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DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon Double DVD Pack

November 27, 2010 by Momstart Leave a Comment

We’ve been excited about How to Train Your Dragon since it came out in theaters. It was even exciting what Walmart and other companies did in honor of the movie How to Train a Dragon going out to theaters. The McDonalds toys put out for How to Train Your Dragon were so much fun to play with. How to Train Your Dragon Double DVD pack is an adventure and more. It is the first adventure of the Dragon training with Hiccup and the continuation that your family is sure to love.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Synopsis
A winner with fans and critics alike, DreamWorks Animation’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON rolls fire-breathing action, epic adventure and laughs into a captivating and original story. Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds in this “wonderful good-time hit.” (Gene Shalit, Today).

LEGEND OF THE BONEKNAPPER DRAGON Synopsis
Set sail for an all-new dragon adventure in DreamWorks Animation’s LEGEND OF THE BONEKNAPPER DRAGON. Hiccup and the Viking gang are back to battle Gobber’s archenemy – the legendary Boneknapper dragon – in this full-“scale” action-adventure. Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, the courageous kids devise a plan to capture the cagey creature…if he even exists!

DVD and Blu-ray
The DreamWorks Animation’s Dragon Double DVD Pack and Blu-ray/DVD Combo boast a wealth of Viking-sized extras. The Blu-ray includes the Animator’s Corner featuring Picture-in-Picture storyboards, behind-the-scenes footage and insightful interviews; a chance to uncover more dragon fun facts through pop-up trivia, build 3D Dragons, a race for the gold in the Viking Winter games, deleted scenes, a tutorial on drawing Toothless, a Viking personality test and much more fiery fun. The DVD includes filmmakers’ commentary and featurettes on the Viking-sized cast and the technical artistry behind the dragons. Offering tremendous value and hours of entertainment for the whole family, the Dragon Double DVD Pack and Blu-ray/DVD Combo will be available as low as $19.99 and $24.99 respectively.

DreamWorks Animation’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Double DVD Pack
The HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Double DVD Pack delivers more high-flying fun with bonus features including the following:

Disc 1:
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
•    Filmmakers’ Commentary
•    The Technical Artistry of Dragon
•    Viking-Sized Cast
•    DWA Trailers

Disc 2:
LEGEND OF THE BONEKNAPPER DRAGON
•    Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
•    The Story Behind the Story
•    Racing for the Gold
•    How to Draw a Dragon
•    Your Viking Profile
•    DWA Video Jukebox
•    Dragon Activity Center (DVD Rom)
o    Build Your Own Dragons
o    Viking Zone
o    Links

I received a sample from m80 on behalf of Paramount Home Entertainment to use for my review, my opinions are my own.

Awesome Promotions for How To Train Your Dragon

April 14, 2010 by Momstart 4 Comments

How to Train Your Dragon is currently in theaters and has been picked up by McDonalds and they have the coolest Happy Meal toys that we have seen in a long time. My husband even says they are like toys that we used to get a long time ago, shhhh, when we were kids. Yes, 20 years ago, the toys that came in Happy Meals used to be really cool.

We have two of them now and are enjoying them. The one in the photo below, on the top right hand corner, breathes fire, and the one just to the left of it, spits fire. It’s really cool, because they are such great quality to be a kids happy meal toy. High five for everyone involved in this creative effort. I want to go see the movie now.

McDonalds is not the only company with a market share on How to Train Your Dragon, Walmart is also sharing the fun. In fact, they had an entire event with a boat in downtown NY.

Viking actor Skippy "D" teaches a child how to roar like a dragon at Walmart’s “How to Train Your Dragon” Viking Ship event in New York’s Times Square Tuesday March 23 2010.

As part of this unique effort, Walmart and DreamWorks Animation began working on their joint collaboration surrounding “How to Train Your Dragon” over a year ago. The program brings licensed products for the film to retail in a new and engaging way that hasn’t been done before in Walmart stores. Manufacturers such as Kraft, Kellogg, Pepsi and Spin Master among others worked directly with Walmart and DreamWorks Animation months ago to create custom “How to Train Your Dragon” branded products.

The dragon-ized products include anything a little Viking could want, including exciting dragon and Viking-themed toys such as foam swords and helmets, apparel, skateboards, hooded towels, sunglasses and snacks, all available among the life-like character stands of Viking- and dragon-themed fixtures, as well as Walmart’s actual Viking Ship displays holding the products. Also for the first time, Walmart has developed a “How to Train Your Dragon” activity book that will be found in Happy Meals at 1,000 McDonald’s locations in Walmart stores.

“We are thrilled to join forces with Walmart on a robust consumer experience that features such fun and engaging thematic tie-ins to ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’” said Anne Globe, head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Products for DreamWorks Animation. “Our innovative approach to this program with Walmart was inspired by the great creative elements of the film itself, and we are so excited to extend the life of the movie beyond the theater for families to connect with DreamWorks Animation’s characters and worlds in new ways both in stores and online.”

Actress America Ferrera, who lends her voice in the new movie “How to Train Your Dragon” holds up one of Walmart’s dragon toys in front of a 40-foot Viking ship in New York’s Times Square Tuesday March 23 2010.

I of course missed the event because I live in the North West Coast of the country and we miss out on all of these fun events.