{"id":4083,"date":"2011-09-17T00:18:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T17:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2011-09-17T00:18:11","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T17:18:11","slug":"lion-king-3d-premieres-at-el-capitan-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/lion-king-3d-premieres-at-el-capitan-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion King 3D Premieres at El Capitan Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n

Lion King 3D opens in theaters today! \u00a0Be sure to take your kids to see it, <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

it will only be in theaters for two weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Although there were many highlights of the Disney Lion King 3D Mom Blogger Event<\/a>, the most anticipated day was the official Disney premiere showing of the Lion King 3D movie <\/a>at El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. \u00a0This is the premiere that anyone associated with Lion King or Disney would attend. \u00a0As mom bloggers, we were invited guests.<\/p>\n

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On the way to the El Capitan Theater, we eagerly tweeted how we were about to step out onto the red carpet for Lion King 3D’s premiere. \u00a0(#LionKing3D). \u00a0Tweet after tweet talked about the red carpet. \u00a0We would be rubbing elbows with Disney’s premiere talent as we walked to the movie.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Crowds of fans bordered the El Capitan Theater, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars. \u00a0You can always tell the non-stars on the red carpet, they’re the ones taking pictures FROM the red carpet!<\/p>\n

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I'm excited to be there!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Oh, another tell-tale sign that a person walking the red carpet isn’t a star is that they’re geeky and proud of the Disney guest badge they’re wearing!<\/p>\n

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To our complete surprise, the red carpet turned out to be green! \u00a0Disney had laid out a fake green grass runner to emphasize the Lion King movie. \u00a0Very clever. \u00a0All of the shrubbery above was imported and placed right on the side walk. A lane of Hollywood Blvd. was blocked off to\u00a0accommodate\u00a0the green carpet. \u00a0An authentic African band played as the stars and invited guests arrived.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The press lined Hollywood Blvd to catch stars and Disney Lion King film creators. \u00a0Pictured here are \u00a0the backs of Tony Bancroft, supervising animator for Pumbaa , and Mark Henn, supervising animator for Young Simba. \u00a0We had the opportunity to meet with them the previous day to talk about their experience in helping to animate the Lion King movie.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>There were young Disney Channel stars galore. \u00a0Here Timon and Rafiki \u00a0are posing with Jake Short,\u00a0Allie DeBerry, Stefanie Scott, and\u00a0Aedin Mincks, all from Disney Channel’s A.N.T. Farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Ochoa is a very personable young man. \u00a0He happily obliged to photo requests from mom bloggers. \u00a0Ryan is best known as Lanny on the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Disney XD<\/a>\u00a0series\u00a0Pair of Kings<\/a>\u00a0and as Chuck Chambers on the\u00a0Nic<\/a>elodeon<\/a>\u00a0series\u00a0iCarly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Disney’s Lion King, Co-Director, Rob Minkoff, stops to answer questions for the press.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The other Disney Lion King Co-Director, Roger Allers, whoops it up with a fan after the showing.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Once inside we were treated to a pail of popcorn. \u00a0I’ve never had so much popcorn in my life after two screenings of Lion King 3D in two days! \u00a0But it was yummy!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The renovated El Capitan Theater was beautifully adorned. \u00a0As we greatly anticipated the movie and gawked at the incoming stream of stars, we were treated to a live performance on the pipe organ. \u00a0The organist beautifully played all sorts of Disney movie\u00a0classics. \u00a0Apparently, the pipe organ performance is a ritual before each Disney movie.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As the lights dimmed, we settled into our seats, dug into our large pails of half-eaten popcorn, and ceased talking…for the most part. \u00a0Even though we had just seen the movie the night before, I still didn’t get bored of it. \u00a0I promised myself I wouldn’t cry during the Mufasa’s death scene this time. \u00a0Well, I broke my promise but at least I didn’t cry for as long this time.<\/p>\n

After having had the opportunity to hear from\u00a0Robert Newman from Disney Studios on how he and his team converted Lion King from 2D to 3D, I found it very fascinating to watch when 3D was used to emphasize an emotion or closeness to a character.<\/p>\n

As I said in my previous post,<\/p>\n

Lion King presents 3D in away that adds depth and interest to the main characters, adding a new perspective and intimacy to the movie that wasn\u2019t possible before. \u00a0Lion King movie was even better than I remembered.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0It really is a brilliant movie.<\/p>\n

After leaving the movie theater, the African band, green rolling carpet, and Lion King cut-outs and backdrops were gone. \u00a0All lanes of Hollywood Blvd. were open. \u00a0All the fans and fuss had dwindled. \u00a0Our magical fairy tale of walking the “red”\u00a0carpet had ended. \u00a0Now I know how Cinderella felt!<\/p>\n

\"\"Fortunately, there’s always the after party! \u00a0Crossing the street, we went to the top floor of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center. \u00a0There, Disney created a fun Lion King vibe to celebrate Lion King 3D’s \u00a0premiere opening.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>There was another great African band playing, games and activities for the kids, and fantastic food catered by Wolfgang Puck. \u00a0Stars and their kids were everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Several rooms were opened to\u00a0accommodate\u00a0space for the Lion King 3D\u00a0premiere\u00a0gathering. \u00a0Special couches were reserved for stars only. \u00a0There were\u00a0caricature\u00a0artists,\u00a0tattoo\u00a0artists, games, and even a very cool bead station where you could make your own\u00a0jewelry\u00a0with African looking beads.<\/p>\n

Wow, what a day. \u00a0I couldn’t possibly write about everything I saw and did. \u00a0It’s always fun getting different perspectives on things so I invite you to read the recap my new great mom blogger friend Jennifer, \u00a0from The Mom Reviews – My Hollywood Premiere Experience: Lion King 3D.<\/a>\u00a0 She summarizes the weekend well.<\/p>\n

At the end of the month I will publish\u00a0\u201cDisney Lion King 3D Mom Blogger Event: \u00a0Behind the Scenes.” \u00a0In this post I’ll go into more detail about meeting some of the voices, animators, and producer of Lion King.<\/p>\n

If you don’t already have plans to see Lion King 3D this weekend, make them! \u00a0Lion King 3D will only be in theaters for 2 weeks. \u00a0There’s a whole new generation of kids who never got to experience Lion King in the movie theater before. \u00a0Now is their chance. \u00a0Disney will also be releasing Lion King 3D\u00a0\u00a0Blu-ray 3D & Blu-ray Hi-Def<\/a> Combo Packs on October 4th.<\/p>\n

Want to see more about the Disney Lion King 3D Mom Blogger event and who attended? \u00a0See the Disney’s Lion King 3D Premiere Mom Blogger Event<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

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Disney provided me with food, lodging, and incidentals for the three days. \u00a0All expressed\u00a0opinions\u00a0are my own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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