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‘Finding Nemo Escape to the Big Blue Special Edition’ Coming for Nintendo 3DS

Right before Finding Nemo 3D from Disney/Pixar lands in theaters on September 14, 2012, Disney Interactive will release ‘Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue Special Edition‘ for the Nintendo 3DS, according to a listing by Amazon.com.

In addition to 3D clips from the film, the game itself will essentially feature more than thirty mini-games in which the player can compete for sea tokens to be redeemed for items for their interactive reef. An additional baggy mode will allow players to re-create the dentist escape scene from the film and unlock additional characters from the tank gang to be able to use in the mini-games in addition to Marlin, Nemo and Dory.

The game is also being re-released for the Nintendo DS (minus any 3D features)

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‘Frankenweenie Unleashed!’ to Feature Music from Plain White T’s, Robert Smith, Neon Trees and More

Walt Disney Records has released the full track list for its upcoming release titled ‘Frankenweenie Unleashed!,’ a compilation of music inspired by the Tim Burton film from popular alternative recording artists.

A feature-length stop-motion remake of the original short film by Burton, Frankenweenie is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new ‘leash on life’ can be monstrous.

The album will be available to own on September 25, 2012 while the film will be released in theaters on October 5. A more ‘traditional’ original motion picture soundtrack featuring music by composer Danny Elfman will also be released.

The complete track list is as follows:

Strange Love – Karen O
Electric Heart (Stay Forever) – Neon Trees
Polar Tropic (You Don’t Understand Me) – Mark Foster
Almost There – Passion Pit
Pet Sematary – Plain White T’s
With My Hands – Kimbra
Everybody’s Got A Secret – Awolnation
Immortal – Kerli
My Mechanical Friend – Grace Potter featuring the Flaming Lips
Lost Cause – Imagine Dragons
Underground – Grouplove
Building A Monster – Skylar Grey
Witchcraft – Robert Smith
Praise Be Holland – Wynona Ryder

UPDATE #1: 8/10/12 – As it turns out, ‘Underground’ by Grouplove was actually meant to be a B-side that was never released, so the group ended up releasing it for free to its fans. One enterprising fan uploaded it to YouTube as can be heard in the video below:

Note that it’s possible that the band may re-record the track specifically for the album as Grace Potter did for her song for Tangled.

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VIDEO: Face Cloning for Audio Animatronics Demo by Disney Research

After presenting its technique for cloning the human face in an effort to produce more realistic audio animatronics at SIGGRAPH, Disney Research Zurich has released this video which takes a closer look at the process, which we began discussing on here last month.

The video starts off by giving an overview of the patent application which we previously described. Essentially the project aims to correct issues with traditional audio animatronics in which the synthetic skin is stretched as actuators contort it to form various expressions. By using an array of high definition cameras to produce marker-less motion capture, the system can accurately determine how a specific synthetic skin material, such as silicone, should be cut in terms of varying thicknesses and attached to the animatronic skeleton so that the desired expressions are replicated precisely, down to the wrinkle level. The video then goes on to give a full demonstration of the process, from scanning the subject, to producing the mold, to comparing the original actor with his audio animatronic counterpart.

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New DisneyStore Arrivals and Sales for August 10, 2012 (6 Items)

New DisneyStore.com arrivals and sales for August 10, 2012

Below is a list of new items and sales now available for purchase at DisneyStore.com. Clicking on a product’s image or description will launch the product’s page on DisneyStore.com in another window.

Note that this list is generated and posted automatically. Stitch Kingdom should not be held responsible for any inaccuracies, misinformation or item availability.

	Vinylmation Park 9 Series 9” Figure — Mara- $44.95 Dare to enter Adventureland’s Temple of the Forbidden Eye to discover our Vinylmation Park 9 Series 9” Mara Figure. Behold the golden guardian that hides untold treasure for the pure of heart or curses those foolish enough to look into its eyes. share this item
	Vinylmation Animation 2 Series 9” Figure — Geppetto- $44.95 Carve out a place in your Vinylmation collection for this 9” Geppetto figure. Pinocchio’s father has been captured by Disney artist Casey Jones in this charming 9” Vinylmation figure that’s part of the Animation 2 Series. share this item
	Classic Minnie Mouse Costume – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 62%! She’ll be such a sweetheart in glittering polka dots! Sparkling red sequin and a lamé bodice with a Minnie Mouse cameo gives way to satiny sleeves and skirt. There will be only treats wearing this Classic Minnie Mouse Costume! share this item
	Pocahontas Shoes for Girls – SALE $5.99 — SAVE 64%! With these Pocahontas Shoes, your little one will embark on a New World of fun, adventure and excitement! The soft-textured sandals feature fringe and glitter detailing and coordinate perfectly with Pocahontas’s costume. share this item
	Jasmine Costume for Girls – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 62%! This Jasmine costume is shining, shimmering, splendid! Your little princess will feel just like the Sultan’s daughter thanks to the costume’s majestic turquoise color adorned with gold sequins and gold trim. share this item
	Light-Up Snow White Shoes for Girls – SALE $5.99 — SAVE 64%! With these Light-Up Snow White Shoes, your little princess will light up with a smile and a song and a spring in her step! A jeweled Snow White cameo offset by a glittering red bow adds character to these shoes that coordinate with Snow White’s costume. share this item

