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Chip & Company Week in Review, February 13, 2012
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review. There have been a lot of stories to read about, so here are the stories that caught our eye last week:
- In a bit of Disney History, the reports are that Walt Disney is close to acquiring the script for “Saving Mr. Banks.” This story tells how Walt Disney finally was able to acquire the script from P.L. Travers for the making of Mary Poppins.
- Starting this Wednesday, February 15th, the Magic Kingdom is introducing some new kids menu items.
- Look out everyone, Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb is kicking off Platypus Day this coming March 3rd!
- Chip brings us a very special First Look: Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph!
- The John Carter: Journey to Aulani Sweepstakes is under way. Make sure you enter to win a trip to Disney’s newest Vacation Club resort!
- Special thanks to Disneyland Resort for their $5 million dollar donation to CHOC Children’s hospital. That donation was one of many that helped raise over $100 million dollars for the hospital project!
- Sadly, Patricia Disney, the former wife of Roy E. Disney (the nephew of Walt Disney) passed away recently from Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 77 years old. Our condolences go out to the Disney family in their time of sorrow.
- Chip and Company is proud to announce our new partnership with the folks over at the Garden Grocer, Florida’s #1 professional grocery delivery service!
- Disney Baby has expanded their product line to include nursery, apparel, mealtime, and bathtime products.
- Lastly, check out some of these fun facts for the 19th annual Flower and Garden Festival!
That’s our look at some of the news stories from last week, now let’s take a look at some of the incredible original articles that our writers produce each and every day! Enjoy!
- In the last of my iPad reviews, I wrote about the Disney Publishing App, Disney Princesses: A Royal Christmas!
- Which is better, to have a table service reservation in the parks, or in the resorts? Lisa weighs in with her opinions on this dilemma in part one and part two of this miniseries!
- Lastly, Jodi takes on the daunting task of informing us of her Top 10 Rides to Avoid after eating! That’s a great piece of advice to remember on your next trip!
That’s all we have for you this week. I hope you have a terrific week, and remember to check out Chip & Company often for the latest in Disney News, Views, Giveaways, and more! To keep up with the latest Disney news and views on the fly, check out the Chip & Company Facebook Page or follow Chip & Company via Twitter! Also, head on over to the Disney for Seniors page and tell Ken you hope he’s feeling better! Ken, get well soon my friend!
Related articles
- Chip & Company Week in Review, February 6, 2012 (chipandco.com)
iPad Review: Disney Princesses A Royal Christmas
In the last of my iPad reviews, today I’m taking a look at Disney Princesses: A Royal Christmas, which is available at the iTunes store at a cost of $4.99, and is available for both iPhone and iPad devices.
A Royal Christmas is a really good app to have in your library. Like the other apps from Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications, this one is designed to help younger readers develop their reading skills in a fun, interactive way. The nice thing about this app is that it contains three separate stories, one each involving Cinderella, Ariel, and Tiana!
Each of the stories, of course, is about the holidays, but they are uniquely different, and quite enjoyable in their own ways. Sophie looked at it with me, and the first one that she wanted to look at was Princess Tiana — it was really well done, and this is one of the few apps I’ve seen that has featured Tiana and the Princess and the Frog characters, so I was excited to see it.
As you can see, there are several layers to this app. You can follow along, you can read and explore, and you can play games. All of the options are neat, and ones that your child will really enjoy. Here are some of the beautiful shots that I captured from the Tiana story.
Out on the bayou
Tiana and Charlotte -- is that Papa Noel in the back there?
I love the dimension in this picture.
These shots are just some of the really incredible details that the folks at Disney Worldwide Publishing Applications have put into their work. It is truly an incredible app for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, and well worth the $4.99 cost.
Related articles
- New iPad App: Disney Princess – A Royal Christmas (chipandco.com)
Chip & Company Week in Review, February 6, 2012
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Chip & Company Week in Review. There have been a lot of stories to read about, so here are the stories that caught our eye last week:
- Have you heard about the special D23 event “Disneyland Off the Map?” If so, will you be there on March 6th?
- Have you made your plans yet for the Epcot International Flower & Garden Show? It will be around from March 7th – May 20th, 2012, so look into making your plans soon if you are going!
- For those of you with the name John or Carter (or some variations) you’ll want to enter “The Real John Carter” sweepstakes! Take a look!
- Discover the sights and sounds of Disneyland with Disneyland Explorer! Sounds like an iPad app that’s got my name on it!
- Speaking of iPad apps, I reviewed three different iPad apps: Beauty and the Beast Storybook Deluxe, Pooh’s Birthday Surprise, and Toy Story Showtime! I’ll have one more review for you early next week!
- Patrick reported to us that Marvel hosted an Avengers Q&A session on Twitter recently. Did you submit a question that got answered?
- Allergyfreemouse.com is hosting a guest blogging contest. Check out the post for more information!
- Chip has started a new rewards program on the site. Check out the Chip & Company Rewards Program to win free gift cards!
