Disney Channel Fans

Miley Cyrus is going to be on on tour this summer!

Pop band Metro Station, which features Miley’s older brother Trace, will be joining her on the road.

Tickets will range in price from $39.50 – $79.50 and go on sale to the public on Saturday, June 13 at 10AM. Fan Club Members will have early access to Tickets starting Monday June 8th.

If you go to Ticketmaster’s page, you can see that they’re trying something new this time. The concert will be totally paperless – with no physical tickets available to resell. In order to gain admittance the owner of the credit card used to buy the tickets must present it with photo ID at the venue. The card is then scanned to pull up the transaction. Clever!

The list of Miley Cyrus’s 2009 North America tour dates are below:

September 14 Portland, OR Rose Garden
September 16 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
September 18 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
September 20 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
September 22 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
September 23 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
September 25 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena
September 26 Las Vegas, NV Thomas & Mack Center
September 29 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
October 2 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
October 3 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 4 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
October 6 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
October 7 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
October 9 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
October 10 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
October 12 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
October 15 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
October 18 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
October 20 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
October 21 Memphis, TN FedExForum
October 23 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
October 24 N. Little Rock, AR ALLTEL Arena
October 27 Chicago, IL United Center
October 29 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
October 31 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
November 1 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
November 3 Washington, DC Verizon Center
November 4 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
November 5 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
November 7 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
November 8 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
November 9 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
November 12 Hartford, CT XL Center
November 15 Cleveland, OH Quickens Loan Arena
November 16 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
November 18 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
November 19 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
November 22 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
November 24 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
November 25 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
November 28 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena
November 29 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
December 1 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
December 1 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena

Save Disney Shows June 2009 Events

Save Kim Possible Day – 06/07/09

Save W.I.T.C.H. Day- 06/09/09

Save Lilo & Stitch Weekend Bash – 06/21-27/09

It’s important to remember that paper letters are the key to our efforts, and events are spaced out so you have at least a week to prepare as many as you can. Please refer to our how to help section for addresses: http://help.savedisneyshows.org

Then on the day of the event, you can also send faxes, make phone calls, and use our email program at http://sdsmail.org

New SDS Fund Raising Drive

Once again, it’s time for us to turn to our members for help with fund raising. We need to raise $150 over the next six weeks in order to renew a slew of our domain names. Please visit our SDS Fund Raising page to see the list of domains and to make your donation. We know times are tough, but please give what you can, we can’t make this work your help.

D23 Society and Expo

D23, launched earlier this year, is the Official Community for Disney Fans.

The name “D23″ pays homage to the wonder and excitement that began in 1923 when Walt Disney opened his fledgling studio in Hollywood. D23 is the first official community for fans in Disney’s 85-year history. D23 gives its members a greater connection to the entire world of Disney by placing them in the middle of the magic through its quarterly publication Disney twenty-three; a rich website at www.disney.com/D23; a new collectibles line, The Walt Disney Archives Collection; and special events for D23 members throughout the year, highlighted by the D23 EXPO in Anaheim, California, September 10-13, 2009.

The D23 EXPO will give Disney fan unprecedented access to never-before-seen movies, TV shows, park experiences, collectibles and more from Sept. 10 to Sept. 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Tickets to the Expo are now available at http://www.D23Expo.com. Admission includes access to all experiences and entertainment at the D23 EXPO and can be purchased for single days or for the full four days of festivities. Admission is discounted for members of D23.

The D23 EXPO spotlight will also shine on Disney Channel’s brightest stars in a can’t miss-special event.

If you are a D23 member, or are planning to attend the expo, please let me know by completing this form at SDS, or by replying to this post.

SDS Webmaster Greg will be in Anaheim and will be coordinating possible meetings for those involved in our movements!

Official Princess and the Frog Trailer

Well, the time has come. We have the first official trailer for The Princess and the Frog. Originally called The Frog Princess, this film is the first Disney 2D animated feature film since Michael Eisner announced the art form dead back in 2004. That move was a slap in the face to the then soon to retire Roy Disney. Fortunately, Robert Iger reversed Eisner’s decision when he became CEO, and this December The Princess and the Frog returns the company to it’s roots. Please click here to view the video on the SDS Blog.

