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What do you expect when you walk out of a Disney movie? Our expectations are usually measured by our past experiences. My experience with Disney movies has definitely become more enjoyable throughout the years. I’ve always loved Disney, but my expectations have obviously changed. As a child, it was all about the imagination. As an adult, I want to walk out of a Disney movie feeling real emotion. Zootopia surprised everyone by delicately touching on sensitive subjects without preaching or offending anyone. Those important messages, mixed with the witty comedy, and incredibly detailed animation, made for a film that I will watch over and over again. There are so many reasons to watch Zootopia as an adult, parent, or child.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered box office records upon its debut to become the cinematic event of a generation with over $926 million domestic and $2.05 billion worldwide. As announced this morning by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger at The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the epic movie will be available soon!

I am so obsessed with Ellen Degeneres. I watched her show every day and she’s just hilarious! She isn’t a punch line comedian. She’s just naturally funny. Just hearing her voice makes me giggle. I cannot express to you how excited I am about Finding Dory! This trailer makes me even more excited and impatient. Ahh, be ready to giggle. I’ve had to watch it two times, back to back.

It’s no secret that Disney likes to place hidden gems, also known as “Easter Eggs” in their movies. You know, like Goofy and Donald’s appearance in the crowd during King Triton’s entrance in The Little Mermaid. Another popular gem is Aladdin’s carpet in the opening of The Princess and The Frog. There are a ton of inside jokes that only adults, or maybe only the creators, would understand. I think that we all walked into the Zootopia screening looking for an underlying message or a hidden gem. Some were more cryptic than others, but they definitely exist. The ones that we didn’t catch, the Zootopia Directors and Producers filled us in on.

A few other Orlando Bloggers and I had the pleasure of interviewing the Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin, the voices of Zootopia. Their responses, characteristics, and personalities were quite impressive. These interviews are full of passion and laughter.

I can’t wait to see what they do with this movie. Will we emotionally connect with the characters? Will it live up to The Jungle Book that we all know and love? Ahh, the suspense is killing me. Until then, we can play with these fun, free, printable activity sheets!

Rock out to a superhero adventure for the whole family with the exclusive debut of BLING on Google Play. Featuring the voice talents of Taylor Kitsch, Carla Gugino and James Woods, BLING follows the tale of lowly theme park mechanic Sam whose plan to marry the girl of his dreams is thwarted by a super villain. It is up to him and his team of superhero robots to save the city. Can this accident-prone amusement park mechanic get back his ring, stop the villain, and win the girl before it’s too late?

Norm of the North looks and sounds really fun and cute! It will be available to take home very soon. I recommend grabbing the Blu-ray because of the incredible bonus features. I think Norm of the North will be a big hit with the kids.