Tag: Bella Thorne

Studio 365 – Props and Costumes

I had visited the Disney Studio 365 store in Downtown Disney once before.

It’s clearly intended for tween girls but I had decided to quickly poke around because I learned that they had some props and costumes from Sonny with a Chance.

Well, the SWAC costumes may be gone but they have some cool new stuff there now. I was there again to see Bridgit Mendler back in September and I had to check out the new props and costumes.

These included quite a few items from Jessie.

It took me so long to recognize the character of Jessie in a bi-plane… I’m not sure why they chose to display it like that.

But as always, it was Shake it Up that stole the show. xD

Be sure to click any photo above to see the rest of my photos in the gallery.

December 29, 2012
Wreck It Ralph Premiere in Hollywood

This evening, 10/29/12 was the world premiere of Disney’s Wreck It Ralph at the historic El Capitan theater in Hollywood.

I have never been to a real Hollywood premiere before, so I thought it might be fun to drop by and see who I can see.

Disney girls in attendance included Peyton List, Laura Marano, and Bella Thorne.

Stefanie Scott of A.N.T. Farm was there as well. She actually voices a character in the movie. 🙂

The film stars John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch. Hey look, speaking of Jane Lynch. 🙂

There were quite a few Disney guys too, including Cameron Boyce and Karan Brar from Jessie…

… Davis Cleveland from Shake it Up …

… and Lucas Gabriel from Switched at Birth and High School Musical. I got a high five from him. 🙂

For a major movie premiere, the whole thing seemed a bit low key. Bella came without Zendaya, Laura came without her sister Vanessa, and everyone from Jessie came except for Debby. But hey, it was still fun. 🙂

October 29, 2012
N.B.T. Concert at Hollywood and Highland Center Videos

This past Saturday was the Radio Disney NBT kickoff concert at Hollywood and Highland center.

The five new N.B.T. contestants all performed, as did past N.B.T. winner Shealeigh

Up and coming CoCo Jones also performed, but if I’m being honest I don’t really care for her voice. Here’s a clip of her singing “Call Me Maybe.”

I found this really amusing. The Radio Disney road crew was teaching a Cher Lloyd dance. I knew cher counted as a Disney girl. xD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izj2pYWnAQc

Bella Thorne and Zendaya were also there to talk about their show.

Actually, a lot of Disney people were there, but most of them stayed up in the VIP area.

Ross Lynch of Austin and Ally closed the show with his family’s band R5.

I hope you all enjoyed the videos from the event. A seperate behind the scenes post will be added later this week. 🙂

October 15, 2012
Bella Thorne Meet and Greet at Victoria Gardens

It’s been a busy week!

On August 11th, Teen Vogue organized a series of “Back to School” events at malls across the united states featuring Ross Lynch, Bailee Madison, Drew Seeley, Cher Lloyd, Shay Mitchell, Peyton List, Matt Johnson, and Jasmine Villegas to name a few.

Oh, and lets not forget Shake it Up‘s Bella Thorne who was at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

And it’s about time the Inland Empire got a little love. These sorts of events always seem to be confined to the greater Los Angeles area.

So of course I had to go and show my support.

As you can see, Radio Disney was on hand for the brief Q&A session.

And we learned that Bella’s favorite princess is Belle, because “[She’s] named after her.”

And… that’s about it. I gave Bella a Save Disney Shows bracelet and got a quick autograph.

I was about 14th in line, so I ended up right in front of the stage.

You can see the rest of my orginal photos in the gallery. Please don’t repost without credit!

August 11, 2012
Disney Channel Stars at the 2011 D23 Expo

There’s no denying that my favorite part of the 2009 D23 Expo was getting to see and meet more than a few of my favorite Disney Channel Girls, like Tiffany Thornton, Chelsea Staub, and Debby Ryan.

