The best way to start out is to check out the Disney Movie Rewards website. If this is your first visit, register your information there, including the Magic Code found inside the DVD or BD case. The more movies you buy and enter the codes for, the more points you will accumulate and later turn in for free Disney goodies. Also, right now they are running a special promotion. Codes for different movies will earn you commemorative coins exclusive to each one. On top of that, there are sweepstakes to enter, games to play and additional Disney related features like cards and iron-ons to print out, games and videos.
Next, head over to the Disney BD webpage. This page will give you all the info that’s fit to pixelate (as it says online) relating to Disney Blu-ray discs. Actually, it’s a good place to get general BD information. It doesn’t skimp on the FAQs. There are demos and news to check out and they even include easy steps for setting up your high definition home entertainment system. Last, but certainly not least, it will give you an overall view of the Disney BD Live Network, explaining what the network is all about, what you need as far as equipment goes and tells you about the various features.
As you might expect from the Disney folks, their Live online network is all about being a family-friendly community. Each account can be modified for personal preferences, and a family administrator can manage sections for each child. These safeties let parents have control over who their kids are talking to, which features and movie titles each one can view and how Disney Movie Reward points are earned and used.
In retrospect I’m glad that I took the time to check it out online before my experts arrived. By the time screening day came, I had a chance to absorb some of this, so I could at least appear cool and look like I knew what I was doing. Besides the fact that I could set myself up with an online account in advance and keep the points earned during this experiment to use later, learning about the network features that Disney has on these BDs, really blew my mind.
On top of having the safety features, you can have your own avatars to make the interaction between family and friends more fun. Like it really needed that, right? C’mon. We’re talking about sitting in your house watching a movie and being able to communicate, via an Internet-connected Blu-ray player, with other people. Not yelling into the next room, but interacting with someone else around the block or across the country. And I’m not talking about plain old chatting on a computer keyboard.
Article comments
1 - Treasures By Brenda
This is a fantastic review, thank you! I especially enjoyed the reaction of the five-year old girls to the movie, it is exactly what one might hope for and, in my mind, possibly proof that the movie is successful. (Can't help wondering what would have happened if you'd slipped a five-year old boy in there!)
I have written a page about Disney blu-ray movies and have included a link to your review as well as quoted some of your comments. I would be thrilled if you would visit and leave your opinion of the movie.
I think great reviews like this can be of wonderful assistance to parents looking for movie information.
Thank you very much!
Brenda
2 - tink
Hi Brenda!
The original panel was four children, three girls and one boy. We had to re-schedule when two siblings were sick that weekend, one of which was the boy. He had a previous engagement (birthday party) the following week that trumped our screening. None of the girls wanted to invite any boys from their class because they were all "eeewwww" which I think was their version of having cooties.
I'm so glad that you liked the review and am honored that you linked to in on your website.
Thanks for reading.