Although you won’t want to miss this party for all the tea in Ponyville — even if that isn’t your beverage of choice — chances are Sweetberry has you covered with the delectable muffins, cakes, and cookies she bakes fresh daily in her enticing Sweet Shoppe.

Slated for a September 16 release from Paramount Home Entertainment, Hasbro’s beloved “My Little Ponies” come to life in 2006’s live-touring musical production now captured on DVD to offer fans the best seat in their own house (view the original trailer). Although interested fans can also find a companion book by author Jennifer Frantz and illustrator Lyn Fletcher by the same name, there’s no duplicating the excitement of the DVD sure to be a hit with young girls. This is especially true for toddlers through kindergarteners — not to mention a nice trip down memory lane for Gen X’ers who recall the original toy from its 1981 introduction as “My Pretty Pony” to Hasbro’s official series launch of the “My Little Pony” line of toys in 1982.

While the original toys were so popular in the 1980s that “at one point,” they even outsold Mattel’s Barbie, the line has dwindled over the years, disappearing altogether in the mid-'90s before reemerging in various configurations including 2003’s popular “Generation 3: Ponyville” series that no doubt inspired this musical. Featuring several popular characters and numerous songs including catchy originals like “Disco Dash,” “Try a New Color on For Size” and “Shake Your Cutie,” My Little Pony Live! The World’s Biggest Tea Party also incorporates some of the better known tunes from various My Little Pony DVDs over the years.

Likewise, it’s of even greater interest for collectors of the series with its inclusion of characters such as Thistle Whistle, Rarity, Wysteria, The Breezies, Minty and others that “no longer exist” in the line today. With the newest Hasbro line dubbed “Core 7,” as Wikipedia explains, which for marketing reasons has been chopped down to “only seven characters” and zero plans for “no new characters [to] be issued,” instead blending together older versions of numerous characters in one, this DVD comes at an ideal time to serve as a celebration of the series as a whole and the way they touched the lives of the various generations around the world since their launch.

The DVD, which includes five animated sing-along songs complete with the words at the bottom of the screen, is also accessible for the hearing impaired throughout the feature for televisions equipped with closed captioning. Directed by the Emmy award-winning television veteran David Stern, whose resume of experience in filming elaborate stage productions is nearly a mile long, this bright, upbeat, and beautifully digitized transfer invites participation from not only the audience being filmed (with many cuts to happy dancing and smiling children and parents) but also from the kids at home.

From the very start as Ponyville’s friendly Spike takes the stage in search of a misplaced “how to” book given to him by a kindly old troll, viewers are addressed directly as he inquires if they’re not only willing “to have a jolly good time” but also he encourages kids to remember that “if you feel like singing, dancing, or clapping your hands — go right ahead.”