The 2011 D23 Expo was no different, starting with a repeat appearance from Tiffany Thornton plus Allisyn Ashley Arm, Sterling Knight, Doug Brochou, Shayne Topp, Matthew Scott Montgomery, and Damien Haas.

Doesn’t Tiff look pretty? (As always. xD )

Missing where Brandon Smith and Audrey Whitby. I really wanted to meet her. Oh well. I was able to finish my existing Sonny with a Chance autograph though – I just needed Sterling and Doug. =]

I also got my So Random Main cast autographs…

… and another of the “new” Randoms. 😀

I had also wanted to see the Lemonade Mouth cast, Hayley Kiyoko in particular, but they cut the line before I got there. Damn.

Saturday was a big day for DC events! I got there early to see Alyson Stoner, whom you all know I adore.

She was there for the Phineas and Ferb meet and greet along with the voice of Phineas and Perry.

It took me four years to get her autograph, but I finally did it. 😀 BTW, she has an EP coming out soon on iTunes. She’s not sure if there will be physical CDs or not.

Next up was a signing for Kickin’ It. I didn’t go, but I did get to see Olivia Holt. And I have to say, she is mighty cute. =]

Next was Fish Hooks. Chelsea Kane didn’t show up. >:[

I still got to meet Kyle and the crew, but still, I wanted to hit on see my Chelsea. 🙁

Finally was the cast of A.N.T. Farm. I finally got to tell Stefanie Scott how awesome I think she is. <3

And it was fun to talk to Sierra McCormic. She’s a sweet little girl, emphasis on the little. I’ll have to look her up when she’s older.

Sorry for the delay in getting this post up. I know I said Monday, but I’ve been having computer problems and couldn’t get anything new posted.

Sunday, the third and final day of the 2011 D23 Expo was just as amazing as the first two days. How many people can say they’ve seen Wilmer Valderrama hangin’ out with Handy Manny? LOL

After that photo op, we got in line for the Pair of Kings signing.

I was there to see Kelsey Chow again (obviously). I had gotten her autograph at the filming, but it’s faint ’cause her pin was dying. So when I saw her I was like “I hope your pen works this time” and she was like “Huh- OH! I remember you! =D” And then the Disney employee pushed me along for holding up the line. Of course, SHE was talking TO ME so how was that my fault? LOL

I was also quite shocked to see that Mitchel Musso himself showed up! He wasn’t scheduled to attend and I had never met him before.

And have a look at this guy with the “I <3 Kelsey Chow” shirt! Lucky bastard… why didn’t I think of that? LOL I actually ended up right next to him in the “Shake it Up” line. He’s a nice kid.

Speaking of the Shake it Up line, what a mess. They didn’t know where to put everyone and it was a pretty big mess overall. The line was closed by 2pm… if not sooner.

Now as frequent readers will remember, I’ve met Bella and Zendaya before. It was Caroline Sunshine that I really wanted to meet.

And yeah, meet her I did. 🙂 I even had a few moments to tell her about my fansite and how excited I was to finally meet her.

I didn’t really have anything to say to Zendaya… but I did get a solo autograph of her. =]

As for Bella, I didn’t have anything rehearsed so I simply told her that I couldn’t even begin to tell her how amazing she is.

She was like “Aww, thank you sir” … as if I needed to be reminded how she’s WAY too young for me. LOL. Here’s the autograph.

But that’s not all. Once we finished with the cast we went down in front of the stage to take a few more pics. I got some great shots of Bella and Zendaya.

And by absolute sure luck, I ended up standing against the side of the stage when they finished the signing and the cast came to the front to sign a few more autographs for the crowd! Bella was right in front of me, look!

My friend Anika who was right next to me even got a pic with Zendaya!

I was hoping Caroline would come over to our side, but she didn’t make it beyond mid stage before the CMs escorted her off the stage.

She was the last to leave, but we still had one more surprise in store before we left. About 30 minutes after the event wrapped up, I spotted Roshan Fegan and Anika got a great picture with him too.

