Category: Disney Movies

DVD Cover Copyright Disney Centered in the world of classic arcade games, Wreck-It Ralph was theatrically released on November 2, 2012 as the fifty-second full length animated feature in Disney history. The film is 101 minutes in length. Development In 2008, Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter asked Rich Moore, a longtime director of popular…

  DVD Cover Copyright Disney The thirty-ninth full length animated feature in Disney history, Dinosaur was theatrically released on May 19, 2000. It is eighty-two minutes in length. Quiet, It’s a Secret…Lab Upon its release, critics marveled at Dinosaur’s visuals, and for good reason. Rather than utilizing only animation, Dinosaur incorporated an amalgamation of animation…

DVD Cover Copyright Disney It is golden anniversary time! Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel,” Tangled was theatrically released on November 24, 2010 as the fiftieth full length animated feature in Disney history, an occasion acknowledged through the Walt Disney Animation Studios card prior to the movie. At 100 minutes in length, Tangled…

DVD Cover Copyright Disney The forty-ninth full length animated feature in Disney history, The Princess and the Frog was theatrically released on December 11, 2009. It is based loosely on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Frog Prince” and is ninety-seven minutes in length. Back to the Past and the Future The Princess and the…

  This is not your father’s old Ant-Man. When Ant-Man debuted in Tales to Astonish #27 (January 1962), he was one of a growing number of similar themed Marvel (and comic books in general) superheros.  Looking at those early Ant-Man comics, and the three characters to become Ant-Man, I was both excited and had trepidations…

DVD Cover Copyright Disney  Bolt was theatrically released on November 21, 2008 as the forty-eighth full length animated feature in Disney history. It is ninety-six minutes in length. Changing Direction The creation of Bolt was hardly a straightforward process. In the midst of a project called “American Dog,” which sought to tell the tale of…

My daughter recently has become a huge Disney’s High School Musical fan.  We have watched all three movies, have all the music in the car, on her ipod and in her room as well as the chapter books. For those that have never seen Disney’s High School Musical or haven’t seen it since you were…

DVD Cover Copyright Disney Meet the Robinsons was theatrically released as the forty-seventh full length animated feature in Disney history on March 30, 2007. It is based on William Joyce’s 1990 children’s book A Day with Wilbur Robinson and is ninety-four minutes in length. Changes Meet the Robinsons was the first of the recent Disney…

I usually don’t go to opening night of a movie, but in the case of a Disney-Pixar movies I always make an exception and this past Friday night was no different. My 11 year old son and I attended a showing of Inside Out. The movie is 142 minutes long and written by Pete Docter…

What exactly is a Disney Movie Theme Night?  If you ask my kids, they’d tell you it is one of their favorite things that needs to happen more often.  For me, it’s a great way to gather our family together for a night of fun and memories.  A Disney Movie Theme Night is a whole…

Birthdays are a big deal in our family mostly because I make them a big deal.  Ever since our daughter celebrated her first birthday, I have spent the months ahead of time planning and preparing.  As our kids have gotten older the parties have changed, but one thing stays a constant they are all Disney…

Disney’s Tomorrowland, rated PG TOMORROWLAND Disney has had a mixed track record of films based on their theme park attractions. I think we can all agree that Pirates of the Caribbean was a hit, and although not everyone agreed, some people enjoyed The Haunted Mansion. But if you can find anyone who enjoyed The Country…