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Swampy the Gator from ‘Where’s My Water’ Headed to Disney Parks

After topping the iTunes app charts for months, what is Swampy the Gator from the Disney Mobile franchise, ‘Where’s My Water?’ going to do next? He’s going to Walt Disney World, of course! Maybe sneaking in a bath or two first though.

Disney Parks has quietly launched SWAMPYATDISNEY.COM, a mobile mini-site that shares the above image along with the following teaser:

For the first time Swampy is leaving his subterranean home for a vacation in the human world. There were a lot of water parks to choose from, but Swampy has settled on two of the crown jewels: Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach at the vacation capital of the human world, Walt Disney World. Humans haven’t made it very easy for alligators to travel freely, but Swampy is finding that getting there is at least part of the fun!

Rumors of a meet and greet character version of Swampy have been swirling about for months, but this is a pretty good suggestion from an official source that he is coming. Sources have indeed confirmed to us that costuming has created a character costume for Swampy and that whispers of what amounts to a ‘publicity stunt’ have been traded amongst the inner circles at the Walt Disney World Resort, so expect to hear more about this event soon. Blizzard Beach has offered meet and greet opportunities in the past with its mascot, Ice Gator, whom Swampy is sure to get along with swimmingly.

The site also makes mention of the Typhoon Lagoon-inspired hidden level in Where’s My Water? FREE. The hidden level is called ‘Waterslide’ and can be accessed through the Collection screen in the game by scrolling down and tapping on the life preserver (thanks to @WillD79). Another hidden level, ‘Ups and Downs,’ can be found on the same screen by scrolling upwards and clicking on the arrow. The same level can be found in the paid version of Where’s My Water? on the Collection screen, while clicking on the sun after scrolling down will reveal ‘Good Morning’ as featured on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’

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VIDEO: Disney Research’s ‘Botanicus Interacticus’ Makes Plantlife Interactive

While Disney Research Zurich prepares to present its face cloning for audio animatronic use at SIGGRAPH today, Disney Research Pittsburgh is demonstrating its own new technology which allows converting any isolated plant into an interactive experience, allowing computers to detect where a human touches the plant.

Dubbed ‘Botanicus Interacticus: Interactive Plant Technology,’ the technology, which is based on the Touche technology introduced earlier this year, allows a single electrical wire to be inserted in soil. The wire transmits a frequency sweep between .1 and 3 Mhz which allows the area in which the plant is touched to be estimated without causing any damage to the plant itself.

Gestures such as sliding fingers, touching specific leaves, user proximity or amount of touch can be detected and mapped to perform computer-controlled functions. Disney Research hopes the technology (which works equally well with artificial plants) can be used to encourage activity between people and their environments as well as each other by ‘enhancing living, working and social spaces to make them responsive, intelligent and adaptive.’

‘Botanicus Interacticus,’ which is being demonstrated at SIGGRAPH at an exhibit which uses the Pepper’s Ghost illusion to project a computer-generated response to samples including bamboo, orchid, cactus and snake plant with each plant presented it is unique interactive and visual character.

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Disney to Release ‘New’ Music from ‘The Aristocats,’ ‘The Rescuers’

We first told reported plans for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s plans to release the animated classics The Aristocats andThe Rescuers for the first time on Blu-ray back in May. Today we have learned in conjunction with the films’ release on August 21, Walt Disney Music will also be releasing rarely heard music from the soundtrack of the films, which never made it to the final production in a series called ‘The Lost Chords.’

Arguably the more interesting of the two is the album for The Aristocats which features two titles: ‘How Much You Mean to Me / Court Me Slowly’ and ‘Le Jazz Hot.’ While the former is included as a bonus feature for the Blu-ray, the latter seems to be a more intriguing mystery. A cursory search, for example, returns only two mentions of it in context, one of which is in this interview in which Richard Sherman speaks of it fondly. The downloadable album (which also contains a PDF booklet) includes both tracks performed by Richard Sherman as well as seemingly new recordings by Disney Character Voice performer Corey Burton and lead of Vintage Trouble, Ty Taylor.

