Media Preview Experience with Rock-it Promotions

I am always looking for innovative products and events and the Rock-it Promotions 2023 Media Preview had it all! For those not familiar with what a Media Preview is, the best way to describe it is, select members of the media are invited to a showcase before a big campaign is rolled out. They receive a first-hand experience of the brand's offerings and are there to learn all about the company's plans for it.

I was welcomed with a cocktail from Crystal Head Vodka and followed up with one from Signal Hill Whiskey.  Both were delicious and refreshing on that hot day!  I spoke with those tending the bar about the products and even came home with a mini-bottle of Crystal Head Vodka!

Next, I met Abi Katigbak of 1MX Music Fest and she informed me that this was the first Global Asian Music Festival that would be taking place in Toronto. Learn more in the videos below

Then it was on to Crumps Naturals, which is a Canadian company that makes natural Dog Treats. They spoke about being a female-owned company and how their new packaging is environmentally-friendly,

After that, I visited the UNCUFFED Leather area, where there were ties, rosettes and so much more. Their pieces are often worn by celebrities!

There was another apparel company there as well. Easy Mondays is a brand that is designed in Canada and manufactured in Portugal and we learned that their line is available locally at Channers in Waterloo.

I wrapped up the day with some wellness info from Best Buy Canada. I learned about their Light Therapy Mask, the Thera-Goggles and I was able to demo the Hyperice Venom Go Heat and Vibration Wearable. 

You can see some of the items I mentioned in the reel below.

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It was fantastic attending this Media Preview and I left with lots of great ideas for gift-giving!

Wreck It Ralph Blasts to The Future in Ralph Breaks the Internet and So Does Walt Disney Studios - Review and Preview

We'll start with the Disclaimer – Yes, we did receive complimentary invite to the event, but this just means I can tell you all about the films coming from Disney!

For those that don’t already know, I am a big fan of Vanellope, also known as “the glitch” from Wreck It Ralph as you can tell by my pic below.

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I came as #Vanellope for today's @disneystudioscanada advance screening of #RalphBreaksTheInternet. How did I do? #Disney #mediacoverage #canadianblogger

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So I was thrilled to attend this media event put on by Walt Disney Studios Canada. 

Ralph Connects to The Internet

Fans of the first Wreck It Ralph film will remember all the 80s video game references in the movie and while that is how Ralph Breaks the Internet begins, it is not long until Ralph and his best friend Vanellope are blasted into the future through the information highway. In order to save Vanellope’s game they start an online search for the Sugar Rush steering wheel which brings them to other web places like BuzzTube and Slaughter Race. While Vanellope becomes obsessed with Slaughter Race, Ralph seems to thrive as the newest buzz-worthy icon at BuzzTube.  In hopes of getting the part for Vanellope’s game in time to save it, their adventures take them to familiar internet sources like eBay, Oh My Disney and into the dark web where simple Pop Up Ads can dabble in the world of viruses.

What I really liked about this funny family friendly film is that there wasn’t one true villain from beginning to end.  Each character showed their strengths and weaknesses, displayed as courage or vulnerabilities.  It also explains how over time people change and so do friendships and the key to these ever-changing relationships is how we stay connected to one another.  So, while this film shows how Ralph Breaks the Internet both in the hardwired way and the viral video way, it is more about how he connects to the internet to evolve himself and his friendship with Vanellope. It was a great film and I hope you will take your whole family to see it!

To Infinity and Beyond with Walt Disney Studios

Prior to the screening of Ralph Breaks the Internet, Walt Disney Studios Canada presented some trailers and a sneak peak scene of an upcoming feature film (more on that below).  They also revealed their upcoming film release timeline which included everything from Toy Story 4 to an unnamed Marvel Studios film which may very well be the answer to Infinity Wars. Whether you are excited for more FROZEN or STAR WARS or wondering when Captain Marvel arrives or when Mary Poppins Returns you can find it all in the timeline below.

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As mentioned, we also had a chance to see a scene from Mary Poppins Returns featuring a musical number by Lin-Manuel Miranda.  He plays Jack the lamplighter in the film and I had a chance to interact with a lamplighter at the pop-up photo booth.

