Disney DVD releases for March 2010

Disney will release two modern Pixar classics and the newest Disney princess during the month of March. The Princess and the Frog will be released on Blu-Ray, DVD, and as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack, and Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will be released on March 23 on Blu-Ray combo packs.

Released in theatres nationwide in December 2009, The Princess and the Frog introduced Disney’s first African-American princess. The film is set in 1920s New Orleans and features original music and hand-drawn animation in the style of Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Princess Tiana made her debut at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom a few months ahead of the film’s premiere.

The re-release of the Toy Story movies is significant because Toy Story 3 is scheduled for theatrical release on June 18, 2010. In this latest movie in the Toy Story series, Woody and Buzz face an uncertain future as their owner Andy prepares to move away to college. Since the original Toy Story was released in 1995, the characters from Toy Story have been staples of the Walt Disney World theme parks. Woody and Jesse (from Toy Story 2) have appeared in a Magic Kingdom parade, Buzz Lightyear space Ranger Spin is a popular attraction at Magic Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios is home to Toy Story Mania and the Block Party Bash parade featuring many of the characters from Toy Story and other Pixar films.