And that my friends, was the last day of the 2011 D23 expo. It was something else, I’ll tell you that. Hope to see you all there in 2013. 🙂

August 30, 2011
Disney Channel stars at the D23 Expo

Big news! Disney has announced not only a general overview of the Disney channel stars that will be at the expo, but they have also laid out the complete schedule for the signings!

In particular, I am excited to meet Hayley Kiyoko, Alyson Stoner, Olivia Holt, Stefanie Scott, and Caroline Sunshine. I have been trying to get Alyson’s autograph forever and Stefanie is just too cute.

I also look forward to seeing Chelsea and the cast of So Random again. I just need Doug and Sterling’s autographs to finish my Sonny with a Chance cast picture…

Disney’s official press release follows…

STARS OF DISNEY CHANNEL, DISNEY XD AND DISNEY JUNIOR
TO MEET FANS EVERY DAY AT DISNEY’S D23 EXPO

Perry the Platy-bus Parks in Phineas and Ferb’s Backyard Booth on D23 Expo Floor; Fans Invited to Meet the Stars of “Phineas and Ferb,” “Lemonade Mouth,” “A.N.T. Farm,” “Fish Hooks,” “So Random!,” “Good Luck Charlie,” “Kickin’ It,” “Pair of Kings,” “Jake and the Never Land Pirates,”
“Handy Manny” and “Special Agent Oso”

Musical Performances by China Anne McClain, Coco Jones, Radio Disney’s Newest N.B.T. Artists and Disney Junior’s Never Land Pirate Band; Plus Martial Arts Showcase by Leo Howard

— Stars of “Shake It Up” Arena Dance Performance and Q&A Session Sunday —

BURBANK, Calif. (July 28, 2011) – Kids, tweens and families can meet their favorite stars of Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior, over three fun-filled days, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19–SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, at the ultimate event for Disney fans, Disney’s D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The schedule includes a musical performance by actress and Hollywood Records recording artist China Anne McClain (Disney Channel’s “A.N.T. Farm”), a martial arts performance by actor Leo Howard (Disney XD’s “Kickin’ It”), musical performances from Radio Disney’s newest N.B.T. Artists, Hollywood Records recording artist Coco Jones and a boisterous performance by Sharky and Bones of The Never Land Pirate Band (from Disney Junior’s “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”).

On FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 in the Disney Channel booth, fans of all ages are invited to join Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist Dave Barry and noted New York Times best-selling author Ridley Pearson, Disney Publishing Worldwide co-authors of prequels to the classic Peter Pan, the “Peter and the Starcatchers” book series, along with beloved “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” characters Jake, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, for a celebration of the power of imagination and the magic of Disney storytelling. This event also includes an appearance by actor David Arquette (the voice of Skully in the hit Disney Junior series “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”) and a special announcement from The Walt Disney Company Corporate Citizenship team.

On SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 in the D23 Arena, the stars of Disney Channel’s hit series “Shake It Up,” will take the stage for a high-energy, live dance performance and Q&A session. The event will kick off with a Style Shake Up runway event, featuring fashions for the new school year from Disney Consumer Products. A special screening of an upcoming episode will be followed by a fan meeting with the “Shake It Up” cast in the Disney Channel booth.

Perry the Platy-bus, a 4000 pound customized Airstream trailer in the likeness of the character Perry the Platypus of Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning “Phineas and Ferb,” gets a prime parking spot on the Disney D23 Expo Floor, in Disney Channel’s colorful booth, one transformed into Phineas and Ferb’s iconic backyard. Fans are invited to step inside the famous “Perry the Platy-bus” to play interactive games, enjoy live performances, meet the stars, get autographs and rock out to Radio Disney tunes.

Popular radio personalities Ernie D, Jake, Candice, Blake and Hallie from Radio Disney, the 24-hour contemporary hits radio network and the only radio broadcaster for kids and families, will join in the fun along with special musical guest stars Coco Jones and the newest N.B.T. artists.

