Find Your Way with Moana in the Hour of Code
In 2014, kids were Frozen to their computers. In 2015, they were Awakened. This year, prepare to go Wayfinding with Moana in The Hour of Code.
Continue ReadingIn 2014, kids were Frozen to their computers. In 2015, they were Awakened. This year, prepare to go Wayfinding with Moana in The Hour of Code.
Continue ReadingThe Disney Wonder has been totally refurbished and upgraded. Technology is everywhere, and so is that patented Disney magic. New additions include Marvel, Frozen, jazz, and beer, to name a few!
Continue ReadingThere has been a lot of talk online about the conspicuous absence of major female characters in toys and licensed merchandise. What’s going on here? The obvious answer is sexism and misogyny, but the fact is, that’s more an effect than cause. It’s about spreadsheets and demographics and market segments.
Continue ReadingThe other toys to life game from Disney, PlayMation, doesn’t need screens. Here’s a look at how it works in the home (and the garden and the dark).
Continue ReadingYou may have heard the popular theory that the title character from Disney’s ‘Tarzan’ is the younger brother of Anna and Elsa from ‘Frozen.’ Here’s why it’s utter nonsense.
Continue ReadingDisney on Ice! is on tour celebrating ‘100 Years of Magic.’ Will you be attending?
Continue ReadingI particularly enjoy fiction that asks questions like “What if?” Here are a few books from my stack that explore these questions.
Continue ReadingDisney’s new live-action ‘Cinderella’ is out. You know the story – now find out about the movie. And also that animated short you might possibly have heard about…
Continue ReadingThe characters from Disney’s mega-blockbuster will appear in a short alongside the live-action debut of Cinderella.
Continue ReadingOlaf’s big number gets translated into 17 languages.
Continue ReadingPerhaps the perfect mix of singing and dancing, we testing Just Dance 2015 on one unsuspecting family.
Continue ReadingThe fine folks at Code.org have partnered with Disney to produce a coding tutorial that features the characters Anna and Elsa from the hit movie Frozen.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Sarah goes on strike from her favorite current drama. Once Upon a Not-This-Time!
Continue ReadingFrozen on Ice is the hottest thing to hit the rink in a long time.
Continue ReadingThis weekend, it’s Dragon Con TV in your rooms at all five host hotels. Whether or not you’re headed to Atlanta, you can enjoy this sneak peek at what’s new in their geek video lineup.
Continue ReadingBarnes & Noble’s “Get Pop-Cultured” events are a great reason to get your geek family into a bookstore this summer.
Continue ReadingHere’s a Frozen parody video that, for once, is not a parody of “Let It Go” (except for a small bit in the middle) but instead the song “For the First Time in Forever.” And it’s one that parents in particular will appreciate.
Continue ReadingIt shocks me that this movie was made by a major Hollywood studio. Not because it’s feminist but because this movie is about a woman’s recovery from something horrific.
Continue ReadingHey, here’s a Frozen song parody (not “Let it Go” for once) that I can really get behind.
Continue ReadingAt WonderCon last month I asked Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz if they were planning on bringing the characters from a certain blockbuster Disney movie to Storybrooke.
Continue ReadingYour procrastination destination! Check out these video clips for a 1957 “Trip to the Moon” vintage film, Star Wars retold by preschoolers, and an alternate version of “Gravity.”
Continue ReadingThe folks at Disney say that no plans for Frozen 2 have yet been made. Here, then, are some suggestions for the sequel, based on seriously, and deliberately, overthinking the film.
Continue ReadingKid stories acted out by parents, Minecraft and Lego animation, and making fun of One Direction—all in this installment of the GeekMom Video Playlist!
Continue ReadingA limited offering of extras hinders Frozen’s otherwise exceptional Blu-ray release.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Cindy takes a look at the technical side of the blockbuster hit and even gets to perform as Olaf!
Continue ReadingDisney’s award-winning hit film Frozen is out on Blu-Ray today. Read Matt Forbeck’s quick review and watch him in the sound booth at Disney Animated Studios as he records a bit of dialog for Olaf!
Continue ReadingGeek Dad Matt Forbeck returns to Disney Animation Studios to learn about things like ADR. Get an inside look at the recording studio inside which actors give voice to the characters in the Oscar-winning film.
Continue ReadingGeek Dad Matt Forbeck went to the Disney Animation Studios to learn about how they made Frozen and to play with the rigging machines. Get an inside look at the tech Disney artists use to bring their character models to life in the Oscar-winning film.
Continue ReadingAn interview with the directors and the producer behind Disney’s hit animated film FROZEN.
Continue ReadingWe talk to Frozen’s Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee about the influence of the Oscar-winning song, the significance of the ending, how Olaf came to love summer, and why Elsa isn’t a villain.
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