Target
In anticipation for Big Hero 6, opening in a theater near you today. The folks over at Oh My Disney created some fantastic redesigns of both new and classic Disney characters in Japanese art styles. Ever wondered what Winnie the Ariel or Dumbo would look… Read More »Disney in Japanese Art Styles
The latest animated feature from Disney, “Big Hero 6,” is a fast-paced, visually rich 3-D computer animated feature that is a clever reflection of the world we live in today with lessons we can use to build a better tomorrow. Just like in “Frozen,” Walt Disney’s animators rise to the task and deliver a wonderful story, with complex characters, that is both unique and uniquely Disney at the same time.
At the center of Big Hero 6 is a boy named Hiro Hamada. Hiro and his older brother have both experienced a lot of loss in their life, and they’re each dealing with it in different ways. Tadashi, the older brother, is applying himself in school, while Hiro is using his robotic skills to win in the underground robot fights. A series of circumstances drives Hiro to finally apply himself and, with the help of friends, overcome great odds to deliver justice.
Based on a Marvel comic book, Big Hero 6 is Disney’s first super hero animated feature. But in this case the heroes are all scientists, nerds, and geeks. Which I think is a great model for kids today. In the movie STEM is front and center as being important focus of learning. That’s definitely new from Disney too.
The movie is set in the fictional town of San Fransokyo, but as the name suggests it looks as if San Francisco and Tokyo had a baby. The overall design also lends itself to a slight, kawaii-Japanese animation feel. The animators have packed so much detail into the cityscape that you can probably see the movie numerous times and not see it all.
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