Sabrina from the Cheetah Girls!!!The season kicks off MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (7:00-8:30 p.m.) on ABC with each gender hitting the dance floor on separate nights during the first week of competition. The women will strut their stuff on Monday night, while the men show off their moves TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 (7:00-8:30 p.m). One couple’s fate will be determined the following night, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (7:00-8:00 p.m) on Dancing with the Stars the Results Show. The teams will perform the Foxtrot or the Cha Cha Cha. Viewers may cast their votes via phone, text message and online at www.abc.com.ALSO.. check out the Cheetah Girls with Kristi Yamaguchi and Corbin Bleu, 7:30 pm, Sept. 29 at US Airways Center, 201 East Jefferson St, Phoenix! Click to see who she’ll be competing with!!As announced today on Good Morning America, the twelve stars making their ballroom dancing debut are:MELANIE BROWN - "Mel B.," a.k.a. "Scary Spice," is best known as a member of the Spice Girls, the hit British music group that put "girl power" on the map and took the world by storm in 1996. HELIO CASTRONEVES - The two-time Indianapolis 500 champion.MARK CUBAN - Owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team. JENNIE GARTH - actress of Beverly Hills: 90210 and What I Like About You fame. JOSIE MARAN - Model/actress CAMERON MATHISON - Soap opera actor from All My Children FLOYD MAYWEATHER - "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather is a six-time world champion in five different weight classes and the current RING and World Boxing Council Welterweight Champion of the World.WAYNE NEWTON - Las Vegas legend.MARIE OSMOND - Osmond won the hearts of fans as co-host of the popular variety program, The Donny & Marie Show. ALBERT REED - Model JANE SEYMOUR - Actress/artist/author/activist/designer, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman The competition begins with a three-night event on, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, as the six female stars take center stage, performing either the Foxtrot or the Cha Cha Cha. The men will then showcase their routines, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, performing the same dances as the women. The team with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes from Monday and Tuesday night will be eliminated from the competition on the first results show, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.Source: ABC

A ton of details about new products were recently announced! The Disney Flix Video Cam will retail for $99 and comes with software to put YOU into the movies! Software includes storyboards, sound effects, film footage, music and character voices from popular Disney films and TV shows. Kids can simply connect the camera to their PC to use the software and film their favorite scenes. It comes bundled with High School Musical Disney Director software. Additional Disney Director software titles can be purchased separately and include Cinderella and Pirates of the Caribbean ($14.99 each).Look for it in stores like Toys R Us and ! Click for more photos of the 15" LCD tvs themed to Hannah Montana, High School Musical (WITH STICKERS!!!!!!!!!!), Disney Princess and Pirates of the Caribbean. They’ll be available this fall for $299.99 at Wal-Mart, ToysRUs, Best Buy and DisneyShopping.com.ALSO coming to Best Buy, ToysRUs and Wal-Mart this fall for $69.99 and pictured below are two ipod-speaker sets (that fit Disney Mix players, too) with High School Musical or Hannah Montana themes. There will be two kinds of Hannah Montana docks, one with iPod compatible/personal media player dock and digital AM/FM alarm clock radio, and a second design featuring a guitar amp with microphone and guitar inputs. Sources: http://www.laughingplace.com/, http://gizmodo.com/, http://www.infosyncworld.com, http://www.ubergizmo.com, www.gearlog.com

Check out this new cartoon coming to the Kids’ WB this fall! Skunk Fu! is an animated children’s television series featuring the adventures of personified animals battling evil using martial arts. The series surrounds the story of Skunk and his friends, who are in combat with the evil Dragon. Skunk must learn the ways of Kung Fu, whilst also learning to control himself and avoid getting into trouble.I think my favorite character is going to be either the ninja monkeys or.. maybe the praying mantis, he sounds like Christopher Walken! IN!!Click to read more about the new cartoons joining Skunk Fu! Sept. 22 on the CW!Eon KidThe story centers around Marty, an enterprising kid who deals in scrap robot parts. One day he stumbles upon the ancient Fist of Eon. Unexpectedly, the Fist comes to life and attaches itself to Marty’s arm, endowing him with unknown fighting powers and at the same time putting him at the heart of a centuries-old struggle between good and evil.Magi-NationBased off the Collectible Card Game, (CCG) Magi Nation follows Tony Jones, an ordinary 15-year old boy whose world is shaken when he is drawn through what he will come to know as the Dream Plane, into a world far beyond his imagination. Tony is now in Magi Nation, a beautiful world that was created millennia ago by the powerful Magi people. Tony meets Edyn and Strag - two young Magi heroes in training - who will help Tony discover his vast new magical environment, collect and bond with the fascinating and varied creatures of the lands and compete against the forces that threaten his new home. Tony, Edyn, and Strag and their Dream Creatures accept the challenge to search The Moonlands for precious Dreamstones that will unlock the long held secrets hidden throughout the 12 Moonlands and ultimately, they hope, keep the ominous evil locked deep within The Core.Will & DewittWill is an everyday little kid with an endless thirst for big kid adventure. But he needs direction. Enter Dewitt, his talking frog and personal "life coach," Dewitt’s a frog and then some

I cannot stop watching this video… it is MUCH cooler than the one in High School Musical 2. I mean, cmon, NINJAS?? WHERE WERE ALL THE NINJAS??

