'Garden Rocks' Lineup Announced for Flower & Garden Festival:
Today, the Disney Parks Blog announced the lineup of musical guests for the 'Garden Rocks' concert series during this year's Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. This year's concert series will feature 2 new acts along with many returning acts. This year's acts for the first time ever will perform not only on Friday through Sunday but Monday's as well. Let's check out the lineup:
March 3-4 – Jon Secada – “Just Another Day”
March 5-6 – Dennis DeYoung – The Music of STYX – “Grand Illusion”
March 10-13 – Pointer Sisters – “I’m So Excited”
March 17-18 – Simple Plan – “Welcome to My Life” – NEW
March 19-20 – Plain White T’s – “Hey There Delilah”
March 24-27 – Night Ranger – “Sister Christian“
March 31-April 3 – Little River Band – “Reminiscing”
April 7-10 – Blood, Sweat & Tears featuring Bo Bice – “Spinning Wheel”
April 14-17 – Gin Blossoms – “Hey Jealousy”
April 21-24 – The Orchestra starring former members of ELO – “Evil Woman”
April 28-29 – Exposé – “Point of No Return” – NEW
April 30-May 1 – Berlin featuring Terri Nunn – “Take My Breath Away” – NEW
May 5-8 – STARSHIP starring Mickey Thomas – “We Built This City”
May 12-15 – The Guess Who – “American Woman”
May 19-22 – Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone – “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”
May 26-29 – The Spinners – “Working My Way Back To You”
The 'Garden Rocks' concerts will happen at the American Gardens Theatre happening Friday-Monday at 5:30 pm, 6:45 pm., and 8 pm each night. Concerts are included with regular park admission. This year's Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival runs March 1 through May 29, 2017.
Introducing Pixar's New Short "Lou":
Pixar's new short "Lou" will debut in front of "Cars 3" when it hits theaters June 16. The plot of the short is:
When a toy-stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids, only one thing stands in his way: the lost-and-found” box (aka ‘Lou’).With baseballs for eyes and cloaked in a red hoodie, the title monster keeps a watchful eye on the kids on the playground in secret from his box. A boy named J.J. is a real terror, snatching a video game from his classmate and kicking a girl’s stuffed animal into a basketball hoop, and Lou decides it’s time for a high-jinks-filled comeuppance.
The short director is Dave Mullins, who has worked on the
Cars movies as well as
Finding Nemo and
Up. He told
USA Today that, "The short takes place on a typical school playground where it’s all too common for kids to either feel invisible because [they] don’t know the other kids or [are] embarrassed and want to be invisible. I thought it’d be really cool to have a character who could hide in plain sight."
Mullins added, "They're usually just acting out because they're awkward or young and don't have their moral compass set. In a weird way, sometimes the bullies feel invisible too. If you can find what their motivations are, maybe you can solve some things."
He ended with why he likes "Lou" which is dedicated to his dad, who died while they were developing "Lou's" story. "True happiness comes from giving. He gets J.J. to understand and through that, what J.J. wants really is to be accepted by the other kids," said Mullins.
New Couples Character Breakfast Coming to Trattoria al Forno:
A new character breakfast for power couples of Disney films is coming to Trattoria al Forno at Disney's Boardwalk in late Spring 2017. The new character breakfast will feature our favorite Disney couples from our favorite films such as "Tangled" and "The Little Mermaid."
More details on the new character breakfast will be shared in the very near future so stay tuned.