The album for The Rescuers contains four songs with recordings of ‘Doin’ What I Really Do Best,’ ‘I Never Had It So Good’ and ‘Peopleitis,’ each recorded separately by Floyd Huddleston and Louis Prima, as well as ‘The Need to be Loved’ as recorded by both Paul Francis Webster and Jennifer Paz.

Although the recordings won’t be available to own until August 21, they are all able to be sampled at this time.

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Disney Star Wars Celebration VI Panels, Exclusives Announced

The official StarWarsCelebration.com website for Celebration VI, being held August 23 – 26, 2012 at the Orange County convention center in Orlando, FL has been updated with participation information from Disney Parks and Resorts.

In addition to anticipated items such as new Droid Factory pieces and the second series of Star Wars Vinylmation, Disney Theme Park merchandise (booth 331) has announced at least two show exclusives (pictured above). The Princess Leia Hologram Vinylmation figure is a show-exclusive variant, limited to an edition size of 2,500 pieces and retails for $18.95. Also available will be a limited edition die-cast set celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Tours. The set features both the Starspeeder 3000 and the Starspeeder 1000 and will be priced at 19.95.

D-Tech.Me will be represented at booth 341, where the ‘Carbon Freeze Me’ experience will return, allowing participants to have their facial features included in an 8″ Han Solo-esque carbonite figure for $99.95 as well as print on-demand iPhone 4/4S cases featuring Star Wars and Disney artwork for $36.95 per case.

Panels involving Disney theme parks include:

Disney Parks & Star Wars – This is where the Magic Begins (Thursday, 3 – 4 pm, Room W414 ABCD)
Be among the first to get a sneak peek into what new exclusives will be coming from the Disney Parks in 2012 and 2013. You will also take an inside look behind the magic at how Disney Parks creates exclusive Star Wars merchandise, with insights from Brad Schoeneberg and Cody Hampton of Disney’s creative development team.

The New Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Saturday, 3 – 4 pm, Room W414 ABCD)
Description: Before you take your next trip on the Starspeeder 1000, you’ll want to check out this panel that goes behind the scenes with the wizards at Walt Disney Imagineering and Industrial Light & Magic. Bill George and Steven F. Spiegel will reveal what it took to relaunch the hit attraction in 3D, and what secrets the amazing ride through the galaxy may hold.

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New DisneyStore Arrivals and Sales for August 8, 2012 (39 Items)

New DisneyStore.com arrivals and sales for August 8, 2012

Note that this list is generated and posted automatically. Stitch Kingdom should not be held responsible for any inaccuracies, misinformation or item availability.

	Cinderella Ring and Necklace Set- $12.50 Cast a spell of enchantment on any fashion with our Cinderella Ring and Necklace set. Necklace with figural charm is paired with cloisonné coach icon ring, both forged in sparkling silvery metal and presented in a sculptured pumpkin coach box! share this item
	Kidada for Disney Store ”Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide” Pinocchio Vinylmation — 9” – SALE $49.99 — SAVE 33%! Vinylmation sweet teeth will crave this tempting Pinocchio Vinylmation by Kidada! ”Let your conscience be your guide” as this whimsical Vinylmation showcases the positive and negative sides of temptation and arrives with two extra goodies! share this item
	Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Tee for Women – SALE $19.99 — SAVE 32%! Let your fa-mouse flair for fashion dazzle with the help of ”Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse”! Mickey strikes his iconic pose on this trendy poster-style tee that features vintage-style artwork with a contemporary rhinestone-studded twist. share this item
	Kidada for Disney Store Wish-a-Little Ariel Necklace – SALE $34.99 — SAVE 36%! Carry the Wish-a-Little version of Ariel wherever you go so you’ll always ”love a little, dream a little, laugh a little, wish a little.” This charming necklace designed by Kidada for Disney Store features The Little Mermaid. share this item
	”Officer Duck” Donald Duck Baseball Cap for Adults – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Our favorite cantankerous duck stars on this hat that pays homage to Walt Disney’s 1940 classic animated short, Officer Duck. Wear this comfortable Donald Duck cap and you’ll be laying down the law in style! share this item
	”Goofy’s Glider” Goofy Baseball Cap for Adults – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Gawrsh! Our bumbling Goofy is determined to navigate a plane on this hat that pays homage to Walt Disney’s 1940 classic animated short, Goofy’s Glider. Wear this Goofy cap and you’ll be piloting comfort and style in no time! share this item
	”Touchdown Mickey” Mickey Mouse Baseball Cap for Adults – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Oh boy! Mickey Mouse scores a touchdown on this hat that pays homage to Walt Disney’s 1932 classic animated short, Touchdown Mickey. You’ll be scoring comfort and style during sporting occasions and more with this classic Mickey cap. share this item
	Kidada for Disney Store Silhouette Mickey Mouse Tee for Women – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Vibrant sequins provide a soft glow to Mickey’s fa-mouse silhouette on this tee designed by Kidada for Disney Store. This soft cotton tee features a dazzling combination of Mickey’s timeless magic and Kidada’s signature charm and character. share this item
	Kidada for Disney Store ”Keep It 100” Jiminy Cricket Tee for Women – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Jiminy Cricket salutes you to ”Keep it 100” on this tee designed by Kidada for Disney Store. Featuring stylized script surrounded by small hearts, this tee reminds you to ”let your conscience be your guide,” but delivered in a unique way by Kidada! share this item
	Vintage-Style Pinocchio Tee for Women – SALE $14.99 — SAVE 39%! Pinocchio has ”got no strings” on this classic poster tee featuring Walt Disney’s beloved animated film. Let your conscience be your guide and choose this cheery animated tee starring everyone’s favorite wooden boy! share this item