Following is the schedule of stars making special appearances and signing autographs in the Disney Channel booth:

Friday, August 19

10:00-11:00 a.m. “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” character appearances by Jake, Captain Hook & Mr. Smee

12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. The Never Land Pirate Band musical performance

1:00-1:30 p.m. Special announcement and storytelling event from The Walt Disney Company Corporate Citizenship team with noted Disney Publishing Worldwide authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (“Peter and the Starcatchers”), David Arquette, Jake, Captain Hook and Mr. Smee of “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”

1:30-2:30 p.m. “Good Luck Charlie” stars Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker and Bradley Steven Perry,

3:00-4:00 p.m. Radio Disney’s N.B.T. artists Tay Barton, Zack Montana, Shealeigh, Ladina Spence and Hollywood Ending perform

4:30-5:45 p.m. “Lemonade Mouth” stars – Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko and Chris Brochu

5:45-7:00 p.m. “So Random!” stars – Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, Doug Brochu, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Damien Haas, Matthew Scott Montgomery and Shayne Topp

Saturday, August 20

10:00-11:00 a.m. “Phineas and Ferb” character appearances — Phineas, Ferb and Agent P

11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon “Phineas and Ferb” creators and executive producers Dan Povenmire and Swampy Marsh and cast Vincent Martella, Alyson Stoner and Dee Bradley Baker

12:30-1:30 p.m. “Kickin’ It” stars Leo Howard, Dylan Riley Snyder, Alex Christian Jones and Olivia Holt, plus a special martial arts performance by Leo Howard

2:30-3:00 p.m. Performance by Radio Disney’s guest and Hollywood Records recording artist Coco Jones

3:00-4:00 p.m. “Fish Hooks” creator/executive producer Noah Z. Jones and cast Chelsea Kane and Kyle Massey (both also of ABC-TV’s “Dancing with the Stars”)

4:00-5:00 p.m. “A.N.T. Farm” stars — China Anne McClain, Jake Short, Sierra McCormick, Stefanie Scott and Carlon Jeffery, plus a musical performance by China Anne McClain

Sunday, August 21

10:00-11:15 a.m. Handy Manny character and appearance by the voice of Manny, Wilmer Valderrama

11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Special Agent Oso character and appearance by the voice of Oso, Sean Astin

12:30-1:30 p.m. “Pair of Kings” — Doc Shaw, Kelsey Chow and Geno Segers

1:30-2:30 p.m. *** Photo Opportunity *** “Shake It Up” stars (Arena foyer)

2:30-4:00 p.m. D23 Arena Showcase — “Shake It Up” featuring stars Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Roshon Fegan, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine and executive producer Rob Lotterstein plus Style Shake Up fashion runway event

4:00-6:00 p.m. “Shake It Up” cast meet and greet in the Disney Channel booth

Tickets to the D23 Expo are available at http://www.D23Expo.com. Admission includes access to all experiences and entertainment at the D23 Expo, including the Disney Legends Ceremony, and can be purchased for single days or for the full three days of festivities. Admission is $47 for a one-day adult ticket and $37 for children 3-12. Three-day passes are $136 for adults and $106 for children. Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will receive a discount for up to four admissions, as well as early entry to each day of the D23 Expo for themselves and their guests.

August 2, 2011
Selena Gomez Concert at the OC Fair

So on Sunday I went to the Orange County Fair to see Selena. It wasn’t the best timing for me, but I had already paid for the ticket back in February so I figured I better take advantage. I had some time to explore the fair before the show and I saw the cutest baby cow. <3

Also, prior to the actual show, I got word that Disney had invited some various actors to the show including Adam Irigoyen (Deuce, Shake It Up), Caroline Sunshine (Tinka, Shake It Up) Bella Thorne (CeCe, Shake It Up), and Stefanie Scott (Lexi, ANT Farm). I saw all of them, but Bella is the only one who come close to where I was. And I already met her so I didn’t try knocking people over to get to talk to her. xD

So then it was actually time for the show! It was a huge amphitheater and I was in the 14th row back. Not too bad I think. Not as good as the last time I saw Selena, but then again, I didn’t have to stand in the sun for six hours either.

