The Princess and the Frog

• Catch the Special Advanced Screening of ‘The Princess and the Frog’

  Published on: October 7, 2009

  By Shannon Nystedt
  movieset.com

  If you’ve been waiting for Disney to return to their age old tradition of hand drawn musicals, then waiting till December 11th may seem like forever. But fear not! For those lucky enough to be in Los Angeles and New York, you can be one of the very first people to watch The Princess and the Frog before anyone else! Click here to get into a special screening on November 25th, 2009.  Each ticket will not only gain you access to the screening, but will also grant you access to the Ultimate Disney Experience, featuring all nine of the Disney princesses, games and more!
  
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• 'The Princess and the Frog' Advanced Special Engagement

  Published on: September 9, 2009

  In celebration of Disney’s newest animated musical The Princess and the Frog, Walt Disney Studios is opening its Burbank gates to the public for a once-in-a-lifetime advance special engagement, welcoming Disney fans to experience its newest animated musical comedy Nov. 25- Dec. 13, 2009.  The advance special engagement will also be featured in Clearview’s historic Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.  Following the film, fans on both coasts will also be treated to The Ultimate Disney Experience, an exciting extravaganza that will feature—for the first time ever—all nine of the Disney princesses (including the film’s Princess Tiana, Disney’s newest princess), as well as exciting Bayou games, movie archives, how-to presentations from Disney animators, Studio tours (for L.A. guests) and more.  Tickets went on sale at midnight last night.
  
  “We’re welcoming families to our Studio to see where Walt Disney made real movie magic,” said Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.  “Our Studio is not open to the public, so it’s an unprecedented opportunity for Disney fans to experience a movie right here on the Disney lot where we’ve filmed Disney classics like Mary Poppins, Princess Diaries, Pirates of the Caribbean and many more. In fact, Walt built the original theater on the Studio lot back in 1940; it opened just in time for special audiences to view his Fantasia. With a newly renovated, state-of-the-art theater, the Studio will open its gates once again, inviting audiences to not only see our newest animated musical, but to take part in a one-of-a-kind experience after the movie.  We’re bringing the same exciting experience to New York City at the historic Ziegfeld Theatre and Roseland Ballroom.”

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• Her Prince Has Come. Critics, Too.

  Published on: May 29, 2009

  “THE Princess and the Frog” does not open nationwide until December, but the buzz is already breathless: For the first time in Walt Disney animation history, the fairest of them all is black.

  Princess Tiana, a hand-drawn throwback to classic Disney characters like Cinderella and Snow White, has a dazzling green gown, a classy upsweep hairdo and a diamond tiara. Like her predecessors, she is a strong-willed songbird (courtesy of the Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose) who finds her muscle-bound boyfriend against all odds.

  To the dismay of Disney executives — along with the African-American bloggers and others who side with the company — the film is also attracting chatter of an uglier nature. Is “The Princess and the Frog,” set in New Orleans in the 1920s, about to vaporize stereotypes or promote them?

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  New York Times
  By:Brooks Barnes

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