One of Our Favorite Disney Park Pictures : Story Behind the Photo

Guest Writer Wednesday
By: D'land Diva

 

This picture was taken at Disneyland when our son Z was about one. He wanted to meet Sulley. We were afraid because Sulley was so big, but Z just walked right up to Sulley and started to pet him. Sulley was very gentle with Z. It ended up being one of our favorite pictures ever!

The D'land Diva is a writer and editor for The Tips From the Disney Divas and Devos Blog.

Monsters U. Pin Promo at the Disney Store

The Disney Store is having a special offer right now as a promotion for the upcoming Monsters University. Buy any Monsters Inc. merchandise and get your choice of two pins for $5.00. I chose "George Sanderson," the monster who was contaminated by a human's sock. The cat you see in the background, he can't get enough of human socks, he hoards them, in fact. Watch out George!

 

 These two will probably work together to take over and create their very own sock empire. The cat has already been eying up George's sock! 

Look at that adorable sock! George doesn't even know it's there! Shh! Don't tell him, it will probably freak him out! Below is the pin that Nick picked out. Each week, a different Monster Fraternity or Sorority pin is being released. That is a great promotion. They also threw in a couple buttons.

 

Welcome home George, we're so happy you're here!

Disney Summer Movie Merchandise at the Disney Store

There are several movies we are really excited about coming from Disney in the next few months, and the Disney Store has some great merchandise to help build interest and our excitement!

Monsters University, the sequel to Monsters, Inc. is due out June 21st.

They have a virtual cornucopia of items including plush, clothing, backpacks, figurines,  and books!

The neatest thing however is the Monsters Assembly, where you get to build your own monster

You get to pick everything from body style to eyes, horns, arms and legs!

 The Lone Ranger comes out July 3rd, staring Armie Hammer, Helena Bonham Carter, and some guy named Johhny Depp.

There are a few items for this film including this Lone Ranger hat being worn by my lovely wife.

Last, we have the Cars spin off, Planes coming out on August 9th.
Lot's of action figures and play sets, as well as some nice clothing options.

 

Will you be seeing any or all of these this Summer?

Monsters University Storybook Deluxe App Review

Disney has just released the Monsters University Storybook Deluxe App for iPhone and iPad (more on specific requirements at the end of this review), in anticipation of the June 21st release of Pixar's Monsters University.

Please note, this animated and interactive storybook app is a retelling of the movie. I'm not going to be giving away any of the plot in this review, but, if you want to be completely surprised, you may want to wait until after the release of the movie to read the story. In the meantime, your children, or you, could enjoy the 5 scare games without spoiling any surprises.

The app gives you the opportunity to create your own Monsters University ID Badge and even "monsterify" the picture you choose.

You can choose Read-on-Your-Own, Listen-Along, and language options.

Throughout the storybook, look for yellow circles, and be sure to tap on them to hear actual voice clips and see animated illustrations.

ID badges are hidden in illustrations, and come in handy later, so if you see one, tap it. There are other interactive surprises throughout, so if you see something pop up, be sure to tap on it!

Animated clips from the film are also scattered through the book.

Now lets play.

Choose a character. These are where the ID badges I mentioned earlier in the review come into play.

 The 5 games are all variations on a theme.

You need to avoid the toxic human objects.

And make it to the simulated child and scare him!

Rewards are monster cards!

There are 2 modes of play, easy and hard. And it is HARD! In fact, I still haven't beaten even one of these advanced levels!

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

I'd like to thank Disney for providing Disney Musings with this app for review.

 Now I have to get back to collecting trading cards!