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Fun photo with @marypoppinsreturns and a #lamplighter, plus I have a souvenir @disneystudioscanada umbrella from the #RalphBreaksTheInternet screening today. #Disney #marypoppins #marypoppinsreturns #mediacoverage #blogger #canadianblogger

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Get Set for All of the Walt Disney Feature Films

It looks like Walt Disney Studios has something for everyone with their upcoming feature film selection.

Which of these films are you excited to see? Leave a comment and let me know!  Wanting to see what I thought of another Disney film? Check out my review of Disney’s Christopher Robin.

Doctor Strange Advance Screening In Waterloo - Contest

We'll start with the Disclaimer – Yes, we did receive complimentary tickets, but this just means we're able to offer you a chance to attend the advance screening too! Enter the contest at the end of this post!

Back in 2014 we posted a list of the upcoming MARVEL MOVIES.

As promised, this fall Marvel Studios Canada is bringing Doctor Strange to theaters.  We think this film provide quite an interesting addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place—a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange—armed with newly acquired magical powers—is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence

 

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What Bloggers Think About Disney Movies -Now with even more reviews to get you ready for Disney+

When it comes to Walt Disney Movies, you know we are big fans and have done several reviews, but we wanted to know what others thought as well.  Since it's impossible for us to review all of the Disney films, we put a call out to other bloggers about their reviews of Disney movies and many were happy to share!  Below is list of what we and other bloggers think about Disney movies.

Disney Movie Reviews By Film Titles

We have complied lists of the reviews that were submitted.  Some Disney, some are Pixar, some are Marvel, some are Star Wars and some were promoted by Disney Studios.  We hope these add some insight to you movie selections. We think you will find at least a film or two for every age group! (Note these are not in any particular order, so scroll through the full list). Click the links to read the reviews.

Finding Dory

• Our review of Finding Dory
• http://www.instabloggermom.com/home-2/2016/6/29/movie-review-finding-dory-disney-pixar-haveyouseenher by INSTABLOGGER MOM

The Finest Hours

• http://organized31.com/2016/05/how-to-pick-a-family-movie.html by ORGANIZED 31

Zootopia

• Our review of Zootopia
• http://www.askmamamoe.com/seeing-zootopia-family-isnt-just-fun-important/ by ASK MAMA MOE
• http://sweeptight.com/2016/03/zootopia-free-disney-coloring-pages.html by SWEEPTIGHT
• http://thriftyjinxy.com/zootopia-review-a-must-see-for-everyone/ by THRIFTY JINXY
• http://abccreativelearning.com/5-reasons-im-wild-about-zootopia/ by ABC CREATIVE LEARNING
• http://grownupsmag.com/disney-zootopia/ by GROWN UPS MAGAZINE

Inside Out

• Our review of Inside Out
• http://sweeptight.com/2015/06/disney-pixars-inside-out.html  by SWEEPTIGHT

Star Wars - The Force Awakens

• http://sweeptight.com/2015/12/star-wars-episode-7-review.html by SWEEPTIGHT

The Good Dinosaur

• http://sweeptight.com/2015/12/reaction-good-dinosaur-movie.html by SWEEPTIGHT
• http://abccreativelearning.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-family-to-see-the-good-dinosaur-gooddino/ by ABC CREATIVE LEARNING

Into The Woods

• http://thriftyjinxy.com/into-the-woods-review-disney-does-right/ by THRIFTY JINXY

Brave

• http://thriftyjinxy.com/brave-from-disneypixar-a-review/ by THRIFTY JINXY
• http://www.babyandlife.com/brave-merida-needs-no-help-from-the-prince/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Million Dollar Arm

• Our review of Million Dollar Arm
• http://www.raisingmyboys.net/2014/05/disneys-million-dollar-arm-doesnt.html by RAISING MY BOYS
• http://thriftyjinxy.com/million-dollar-arm-review-just-baseball/ by THRIFTY JINXY

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

• http://www.theflyingcouponer.com/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-new-walt-disney-signature-collection/ by THE FLYING COUPONER
• http://www.babyandlife.com/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Disney Short Films Collection

• http://www.theflyingcouponer.com/disney-short-films-collection-what-you-need-to-know/  by THE FLYING COUPONER

Frozen

• http://www.theflyingcouponer.com/frozen-sing-along-dvd-review/  by THE FLYING COUPONER
• http://www.babyandlife.com/frozen-anna-and-elsa-join-everyones-family/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Peter Pan
Our review of Peter Pan
The Pirate Fairy (with Tinkerbell)

