Piglets Big Movie

I have always been a really big Winnie the Pooh fan. When I was younger my entire room was filled with tons of Pooh stuffed animals. When you think of Winnie The Pooh characters the first to come to mind is usually Pooh, but Eeyore and Tigger are not far behind. Piglet, while gaining popularity is often left behind his superstar cartoon mates. Being left behind is the premise for the plot of “Piglets Big Movie”. In the movie Piglet is left out of the honey harvest because he is too small. Like anyone who has been left out by … Continue reading

Are You Ready For “Pig Brother”?

If you’re a fan of reality television, you’re probably familiar with Big Brother — the show where strangers are put in a house together for the world to watch. Cameras capture every move as one by one, the contestants are voted out of the house. In preparation for the third annual Speck-Spektakel in Helfenberg, Austria, the town is hosting their own version of Big Brother — featuring four piglets. “Pig Brother” stars Piggy, Lilly, Pauli, and Fredi competing for the title of Super Pig at Helfenberg’s Speck-Spektakel (Bacon Trade Fair). Between now and the June festival, you can watch the … Continue reading

Pooh’s Grand Adventure: the Search for Christopher Robin (1997)

Everyone has to grow up sometime, even Christopher Robin. He’s had an innocent and happy childhood, playing with all his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood, but now something else is going to be taking up his time. Yes, it’s time for Christopher Robin to go to school. He spends one last day gallivanting around with Winnie the Pooh, and he tries to tell his bear buddy that he won’t be as available any more, but it’s hard to break the news. When Pooh wakes up the next morning, he finds a honey pot with his name on it, and … Continue reading

5 Tips for Surviving the Magic Kingdom in One Day with Little Ones

Good morning to all! I don’t often write in the Disney blog but many of you may know me from my other blogs on this site, or from the forums. You may also know that I have just returned from a vacation to Disney World! This is no small feat as many of you already know: I have five children. Read that to mean, 5 children who love, love, love all things Disney. Some of you may be thinking, “What’s the big deal? So she has five kids!” The big deal is that they are all under the age of … Continue reading

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

I can think of no more beloved childhood icon than Winnie the Pooh. Based on the 1920s books by A.A. Milne and made even cuter by Walt Disney, children everywhere know and love this adorable, if somewhat vague bear. In “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” the first full length film to feature our bear, we meet the whole complement of animals who live in the Hundred Acre Wood: Eeyore the donkey, Kanga and Roo, a kangaroo and her joey, Rabbit, Piglet, and Owl – but most of all, Winnie the Pooh. They are all stuffed animals belonging to … Continue reading

The Aristocats (1970)

One of the greatest Disney classics of all time, “The AristoCats” is the story of Duchess, a beautiful, pampered feline, and her three kittens: Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz. They live in a beautiful Paris mansion complete with a doting mistress and devoted butler. With music and art lessons, thick cream to drink before going to bed, and their every whim met, these cats are living the high life. But then one day, Madame decides to make her will, leaving everything to the cats. Her butler, Edgar, will remain to take care of the cats, and upon their death, the fortune … Continue reading