Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for further 40th Anniversary news and updates. The bad falls into the lilac pricing category and retails for $54.99. The last time we looked, limited quantities of these MagicBands were also available online at shopDisney. We aren’t sure how long these beauties will be in stock so if you love this new MagicBand as much as we do then get ready to brave the lines at Creations Shop to pick up yours. The other half of the band features the EPCOT logo. One half of the band reads “40 Years of Imagination.” It features a rainbow design over a white band. You can keep up on the latest Disney trends and celebrate 40 wonderful years of EPCOT with this special band.

For those unfamiliar, MagicBand+ is relatively new and has the same functionality as the original MagicBands with some extra bells and whistles. I actually had no idea that this was a real event until dlwagner sent me an email informing me of this-but I certainly did NOT expect to hear them talking about it in 'Brave'.Our first look at the exclusive EPCOT 40th Anniversary merchandise continues with this colorful new MagicBand+. By the way, there is a cute inside joke in the film in which they mention someone being out of town at the 'Wicker Man' ceremony! This could be a reference to the wonderful 1970s film (see this one-not the remake) or to the actual ancient ceremony. It's especially nice to see a FEMALE protagonist-and one who does NOT need to be rescued by a prince! Incidentally, my daughter and her friend loved the film-and my bet is that girls would generally prefer this film but it's a lot of fun for everyone.

Now this isn't to say it's bad-it just isn't among the very best of the studio and is STILL well worth seeing. It wasn't bad, but never hit that emotional spot within that you'd find in 'Up' or 'Toy Story 3'. While I was thrilled to see a Pixar film with female leads AND featuring a mother-daughter relationship, the story itself seemed a bit shallow and flat.

As far as the story goes, it was a mixed bag. But it's more than that-the textures, colors and depth were all incredible and I was in love with the animation throughout. To some extent this is to be expected-as years pass, the CGI is bound to get better and better. While I must admit that 'Brave' is not among my favorite Pixar films, I was totally blown away by the computer graphics.

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