Disney

I'm a huge sap. And one of my weaknesses is seeing kids get surprised with something they've always wanted. Grab some tissues for this one...

After 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' and 'Aladdin,' Disney animation was on a roll.  Still, almost no one predicted the titanic box office success of 'The Lion King,' a monster hit that remains one of the highest grossing animated films of all time...

As if Disney purchasing Lucasfilm wasn't big enough news, now one of the most acclaimed directors of our time has agreed to direct the seventh episode of the iconic "Star Wars" franchise: none other than "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams!

While the rest of the unemployed masses dutifully sent out resumes in 2012, a California couple decided on a different strategy instead and went to Disneyland every day for a year. And what did they get for this achievement? A free night in the Dream Suite, a luxury apartment located in the park's New Orleans Square. Um, congratulations?

In case you missed it -- Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion dollars. They also own Marvel now too. To put it in other words, all that stuff you liked as a kid to prove you're not a girl is now owned by the people who made 'Beauty and the Beast.' (On the bright side, the next 'Kingdom Hearts' game could be totally sick.) Of course, not everybody is looking on the bright side. Some of them are m

It's been hard to call myself a "Star Wars" fan over the past few years. The prequel trilogy was definitely shiny and high-tech, but it definitely lacked the magic of the original three films. Plenty of my friends have shared the opinion that George Lucas needs to hand the reins over to someone else and step back from his legacy; and it looks like he's just done exactly that.

While there are many nay-sayers who think this will be a bad idea, as they are worried about the possibility of drunken fights outside of the restaurant and thus bad press for the Magic Kingdom, there are advantages to Disney World now serving wine and beer-

As we showed in our lost Disney songs list, no Disney film is set in stone from start to finish. Plots get written, songs get dropped and characters get redesigned. Looking at early Disney concept art is like finally reading that novel that your favorite movie was based on only to discover it's totally different. Still, there's a simple charm in seeing these characters immediately after being birt

Disney is a favorite of ours, almost like a family. And as a family, you have to deal with all your relatives -- the good, the bad and the strange. Never forget that Uncle Walt was a product of his time, and as such, his cartoons contained some material that would shock our politically correct 21st century sensibilities.

After the lackluster release of "The Princess and the Frog" last year, Disney seems to have learned its lesson.  On Friday, Disney's "Tangled" made $5.1 million at the box office, surpassing the $4.8 million in opening day returns for Warner Brothers' "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1."

All this week Michael & Susan will be handing out 4 packs of tickets to see Disney's "Tangled" at The Metrolux 14 theaters with the Impossible Question .