• http://www.theflyingcouponer.com/the-pirate-fairy-review-disney/ by THE FLYING COUPONER

Alice Through The Looking Glass

• Our review of Alice Through The Looking Glass
• http://abccreativelearning.com/5-things-want-girls-take-away-alice-looking-glass/ by ABC CREATIVE LEARNING
• http://www.askmamamoe.com/close-alice-looking-glass-costumes-plus-review/ by ASK MAMA MOE

Captain America Civil War

• http://abccreativelearning.com/captain-america-civil-war-best-one-yet/ by ABC CREATIVE LEARNING

The Jungle Book

• Our review of The Jungle Book
• http://www.raisingmyboys.net/2016/04/disneys-jungle-book-has-grown-up-review.html by RAISING MY BOYS
• http://abccreativelearning.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-family-to-see-disneys-the-jungle-book-junglebookevent/ by ABC CREATIVE LEARNING
• http://missiontosave.com/disney-jungle-book-wildly-good-free-printable-mowgli-maze/ by MISSION TO SAVE

Disneynature Chimpanzees

• http://simplybeingmommy.com/2012/04/17/disneynatures-chimpanzee-review/ by SIMPLY BEING MOMMY

Disneynature Monkey Kingdom

• http://simplybeingmommy.com/2015/04/17/monkey-kingdom-film-review/ by SIMPLY BEING MOMMY

Disneynature Bears

• http://www.raisingmyboys.net/2014/04/disneynatures-bears-in-theatres-today.html by RAISING MY BOYS

Maleficent

• http://simplybeingmommy.com/2014/05/30/maleficent-film-review/ by SIMPLY BEING MOMMY

• Our review of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil  https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2020/01/disneys-maleficent-mistress-of-evil-is.html

Cinderella

• Our review of Cinderella live action
• Our review of Cinderella animated
• http://missiontosave.com/live-action-disney-cinderella-perfect-happily-ever-after-review-printables-and-ticket-savings/  by MISSION TO SAVE
• http://www.babyandlife.com/cinderella-the-most-kid-friendly-disney-princess/  by BABY AND LIFE!

Tangled

• http://www.babyandlife.com/rapunzel-gets-tangled-up-in-adventure/ by BABY AND LIFE!
• Our review of Tangled Before Ever After

The Princess And The Frog

• http://www.babyandlife.com/the-princess-and-the-frog-a-great-adventure-in-the-bayou/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Mulan

• http://www.babyandlife.com/mulan-teaches-about-bravery/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Pocahontas

• http://www.babyandlife.com/pocahontas-disneys-real-princess/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Aladdin

• Our review of Aladdin
• http://www.babyandlife.com/aladdin-honestly-entertaining/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Beauty And The Beast

• http://www.babyandlife.com/la-belle-beauty-and-the-beast/ by BABY AND LIFE!

The Little Mermaid

Our review of The Little Mermaid

• http://www.babyandlife.com/the-little-mermaid-brings-music-back-into-our-lives/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Sleeping Beauty

• http://www.babyandlife.com/sleeping-beauty-the-beautiful-disney-princess-with-nothing-to-do/ by BABY AND LIFE!

Tomorrowland

• Our review of Tomorrowland

Teen Beach Movie

• Our review of Teen Beach Movie

Avengers - Age Of Ultron

• Our review of Avengers Age Of Ultron

Guardians Of The Galaxy

• Our review of Guardians Of The Galaxy

Ant-Man

• Our review of Antman

Ant-Man and the Wasp

https://www.savvymamalifestyle.com/ant-man-and-the-wasp-movie-review

McFarland

• Our review of McFarland

The Lone Ranger

• Our review of The Lone Ranger

Delivery Man

• Our review of Delivery Man

Pete's Dragon

Our review of Pete's Dragon

Queen of Katwe

Our review of Queen of Katwe

Doctor Strange

Our review of Doctor Strange

Moana

Our review of Moana

Coco

Our review of COCO

Disney Descendants

Our review of Descendants 2
Our review of Descendants 3

Dumbo

Our review of Dumbo Live Action

https://www.thoughtfulneighbor.com/movie-review-dumbo

Wreck It Ralph

Our review of Ralph Breaks the Internet and recap review

https://thekeeledeal.com/wreck-it-ralph-2-ralph-breaks-the-internet

Christopher Robin

Our review of Christopher Robin

A Wrinkle in Time

Our review of A Wrinkle in Time

https://www.savvymamalifestyle.com/wrinkle-time-movie-review

Cars

Our review of Cars 3

Captain Marvel
https://ottawamommyclub.ca/marvel-studios-marvellous-captain-marvel-review

