Disney’s Magic Kingdom is getting a brand new parade in the spring of 2014, according to an announcement made yesterday at the “Monstrous Summer” press event.
The parade, named the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, celebrates New Fantasyland with innovative parade floats, vibrant costumes, and an all new original soundtrack featuring songs from Disney films and a theme song for the parade.
Stories highlighted in the parade include The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Tangled, and Disney/Pixar’s Brave.
The concept art for the parade includes a pirate-themed float featuring Peter …

In an attempt to position the company for future growth, a significant number of jobs will be eliminated at the Walt Disney Company. Many of those jobs will likely be at the movie studio and may include marketing, production, and home entertainment positions.
This move comes several months after an internal audit was ordered by CEO Bob Iger and CFO Jay Rasulo in an effort to identify departments that needed to be reorganized to meet new business models. No one knows for certain the exact number of jobs that will be …

Celebrity chef Cat Cora and director/animator John Lasseter are set to host special dinners tied to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, which begins September 28.
Cat Cora, well-known as a Food Network Iron Chef, and owner of Kouzzina By Cat Cora, her restaurant at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, will host a five course meal on October 2 and 4. The cost is $170 and reservations are required.
Pixar fans will jump at the chance to meet directorJohn Lasseter, and his wife Nancy, at Citrico’s in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, where …

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 …

To celebrate Disney/Pixar’s upcoming film Brave, the Hilton Garden Inn is offering a special booking promotion. This new promotion will allow guests to win a variety of prizes, including a special grand prize – a trip to Scotland!
Between now and July 15, guests who book a weekend night stay at any participating Hilton Garden Inn property will receive two free children’s ticket to Brave. Additionally, if you book your reservation online you will be automatically entered to win an all-expenses paid trip for four to Scotland. The grand prize package …

Disney Pixar is debuting four new Brave posters this week, according to our friends at Big Screen Animation.  The new art features an individual shot of Merida (reminiscent of a pose we saw released in February), Merida’s parents, Various of the Clan leaders, and adorable triplets Hamish, Hubert, and Harris.
Brave is due in theaters this summer.
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Disney/Pixar’s Brave opens in theaters June 22, but the theater won’t be the only place fans will be able to see Merida, the main character from the film. Soon, she will be coming to Disney parks in a new meet-and-greet experience.
At the Magic Kingdom, Merida will be in Fairytale Garden with three cubs from the film. The setting will be inspired by her home, set in the Scottish Highlands, and children will be able to participate in fun activities like archery lessons while waiting for their chance to meet Merida. …

Sources have announced that the 66th Edinburgh Film Festival will be the proud host of the European premiere of Disney-Pixar’s Brave. The film will close the festival on June 30.
The festival, which has a long-standing relationship with Disney and Pixar, has screened several high-profile titles in the past but missed out on Cars 2 last year, which led to a disastrous showing. With Brave now in the roster, however – and the official opening date for the film set to August 13 in the U.K. – the film festival is …

Who can argue with success?
Following on the heels of the extraordinary popularity of Disney’s recent theatrical re-release of its classic animated feature The Lion King, the company has announced that it plans more of the same for some of its biggest films over the next two years.
Fans of Disney classics can mark their calendars now to experience four more films from the archives in 2012 and 2013:  Beauty and the Beast on January 13, 2012; followed by two Disney Pixar offerings, Finding Nemo (September 14, 2012) and Monsters, Inc. (January …

Lee Unkrich, director of some of Pixar’s most memorable films, is hard at work on his next project.
No word whether it’s the highly conceptual “trip inside the mind,” untitled and scheduled for release in 2014 or possibly even the next installment in the Toy Story franchise, but he promises to keep fans abreast of the progress.  Yesterday morning, he tweeted about the updates:  “Today is day one on my next project. Every day I’ll post a new photo chronicling the journey.”  After that teaser tweet, he posted the link to his …