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How cute! Our favorite character from Disney’s “Frozen”, Olaf the Snowman, was made out of sand at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! It’s part of the “Frozen” Summer Fun LIVE! At Disney’s Hollywood Studios event! There will also be tons of “Frozen” related activities, like movie sing-alongs, snacks and “Frozen” merchandise. Walt Disney World Resort sure seems like a “cool” place to be this summer!

Want to watch Olaf get made out of sand (which is probably his ultimate dream since he longs for the summertime!)? Here’s a really fun time-elapsed video that shows the whole process! Check it out below!

That was really awesome! Time-elapsed videos are so fun to watch, especially when they involve “Frozen” characters!

What did you think of Olaf the Sand-man? Are you heading to Disney Resorts this summer?

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The other day we got excited when we found out news for the upcoming season of Arrow! Now we have news about the Green Arrow (Stephen Amell)’s real life cousin and former star of “The Tomorrow People,” Robbie Amell! He will be the new Firestorm a.k.a. Ronnie Raymond in the Arrow spinoff “The Flash”!

The character Ronnie Raymond works at S.T.A.R. Labs as a maintenance worker. He’s also the fiancé of Dr. Caitlin Snow and had a part in the particle accelerator accident that is responsible for turning Barry Allen (Grant Gustin, who you met on “Arrow” last season) into The Flash.

We already assumed there would be some type of cross-over episode, but it will be really cool if the real-life cousins get to work together on their DC comic shows! Robbie is pretty thrilled too, saying,

‘I’m so excited to join forces with Greg Berlanti and The CW again on ‘The Flash.’ Being brought into the DC Universe is a dream, I can’t wait to get started!”

Robbie even changed his profile pic on Twitter to be of his new character! “The Flash” will hit your television screen on The CW at 8:00PM on Tuesday, October 7th! We can’t wait!

What do you think about Robbie Amell being added to the cast of “The Flash”? Are you going to watch it this October?

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The third season of the CW‘s hit superhero show, “Arrow” (based on the DC comic of the same name) is finally beginning to film! Yay! To add to the excitement, a new character announcement has been made today, July 7th! Brandon Routh (the “Man of Steel” himself), will be joining the already fabulous cast as Ray Palmer a.k.a. The Atom! TVLine.com has the scoop, sharing this about the upcoming third season:

“An unparalleled scientist and inventor, Ray will play an unexpected role in the lives of Oliver and (rumored love interest) Felicity as the new owner of Queen Consolidated. Palmer’s plans for Queen Consolidated’s Applied Sciences Division will be shrouded in mystery.”

“Shrouded in mystery”!? Oh my gosh! We are even more excited now!! We’re also super curious if Felicity (played by Emily Bett Rickards) is supposedly the “rumored love interest” of Oliver (played by Stephen Amell) or Ray! After Season 2‘s finale, we seriously hope it’s Oliver!

Are you all caught up on “Arrow”? What do you think about this new character, The Atom, being added to the mix? Who do you want Felicity to end up with?

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably already know that “Maleficent“ hit theaters recently and was a box office smash! We’ve shown you a few sneak peeks at the film, shared fashion from the red carpet and more, but we haven’t really said a whole lot about the actual storyline! Here is everything you need to know about the awesome Disney film, followed by some amazing Maleficent games you can play right here on CDE!

“Maleficent” follows the story of the evil queen, Maleficent, from ‘Sleeping Beauty’, as she seeks revenge after her mortal love has betrayed her. In the Disney animated movie, “Sleeping Beauty,” you see the aftermath of this. You know all about Maleficent‘s evil reign and that she casts a spell on Aurora after her parents avoid inviting her to the christening. You know about the spinning wheel, and that her Fairy Godmothers raise her far away from the castle. You also know that years later, destiny steps in and Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip finally meet! Of course, it was love at first sight- even if they didn’t know who each other were! Now, Prince Phillip will have to fight against Maleficent to save his one and only true love, Aurora!

“Maleficent” gives you a better look in to the “evil” character herself, so that you can see why she is the way she is. She wasn’t born evil- she was a pure-hearted and beautiful young woman when she was younger! One day an army invades her land and she rises up to protect them, but suffers a terrible betrayal which makes her heart turn to stone. Once she has become evil, she wants to seek revenge and takes it out on Aurora, the only one who can truly save her!

Now that you know the whole story, it’s not very hard to see why Maleficent is so great. She’s powerful, misunderstood and kind of awesome (even if she’s kind of scary too!) Let’s face it: sometimes we like the villain just as much (if not more!) than we like the hero!

Since you’re basically a Maleficent expert now, you should probably check out some of CDE‘s super fun Maleficent games! First, try this Maleficent quiz to test your knowledge and see how much you really know about her!

Now that you’ve rocked the quiz, you can give Maleficent a makeover in this Maleficent game! She looks totally amazing in the movie, but it will be fun to play with her makeup!

Lastly, a really awesome dress up game is just what the doctor ordered! This Maleficent Dress Up Game is definitely our favorite. You can play below, too!

What is your favorite part of the “Maleficent” movie? Which CDE game do you like playing best?

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We just told you about the super fun Disney Original flick called “How To Build A Better Boy,” but we didn’t know any details on when it would be released on the Disney Channel. Well, that has changed! We just found out new updates and we couldn’t wait to share them with you!

The first update is the movie poster above, which wasn’t available last week! Isn’t it great!? We love it!

The next update is that the movie is now set to air on Disney on August 15th of this year- so it’s super close! The two stars, China Anne McClain and Kelli Berglund, also just recorded a song called “Something Real” for the movie too! It will be available in iTunes on July 29th before the movie even comes out! That means you can memorize the whole song before the movie airs and can sing along when it plays! Such fun!

