The Princess and the Frog

There is a teaser trailer up for Disney's newest fairy tale, "The Princess and the Frog." It looks like it has a lot of potential! And it's great to see a return to traditional animation. Check it out!

The Princess and the Frog

WALL-E

I finally got to see WALL-E and I have to say that WALL-E is the sweetest movie I have ever seen... by far! Pixar seems to have this incredible ability to take animals or inanimate objects and give them qualities that make them more human than you would expect. Ironically, in this movie about robots, where there is very little dialogue, the story is the most human out of all the Pixar films. I don't want to go into too much detail about WALL-E because I don't want to spoil it. If you haven't seen it yet, go see it. It is the best movie I've seen in the last year. Yes... even better than Enchanted. *gasp* I know! But it is. It's everything you expect from Pixar. It's a smart and heart-warming tale that just touches you.

Independence Day at Disney

The last two nights, I was lucky enough to be able to see both fireworks celebrations at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. I wasn't too impressed by the Magic Kingdom ones. I thought the New Year's ones were much better. It had a nice ending though, with the castle draped in star and flags. I think the Epcot celebration was better. The best part involved turning off the fireworks on the World Showcase lagoon and diverting everyone's attention to the U.S.A. pavilion and having the fireworks appear there. It acted pretty much like Epcot's castle for the night. And of course, with any special Epcot celebration, about two weeks worth of fireworks are launched in its finale. If you can only see one of these, I says go with Epcot.

Hossa's Betrayal

Marian Hossa said winning was the most important thing to him. He said he would take less money to play for a contender. He said that money wasn't everything. Well, we can definitely say that Marian Hossa is no liar. Yesterday, the Penguins' top winger signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for just $7.4 million. He rejected a long-term deal offering pretty much the same amount of money a year from the Penguins. He also reportedly turned down a 9-year, $9 million per deal from the Edmonton Oilers. So he didn't do it for the money. He went to the team he thought he had the best chance to win with. Unfortunately, he didn't think that team was the Penguins. It's hard not to feel that this was the slap to the face of the Penguins. He rejected a chance to become Sidney Crosby's permanent wingman for one shot at the Stanley Cup with the team that took it from us. Even though he was only here for a short time, this feels like a betrayal. Decisions like this are not guaranteed to bring you championships though. Just ask Paul Kariya. Penguins fans today feel both stunned and disappointed. And this gives us all the more reason to despise Detroit. First, they took our Cup, now they've taken our players. But boy, do they ever look unstoppable now.

Hossa, we could have had something special. You could have been a Penguins legend. But now you've become one of our villains.

A Special Day

Today was a very special day for me. It was the anniversary of my first ever day at Disney. It was seven years ago to be exact. I'll never forget that day. It was a day that changed me and launched my life in a whole new direction. I look back and think of all the experiences and lessons I've gone through over the last seven years and I'm just amazed. It's crazy to think how one day could affect so much. The very first moment I saw Cinderella Castle is a memory that will live in my heart forever. That moment gave birth to the dreamer that I am today. I am here right now, fulfilling a dream, because of that very first moment. Tonight, I celebrated this special occasion by dining with a good friend inside that very castle that started it all for me. We were hosted by our friends, Cinderella, Fairy Godmother, Suzy, and Perla. It was a magical and fitting evening filled enchantment and pixie dust. Going to dinner, I came upon a funny realization. Seven years ago, a ferry boat took me towards Cinderella Castle. And today, I arrived at the castle from the Magic Kingdom itself. This is my world now.