Disney Channel Stars Ahoy!

It looks like the Disney Cruise Line has decided to leverage the popularity of The Suite Life on Deck and the Disney Channel in general to drum up some extra business this summer. You can see the list of stars that will be on the cruise line here on the SDS Blog.

More great news, Disney has announced the renewal of Demi Lovato’s Sonny With a Chance for a second season. There where some worried about low ratings at the beginning, but it’s been doing better recently and Disney clearly sees the potential for further growth.

What follows is the Offical Disney Press Release:

Disney Channel has ordered a second season of “Sonny With A Chance,” TV’s #1 program for Kids 6-11 and#1 scripted program for Tweens 9-14, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide. The series, which premiered in February, stars Demi Lovato, Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, Brandon Mychal Smith, Doug Brochu and Allisyn Ashley Arm. It was created by Steve Marmel, who executive-produces along with Michael Feldman, Brian Robbins and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.

Sonny With A Chance” is television’s the #1 scripted series across all broadcast and cable television for Kids 6-11 – and is in a virtual tie with American Idol with Tweens 9-14 (source: NTI, 2/8/09-5/24/09).

Marsh said: “’Sonny’ was a hit right out of the gate, thanks in no small part to the stratospheric trajectory of our newest star, Demi Lovato. She and the entire talented cast, along with our gifted writing and producing teams, have turned ‘Sonny With A Chance’ into ‘destination television’ for kids everywhere. We thrilled with the direction this first season has taken, and look forward to tapping further into its comedic potential, adding music and more, in Season Two.”

The fictionalized tween magazine “Tween Weekly” seen in the series has successfully crossed over into the digital world at www.TweenWeekly.com. The site features articles, interviews and quizzes that explore pop-culture, fashion and celebrity in relation to the world of “Sonny With A Chance.” Updates coincide with each new episode premiere.

“Sonny With A Chance” airs Sundays at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT. The series is seen on Disney Channels around the world, with full episodes available on DisneyChannel.com, Disney Channel on Demand, mobile providers including Sprint TV, MobiTV, AT&T CV and Verizon V Cast, iTunes, Netflix and onboard airlines.

Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 97 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group.

Looks like Disney’s learned their lesson and are actually going by ratings now. Good for them.

Official Disney Press Release:

Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of the worldwide smash hit series and cultural icon “Hannah Montana,” a property that has triumphed in every frontier from television, music, concert tours and books to DVDs, consumer products and films. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production wraps on Season Three this week and will resume early next year on Season Four in Hollywood. The storyline for the fourth season will have the Stewarts grappling with saying goodbye to their beachfront Malibu home.

In making the announcement, Marsh said: “’Hannah Montana’ has become one of the most iconic series in television history. That is a direct result of the extraordinary collaboration between the show’s producers, writers and cast – all of whom constantly challenge each other to raise the bar, comedically, musically and from a storytelling perspective. In keeping with that approach, Miley and the producers have proposed a change of setting for Season Four that will provide the catalyst for wonderful new characters and further expand the storytelling opportunities.”

Starring are Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, Emily Osment as Lilly Truscott, Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart and Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart. Mitchel Musso, whose solo recording album debuts Tuesday, June 2 on Walt Disney Records, will recur as Oliver Oken.

The wildly popular series, which premiered in March 2006, delivers an average of 4.4 million viewers per episode. An episode of “Hannah Montana” (August 17, 2007) is the highest rated series telecast in the history of basic cable television, delivering 10.7 million Total Viewers, 4.2 million Kids 6-11 and 4.1 million Tweens 9-14.

“Hannah Montana” has generated two double-platinum soundtracks that made history as the first TV soundtrack to debut on the Billboard Top 200, a #1 box office movie from Walt Disney Pictures, popular episodic compilation DVDs, a junior novel series, apparel, accessories and video games. In addition, Miley Cyrus headlined a sold out concert tour in which she performed songs from the series as well as songs that introduced her as a new solo recording artist. A 3D concert film, “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” in Disney Digital 3-D, is the #1 concert film of all time.

