Today was an important day for the Disney Princesses, as Merida, star of Disney/Pixar’s Brave, officially became the eleventh Disney Princess. The coronation took place during a ceremony held this morning at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
The ceremony was attended by all ten current Disney Princesses: Snow White, Aurora, Belle, Ariel, Cinderella, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana, Mulan, and Rapunzel. Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas was also on hand to preside over the ceremony, and Merida was officially given the title of a Disney Princess by her mother, Queen Elinor.
To see the ceremony …

Disney is adding one more princess to its royal roster. On May 11, Merida – the red headed princess from Disney/Pixar’s Brave – will celebrate her royal coronation at the Magic Kingdom.
Her official coronation ceremony is planned for 9:30 a.m. at Cinderella’s Castle. The current royal court of 10 official Disney Princesses is expected to attend. Guest visiting the Magic Kingdom that day are also welcome to witness the coronation.
As the 11th official Disney Princess, Merida is joining Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Rapunzel …

Last night, Hollywood celebrated the performers, creators, and  at the 2013 Academy Awards. While Argo earned Best Picture, several Disney films were also honored with Oscars at the ceremony, which also included an appearance by the cast of The Avengers.
Following its wins at the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and Annie Awards, Disney/Pixar’s recent film Brave earned the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Co-directors Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman accepted the award, making Chapman the first woman to earn an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The film beat out fellow Disney nominees Wreck-It Ralph and Frankenweenie. Also recognized …

While the Oscars are still a few weeks away here in the United States, the United Kingdom celebrated this year’s achievements in film last night at the annual BAFTA Awards. In addition to such other esteemed films as Argo and Skyfall, Disney/Pixar’s recent film Brave took home one of the top honors of the night.
Presented each year in London by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the BAFTA Awards celebrate the films made over the past year, recognizing both British and foreign-produced films. Brave took home the BAFTA …

The Oscars are still a few weeks away, but this weekend, this year’s animated films were given a chance to shine at the 40th Annual Annie Awards. Disney films took home many of the top awards this year, including the top prizes of Best Animated Feature and Animated Short Subject.
Wreck-It Ralph, Disney Animation Studios’ most recent release, took home five awards, increasing its momentum as it vies for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. In addition to the award for Best Animated Feature, the film also earned awards …

The Walt Disney Studios definitely has something to celebrate: the Oscar nominations were announced, and the company earned 17 nominations for their films!
Lincoln took the most nominations with 12 total, including a nomination for Best Picture. Additionally, Lincoln earned the distinction of being the most nominated film of the year. Other Disney films earned one nomination each, including Frankenweenie, Brave, Wreck-It Ralph, Paperman and The Avengers.
The 12 nominations for Lincoln include:

Best Picture
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role – Daniel Day-Lewis
Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role – Sally Field
Performance By An Actor In A Supporting …

This week brought the announcement of the nominees for this year’s Grammy Awards. Among the nominees were several Disney songs and albums, featuring music from Newsies, The Muppets, and more.
The Broadway cast recording of Newsies earned a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. The hit Broadway show features music by Jack Feldman and Alan Menken, who has previously won five Grammy Awards for his work on such Disney films as Tangled, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast.
After earning the Oscar earlier this year for Best Song, the song “Man or Muppet” from …

This summer, Marvel’s The Avengers took the box office by storm, grossing almost $1.5 billion to become the third-highest-grossing film of all time. Now, fans have the chance to see the film in theaters one last time, as Disney has brought back The Avengers and Disney/Pixar’s Brave to theaters this weekend for Labor Day.
While the films were still playing in a few theaters around the country from their original releases, Disney has expanded their showings to 1,700 theaters each nationwide for the weekend, where they will be playing from now through …

Disney has opened the pre-order sales of both Brave and Finding Nemo DVDs.
 
Each Blu-ray combo pack includes two Blu-ray discs and one DVD. The pack also includes a coupon for $20 off a future online purchase of $40.00 or more; or $10 off a future online purchase of up to $39.99. For Brave, the coupon is valid 11/13/12 -11/25/12. For Finding Nemo, the coupon is valid 12/4/12 -12/16/12.
Plus, each Blu-ray combo pack comes with four beautiful collectible lithographs. Each 10” x 14” lithograph features a special Disney seal stamped in …

Disney Consumer Products has recently unveiled their 2012 lineup of Back to School products, including a fashion-forward apparel collection based on Disney Channel’s Shake It Up; a shoe collection from etnies featuring Phineas and Ferb, and lots more.
A few of the highlights from this new collection include:

Shake It Up by Make Your Mark – An apparel line based on the hit Disney Channel show, this range of Tween fashions was inspired by the looks of CeCe and Rocky with a mix of bright colors and neutrals. Trendy details like sequins, …