The Langham Huntington Resort and Spa | Pasadena, Los Angeles photo courtesy of http://pasadena.langhamhotels.com/ It seems so long ago, but yet just yesterday. Last month I headed to Pasadena, California to attend the red carpet world premier of Oz the Great and Powerful. I was incredibly excited to attend, and just as excited to stay at the famed Pasadena landmark The Langham Huntington as a guest of Disney. This iconic hotel … [Read more...]
Zach Braff Interview | Blue Suits, Puppets and Visiting the Zoo | Finley From Oz the Great and Powerful | #DisneyOzEvent #flyingmonkey
The Incredibly Funny Zach Braff Interview | Finely From Oz the Great and Powerful I have been a huge fan of the cute, adorable and incredibly funny doctor from Scrubs for some time now. When I found out that Finley was played by Zach Braff I knew this interview would be memorable. I wondered how much of the Scrubs character was really him as he is totally believable in that role. As he entered the room I could feel the energy and excitement … [Read more...]
Tony and Tom Bancroft Interview | Director and Animator of Mulan | #DisneyOzEvent #Mulan
Tony and Tom Bancroft Interview | Director and Animator of Mulan After a fun filled morning at Disney Animation Studios, all 25 bloggers were lead to the Disney’s Hyperion Bungalow for a Chinese lunch buffet. Talk about an appropriate setting, as not long after we were all seated Tom and Tony Bancroft, the Director and Animation Supervisor for Mulan, introduced themselves and began to tell us a little bit about themselves and their … [Read more...]
Joey King Interview | China Girl from Oz the Great and Powerful #DisneyOzEvent
Joey King Interview | China Girl from Oz the Great and Powerful During our morning of interviews we were privileged to meet Joey King. Joey plays China Girl in the movie. Joey is a fun spirited down to earth teenage girl that we actually spent a little chunk of time hanging out with at the after party with Emma, Sam Raimi’s daughter. I could feel the energy coming from them… Joey’s mile never stopped as people lined up to … [Read more...]
Oz the Great and Powerful Review | Is it Child Friendly? | #DisneyOzEvent
Oz the Great and Powerful Review | Is it Child Friendly? It’s finally here! Oz the Great and Powerful has hit the big screen and I am incredibly excited to take my children. From the instant I heard about the making of this movie I was intrigued. When I was invited to attend the red carpet world premier and interview the stars of the movie I felt like Dorothy… I wasn’t in Kansas (City) anymore. In Oz the Great and Powerful the audience … [Read more...]
Disney’s Mulan is 15! | Mulan on Bluray/DVD March 12th #DisneyOzEvent #Mulan
Disney’s Mulan is 15! | Mulan on Bluray/DVD March 12th Mulan came out when my Kaytlin was 7… and it was one of her favorite movies. In fact, when I told her that the DVD was headed to our house she gasped and was so excited to share her favorite movie with Emma. All of us enjoy the theme throughout the movie, that woman can be as successful as men in any given field or activity if they put their minds to it. Emma, age 6, was just as enthralled … [Read more...]
Joey King & Zach Braff Answer Oz the Great and Powerful 10 questions in 60 Seconds | Video
Joey King & Zach Braff Answer Oz the Great and Powerful 10/60 | 10 Questions In 60 Seconds Video Disney just released this fun video of Joey King (who plays China Girl) and Zach Braff (who plays Finley the flying monkey). They answer 10 questions in 60 seconds... it’s quite humorous! They are so cute and “real” in person and this video shows off their personalities in a fun way. Stay tuned... next week I will post my interviews with both … [Read more...]
Oz the Great and Powerful Dolls From Tollytots #DisneyOzEvent
Oz the Great and Powerful Dolls From Tollytots I hope you’ve been enjoying my coverage of Oz the Great and Powerful here on OurKidsMom. When I found out Tollytots was creating a line of Oz dolls, I had have them! I've been working with Tollytots for almost two years now on their Disney line of dolls. The quality and love that Tollytots puts into their dolls is amazing and I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed in them. When I received my box I … [Read more...]
NEW Iron Man 3 TRAILER! | Interview With Kevin Feige President of Marvel | #DisneyOzEvent
NEW Iron Man 3 TRAILER! | Interview With Kevin Feige President of Marvel I have been keeping this secret since our trip last month and I’m so excited to finally be able to tell you! During my trip to LA our group of bloggers got to meet and interview the President of Marvel... We were allowed to see the final trailer for Iron Man 3... before it was even finished... and even better? We were allowed to screen a 15 minute scene from Iron … [Read more...]
Disney’s Wreck It Ralph is on Blu-Ray/DVD TODAY! 3/5/2013 | #DisneyOzEvent #WreckItRalph
Disney’s Wreck It Ralph is on Blu-Ray/DVD TODAY! Last month during ,my trip to LA our group of 25 bloggers experienced a day to remember at Disney Animation Studios. Seeing Wreck It Ralph in theaters months before, I had no idea the amount of detailed technical work that goes into creating a fabulous animated film. From the story development to character creation... just amazing. I knew from the first five minutes of the film that this would … [Read more...]