Also on the subject of AWESOME high school musical crossovers, here’s Lilo and Stitch jamming to High School Musical!

http://www.disneychannel.jp/program/dcom/hsm/hsmstitch/stitch.html

Oh yeah! and Sept 8, CHECK IT OUT!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/disneyc…

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bah. this one doesn’t have ninjas. IT’S DEAD TO ME

this could also use more ninjas. or any.

Wanna get your hands on the marshmallow shooter from the Hannah Montana episode last friday? Go here!By now you’ve read that High School Musical 2 was the highest-rated basic cable show in nielsen ratings history but did you ALSO know that it was….. - Most-Watched TV Telecast on Record in Kids 6-11- TV’s Most-Watched Entertainment Telecast of All Time in Tweens 9-14- TV’s Most-Watched Friday Telecast in Total Viewers in Over 5 Years- Basic Cable’s No. 1 Movie Ever, HSM2 Surpasses Record by 38% And the soundtrack burned up the charts! It sold 615,000 copies, making it the second-largest first-week take of ‘07 The top 10 albums sold last week: 1. High School Musical 2 soundtrack 2. Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus 3. Live at Radio City, Dave Matthews 4. Now That’s What I Call Music! vol. 25 5. "Hairspray" Soundtrack 6. Underground Kingz, UGK 7. The Dutchess, Fergie 8. Jonas Brothers 9. The Real Testament, Plies 10. Finding Forever,Common Awesome!MOVING ON TO NON-DISNEY SUBJECTSDo you watch the Class of 3000?Here’s a review of the show’s soundtrack!Oh, and I found a really funny article about tween slang… does anyone actually say… ANY of this?? Barkie? Balloon-head? I think it’s a cruel joke to make parents sound rediculous… (psssttt I am not suggesting to print it out and leave it around the house to make your parents sound foolish. I would never suggest such a thing!)

Here is a slideshow from Tribune photographer Ralph Freso!I took more! like ones of THIS GUY after the jump! Click click click it!Seriously, who is that guy? Did he come alone? With friends? Is his favorite character Troy Bolton? Did he listen to "You Are the Music in Me" in his car on his ipod when he left? So many questions!This news dude was interviewing people outside. Notice how square he looks with his newscaster tie. He probably tried to ask those kids questions like "Why do you like this young folks version of Grease?" and the kids were probably like "Get outta town, old man" and kicked him in the shin!Radio Disney’s Cactus Carl bringing the house down with his trademark "witty banter" NOW WAVE YOUR CHICKEN MCNUGGET IN THE AIR! AND WAVE IT LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE! CUZ WE LIKE TO PARTY WITH FRIES AND CHICKEN EVERYBODY SAY OH YEAHHHHHH!!!Everyone wanted a piece of the Jumbotron action, which led to the inevitable….Jumbotron camera guy doubting whether people are ever excited to hang with HIM, or if they’re just after the GLORY. sigh.The tendency of huddles like the above made me long for cheerLEADERS… not cheerDECIDERS. Nahhh just kidding. They were great. Please don’t cheerPUMMEL me… k thx.THE GIRLY GIRLZ STAFF KNOWS HOW TO GET PSYCHED WHOOOOOO!!!!This is what happens to hawaiian leis and pom pons who fail to get the owners onto the jumbotron. Lousy good-for-nothing props! Where’s my chicken McNugget?The crowd gets restless from several straight hours of "Zac Attack"… they are now in rest mode… umm.. there were a lot of people there. word.PLEASE… if you are reading this blog, guy in the blue shirt sitting by himself….Please comment. I want to hear how you liked it! How great were Sharpay’s outfits? Wasn’t Troy like TOTALLY OUT OF LINE to tell Chad to take back his burger? WHAT A JERKFACE, right? right, guy? This was the anti-social side of the stadium. Or maybe the smart side?Note the time on the countdown clock just prior to me entering the line to get a water for my sister and a pretzel because i was starving… let’s just say when i exited the line, the Tipton was LONG GONE (I sat down right as the lights went down!)NOW WAVE YOUR BABY IN THE AIR! AND WAVE IT LIKE YOU JUST DON’T CARE! etc……guy on the right in the yellow shirt = not amusedgirl on the right looking at the camera = frightenedTRIBUNE SPORTS WRITER SCOTT BORDOW buying something probably really awesome from the concession stand. Excuse me ladies, I don’t think that merchandise is officially endorsed by the Disney Corporation…TIME FOR THE SHOW! and time for me to stop taking pictures and enjoy the wacky adventures!the END!

