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Everyone knows the story of Cinderella and her iconic glass slipper. Well now, famed shoe designer Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Disney to celebrate the magic of Cinderella. Louboutin will design a "Cinderellla" slipper putting his own magic touch to one of the world's most famous shoes. Specific details of the about this iconic partnership will be announced in July.

Disney has released several images from the red carpet of the CinemaCon 2012 event that was held in Las Vegas. Notables include Mila Kunis, James Franco, and John C. Reilly as well as an appearance by Pixar head John Lasseter dressed in full kilt to celebrate the upcoming BRAVE full-length feature which hits theaters June 22.

This new clip features another look at princess Merida's mischevious triplet brothers who have their eyes on the pies. Brave hits theaters June 22.

DPB shared some new Star Wars art coming to the Downtown Disney Store D-Street and also the Disneyland Resort. ACME Archives just released these new collection of art to help kick off Star Wars Weekend on May 4, 2012.

DPB posted an article today about the opening of Candy Palace and Gibson Girl on May 2! The new expanded candy kitched inside the Candy Palace, you will be able to watch talented team of Candy Makers create some of your favorite treats.

Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor has expanded with more registers and counter space to make getting the special treat easier on your next visit.

DPB announced another improvement coming soon to Downtown Disney District, a newly remodeled Sunglass Icon Flagship store. This store is set to open early summer 2012.This new store will combine interactive features and high fashion into one. The new location is located next to "Blink" and will be in the Sunglass Hut location.

DPB announced the return of the highly popular parade Pixar Play Parade. After taking a break for the past year for the ongoing construction of Disney California Adventure, the parade will return June 15, 2012. The parade has been newly updated with the inclusion of Violet on the new "Incrediables float."

The Walt Disney Studios announced today at CinemaCon that Jack White will write, produce and perform the score for Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ highly anticipated The Lone Ranger.

White, who today released his first solo album “Blunderbuss” to critical acclaim, is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer who first achieved notoriety as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the rock band The White Stripes and then as a member of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

Disneynature is extending the “See ‘Chimpanzee,’ Save Chimpanzees” conservation initiative for a second week. For every moviegoer who sees “Chimpanzee” through May 3, 2012, Disneynature will make a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to protect chimpanzees.

The good folks at CinemaBlend bring news today from CinemaCon about Pixar's big announcements for their upcoming slate of films.


Announced at D23 Expo last year, the dino-flick has been given a name: "The Good Dinosaur," and is scheduled to release into theaters on May 30, 2014.


The other film announced at D23 Expo last year is Pete Docter's "Untitled Pixar Movie that Takes you Inside the Mind" which is set to release June 19, 2015.


A third film centered around the Dia de los Muertos holiday is reportedly being pegged for an October release date in 2015 with Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich at the helm.

A new trailer has been released to promote Disney-Pixar's upcoming BRAVE which hits theaters June 22.

It's no secret that we're secretly excited for WRECK IT RALPH, the new CG animated feature from Disney which is out in theaters later this year. After seeing the first few minutes of the film last year at the D23 Expo I was instantly interested.

Disney recently released the new teaser poster for the film done in 8-bit style of the retro video games which is the world from which this movie emerges.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. yesterday announced Dolby® Atmos, a new audio platform that will change the experience of sound in entertainment. Launching in the cinema, Dolby Atmos delivers a more natural and realistic sound-field to deliver a more life-like sensory experience.

Dolby Atmos introduces unique hybrid approach to mixing by directing sound as dynamic objects that envelop the listener, in combination with channels for playback. Dolby Atmos enables adaptive rendering to ensure that the playback experience is as close as possible to the creator's original vision in any given environment, regardless of the theatre's specific speaker configuration.

Initially, Dolby will be focused on installing Dolby Atmos in a select number of premium global locations in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan, with plans for a larger rollout of Dolby Atmos in 2013.

Truly, it sounds like movie-goers will be in for a treat in the near future!

If you're in LA next weekend and looking for something different to do, you might want to head over to Gallery1988 in Hollywood for a look at the Marvel Super Heroes collection on display from May 3 to May 6. “Marvel’s The Avengers” hits theaters that same weekend.