Planes: Fire and Rescue Merchandise at the Disney Store

By Nick

There is plenty of really great looking merchandise from Planes: Fire and Rescue available at the Disney Store and on disneystore.com.

Die Cast vehicles are $9.95, if you buy 2 or more they are $9.

There are also many varied styles of clothing from tee shirts at $12.95 on up to the really terrific bomber jacket below for $49.95.

There are also plenty of school supplies such as backpacks from $22.95 and stationary supply kits at $14.95.

You can get Pajamas for $16.95 and playsets for $19.95.

Planes: Fire and Rescue comes out in theaters this Friday, June 18th.

Disney's Planes - Movie Review

 
On Sunday afternoon, Nick and I decided to go see “Planes,” the newest Disney Pictures film produced by DisneyToon Studios.

Nick had been telling me that many reviewers and even our Disney friends had been panning the movie, and not to expect much. I went into the theater expecting the worst and left the theater wondering why people were bad-mouthing a movie that we enjoyed so much!

As much as we liked the movie, it was predictably formulaic, but I didn’t really care. I was there for the lovely graphics, music and endearing characters. The graphics were not as polished and detailed as a Pixar production, but the flying scenes were still very well done, and I am sure this movie was done at a fraction of the budget of a Pixar film.

There have been many comparisons of Planes to Cars. Well, yeah, there were cars and cute little fork lifts, and tractors in fields, and a race...but Cars was about an egotistical protagonist who learns humility with the help of newly made friends and a curmudgeonly elder mentor character, while Planes is about a humble protagonist who remains true to himself and his friends throughout the movie, and gathers new friendships along the way. He does get help from a curmudgeonly elder character as well. It’s the story of a true underdog who has to fight his way to the top, and he keeps his heart while doing it.
 
We really enjoyed this movie, and hope you do too!

Disney Planes: Storybook Deluxe : App Review

Disney is releasing "Planes" on August 9th, but you can take flight now with the Disney Planes: Storybook Deluxe App, which takes readers to new heights as they relive the film through 41 story screens, read-along text and full narration that re-retells the story of the feature film with original music and video clips from the film.

Created to immerse readers in the world of Planes wherever and whenever, the app features "tilt-and-play" technology that gives pilots a chance to fly as "Dusty" through the story.

These games are pretty difficult for an old timer like me, but youngsters will probably take to them easier! Also, I highly recommend downloading this on an iPad rather than an iPhone if possible, to aid in ease of play.

There are many "tappable" features, so tap on anything that catches your eye to hear character names, dialogue, and actual animation from the film!

Also, as this is a retelling of the movie, if you don't want to know the plot, you may want to wait until after the film's release to read it. 

But in the meantime you can always play the game!

The "Race & Fly" game allows readers to race as their favorite Planes characters.

You can unlock other planes as you advance.

There is also a "Scan and Fly" feature. Once a day, you can scan a "Planes" logo to unlock a plane trading card!

I scanned the logo off of my computer to do so...

...and unlocked a Dusty card! 

Disney “Planes: Storybook Deluxe" is available now in the Entertainment category of the Apple App Store.

 

Also, those who purchase the Planes Read-Along Storybook and CD Bundle – available exclusively at The Disney Store and Disney Parks – will receive the “Planes: Storybook Deluxe” app for free, including four exclusive Planes to fly as in the app’s “Race & Fly” game; a download code can be found inside the book cover and is redeemable on the iTunes App Store.

I'd like to thank Disney Publishing for providing Disney Musings this App for review.

 

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?