Has anyone watched Yo Gabba Gabba yet? It started airing TODAY (featuring a dance party with Elijah Wood) on nickelodeon and is on at 10:30 every day! I am at work so I’ll have to wait until I get home, but it’s a really cool new series for kids that’s been described as "essentially a rave party for toddlers."If you’ve got little brothers or sisters, sit down and watch it with them and try it out! Or if you like the clips posted here, get it recorded so you can watch it after school!Description from the myspace page: Yo Gabba Gabba! is a fun live-action program for young children ages 1 and up. Join our host DJ Lance Rock as he introduces us to friendly toy monsters in a magical land full of music, dance, colorful cartoons and simple life lessons that will get you and your children up off the floor to learn and dance along. Muno, the red cyclops, Foofa, the pink flower bubble, Brobee, the green little one, Toodee, the blue cat-dragon, and Plex, the robot are ready to sing, play and teach whenever you’re ready. Just say the magic words, YO GABBA GABBA!!!

Hannah Montana featuring Miley Cyrus AND the Jonas Brothers comes to Jobbing.com Arena in Glendale Nov. 9 and general tickets go on sale THIS saturday, Aug. 25 at 11 am!Here’s the link for tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E003F11BC15928E?artistid=1149434&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1OR… click below for details on the presale! There are three chances for Hannah Montana tickets…1. Fan Club Presale Start:Tue, 08/21/07 10:00 AM MSTEnd:Fri, 08/24/07 10:00 PM MST2. Fan Club BundleStart:Wed, 08/22/07 10:00 AM MSTEnd:Fri, 08/24/07 10:00 PM MST3. Public On-saleSat, 08/25/07 12:00 PM MSTFAN CLUB PRESALE: The presale is sponsored by the Hannah Montana Fan Club, Miley World. You must join to access the presale. There is a fee of $29.95 for one year of fan club membership. Hannah Montana presale ticket access is included. You get a unique presale password that can be used by only you to purchase tickets.FAN CLUB BUNDLE: This presale is the same as the Fan Club presale, except that you can join the Fan Club and see presale tickets all at the same time. So, the advantage is that if you don’t like your tickets, you don’t have to join the fan club. PUBLIC ON-SALE: The tickets for the public on-sale are generally not as good as they are for the presales, but you don’t have to join the fan club. If you are a price sensitive fan, trying during the public on-sale might be a good solution for you. Ticket Horde’s RECOMMENDATION: If the fan club presale and fan club bundle presale both happen at the same time, use the fan club bundle. You get to see your ticket location before you buy tickets and you don’t have to waste time entering a presale code, so you will be faster on Ticketmaster.

So I just got back from the event and I had soooo much fun! Did you go? There were a TON of people there and the food lines were sooooooo long but it was WORTH IT when the movie started! Let’s back up though! First was the Pep Rally COMPLETE with Wildcat cheers, trivia and dancing! Radio Disney called into a bunch of the premiere parties throughout the country, and here’s ours!!! Click the link to listen!

Radio Disney Call-InDid you hear yourself or someone you know? Haha like you can tell the difference from YOUR "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" to your friends’ "EEEEEEEEEEEEE"! After the pep rally, the REAL show began and it was super cool to watch it on the big screen! Although it was a little odd to watch it over the sprinklers on the field? I mean, who has sprinklers in their living room? I wish the sprinklers were timed to the MOVIE sprinklers! Get on that, Diamondbacks!! The crowd went CRAAAZY during the first part of the movie but once it started, it settled down and sometimes felt like a concert going on! The second half though was when I think it really rocked to see it with so many people… there was impromptu clapping to the music and waves of applause after really great songs. And when Troy and Gabriella finally kissed, the screams were so loud you would’ve thought Zach and Vanessa were on the field in the flesh! I saw a bunch of kids dancing in the aisles afterward so I am PRETTY sure everyone had a lot of fun…Coming in the next couple days will be pictures I took at the event, and my review of the movie. But first I’m gonna have to watch it again, because I missed some parts due to the echo on the field. In all though, it was a cool feeling to be so submerged in the HSM atmosphere and be around a ton of people who really like the music and spirit of the movie! What did YOU think of the movie? What was your favorite part? Least favorite part? Favorite song? Was it better or worse than the first movie?And don’t forget, I’ve got one copy of the High School Musical 2 soundtrack to giveaway so e-mail your name to  jzolondz at evtrib.com by 8 am MONDAY to win!

LAST CHANCE!Sunday is the FINAL date for a really cool exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum! Cartoonist Chris Ware has assembled works of art by five of the finest cartoonists working today