Disney.com Unwraps Exclusive Video Premieres for the Holidays
New Trailer for G-Force and Exclusive First Looks at Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience and Hannah Montana the Movie to Debut Online at Disney.com Disney / Pixars Cars Toons Premieres Exclusively on the Web at Disney.com Performances from Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade Will Spread Holiday Cheer on Christmas Day
�The holiday season is traditionally a high-traffic time of year for us as families are at home spending time together and seeking high-quality entertainment, and we�re thrilled to bring these exclusive video premieres and performances to the Disney.com audience,� stated Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing director, Disney Online.
Disney.com video highlights over the holidays include:
- December 25, 2008 � Performances from the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, following its television premiere on ABC Christmas morning, will include the Jonas Brothers, the cast from Mary Poppins on Broadway, the Imagination Movers and Corbin Bleu. As a special present, Guests will be able to download Corbin�s new song �Celebrate You� for free www.Disney.com/celebrate).
- December 29, 2008 � Exclusive online debut of new trailer for Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films� G-Force, and the online premiere of Cars Toons shorts �Rescue Squad Mater� and �Mater the Grater.�
- January 1, 2009 � Disney.com rings in the New Year with the exclusive online debut of �first look� previews of Walt Disney Pictures films Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience and Hannah Montana The Movie.
- January 5, 2009 � Disney.com continues to offer exclusive online premieres of Cars Toons with the debut of �El Mater-Dor.�
Disney.com reaches more than 29 million unique visitors per month and is a top ten ranked site in terms of total video streams among all Internet sites, streaming nearly 127 million videos per month. (Traffic source: comScore Media Metrix November 2008; Video source: comScore Media Metrix October 2008)
G-FORCE
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer brings his first 3-D film to the big screen
with G-FORCE, a comedy adventure about the latest evolution of a covert
government program to train animals to work in espionage. Armed with the
latest high-tech spy equipment, these highly trained guinea pigs discover that
the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-FORCE are guinea pigs
Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell), the squad leader determined to succeed at all
costs; Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), an outrageous weapons expert with tons
of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez (voice of Penelope
Cruz), a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall
reconnaissance expert, Mooch, and a star-nosed mole, Speckles (voice of
Nicolas Cage), the computer and information specialist. Directed by two-time
Oscar�-winning visual effects master Hoyt Yeatman�G-FORCE takes
audiences on a high-octane thrill ride, proving once and for all that size
really doesn't matter. G-FORCE will hit theaters July 24, 2009.
JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
On February 27, 2009 the Jonas Brothers head to the big screen � in Disney
Digital 3-D � in a high-energy Walt Disney Pictures rockumentary feature film
event from Director Bruce Hendricks (Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of
Both Worlds Concert). The film blends excerpts from the Brothers� red-hot
�Burning Up� concert tour, including guest performances from Demi Lovato and
Taylor Swift, with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, off-the-wall segments,
a never-before-heard song (�Love Is on Its Way�), swarming fans and a lot of
JB style�giving fans never-before-seen insights into the lives of Kevin, Joe
and Nick.
HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE
In theaters April 10, 2009, Hannah Montana The Movie takes the
Disney Channel phenom to the big screen in a feature film extravaganza. Miley
Stewart (Miley Cyrus) struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret
pop-star persona. When Hannah Montana�s soaring popularity threatens to take
over her life, she just might let it. So her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes
the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a does of reality, kicking off an
adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah
Montana couldn�t imagine.
Cars Toons
Disney�Pixar's "Cars Toons," is new animated short series directed by
Academy Award�-winner John Lasseter. The series is centered on characters
�Mater� and �Lightning McQueen� who were first introduced to audiences in the
hugely popular 2006 Academy Award�-nominated animated film �Cars.� In "Rescue
Squad Mater" Mater is a fire truck that rescues Lightning McQueen from a
burning building. When McQueen is rushed to the hospital, he discovers that
Mater is a doctor, too. "Mater the Greater" finds Mater as a famous daredevil
who does all kinds of stunts. And Lightning McQueen becomes an unwilling
participant in Mater's greatest stunt ever. In "El Mater-dor" Mater is a
famous bulldozer fighter in Spain. He's so good, he's able to fend off
multiple bulldozers at once. Lightning McQueen joins Mater in this Tall Tale
just as things are at their worst.
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
The Emmy Award�-winning "Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade"
celebrates its silver anniversary with a two-hour television extravaganza
hosted by Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest airing Thursday,
December 25 (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., ET and 9:00-11:00 a.m., CT, MT, PT; check
local listings) on the ABC Television Network. Hollywood's biggest names and
Disney's most beloved characters will bring the holiday magic home in song and
style as they light up the holiday from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
and Disneyland Resort in California. Performers include superstar sensation
Miley Cyrus ("Hannah Montana"), Billy Ray Cyrus ("Hannah Montana"), the Jonas
Brothers, Corbin Bleu, star of Disney's blockbuster "High School Musical"
films, and "American Idol" winner David Cook.
-- Posted December 24, 2008