The Disney Parks are celebrating Christmas in July this week and they’ve given us a sneak peek of some new holiday-themed merchandise that will soon be appearing at the parks.
Pin collectors are going to love the new holiday pins, including a holiday light bulb pin with Mouse ears. While that pin is an open edition, there is a special limited edition pin that features Mickey Mouse in a Santa hat, with a Hawaiian wreath around him and the holiday greeting Mele Kalikimaka underneath. This pin will have an edition size …

Students at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles recently had a chance to work with artists at Disney Consumer Products to create a sportswear collection based on characters from Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University.
The college offers more than a dozen programs including Fashion Design, Toy Design, and Fine Arts, and this partnership with Disney was a chance for students to get real-world design experience as they worked to bring Mike, Sulley, and Art to life through clothes.
Students had a chance to visit The Walt Disney Studios where they …

Over the past few months, we’ve been treated to some fun looks at Monsters University, including teaser trailers and even a website for the fictional university itself. Disney brought us another new look at Monsters University this week with some new posters for the upcoming Disney/Pixar film.
The first poster (pictured at right) depicts Mike and Sully in their letterman jackets, giving us a look at their college look in the film and some fun themed books, like “I’m Scary, You’re Scary” and “The Power of Screams.” Also released was a new …

While the release of Disney/Pixar’s next film Monsters University is still almost a year away, we’ve been getting more information about the film this summer that makes us even more excited to see what Pixar has in store. This week, Billy Crystal, who will give voice to star Mike Wazowski in the film, revealed new details about the Monsters Inc. prequel in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
While we already knew that the film would focus on Mike and Sully’s relationship in college, and the teaser trailers revealed them in the …

Disney/Pixar has just released four new teaser trailers for Monsters University, the highly anticipated prequel to Monsters, Inc. We have two to show you today, and all four teasers are of Mike Wazowski muttering something in his sleep.
The films official synopsis says:
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the …

Disney Universe, the highly anticipated release from Disney Interactive Studios that hit stores October 25, now has a playable demo available for free on Xbox Live and Playstation Network.
The game offers a multi-player experience combining the magic of Disney-created characters and worlds with gameplay that appeals to gamers of all ages, including iconic characters from Disney and Disney/Pixar films like WALL-E, The Lion King, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Monsters, Inc., and Alice in Wonderland.
In the demo, players will be able to experience the first level of the Pirates of …

Pixar has officially made public the title treatment and synopsis for Monsters University, the prequel to the box office hit Monsters, Inc.
Here’s a brief summary:
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. Monsters Universityunlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
A hi-res color version of the official film logo, seen above, was also released. Monsters University will feature Billy Crystal and …

News that we first brought to you in January has now been confirmed:  Disney Pixar said Tuesday that their followup to the smash hit Monsters, Inc., originally referred to as Monsters, Inc. 2, will be a prequel.  The title of the new film is Monsters University, the company shared at CinemaCon, held this week in Las Vegas.
The latest installment in the Monsters, Inc. franchise will tell the story of how Sulley and Mike Wazowski forged their friendship while classmates at Monstropolis’ University of Fear, with a few interesting twists thrown in.
Disney’s executive vice …