News Update: March 14th 2014

Muppets Most Wanted opens in seven days in North America, so in true Muppety fashion, they're taking over your televisions! The Muppets have been practically everywhere on TV these past couple of weeks, and this week is no exception. Luckily, our pals at Toughpigs got the full schedule for us!

Ryan Dosier, the other half of this site was lucky enough to attend a screening of Muppets Most Wanted last Saturday! Read his fantastic review of the film right here! Keep checking The Muppet Mindset daily to read Ryan's entire trip report.

Kermit the Frog made an appearance at the White House where First Lady Michelle Obama held a special screening of the film for military families. Kermit came to introduce the film before it began. The Muppets are everywhere these past few weeks. The Muppet performers must be exhausted
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And the good folks over at Stitch Kingdom have discovered that Constantine, the world's most dangerous frog now has his own viral website, http://www.badfrog.me/. There's lots of Constatine merchandise available. We couldn't help but notice this was probably inspired by the other Disney viral website that was set up in promotion for Monsters University at http://monstersuniversity.com/edu/.

Stitch Kingdom also has hundreds of great photos from the Muppets Most Wanted premiere. See them here! 

In other news, as reported this week by Inside The Magic, Disney Parks and Marvel are working on a series of comics to feature Figment and Dreamfinder, both from the original Journey into Imagination with Figment attraction in Epcot.
Get the full scoop from Inside The Magic!

Corbin Hayes created a brand-new mash up for Monsters University in anticipation for Party Central, and all new short premiering before all screenings of Muppets Most Wanted. Watch the mash-up below and see Party Central in theaters on March 21st!

Disney Junior show Doc McStuffins has an all-new DVD adventure coming on March 18th! In celebration of the release of Doc McStuffins: Mobile Clinic, we have two new clips to share with you! 

Saving Mr. Banks is also heading to Blu-Ray and DVD on March 18th, alongside Frozen and The Jungle Book 2! It's a busy day for Disney Blu-Rays on March 18th, so luckily you'll only have to make one trip to your nearby Blu-Ray store. 

In anticipation for Saving Mr. Banks we're happy to share this exclusive deleted scene: 

The Disney-distributed film Need for Speed opens in North America today! The film is being released by Dreamworks SKG (which Disney does distribution for) and Touchstone Pictures (which Disney owns). If you see it, let us know your thoughts! 

Anna and Elsa from Frozen are heading to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World as announced officially by Disney Parks on their blog. They'll be heading to the Fairytale Hall, as well as appearing in the new Festival of Fantasy Parade! Get the full story on the Disney Parks website! 

That's all for now! Have a Muppety time when you see Muppets Most Wanted next weekend! 

Book Reviews: Frozen, Doc McStuffins, Buddies,

Mitchell Stein- Disney released a handful of brand-new books tied to some of their most popular franchises in the past month. Today I’ll be reviewing a few of these books, including Frozen, Doc McStuffins and a new Disney Buddies book.


Frozen: A Sister More Like Me

This book spotlights Frozen sisters Anna and Elsa which loosely ties the story to the Frozen movie (sort of) to this book, which expands the relationship story between Elsa and Anna, as briefly seen in the film.
The book features beautiful illustrations from Brittney Lee, who also worked on the concept art for Frozen and a touching story from author Barbara Jean Hicks. While Elsa and Anna have all their differences, they move past that and they realize that above their issues and differences, they are sisters and they love each other very much. It’s a very sweet story. Make sure to check this one out, now available in stores!

Frozen: An Amazing Snowman


Barbara Jean Hicks brings her pen to Frozen again with An Amazing Snowman which showcases one of the film’s breakout stars, Olaf the Snowman.
Olaf is great. Brilliantly voiced by Josh Gad in the film, he is worthy of becoming one of the greatest and beloved characters in Disney history. This book showcases Olaf’s love for summer, his dreams and ambitions. According to the book, Marshmallow is Olaf’s brother. I guess he is technically, since they were both created by Elsa.  That case is still pending by Frozen experts.
With some really talented pictures by artist Olga T. Mosqueda, this book is another sweet, short and fun Frozen book from Disney. It is worth a look, and your kids will love it.

Disney Buddies: Puppy Love 

This book is supposed to tie into Valentine’s Day, and features the Buddies franchise (from movies Air Buddies, Super Buddies, Treasure Buddies) in an all new story. With the Valentine’s Dance only days away, B-Dawg is getting nervous and can’t decide how to ask out the town’s newest pooch to the dance. (Wait. Dogs have Valentine’s Day dances?).
If you or your kids are a fan of the ongoing Buddies franchise, give this book a look. It also has stickers! Nothing gets more exciting than that.

Doc McStuffins: Chilly Catches A Cold

Also based on a popular franchise, Doc McStuffins, a popular Disney Junior show that fully inspired this book as it’s based on an existing episode. I haven’t actually seen a full episode of Doc McStuffins, it’s one of those kids’ shows I just don’t fully understand, but then again, I’m not exactly the target audience.

In this book, Doc (who is four years old, just to clarify) takes her toys outside to play in the snow. But when Chilly catches a cold, Doc decides to check up on him. The book teaches kids about different medical info and teaches kids how to be safe and healthy and how to avoid getting sick. I bet it also helped kids not to be afraid of the doctor as well.
Overall, if you have any kids who are fans, this book is worth a look as well!

That’s four illustrated children’s books that you should go and check out soon! They’re fun and a great read for the kids!


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