New ‘Kingdom Keepers’ Trilogy by Ridley Pearson to Debut in 2015 The insanely popular Kingdom Keepers series may have ended with volume VII, but it is far from over. Disney Publishing Worldwide has announced a new trilogy by Ridley Pearson to debut in March 2015 featuring the Kingdom Keepers characters as well as new characters. According to Disney, the beloved Kingdom Keepers head to an exclusive Imagineering school where they begin to discover that everything they’ve been through may have been all in preparation for a mission they could never have imagined. The first of the trilogy is currently titled Disney Lands and is slated for a release on March 31, 2015. ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Unnecessarily Extended Edition with Three Cuts on Blu-ray August 12 'Muppets Most Wanted' Unnecessaruily Extended Edition on Blu-rayWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment today announced the Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere release of Muppets Most Wanted: Unnecessarily Extended Edition on August 12, 2014. The home edition of the Muppets comedy will feature three different cuts: the Original Theatrical Cut, the Statler and Waldorf Cut and The Unnecessarily Extended Cut, featuring 12 minutes of exclusive scenes not shown in theaters. Additional bonus material includes: the laugh-out-loud gag reel, ‘The Longer, Longest Blooper Reel in Muppets History;’ ‘Rizzo’s Biggest Fan’ featurette; and the music video for ‘I Can Give You What You Want’ performed by Bret McKenzie. Pixar’s ‘Toy Story of TERROR!’ on Blu-ray in August 'Toy Story of TERROR!' on Blu-rayWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment today announced that it will be releasing the Pixar Toy Story Halloween special, ‘Toy Story of TERROR!’ on Blu-ray on August 19, 2014 (now available for pre-order), along with Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere releases. ‘Toy Story OF TERROR!’ makes its in-home debut loaded with never-before-seen bonus features, including three Vintage Toy Commercials, which can be viewed as act breaks during the film or separately with Director Introductions. Additional all-new bonus features include Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes with Editor Introductions and ‘Team of Specialists,’ in which director Angus MacLane goes deep behind the scenes to introduce the team of specialists required to make this fun-filled Toy Story adventure! ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Complete First Season on Blu-ray in September Ahead of any official announcement, Amazon has begun listing Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray with a release date of September 9, 2014. ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ a dynamic, action-packed one-hour drama, showcases Agent Phil Coulson and his team of highly skilled agents as they investigate extra-normal and super human people and events worldwide. Soon after the battle of New York, the existence of super heroes and aliens became public knowledge, and the world was trying to come to grips with this new reality. With new threats on the horizon, Coulson’s small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division) investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ on Digital Release August 19; 3D Blu-ray in September Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment today announced that the newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, will be available to own on 3D Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on September 18. In addition, it will be available on Disney Movies Anywhere, 3D Digital and HD Digital beginning August 19. 2013 TEA Worldwide Theme Park Attendance Report The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) just released the 2013 Worldwide Theme Park Attendance Report. As every year, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom continues to grow and to be the most visited theme park in the world. + ‘Once Upon A Time: The Complete Third Season’ Available on Blu-ray August 19 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced that ‘‘Once Upon a Time: The Complete Third Season’‘ will be available to own on Blu-ray and DVD on August 19, 2014. Can five heroic characters set aside their personal grudges and private demons to rescue Henry – and themselves – from the ultimate evil? Experience the heart-pounding action and tantalizing suspense of ‘‘Once Upon a Time: The Complete Third Season’.’ The stakes are higher than ever in a Neverland that’s the stuff of nightmares. At the dark heart of its mystery is Peter Pan, an ageless entity with a diabolical agenda and a chilling secret. For Emma, Henry, Hook, Rumple, Regina, Charming, and Snow, Pan’s actions have far-reaching consequences that will change their lives forever, create new alliances and introduce both Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest to a powerful new villain of legendary wickedness – the Wicked Witch.
