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  • Pirates 4 Premiere at Disneyland

    The stars turned out on the “black carpet” for the Pirates 4 premiere at Disneyland park on Saturday May 7th 2011. They actually built a huge screen on the banks of the Rivers of America.

    Pirates 4 Premiere at Disneyland

    First up, Jake T. Austin from WOWP with some blond chick that I’m assuming is his girlfriend.

    Jake T. Austin

    I got a quick glance at Emma Roberts as she dashed past me.

    Emma Roberts

    Ashley Benson from Pretty Little Liars was looking very good.

    Ashley Benson

    My love Ashley Tisdale was there too. Sadly, I was so excited to see her that this vid was all I got of her.

    I was just a few feet from the lovely Vanessa Hudgens as she signed some autographs. She is stunning up close.

    The lovely dancer Lacey Schwimmer signed some autographs for fans too.

    I did not expect to see Kyle Massey, but I guess he still follows Lacey around everywhere. 🙂

    Eliza Dushku pretty much ran past as fast as Tizz did, but it was still a real treat to get to see her in person!

    After seeing Lacey and Kyle, it was no surprise that Disney would want to have Chelsea Kane come by too.

    I guess this Dancing with the Stars thing is popular. It didn’t seem like anyone knows her as “that blond chick from JONAS” besides me.

    Chelsea Kane

    Eva Longoria is my one cliche older woman crush. So I got a kick out of seeing her in person too.

    If you didn’t already know, Penelope Cruz is the female lead in Pirates 4. So of course she was there.

    I just barely saw Mitchel Musso before the ushers pushed him along…

    … to make way for our final guest of the evening Johnny Depp himself.

    It was a lot of fun, and quite a sight to see. Even though the camera didn’t always agree!

    Pirates 4 Premiere at Disneyland

    In the next day or so I’ll be tracking down some of the professional press pics of Ashley, Vanessa, and the like as I regularly do for premieres. You can find move video from the even on my youtube and as always, click on each picture for a larger version.

  • D23 Expo Recap (Part 2)

    So before the D23 Expo, I had looked at Miley’s concert tour schedule to see if it was possible for her to make an appearance at the expo. And for whatever reason (I think I got my dates mixed up, LOL) I was under the impression that Miley wouldn’t be able to make it.

    As I tweeted at the time (@anitrain), and recorded on my D23 Expo Website, “I saw Miley! I didn’t think there was any way she could be here now.”

    That’s why I was so surprised, shocked, and excited when Dick Cook, chairman of  The Walt Disney Studios, brought her out on stage on day two of the D23 Expo (09/11/09)!

    Miley Cyrus at the D23 Expo

    To round out the talent appearing on stage, Miley Cyrus arrived to help promote the Nicholas Sparks movie she just finished called The Last Song. “I love all of his other movies and to work with someone who kind of inspires you is really cool,” the superstar revealed. “And I remember growing up, my mom would always be reading his books and I always wanted to read them. So now that I can and I’m working with him, it’s really great.” No movie clip was available, but instead, the pop icon thrilled the crowd by singing her smash hit “The Climb.”

    Miley did a great job preforming my favorite song of hers. And it was great to finally see her in person! 🙂 I did think it was kinda weird they didn’t have a clip from The Last Song for us though.

    Of course, Miley wasn’t the only star to show up on Friday. Actors John Travolta, Johnny Depp, and Nicolas Cage where all there. As where directors Jerry Bruckheimer and Tim Burton. It was a really unbelievable experience.

    Miley was the least welcome star though. At the announcement of her name, I heard people behind me groan and one exclaimed “Oh come on!” And I believe that person actually worked for Disney! The people right in front of me actually left when Miley came out. I hope they didn’t mind missing Johnny Depp too!

    You’ll find many more photos from Friday’s events in the DC Fans Gallery.