Selena did a total of 18 songs! That’s the most I’ve ever seen her do at once, surpassing her LA County Fair show last year by a good six songs. Here’s the full list:

A Year Without Rain
Hit the Lights
Summer’s Not Hot
Round and round
The Way I Loved You
We Own the Night
Love You Like a Love Song
Spotlight
Bang Bang Bang
When the Sun Goes Down
Intuition
Falling Down
Rock God
My Dilemma
Off the Chain
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Naturally
Who Says

I think that song “Hit the Lights” is my favorite off the new album. If not, then “We Own the Night” is.

I was a bit disappointed she didn’t do “Outlaw” though. It would have been an interesting song to hear live. Although I must say that “My Dilemma” was pretty good too.

And, I have to at least mention this I suppose, Selena’s little boy toy Justin Bieber was there too. Worse, he actually took the f-ing stage! I both tried to set him on fire using only the power of my mind (it didn’t work, darn!) and I also watched Selena watch him. And I have to say, she didn’t look very comfortable watching him perform. You can’t really see her in the video unfortunately, but there was just enough light to make her out in person.

If you’re looking for the rest of the videos from the show, you can find them over on my youtube. =]

July 29, 2011
Shake It Up – Second Episode Filming

I was fortunate enough to be ale to attend the second live-audience filming for Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman’s new Disney Channel show “Shake It Up!” yesterday, July 27th, in Los Angeles, CA.

For those of you unfamiliar with how a filming works, I recommend you stop and read the recap of the first filming I went to before you continue reading this post.

We where seated in the audience area a good hour before the actual filming started. During part of this time, they showed us the pilot episode. For those unfamiliar with TV terms, the pilot is a single episode they film before a show is picked up for a full season. Because actors are sometimes re-cast and sets are changed, pilots are rarely if ever shown to the public at large. The first episode broadcast in a season is typically a re-shot and slightly reworked version of the pilot, although the actual plot can vary significantly.

In the pilot we are introduced to best friends CeCe Jones (Bella Thorne) and Rocky Blue (Zendaya Coleman). The show opens with the BFFs panhandling on the Chicago metro using their impressive dance moves. And they do a great job, until a transit cop shows up! After After receiving a ticket made out to “Mrs. Justin Bieber” we join your heroines at home and we meet CeCe’s little brother Flynn Jones (Davis Cleveland). After an eh, interesting, breakfast scene, the three kids are off to school. At school, we meet Deuce (Adam Irigoyen), and he lets us in on all the concert tickets he can hook us up with. He also had an important gift for the girls, a flier with the info to audition for a dance show called “Shake it Up Chicago.” Rocky is reluctant, but CeCe insists that they give it a try – it is their dream to be professional dancers after all. We also met sibling duo Gunther (Kenton Duty) and Tinka (Caroline Sunshine). Think Ryan and Sharpay from High School Musical, except they’re, well, I think they where supposed to be Swedish. Anyway, CeCe and Rocky audition for the show and through no fault of her own CeCe is eliminated. Rocky makes it, but doesn’t want to go without her BFF. CeCe insists that Rocky follow through with her dream and marches her to the studio – with Rocky still in her pajamas. This next segment was very Hannah Montana-esque as CeCe helped Rocky change into her dance clothes during the love show. Fortunately, the host though more of it than I did, because instead of firing Rocky, he asked both girls to stay on the show. And that is how these two best friends ended up on TV.