The series was created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O’Brien. The executive producers are Steven Peterman and Michael Poryes. “Hannah Montana” is a production of It’s a Laugh Productions, Inc.

Looks like we won’t need SaveHannah.com afterall.

I’d like to thank Louie from Facebook for finding and sending me this photo of AJ Michalka sitting on the beach in a blight blue bikini.

He said he thinks it’s about two years old. To me, it looks a lot like the bikini she was wearing in the first Aly & AJ bikini photo we saw.

I go back and fourth, but I think AJ’s the cuter sister. Not that I’d ever tell Aly that.

Let’s get one thing clear, I didn’t watch the MTV Movie Awards. I don’t do awards shows. It’s just endless pointless talk waiting to see one or two celebs I like. I used to tape them and scan through, but even that got old. So now, I just don’t watch. So I don’t know who was there, who won what, nor do I really care.

Anyway, what I do know is that Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, and Vanessa Hudgens where there, and I have cute photos of them so I thought I’d post them. Fair enough?

(Click each photo to see one of the three galleries behind each image.)

Ashley Tisdale

I’m not loving Ashley’s hair. It’s kinda, I dunno, flat.

Miley Cyrus

Very cute, Miley. As usual.

Vanessa Hudgens

That’s quite a top Vanessa. Especially the side view…

I sort of vaguely remember this contest the first time they did it. If anyone makes a video, let me know!

The songs include Jonas Brothers’ “Paranoid,” Demi and Selena’s “One and the Same,” Mitchel Musso’s “Hey,” and “Ready to Rock” from G-Force.

It’s time to rock … again! Go to Disney.com/URock to make a video enter for your chance to win a Disney Rock Star Experience. Download a song clip from one of your favorite Disney artists, grab some cool graphics, and start rockin’!

There’s a chance your video could be featured on Disney.com – plus, winners will get Disney Rock Star Experience in L.A. that includes:

• an artist in-studio Take Over at Radio Disney
• a visit to the set of a hit Disney Channel show
• a copy of the “Princess Protection Program Royal B.F.F.” DVD

…and more!

So don’t wait — grab your camera and get started!

Have fun!

Your Friends at Disney.com

I think the Era of Jonas may be coming to an end. But it’s hard to say with any certainty.

Source: Mickey News

The Jonas Brothers, the platinum-selling tween pin-up boys who probably sold merchandise for Disney than Mickey Mouse last year, might have a reason to be Paranoid.

Their new single isn’t faring as well as a JoBros single should, on Radio Disney world nor in the real world.

Paranoid is the first single from the brotherly band’s upcoming Lines, Vines, & Trying Times isn’t exactly Burnin’ Up the radio.

The song has yet to hit the Top 40 of pop radio in its third week in release.

Radio Disney has the song at #20 on their official countdown and is more interested in playing “Live to Party,” the theme song from their sitcom.

On iTunes, the song has been in and out of the Top 100. The song currently sits at a very un-JoBro-like #91.

The Mouse House refuses to panic, although their 3D concert film didn’t match expectations and new episodes of their “JONAS” series on Disney Channel continuously get beat out in the ratings by Nickelodeon shows.

With an upcoming tour spanning three continents and the new album hitting stores in June, the band could be feeling the pressure. “We’re all about taking those gradual steps,” Nick Jonas said to reporters. Says brother Kevin, “We definitely have no expectations.”

Could this be the end of the biggest band of brothers in teen pop history? Johnny Wright, co-manager of the band who also oversaw the giant leaps to stardom of Britney Spears and NSync, says no.

“People are wrong when they say the bubble has burst. It’s just changing,” Wright told the New York Times. “We are focused on longevity and transitioning to a slightly older audience. When you do that, you risk losing some of your core fan base.”

I’ve posted Twitter Pics of Debby before, but I wanted to hare a few more, and to announce that I’ve made a special photo set of her Twitter pics.

First, and this is a newer one, I liked this pic of Debby pointing out the bowl of fun.

Second, here’s Debby with Spongebob Squarepants. Talk about sleeping with the enemy. I mean… not, you know, ’cause talk about eww. LOL

Next, here’s Debby’s cat Isaac.

And finally, a picture I thought was just uber-cute.