Walt Disney Animation Studios is at it again. This time Disney has thought of sanitizing Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s grim tale “The Snow Queen.”
Ever since the Disney musical film “Frozen” was released, not a day has gone by when I don’t hear at least one reference to it from my five-year-old daughter. And I don’t think I am alone.
Millions of videos are uploaded on YouTube every day—from baseball players in a car lip-synch to “Frozen’s” “Love is an Open Door,” to cats bullying dogs. A quick search on the site reveals a number of accounts catering to the same interests—from music to baking to makeup. So, how does one get a loyal following when almost everyone has something to offer to the public?
Halloween costumes and whimsical treats inspired by well-loved characters from the big screen and beyond are now the big draw at SM’s Toy Kingdom. But it’s the kids’ enchanted imagination that gives life to these costumes, and makes them Trick or Treat standouts.
With Christmas a little over a month away, inveterate shoppers have begun heading to Divisoria where the prices are low—as long as you know where to look.
If travel is their passion… Quirks Novelties & Curiosities is a treasure trove. There are scratch maps and globes so pals can keep track of places they’ve visited, a corkboard map for their memories and a Travelogue for chronicling adventures.
Although Frozen hit Philippine cinemas in late 2013, the love for all things Anna, Elsa and Olaf continued to be a worldwide phenomenon in 2014, spawning toys, merchandise, books, a DVD that has become a top-seller and countless covers of its ubiquitous theme song, “Let It Go.”
By now and pretty much by itself, the Walt Disney Company has made a cottage industry out of the idea of adding modern sensibilities to traditional fairy tales with the release of films like 2010’s “Tangled,” 2007’s “Enchanted,” 2014’s “Maleficent,” and, of course, 2013’s “Frozen”—not to mention the television series “Once Upon a Time,” which puts together several fairy tales in one location.
She delivered the goods, weathered instrument and all, her big hits still blustery, eardrum-blasting affairs
Apart from featuring old and new Disney characters, including Anna, Elsa and Olaf of “Frozen,” the deal between Walt Disney Company and Fast Retailing Co. Ltd., the Tokyo-based giant behind Uniqlo and other global retail brands, extends to images and inspirations culled from movies and characters from Marvel, “Star Wars” and Pixar.
