First Look at Two New Characters in "Finding Dory"; What's New in 2016, New Trading Pins Coming to Disney Parks

First Look at Two New Characters in "Finding Dory":

Today, Entertainment Weekly gave us a first look at two new characters set to take the screen in "Finding Dory" voiced by Ty Burrell and Kaitlin Olson. Burrell (Modern Family) will voice Bailey, a snub-nosed beluga whale and Olson (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) will voice Destiny, a sweet whale shark. The film brings back Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) the forgetful blue tang from "Finding Nemo" who is on the search for her parents, on the way she will meet new duo when she visits a rehabilitation center at a marine life facility. 

Burrell said in the interview that his character isn't great with his own sonar capability, while Destiny his partner in crime has problem with swimming straight. The offbeat duo play an important role in reuniting Dory with her parents. Olson said in the interview that the two often get on each other's nerves in the film where she is a shark but Bailey calls her a whale while Olson makes fun of Burrell's characters' big head. 

The two co-star along with DeGeneres as well as Albert Brooks, Diane Keaton, Dominic West, Ed O'Neill, Eugene Levy, and Idris Elba. "Finding Dory" plays up the storytelling style that has made Pixar films such a hit with kids and adults alike. Burrell said, "There's always a deeper message with Pixar, and so much of it (in Finding Dory) is that these characters are trying to find faith in themselves. "They're trying to overcome their insecurities in order to help somebody in need."

"Finding Dory" hits theaters beginning June 17, 2016.

What's New in 2016? New Trading Pins Coming to Disney Parks:

Today the Disney Parks Blog showed us a sneak peek of what new trading pins are coming to Disney Parks in 2016. Several new collections will be released including the "Disney Love Letters" and "Magical Montage 2016" collections that will release a new pin each month in 2016. Here is the full blog:

New pins to collect or trade are on their way to Disney Parks in 2016. I recently stopped by the Disney pin development office at Disney Theme Park Merchandise to get a first look at several new open edition and limited edition pins. Here are a handful of my favorites coming soon to Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts.

One of my favorite new pin-of-the-month collections is called “Disney Love Letters.” Each limited edition pin features characters expressing warm sentiments of love. You might recall seeing two of these pins in a recent Disney Parks Blog Unboxed video. The collection will be shared between Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts, and each pin will have an edition size of 3,000.

The “Magical Montage 2016” collection will be released at Walt Disney World Resort. Each limited edition pin will have characters next to an icon that opens to reveal another character. A new pin will be released each month, and each pin will have an edition size of 3,000.

We’ll continue saluting the Disneyland Diamond Celebration with more Disneyland “D” character pins. Each pin will have an edition size of 3,000 and will be released at Disneyland Resort.

I love the “Disney Duets” pin-of-the-month collection as each pin is like a work of art. The monthly series will be released in a metal box with lid.

The popular Piece of Disney History will return to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts in 2016. Each pin in this collection contains a piece of a Disney Park attraction, show or icon.

There will also be two mystery pin sets inspired by artwork from March Magic 2015. You may recall we offered t-shirts online with these designs last spring. Now, guests will be able to trade for their favorite teams with these mystery sets containing 16-pins each. Pictured above are some of the teams from the Disneyland Resort collection.

Finally, we’ll have several new open edition pins released throughout the year. I was delighted to see Humphrey the Bear and a pin inspired by Walt Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” These pins and others make great gifts which can be presented in two unique pin gift boxes currently available at Disney Parks.

Happy Trading in 2016.