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New DisneyStore Arrivals and Sales for August 7, 2012 (549 Items)

New DisneyStore.com arrivals and sales for August 7, 2012

Note that this list is generated and posted automatically. Stitch Kingdom should not be held responsible for any inaccuracies, misinformation or item availability.

	”Mickey’s Dairy Farm” Donald Duck Play Set – $29.50 Wak! Donald Duck milks his luck for all it’s worth with a job at Mickey’s Dairy Farm. Disney’s funtime farm equipment set includes cow, barn with milking machine, wheeled cart and three milk cans, plus farmer Donald play figure to quack kids up! share this item
	Classic Cinderella Journal – $14.50 Keep your innermost hopes, dreams and wishes in our Classic Cinderella Journal. Art from the original 1950 movie poster for Walt Disney’s beloved animated feature adorns this lovely notebook diary to inspire the expression of your heart’s desire. share this item
	POP! E.V.E. Vinyl Figure by Funko – $12.50 The hovering robot with a heart of green lands smack in the middle of your collection with our POP! E.V.E. Vinyl Figure by Funko. Evaluate all the POP! vinyl figures by Funko for an otherwordly angle on your favorite Disney/Pixar characters. share this item
	Singing Jasmine Doll — 17” H – $29.50 Take the hand of our Singing Jasmine Doll and Lea Salonga, the original voice from the film, sings A Whole New World. Jasmine wears her signature outfit, which sparkles with glitter and is accented with multi-faceted jewels and matching headband. share this item
	Minnie Mouse Toy Camera – $7.50 Creative kids will catch the shutter-bug with our Minnie Mouse Toy Camera. Press the shutter on this molded play camera to activate flash and hear Minnie utter different phrases, including, ”Say ‘Cheese!”’ share this item
	POP! Mayor Vinyl Figure by Funko – $12.50 The multifaced manager of Halloween Town needs your vote to get a pop at the polls by adding our POP! Mayor Vinyl Figure by Funko to your collection. Find all the POP! figures by Funko for a truly contemporary angle on your favorite Disney characters. share this item
	Singing Mulan Doll — 17” H – $29.50 Bring honor to the ancestors with this lovely Mulan doll that really sings! Touch her hand to hear Reflection from Disney’s animated classic. Beautiful as a blossom, Mulan is dressed in a glittering satin kimono. share this item
	Pre-Order Limited Edition Cinderella Doll: 18” – $99.50 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo! The Fairy Godmother has worked her magic on the stunning dress featured with this Limited Edition Cinderella Doll. The bodice is encrusted with sparkling rhinestones and her hair is beautifully styled and accented with jewels! share this item
	Classic Cinderella Notecard Set – $14.50 Send your most heartfelt wishes to family and friends with our Classic Cinderella Notecards. This set of 20 cards features five different designs and comes with envelopes and sticker sheets in an elegant lift-top box with magnetic closure. share this item
	Singing Sleeping Beauty Doll — 17” – $29.50 Hold her hand and our Singing Sleeping Beauty Doll sings Once Upon a Dream from the film. Aurora dazzles in her glittering pink gown with petal overskirt, white collar, and gold tiara. share this item