So good news. A spanking new Disney Junior channel will be hitting our shores very soon and it will replace the current Playhouse Disney with something bigger and better.
The folks at Disney are masters of taking something amazing and making it even more awesome. Sort of like me taking triple chocolate fudge ice-cream and adding caramel, chocolate sauce, golden Tinker Bell dust, rainbow sparkles and unicorn giggles. I said sort of.
Essentially, they’re taking the old Playhouse Disney favorites and adding some new superstars to the lineup in an effort to capture a larger audience. Which means that while it will continue to appeal to young toddlers, it will also feature content that’s cool enough for the 7-8 year olds. As well as 29-year-old moms (ahem!) who still rock out to the Hot Dog Song.
It was a lot of fun meeting up with Mai Tatoy and Nancy Kanter again during the bloggers lunch at Hatched last week. I first met Nancy, GM of Disney Jr, during the Disney Social Media Moms Conference in Florida and while they were all raving about the new Disney Junior, I was so bummed that we had to wait several months for Disney Junior to come to Singapore.
Speaking of Disney SM Moms, being surrounded by all the Disney peeps and characters felt like Florida all over again. Hang on, I need to take a moment to remember and soak in the awesomeness that was the Disney SM Moms 2011. I get happy goosebumps thinking about it and I still sometimes browse the pictures just to relive those incredible moments.
Like the legendary party we had with Jake, Oso, Handy Manny and friends.
Jake, looking good with his spiky hair.
Special Agent Oso, who is oh-so-huggable
Mr Smee and his evil boss, Captain Hook. Aaarrgghhhh!
And take it from me, the show you want to watch is Jake and the Neverland Pirates. The soundtrack for this show is going to rock your world.
It’s done by a real pirate rock band called the Neverland Pirate Band. *swoon* We saw Sharky and Bones (who form the 2-man band) perform in Florida and they are flat out sensational. I just want to squeeze them and put them in my pocket and make them play music for me everywhere like an ipod, except much cuter and more piratey.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkb-6ELO9Gs
If you must know, Kirsten gives the channel a nod of approval. During the sneak preview, she was all “AGAIN, MOMMY, AGAIN!”
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Special alert! Special alert!
Meet Special Agent OSO, the unique stuffed bear
He’s on a special assignment, to help a kid somewhere
And with help from you, there’s nothing he can’t do
He’s oh so special (Hurry special agent OSO)
Oh so special (Sounds like a plan)
When he’s on the scene, he’ll do all he can
Learning brand new skills, facing danger and thrills
It’s all part of the plan
He’s OSO special (Hurry OSO)
OSO special (Way to go)
Special agent (special agent) … OSO!!
U gotta hand it to Disney… they sure know their way around our kids’ heart! ;)
oh, i was invited to this but couldn’t make it. would have met you otherwise! hopefully another time :) noey still doesn’t like kids’ programmes much but maybe he’ll like the new disney junior. i still love disney now!
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