Disney Princess Merida Gets Her Revenge

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Disney has received a lot of flak this week, and it isn't for anything Star Wars -related. The media conglomerate gave Merida, the refreshingly tomboyish heroine of 2012 Pixar film Brave , a sexualized makeover as part of her induction into the elite society of Disney princesses. As you can imagine, the cinched waist, abundance of sequins and rouged cheeks haven't exactly thrilled fans. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In this comic, John Kovalic of Dork Tower shows us that the reimagined Merida might have a little bit more to worry about than displeased fans. Comic illustration by John Kovalic, Dork Tower . Published with permission; all rights reserved. Read more.. Read more »

The Modern Lives of Disney Princesses

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In Disney's fairytale world, princesses chat with birds, sing with dwarves and swim with talking flounder. The biggest worries of these ladies are evil step moms or horrid octopus women. But once their prince comes along, it's sunshine and daisies for these leading ladies Unfortunately, the real world is not always as sweet as anything Disney could drum up. A series of artwork by Alana Mays shows us what kind of lives the princesses would have without the magic and glass slippers — trust us, it's not pretty. SEE ALSO: If Disney Princesses Were Sloths ... Mays reversed the movies' gender stereotypes to create harsh real-world effects. Mays tells Mashable that she applied a critical eye to the "body image" and "male dominance" themes, and used her digital paintings to parody those scenarios Read more... More about Pics , Art , Disney , and Watercooler Read more »

Disney Star Wars Land? The Force Is Strong With This Plan

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In the annals of no-brainers, the concept of an entire Disney theme park devoted to Star Wars ranks pretty highly. So much so that plans were underway even before the Mouse House pounced on Lucasfilm in October 2012 Now it seems those plans are accelerating — and multiplying. We already knew Disneyland Paris was set to get a Star Wars Land by 2015 ; the company's Imagineers let that one slip back in April 2012. Star Tours in Orlando's Disney World reopened that same month; bigger, better, not so much about Endor, and with a large enough marketing campaign that you could mistake it for a separate theme park. Read more »

What Happens to Disney Princesses After ‘Happily Ever After’?

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It's a special formula for Disney: Boy meets girl, boy saves girl, boy and girl live happily ever after. Roll the credits But what about after the two dance off into the sunset? Life after all isn't all talking mice, singing dwarfs and glass slippers (unless maybe, you are an actual princess) YouTube user Paint just couldn't resist pondering that very important question. So he took it upon himself to remix some of our favorite Disney classic tunes with tales of what fate awaited these animated couples SEE ALSO: 'Oh My Disney' Recasts Characters for Social Media Sharing And you've been forewarned — these are definitely not happy endings Read more »

Disney’s Mystery ’1952′ Project Gets Renamed ‘Tomorrowland’

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Walt Disney Studios announced Monday that its mystery film project, previously known only as 1952, will be titled Tomorrowland when it hits theaters Dec. 19, 2014. Starring George Clooney and featuring a creative team that includes Brad Bird ( The Incredibles , Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ) and Damon Lindelof ( Lost , Star Trek ), Tomorrowland is one of Disney's most high profile development projects. It's also one of the most mysterious. All we really know about the film is the participation of Clooney, Bird and Lindelof. Bird is directing, based on a script he wrote alongside Lindelof. Last week, Brad Bird tweeted an image with the caption, "The Box...opened." Inside the… Continue reading... More About: brad bird , disney , tomorrowland , viral marketing Read more »

Finding Nemo Leads Charge of Classic Pixar Films Turned 3D

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Turns out that Disney loves the fishes because they’re going to be in 3D. Disney has announced that Pixar’s animated classic Finding Nemo will hit theaters this Fall for a limited, three-dimensional run. This isn’t the first time Disney has re-released 2D Pixar films in 3D Read more »

How Disney’s Club Penguin Became the Biggest Social Network for Kids

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With more than 150 million profiles and a digital newspaper that’s read almost as much as The New York Times , Club Penguin might be the biggest, most improbably successful social network for kids ever. Club Penguin is part game site, part educational resource, part social network all centered around a fictional world made up of user-created penguins which act as avatars for the millions of kids (generally 8- to 11-year-olds) from more than 190 different countries around the world. The site, which is part of Disney Digital and run by Lane Merrifield, the evp of Disney Online Studios, has become a huge success thanks to it appeal to young kids and parents alike Read more »