Now, it’s tough to objectively grade a pilot because it’s primary focus is to introduce the show and characters. It sets up the show and isn’t the best refection of what will actually happen in it. this show is clearly about dancing, there’s a lot of it, and it’s done very well. The humor fell a little flat, especially the breakfast scene I mentioned. the plot was predictable, but that again has to do with the constraints of it being the pilot. Using my normal scale, I think a 3.5/5 would be appropriate.

Now that the pilot was done with, we could begin the actual filming! Episode #102 is titled “I Could’ve Danced All Night” and opens with a pretaped scene where we see CeCe’s dream. “If this wasn’t a dream, then why where you kissing Robert Pattinson before you came out here?”

It turns out CeCe is obsessed with getting the “Spotlight Dance” on the show. And when they announce a special charity event the next day, Rocky wants to enter to help their local senior center. CeCe could care less, until she learns the winner also gets that week’s spotlight dance.

CeCe buys a bunch of energy drinks to help them stay awake for the event, but Rocky refuses to let them drink them. She compares them to steroids and how that temptation will take them to dark places… “then you get kicked off the show, expelled from school, your mom kicks you out, you’re living behind a dumpster, and you can’t plug a cell phone into a rat’s mouth!” Needless to say CeCe is convinced. But her brother, well, he’s find the discarded energy drink and likes it, a lot.

Meanwhile, Deuce stops by with some new outfits designed by his cousin. He offers them to the girls for free… they just gotta wear them of the show for a little free publicity. He explains that they’re fine couture, “my cousin explained to me that that’s a french word that means fancy clothes. I thought it meant lady parts.” LOLz. Rocky doesn’t care for the clothing deal either, but eventually relents. The girls go back inside to find CeCe’s little brother bouncing off the walls. They try to catch him, but he wind up keeping them up all night before the competition.

Fast forward a few hours and it’s time to dance! And the girls can barely keep their eyes open. Somehow they make it until it’s just them and Gunther and Tinka and the host calls a break. At this point Rocky’s older brother Eddie (Max Ehrich) who had been watching CeCe’s little brother arrives on set after realizing that the donation he had pledged was per hour. And the girls had already been dancing for four hours! He decides it’s time to end things and demands that the girls quit immediately, or even better if they can “find a way to quit four hours ago.” Deuce will have none of this and pinches CeCe to wake her up. A short pinch fight ensues and the girls get back up on stage where they ultimately win the competition and $5000 for the senior center! But before CeCe can collect on her spotlight dance, they fall asleep on stage and her brother ends up stealing the show.

This was a good, solid episode. Well written, well paced (although that’s hard to say just from the filming), well acted, and just plain entertaining overall. A definite 4/5 just on my first impression.

My friend J had asked for a brief description of the sets, so I’ve decided to draw a diagram.

I got mad paint skillz. 🙂 The filming photos from last week show a little bit of the Shake it Up Chicago studio and quite a bit of the home set.

Following the conclusion of the filming, the cast signed autographs. They didn’t announce that they would, so a bunch of people just left. But those of us who knew how it usually worked lined the railing and eventually got to talk with the cast. I brought a photo of Bella & Zendaya and another paper for any other cast members I talked to.

Kenton Duty (Gunther) was nice enough to sign that paper for me…

Like my Shake it up sign? I made it the night before so I could get the attention of the audience warm up guy and tell everyone about the site. I printed two copies – Kenton signed one and I gave the other to Bella. She was very excited about my shake it up fansite: DisneyShakeItUp.com! She literally jumped up and down with excitement and proceeded to show it to her cast mates, never mind the fact that I was still talking to her about the site at the time! She came back over of course and I was able to finish my 15 second pitch. And of course, She and Zendaya both signed that photo I brought.

Isn’t that just the coolest thing? These girls are gonna be big. Disney casting rarely, if ever, makes mistakes and a few hours with Bella & Zendaya convinced me that as usual Disney knows what they’re doing. I know I’ve said it before, but I know that Bella’s gonna be the next Miley (and I mean that in a good way)! And I for one feel quite honored to have been there at the beginning.

July 28, 2010