Walt Disney World has a new collection of Disney Animal Pals merchandise featuring characters from various animated films. T-Shirt – $34.99 This short-sleeved tee is dark blue. Gus Gus from “Cinderella” is pictured on the left chest, sitting on a mushroom. A yellow butterfly is perched on his nose and a purple flower is on … Read more
Disney+ has released the trailer for “LEGO Pixar: BrickToons,” a new series of shorts inspired by various Pixar films. ‘LEGO Pixar: BrickToons’ “LEGO Pixar: BrickToons” will be comprised of five shorts inspired by “Coco,” “Brave,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” and “Cars.” The official series description reads: Join some of your favorite LEGO Pixar characters for … Read more
Disney has announced the date that Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel at Disneyland Resort will complete its transformation into Pixar Place Hotel. The lodging’s Pixar-inspired evolution will conclude early next year. Pixar Place Hotel To Complete Transformation at Disneyland Resort Early Next Year Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel will officially conclude its transformation and become Pixar Place … Read more
Merida (from the 2012 Pixar film “Brave”) has relocated to a new home in Liberty Square after her final meet and greet at Fairytale Gardens yesterday. Merida in Liberty Square Merida’s new home is located at this Enchanted Glade Gazebo in Liberty Square, behind Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe. Here she is on the map of … Read more
Merida of the 2012 Pixar film “Brave” is greeting guests one last time in Fairytale Gardens at Magic Kingdom today, before the space is transformed into an “Encanto” meet and greet area for Mirabel. Merida Meet & Greet Merida’s meet and greet is located at Fairytale Gardens, which can be found along the walkway from … Read more
After an absence of over two years, the traditional Merida meet and greet has returned to Magic Kingdom. Today was her first day back, and she was meeting guests intermittently. For the most accurate meet and greet times, check the My Disney Experience app for the date of your visit. Merida Meet and Greet The … Read more
Princess Merida from “Brave” has joined the Disney Designer Collection of dolls available at Disneyland Resort. Merida Disney Designer Collection Doll – $129.99 Merida has her classic curly red hair partially pulled back. She has one large hoop earring with chains hanging from it. She wears armor around her neck and one shoulder. Her dress is … Read more
A plethora of new pins, both open edition, and limited release, have arrived at Disneyland Resort. We found most of these in the 20th Century Music Company at Disneyland Park. Cheshire Cat Pin – $9.99 This pin features the Cheshire Cat sitting on a tree branch with a dark sky in the background. “The Sword … Read more
The next princess to join the Disney Designer Collection is Merida from “Brave.” We found this doll in Sir Mickey’s at Magic Kingdom. She is now on display with the other princesses in the collection. Merida Disney Designer Collection Doll – $129.99 Merida has her classic curly red hair partially pulled back. She has one large … Read more
Rob Gibbs, an animator, director, and story artist for Pixar Animation Studios who worked on such films as Monsters, Inc., Inside Out, and Onward, has passed away at the age of 55, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gibbs joined Pixar in 1998, working as a storyboard artist for Toy Story 2. Over the years, he’s had … Read more
Hello again! I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and maybe watching some of their favorite movies on Disney+. This is the second in a two-part series about the marathon of Pixar movies my friend Nicole and I do at the beginning of every year. To read my thoughts on the first 11 Pixar films, … Read more
A princess must be knowledgeable about her kingdom. And her cupcakes. So when I heard there was a new Brave character cupcake at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, you know I had to head over there and try one. This new character cupcake from the Intermission Food Court at All-Star Music is adorable. With just some … Read more
With the recent release of Incredibles 2 in theaters, and it being Pixar’s 20th animated film, I thought it would be fun to rank all of the Pixar movies. The history of Pixar contains movies that have become instant classics for us, as well as those that are best forgotten by some. A very special … Read more
Walt Disney World announced a new daytime parade for the Magic Kingdom several months ago, but today they are previewing two more floats from the parade: Ariel will sit on a large music box float to the tunes of Under the Sea Merida from Brave and her bear-brothers will travel with a troupe of Scottish … Read more
Yesterday morning at the Magic Kingdom, Merida from Disney-PIXAR’s Brave was officially made a Disney Princess during a special ceremony. Celebrities and dignitaries were on hand, but most importantly, so were all of the Disney Princesses. Joe Hogarty took plenty of photos to share with us of the ceremony:
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen was on the scene at the Magic Kingdom earlier this morning and has some newsworthy photos to share from his trip: Work continues on the Grand Floridian DVC wing Lampposts installed in the new parking lot If you closely, you can see the new children’s water play area themed to Alice … Read more