Mary Poppins Returns
https://www.savvymamalifestyle.com/mary-poppins-returns-review





and if we missed any be sure to check out the list of 65 MUST WATCH DISNEY FILMS by PARENT CLUB.

What If The F Word Showed Up On This Blog

Keeping It Clean

Being a family friendly blog, the mention of The F Word on this post might have you second guessing this blog. What If I told you it's all okay and more about a great Parents' Night Out?

Last week we found ourselves at the screening of The F Word here in Waterloo Ontario. Now if you are a reader from the USA you would know this film as What If.

Meaning of The F Word

For the purposes of this film The F Word is referring to "friend" and the movie is about being the "the friend zone" and wondering What If the circumstances could be different. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Wallace who wants to be more than friends with his new best friend Chantry played by Zoe Kazan.

Why You Should See The F Word

As you know from earlier posts, romantic comedies are more Diane's genre than mine, but this film had all the elements for me to thoroughly enjoy it.

• They show the best part of The Princess Bride (the best movie ever)
• The dialouge was extremely funny
• Toronto was the back drop for film
• Elvis's famous sandwich, aka Fools Gold is explained and in my opinion Fools Gold is the other F Word that makes this film great

We think this would be a great movie for a A Parents' Night Out or a night out with your Best Friend.

If you see it, let us know in the comments your thoughts on it and any Toronto landmarks you recognized!

Guardians of the Galaxy - Grabbing Our Spot At Galaxy Cinema Waterloo

Wednesday night we had the opportunity to attend the screening of the new Marvel film Guardians of The Galaxy thanks to Walt Disney Studios.  Where would be the best place to see it in Kitchener-Waterloo? Galaxy Cinemas of course!

Makings of the new Marvel Franchise

I am a long time fan of the Marvel Movies! I'm talking XMEN, Spiderman with Toby McGuire,  and even Daredevil (yes I know many didn't see Ben Afleck as the superhero, but I enjoyed the film).  When Marvel upped their game and began Marvel Studios the Marvel Universe became open territory for all of their comics to come to the big screen.  This included the lesser known heroes the Guardians of the Galaxy.

The Time For Action

I have been a long time action film fan, but this is a genre Diane is new to.  Earlier in the year we went to Need For Speed and with that she was able to see why I have a fondness for the "over the top-ness" of action films.  Now that she was being introduced to Marvel it gave her a taste of what happens when action meets superpowers.  I had let her know how Marvel tends to link their films


and that a few past characters will pop up in this film (click here for the spoiler). I also let her know with Marvel movies you need to stay after the credits for a teaser of their next film.

Post by Marvel Canada.

Guardians of the Galaxy Is A GO!

We mean it! Go see this funny, futuristic and full of action film!

Post by Guardians of the Galaxy.

Need more reason to see it? They reference KEVIN BACON in the movie!

 *Warning there is a bit of Foul language, but I believe it wouldn't be anything your tween or teen has not heard before. 
We really enjoyed the movie and we waited for the post credit sceen and...... nothing.
While I was bewildered by this Diane pointed out that I was not the only one, as more than half of the theartre stayed as well.
Of course I had to get to the bottom of this and on this post it is explained that the premieres did not have the post credits sceen but there is one (with the spolier of it).

What More Could There Be?

While we thought it was great to be watching Guardians of the Galaxy @ Galaxy Cinemas our friend Wendy of the Mapsgirl Blog was at the Toronto screening and David Bautista, who plays DRAX in the movie made an appearance!

Post by Marvel Canada.

She even got a selfie with him!

Me and @DaveBautista #guardianofthegalaxy #wwe @MarvelEntCa http://t.co/CtvfrJGDT3
— Wendy [mapsgirl] (@mapsgirl) July 30, 2014

So as you can see we're all about the @Guardians right now! Go see it and leave a comment with your review!