Movie Monday: Zootopia

Zootopia is maybe one of my favorite recent Disney Movies... I don't think I like it as much as Moana... but I think I like it more than Wreck it Ralph and it's a little funnier and more fun to watch than Frozen.

Fun fact: As of the time I'm writing this in April... this is my 2 year old niece's favorite Disney Movie. I guess its a kid friendly movie because I think kids love movies about animals... plus I think kids understand what cops are and it's just kind of cute and fun. Also I'm writing this in advance of when I'm posting it because Zootopia was just on tv and I don't own it... so I wanted to do a movie review of this as soon as I could!

I love the friendship between Judy and Nick and how it grows throughout the movie. It starts out as them just needing one another for something... and it ends with them kind of bringing the best in each other and them believing in each other. It's just genuinely sweet and cute.

The best thing about this movie is the nice message it sends about accepting everyone for who they are and learning on working together instead of against each other. In the world of Zootopia it's all different animals that have evolved to be able to live together. There are 2 different groups though "Predators" and "Prey" even though the Predators no longer eat the prey... they still have this title and a lot of sterotypes against them for being a predator or for being prey. Each of the species have prejudices against each other too. No one thinks Judy Hopps can be a police officer because she is a bunny, and no one trusts Nick Wilde because he is a "sneaky fox" that can't be trusted. It's just a nice message that is very well done.

My favorite scene is the scene where Judy and Nick go to the DMV and Judy has to deal with Flash the Sloth. It's a really funny moment... but we also get to see Judy being a very impatient rabbit that just needs to get the plates run as fast as she could and we see Flash just being a sloth... taking his time- it doesn't matter to him if she gets it quick or not. He's a sloth. It's so funny... but it does show why these animals need to work together and work with what they have.

So yeah, great movie... really funny and fun to watch... but it also has a great message. This is one of those movies I watch pretty much every time it's on and... I just really like it.

TTFN!
-Shannon

PS- I also like that this movie isn't a musical... but the song "Try Everything" by Gazelle AKA Shakira just works so well and fits into the movie.

Disney Favorites And News This Week: 5.9.19

Not going to lie... I wrote this for Friday- but Life. I think this might be a Wednesday thing.

Alright #1 favorite this week is of corse Avengers Endgame. This is definitely worth the hype and worth seeing in theaters. I did a review on it... but man... I cried a lot! It was great. I want to see it again! It's probably worth seeing more than once in theaters.

I watched Ralph Breaks The Internet too! I did a movie Monday on it- you can check it out right here.I love the Bunny and Kitty in it and I actually got a Toybox Toy from The Disney Store with Vanellope, the Bunny and The Kitty. That is definitely a favorite for sure. My boyfriend actually has Ralph- so of corse I have Vanellope! I only have 2 of the Toybox toys right now. Vanellope and Dr.Strange... I do really like these but some of them look a little odd. I wanted the Thanos one because I love Thanos... but he just didn't look great.

I watched Zootopia too. I feel like I can watch this movie every time it's on... which is true of a lot of Disney Movies... but still. It's just so funny.

I've got some Disney News for you guys too! There was recently an Anniversary Party for Disney's Hollywood Studios and they previewed some new things. First off we have a new Logo for the park featuring Woody, BB8 and Mickey himself. I like the logo... however I do understand what a lot of people are saying about it... which is basically it's a little awkward as an actual logo. Seeing these 3 characters together makes sense in a commercial spot or on video... but with the different animation styles it doesn't look great on the sign itself.

I couldn't get a picture of the actual sign for this blog? Maybe Disney isn't allowing that or something... but here you can get the details of it... I'm curious. I don't think It's something I would think twice of while in the park itself... I don't think it would ruin my park photos... I still think it looks good... but I understand the criticism.

Another thing I think people are critical of: The Skyliner Gondola's having characters! So far there was an accidental reveal of one of the characters. You can check out this youtube video at 0:28 seconds. One of the covers covering the gondola's fell off and it showed what the gondola looked like. This one has Goofy, Pete, Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. I think it's cute. I like that some of the Gondola's have characters on them and some do not. I think if I were a kid I'd be really excited to ride in one of the ones with the characters on it. Plus it's kind of fun to guess which color you're going to get for the Monorail and... I just like how this will be kind of exciting to wait and try to guess what you might get.

Also there will be a table service Barbecue restaurant in Toy Story Land called Roundup Rodeo Barbecue. The concept art looks really adorable. I know Disney has a lot of great Barbecue restaurants on property. I've heard people say Flame Tree Barbecue in Animal Kingdom is one of the best... and they have The Polite Pig... so this is a good announcement. I think it'll be really nice to have something else in Toy Story Land- especially since the main complaint I'm hearing about Toy Story Land is that there's no shaded areas. So this will be a nice break from the heat there.

A couple of different fireworks shows have been announced also! Disneyland Forever- which is the Fireworks show that Disneyland showed for their 60th celebration. It was apparently amazing and many Disneyland fans and park goers are excited for that. Walt Disney World also announced they will have a new fireworks shows for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party also! This will debut on August 16th- which is the first Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I think people were kind of surprised about Disneyland Forever, but not as surprised as the Halloween Fireworks because they debuted the Happily Ever After Fireworks to replace the Wishes Fireworks show. These both sound really good!

There's a Pop Up Museum in Disneyland's Downtown Disney. It's basically a museum of cute Instagram Walls dedicated to Mickey Mouse. It looks really cute and you'll probably see it all over your instagram. It looks like fun- if they bring it to New York or Something I'm sure I'll go!

Hope you guys like this favorites!

TTFN!
-Shannon