Princess Tiana Joins Disney Royal Court

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Today is the big day for the Disney DVD release of Princess and the Frog! Disney sent us a copy last week of the Blu-Ray combo pack and I loved watching this weekend. Tiana is most definitely a modern day princess with the message that Prince Charming doesn’t always have to save the girl, some girls are more than capable of saving Prince Charming. Loved the movie and Tiana as role model.

This Sunday a magical ceremony took place in the Grand Ballroom at the historic New York Palace in Manhattan. As the newest Disney Princess, Tiana will forever be celebrated and recognized as a Disney Princess across all divisions of the Walt Disney Company and will be included in all Disney Princess merchandise featuring multiple Disney Princess characters.

Just like the Old Dogs Blu-Ray combo pack I told you about, I am loving the three discs that come in this combo. We can watch the Blu-Ray in our home theater, watch the DVD in the car and transfer the digital copy to our iPhones. Thank goodness Disney gets this from parents!

Have fun watching it everyone and congrats to Princess Tiana!

Old Dogs is a Great Family Movie

We are big Robin Williams fans in this house and we were excited to see him and John Travolta team up in the movie Old Dogs. It is a really cute family movie with just enough injury to private parts to keep the older boys laughing and engaged.

What I was really most impressed with though is the Blu-Ray/DVD pack. As a mom of kids who have routinely scratched dvds in one way or another I think these new packs are awesome. You get the Blu-Ray disc, a DVD disc AND a digital disk to transfer the movie to your computer or iPhone. It is about time that companies got on board with the realities that our kiddos watch tv in a big variety of ways and instead of up charging us for that, just include it! YAY for Disney.

Here was one of our favorite scenes from the movie:

The Blu-Ray pack comes out next Tuesday so plan to pick one up!

*Betweentalk.com staff was compensated for our honest review of this product.

The Jonas Brothers’ Super Biggest Fan!

From the Editors of Girl World Daily

So you can’t score a date with a Jonas, but what would be the next best thing? To be one of their best girl buds, right? On the Disney Channel original series “JONAS,” she’s the “super biggest Jonas fan,” Macy Misa. Offscreen? Well, you know what they say about art imitating life. …

Girl World Daily: What would you like to see happen to Macy on “JONAS” in the future?
Nicole Anderson: I’d like to see Macy develop her friendship with the boys because she started out as this crazy fan. It was like she had two relationships with them. She saw them as Jonas the band but then was friends with the boys in real life. I would like to see how her friendship progresses with them.

GWD: What surprises you about the boys?
NA: I did not realize how competitive Nick is! If we lost a softball game, it would ruin his day! We played it every lunch break. He definitely took it seriously … but all in good fun.

GWD: You and Chelsea Staub, who plays Macy’s best friend, Stella Malone, are real-life pals, right?
NA: Oh, yeah. We’ve known each other for, I guess, four years before the show. We met in acting class, and we hit it off. We had sleepovers and became best friends. I originally went for the role of Stella, and it came down to me, her and Demi Lovato. We all had to read with the Jonas brothers, and Chelsea ended up getting it. I was so happy for her. They came back to me and said they’d love for me to read with Chelsea for the role of Macy. I thought, “This is so perfect.”

GWD: Do you go see the Jonas Brothers in concert?
NA: I went to their shows in Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta. I made an appearance onstage in Dallas, and then all of us here in L.A. went to that show. And I did a Jonas Fan Van in Atlanta and got to see them there too. I love “Fly With Me” and “Lovebug.”

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Bow-tique

This DVD takes kids on an educational and entertaining journey. In these episodes Minnie leads the gang on a series of problem solving adventures that can keep anyone entertained. As a parent of three girls it is great to see a compilation of episodes centered on their favorite character, Minnie Mouse. What is great about this show is that Mickey and the gang want you the viewer to get involved and help them solve their problems. Disney has a way of making education part of their shows and once again this is a great example.

I ♥ JONAS

To start off I was pleasantly surprised by the new I Heart Jonas DVD. I have three daughters and there was something for all of them on this DVD. My oldest of course loves the boys and my youngest rocked out to the music. Even I enjoyed watching the show. This DVD is wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Nick, Kevin and Joe are good role models for small children and young adults. Episode after episode there is great plot lines and hilarious jokes. I would recommend this DVD to all my friends and family, young or old male or female.

This comes out on DVD on Jan 26th!

Story:
Fans will get a kick out of the lovable antics of three of the world’s most famous musicians with 7 specially selected episodes of the hit Disney Channel Original Series in I ♥ JONAS. Viewers will see how Joe reacts when he discovers that Stella has a date with another guy, and what happens when the tables are turned and a struggling young actress makes a play for Joe. Plus, with the never-before-seen
bonus feature, “You’ve Just Been Jo Bro’d—Surprising Jordin Sparks,” I ♥ JONAS is a must-have for any Jonas Brothers fan!
Bonus Features
• You’ve Just Been Jo Bro’d – Surprising Jordin Sparks – Jordin thinks she is participating in a radio interview with the Jonas Brothers. But confusion and mayhem soon follow as the interview quickly takes on a life of its own with crazy questions and odd callouts. Then the Jo Bros get in on the action by pretending to be “callers!”
• Exclusive Premium Magnets Featuring Each Of The Jonas Brothers on the package (while supplies last)

Disclaimer: Compensation was provided for this honest review.

Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie Extended Edition

Did you see this movie when it aired on Disney a few months ago? We did and loved it. That is why we were so excited to have it be released on DVD! This DVD edition comes with a color-changing wishing stone and a bonus DVD full of behind the scenes interviews explaining how they do some of the magical scenes special effects.

This is a great DVD to get during the holiday break. It will keep you entertained for hours

If you have not seen it, here is what the story is about!

The most magical event of the year is now even bigger, with more thrilling adventure! Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie Extended Edition features exclusive footage, behind-the-scenes bonus and awesome extras that take you deeper into the mysterious world of wizardry! Embark on a supernaturally exciting adventure as the Russos, your favorite family of wizards-in-training, join together on a quest full of heart-stopping action and hilarious magical mishaps! While on vacation, Alex (Selena Gomez) accidentally casts a spell that threatens her family’s existence! Max (Jake T. Austin) tries to keep his parents together while Alex and Justin (David Henrie) use every trick they know as they search for the “Stone of Dreams” to reverse the spell and save their family. You won’t want to miss one extraordinary moment of this extended, magic-filled and action-packed movie!

Disclosure: We were sent a free copy of this movie to review. Our opinions are our own and were not influenced by the review copy provided.

Disney Haunted Holidays

Looking for something unusual to do during this holiday break? Head over to Disney’s Haunted Holidays page for some unique activities. There are some very cool things to do, especially the Pirates of the Caribbean page!

“Haunted Holidays” brings together scary attractions like the Haunted Mansion, notorious villains from classic films like “Snow White,” and then embraces the holiday “spirit” literally with special features on the upcoming “Christmas Carol” film from Walt Disney Studios.

From Pirates to Muppets, from London to New Orleans, “Haunted Holidays” on Disney.com brings together an array of exclusive and never before seen features from some of Disney’s most popular films and characters. Highlights include:

The Haunted Mansion

Often picked as a favorite attraction by Disney Parks guests around the world, the Haunted Mansion is celebrating its 40^th anniversary this year, and on Disney.com you can watch exclusive behind-the-scenes videos that look at the history and Imagineering that went into creating the spookiest place at Disneyland. The Haunted Mansion Chapter features:

• “Choose your Demise” game, in the “spirit” of the real Haunted Mansion elevator portraits the portraits featured in this game may not be as they appear.
• Exclusive flip book of Haunted Mansion images and artwork
• Exclusive, behind-the-scenes videos and fan videos at Disneyland Resort

The Muppets

The Muppets have “dug up” their favorite spooky jokes in honor of Halloween – check out all-new videos and shorts, you don’t have to be a werewolf to howl at these jokes, even our mummy likes them. Chapter features are:

• Hidden “pop-up” Halloween jokes
• Original Halloween-themed videos
• Fan-favorite Muppet sketches

Nightmare Before Christmas

What holiday is complete without a visit to Halloweentown with Jack Skellington?  Continuing a Disney Halloween tradition, the “Nightmare Before Christmas” Chapter features:

• Video of Rise Against’s music video “Making Christmas”
• Links to Disney.com Create portal photo mash-up featuring “Nightmare” characters

Disclosure: We were compensated for this review. Our opinions are our own and were not influenced by compensation provided.

BLASTER’S BOOT CAMP

Basic Training Course

Listen up boys and girls! Being part of G-FORCE isn’t all fun and games! It requires special skills and training. When you’re on an important, top secret mission you need to know that your team has what it takes. Do you have what it takes? Find out if you’re ready to become part of the special government task force known as G-FORCE!

Kobe Doin’ Work

When ESPN/Disney  sent this Denver Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony worshiping, family a video about Kobe Bryant we were skeptical to say the least. Let’s just the Lakers defeat of the Nuggets in the Final Four last year is still a hard pill to swallow! But I have to say that we did end up really liking the movie. Spike Lee directs it and he did a really good of showing us what life is like as a professional basketball player. These guys play hard. Kobe works hard. Kobe really does lead the Lakers! I learned a lot about different parts of the game and the triangle offense finally makes sense to me!

Here is a quick look at it:

So, do we recommend it?

YES for Kobe fans
YES for Lakers fans
YES for basketball fans
YES for sports fans
YES for Spike Lee fans

Even this Nuggets fan can appreciate a great basketball documentary!

It is TV14 because of some of the language. The movie doesn’t filter out the words they use on the court.

“WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE” SOUNDTRACK

Last week we recieved two copies of this in the mail, one for us to review and one to giveaway to a lucky BeTweenTalk member!

We had a lot of fun listening to the songs in the car on a recent roadtrip. As always we loved Selena Gomez, she was the best artist on the soundtrack with Steve Rushton and KSM being a close second.

All the songs have a ‘magic’ theme and we thought it was definetly worth buying!

Track list:

1. Disappear Selena Gomez

2. Magical Selena Gomez

3. Magic (Pilot) Selena Gomez

4. Strange Magic Steve Rushton

5. Magic (The Cars) Honor Society

6. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Mitchel Musso

7. Magic Carpet Ride KSM

8. Magic (Xanadu) Meaghan Martin

9. You Can Do Magic Drew Seeley

10. Some Call It Magic Raven-Symoné

11. Do You Believe in Magic Aly & AJ

12. Everything Is Not As It Seems Selena Gomez

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