Caillou’s Family Favorites - Out Now on DVD
The wonderful and adventurous Caillou is back with four new-to-DVD episodes that include 14 exciting adventures filled with discovery and imagination that children enjoy and parents trust. A favorite on PBS KIDS for over six years, Caillou helps children discover the wonder of being a little kid in a big world. The DVD also includes interactive games, character bios, parents’ information and coloring pages for hours of fun and entertainment.
THE ARISTOCATS: Special Edition out on DVD February 5th, 2008
The Aristocats Special Edition, the beloved animated musical adventure about a pampered Parisian housecat and an irrepressible alley cat who join forces to foil a diabolical petnapping plot, comes to DVD on February 5, 2008 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. New digitally enhanced picture and sound, plus exclusive bonus materials, will have kids and collectors lined up to own this heartwarming Disney classic.
Veteran Disney director Wolfgang Reitherman (The Jungle Book, Winnie The Pooh and The Blustery Day, Robin Hood) helms a high energy mixture of wild adventure, colorful characters and toe tapping musical numbers. Feline heiress Duchess and her three darling kittens Toulouse, Berlioz & Marie are joined by a stellar cast of lovable animal friends, including Thomas O’Malley (aka the Alley Cat), Scat Cat, Roquefort the Mouse and the amusingly woozy goose, Uncle Waldo. The film features inspired performances from favorite Disney voice performers including Eva Gabor, Phil Harris and Sterling Halloway. Maurice Chevalier, who performs the opening song, came out of retirement especially for this film. The last film that Walt Disney put into production himself, The Aristocats brims with comedy, romance and joy.
The joint is jumping with jazz-inspired musical numbers from the legendary Sherman brothers, Academy Award® winners for Best Song (the unforgettable “Chim Chim Cheree,” from Mary Poppins). “Ev’rybody Wants to be a Cat,” “Scales and Arpeggios” and “Thomas O’Malley Cat” will have the whole family singing along time after time!
There is a brand new virtual kitten game, a fun learning activity, plus a nostalgic behind-the-scenes featurette that showcases the music of the immortal Sherman brothers as well as other entertaining bonus features, The Aristocats Special Edition is the purr-fect treat for the whole family!
All New Bonus Materials
• Never-Before-Seen Deleted song
• Games and Activities: Disney Virtual Kitten ROM, English Read-Along – The Aristocats
• Disney Song Selection
• Bonus Short – “Bath Day” a cartoon short from 1946 featuring Figaro
• Backstage Disney: The Aristocats Scrapbook
Duchess (Eva Gabor) and her three adorable kittens, Berlioz, Marie and Toulouse, hit the jackpot when their eccentric Paris millionairess owner bequeaths them her entire estate. Their life of luxury is cut short, however, when the mistress’s greedy butler Edgar plots to inherit the fortune himself by absconding with the little feline family and abandoning them far from home. Lost in the French countryside, they meet a rough-and-tumble, big-hearted tomcat named Thomas O’Malley (Phil Harris), who takes them under his wing and introduces them to his life as a jazzy bohemian hepcat, before he helps them find their way back to the Paris. Musical numbers from Academy Award winning team of Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jungle Book and The Tigger Movie) keep spirits high in this delightfully droll animated adventure.
“IFLY HOLLYWOOD” Takes off at Univeral City Walk
“IFLY HOLLYWOOD” TAKES OFF AT UNIVERSAL CITYWALK LAUNCHING L.A.’S FIRST INDOOR SKYDIVING WIND TUNNEL, FEATURING TRANSLUCENT CHAMBER AND 360-DEGREE PANORAMIC VIEW OF CITYWALK
Universal City, California – Universal CityWalk takes “extreme” to a new level with the introduction of “iFly Hollywood,” L.A.’s first ever indoor extreme sky-diving wind tunnel elevating “sky-divers” to new heights of up to 30 feet and suspending them mid-air at wind speeds of more than 125 miles-per-hour and affording them a 360-degree panoramic view of the landmark pedestrian promenade.
Housed in the world’s tallest and most technologically advanced indoor vertical wind tunnel, “iFly Hollywood” breaks new ground as the only facility to be constructed out of one solid sheet of clear acrylic, adding a totally new open air dimension to the free-fall sport.
The “iFly Hollywood” experience replicates the extreme sport of sky-diving by employing two colossal electric fans, the equivalent of over 800 horse-power, to give guests of all ages an authentic and intense free-fall sensation.
Certified sky-diving instructors provide individualized training prior to each sky-diving adventure that focuses on safety and a series of hand signaling to communicate within the wind tunnel. Guests will don authentic sky-diving sports gear, sans parachute, and become acquainted with sequences of awesome aerial body maneuvers to elevate the sky-diving experience. Each ”iFly Hollywood” flight session equates to one actual sky-diving jump. Participants are presented with a Certificate of Completion following their flight.
For additional information and details on pricing and special package options, visit www.iFlyHollywood.com. Information about Universal CityWalk can be found at www.CityWalkHollywood.com.
Talespin: Volume 2 - A New Collection of Adventures Available November 13, 2007
Another Round of Highflying Animated Adventure Takes Off on DVD
Some of the funniest and most exciting episodes from Disney’s long-running animated series come to DVD in TaleSpin: Volume 2, available on November 13, 2007 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The three-disc boxed set contains a cargo hold full of South Pacific adventures featuring Baloo, the beloved bumbling bear, in a collection that’s perfect for family viewing!
Baloo and a cast of unforgettable characters embark on more full-throttle escapades in Disney Talespin: Volume 2. Along with his feisty sidekick, navigator Kit Cloudkicker, Baloo pilots precious cargo in and out of the island nation of Cape Suzette while fending off familiar foes like the evil Colonel Spigot and the insatiable industrialist Shere Khan—as well as a contingent of nefarious newcomers! The always resourceful Rebecca Cunningham is on hand to run the business end of Higher and Hire courier services, along with her adventurous daughter Molly and madcap mechanic Ace. Disney TaleSpin: Volume 2 includes plenty of high altitude hilarity as Baloo and Kit battle air pirates, ancient curses, mummies and their most hair-raising challenge ever… finishing high school!
Characters from Disney’s perennially popular animated feature The Jungle Book, including Baloo, Shere Khan and Louie, the jazz singing ape, team up with new favorites for tons of action and laughter. In stores just in time for holiday gift giving.
Eat Just One More
Getting your children to eat vegetables is never an easy task.
Just One More for Healthy Living(tm) has come up with a great little
rule your kids will love - ‘Eat the Rainbow’ - think red, orange, yellow
and green! The more richly colored the vegetables, the more nutrients
they contain. Have them keep track of all the colors they eat in one
day!
With help from the Food Network’s Ellie Krieger and YMCA of the USA, Del
Monte(r) and StarKist(r) are determined to empower American families to
start living a healthier, more energized life with the Just One More for
Healthy Living(tm) Pledge.
With the start of the program just underway, more than 50,000 families
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Families can pledge online at www.EatJustOneMore.com to take simple
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by adding just one more serving of fruits and vegetables, including
tomatoes daily, and one more serving weekly of tuna, and more daily
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