What do you think of the movie poster? Are you happy that “How To Build A Better Boy” is airing on Disney this August 15th?

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The newest edition to a hit series, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” hit the big screen this weekend, on June 27th! The flick promises to be an action-packed adventure starring big celebs such as Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Stanley Tucci. If you don’t know much about the 4th installment, read the official description below!

“A mechanic and his family join the Autobots as they are targeted by a bounty hunter from another world.”

We thought the Transformers were pretty much all vanished from our planet- but it seems a group of scientists are trying to bring them back! We can’t wait to watch the film! If you haven’t seen the latest trailer, you can watch it right here!

Are you going to see “Transformers: Age of Extinction” this week? If you aren’t saw it, what did you think?

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Oh my gosh! The brand new trailer for the upcoming film “How to Build a Better Boy” came out yesterday! In this new Disney Original movie, China McClain plays Gabby, a tech-savvy high school girl who builds her BFF Mae (Kelli Berglund) a robot boyfriend named Albert! He seems like the perfect catch, until they find out he’s actually a super soldier! It looks like such a fun movie and we can’t wait for it to come out- but you don’t have to take our word for it! Watch the new trailer that was just released yesterday, June 27th!

There’s no scheduled date on when “How to Build a Better Boy” will hit the Disney Channel airwaves, but we’ll report back when we hear of one!

What do you think of the upcoming movie “How to Build a Better Boy”? Do you think it will be awesome?

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“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1″ doesn’t hit theaters until this November, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start to get excited for it! Especially when a brand new official trailer has just been released alongside a ton of new movie posters! The trailer features President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) giving a very important message to the Districts, while dressed in all white!

Ready to see the very first teaser trailer? Check out the very serious Panem Address below!

Wow! What a teaser! The movie posters are really interesting, too. Each of them features a different District Hero! Check out each of the selected hero’s posters below:

We don’t think we can wait until November 21st when “Mockingjay Part” 1 comes out, but we’ll try really hard!

What do you think about “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1″ teaser trailer? Which is your favorite District Hero movie poster?

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Lately we just can’t get enough of ANIME! The Japanese cartoons are so silly and funny that we could seriously just sit and watch them for hours- that’s probably why they are getting more and more popular! There are a ton of different series to watch (and read!), but we have a few that are on our permanent DVR! Wondering which anime made it in to our top five favorites? Check them out below, along with the amazing anime games that are about each of the shows!

#1: “Naruto”! Naruto Uzumaki is a young ninja who has big dreams of becoming the Hokage or the leader,  of his village. He has a lot to learn first, but will get there some day (with the help of his friends!) You can catch “Naruto” on Cartoon Network, or you can dress him up here in this CDE anime dress up game!

#2: “Bleach”! “Bleach” is about a boy named Ichigo Kurosaki who can see ghosts! Because of this ability, he gets to meet Rukia Kuchiki, AKA Shinigami AKA the female death god! Ichigo wants to protect his friends and family from the spirits, so Rukia transfers her powers to him, and together they solve mysteries! There are 366 episodes you can watch (wow!) and you can even play Bleach Versus right here on CDE!

#3: “Cardcaptor Sakura”! In this series, Sakura is a normal 10-year-old 4th grader who lives with her brother and father. One day, she notices a book GLOWING in her Dad’s study! She opens it up and accidentally releases a ton of magical cards! Now it’s her job to collect them all! You can Dress up Sakura from Cardcaptor on CDE in this fun anime dress up game!

#4: “Tokyo Mew Mew”! This series is so fun! A girl named Ichigo is at an endangered species exhibit when there is suddenly an earthquake! She and four other girls find themselves covered in a strange light and then all of a sudden a cat appears. The cat MERGES with Ichigo and their DNA mixes, making Ichigo act like a kitty! The next day she finds out the cat was Iriomote Cat, and that she is now a heroic powerful cat girl! The girls call themselves the “Mew Mews” and must battle the Chimera Animals and save the world! Want to dress up a Cute Tokyo Mew Mew character? Head over to this game and have fun!

#5: “Sailor Moon”! Our all time favorite anime series, “Sailor Moon,” is now available on HULU so we can watch it any time we want- with two new episodes being added every Monday! ”Sailor Moon” is about a teenage girl named Usagi Tsukino who transforms into Sailor Moon while her friends turn into the Sailor Soldiers to help fight evil villains and save the world! The series hit a big milestone yesterday, June 25th, when “Sailor Moon: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL TRIBUTE” 7inch vinyl record was released!

Not only is this popular series being revived, but it’s also available in the form of tons of GAMES right here on CDE! Our favorite game is the one below called Sailor Soldiers! Check it out!

Do you like watching and reading anime, too? Which are your top five favorite series? Which anime game do you like the best?

photo credit: cartoonnetworkasia.com; animenewsnetwork.com; animeseason.com; gogoanime.com; sailormoon-official.com

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The 2014 Thirst Gala was held on Tuesday, June 24th at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Lots of celebs attended the 5th annual event, including “Earth To Echo” stars Ella Wahlestedt, Teo Halm and Reese Hartwig! The upcoming flick even sponsored the whole event! Here are some picks of the young stars all dressed up on the red carpet!

“Earth to Echo” doesn’t come out until July 2nd (next Wednesday!) but we are really excited about it now! It’s all about a small group of friends who meet an adorable mysterious little alien, who they name Echo! They must help Echo and protect him at the same time as a ton of crazy things unfold. Watch the official trailer below!

Are you going to go see “Earth to Echo” when it hits the big screen next week? What did you think about the young stars Thirst Gala outfits?

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