- Did you see where Star Wars Fans worked together to create a remake of Star Wars Episode IV uncut?
- Lastly, the spring issue of the D23 magazine is paying tribute to 75 years of Disney Animated Films.
That’s our look at some of the news stories from last week, now let’s take a look at some of the incredible original articles that our writers produce each and every day! Enjoy!
- Are you a Meatatarian? Do you even know what a Meatatarian is? Is it even a real word? Well, Chip shows you how to be a Meatatarian at Walt Disney World!
- Melissa shares with us how you can get postcards from Walt Disney World! This is just another way to capture Disney Magic at home!
- Lastly, Chris shares with us her top 5 newbie mistakes!
That’s all we have for you this week. I hope you have a terrific week, and remember to check out Chip & Company often for the latest in Disney News, Views, Giveaways, and more! To keep up with the latest Disney news and views on the fly, check out the Chip & Company Facebook Page or follow Chip & Company via Twitter! Also, head on over to the Disney for Seniors page and tell Ken you hope he’s feeling better! Ken, get well soon my friend!
iPad Review: Toy Story Showtime app!
In the next series of iPad apps that I’m reviewing, today I’m going to share with you my impressions of Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications app “Toy Story Showtime“, which is available for $4.99 at the iTunes Store. Similar to Pooh’s Birthday Surprise, which I recently reviewed, the Toy Story app is an interactive storybook app, designed to help early readers develop some good reading skills while having fun at the same time! The plot behind the story revolves around all of your favorite Toy Story characters, who are excited because Dolly declares that they should put on a Talent Show! This excites everyone — except Buzz — who tries to think of all sorts of ways that he can impress Jessie.
What will Buzz do for the talent show?
In the scene above, a spotlight shines, and your child (or you, if you prefer) can move the spotlight around to the other characters, and when it lands on them, you’ll see what they are practicing for the show!
Look at Woody and Bullseye go!
As Buzz checks out what all the others are doing, and comes up with ideas similar to what they are doing (but with him in the scene instead of them), the talent show time gets closer and closer. Finally, the time has arrived! However, as soon as the music is turned on, a funny thing starts to happen to Buzz. He starts to dance!
Fortunately for Buzz, Jessie is there to encourage him, and he relaxes and starts dancing to the music!
Buzz takes a bow!
Being interactive, there are several scenes where you can do things with the characters in the book. Anytime you see golden circles by a character, as illustrated in the image below, you can tap on one of the characters, and they will do a special move.
Touch the circles to see a special action take place.
At the end of the story, you are given a chance to play some special games. In one of the games, you are told what move Buzz needs to make, and you tap the appropriate move on the screen, as you can see below in this screen shot.
Can you match up the correct dance move for Buzz?
In this next game, you are able to pick moves that you want to see Buzz perform, and then at the end, you press the play button to make Buzz perform your dance steps!
What Dance is Buzz going to perform for Jessie -- you pick the moves!
As with Pooh’s Birthday Surprise, this interactive storybook is for a younger reader, but it should provide plenty of interactive fun for them!
Related articles
- It’s Toy Story Showtime! New Disney Storybook App (chipandco.com)
iPad Review: Pooh’s Birthday Surprise
The folks at Disney Publishing Worldwide Apps have released several iPad apps, and today I’m going to review for you Pooh’s Birthday Surprise. This app is for younger children, and the app itself is available at the iTunes store for both the iPad and the iPhone (or newer generations of the iPod Touch), and costs $4.99.
In the story, the narrator helps to guide you along in the story of Winnie the Pooh’s birthday, and the surprise party that his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood are planning for Pooh. As you can see from the scenes I’ve captured, there is quite a bit to do to get ready for the party!
Tigger and Rabbit working together?
As you can see from the outline of the cupcake, this is one scene where your children can interact with the scene. In this case, Tigger ate a cupcake (big surprise), so you have to match the correct sized cupcake with the rest of the cupcakes.
As for Piglet, he is helping Christopher Robin to wrap a present for Pooh. Based on the shape of the present, can you tell me what object it might be?
They are wrapping a special present for Pooh. What do you think it is?
As for Roo, he has a big job to do as well — he needs to make the party hats!
Which color hat will come next in the pattern?
As you can see, there is a pattern that needs to be completed. Can you tell me what color hat will come next (look for the dotted line to indicate where the hat needs to go.)
Eeyore has perhaps the hardest job! It’s his job to get the balloons. I do not like balloons, so I wouldn’t want this job at all! Look at the trouble Eeyore had with them!
Are those balloons caught on Eeyore's tail?
Yep, the balloons have caught Eeyore!
Even Owl has a job to do — he needs to make a Birthday Card for Pooh!
As you can see, everyone works together to give Pooh a happy surprise birthday party!
As you can tell, this app is for a younger aged child, but it’s a good app, and one that your young child will enjoy. There isn’t as much interaction as with the Beauty and the Beast app that I reviewed recently, but it is a nice app, and worth the price in my opinion.
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