MI News Desk

The Meet Merida Brave meet and greet premiered at Disneyland yesterday near the Small World Mall. Apart from meeting Pixar's new Scottish princess, you can also meet the adorable mischievous bears from the flim and also immerse yourself in the world of the film by taking part in various activities.

There is a similar Meet Merida Brave setup at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World which recently opened offering a slightly more expanded experience.

If you still haven't had enough of Merida, you can meet her again in the new Brave segment in WORLD OF COLOR that will be part of the show starting June 15 at Disney California Adventure.

Welcome back, travelEARS! Today, we leave the caves of Elkep Evi and journey into the treetops of TreeHouse Hideaway.

I like to think of TreeHouse Hideaway as a cross between The Treehouse Villas in Walt Disney World and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. And I think you will soon see why.

Today nftysqrt went to the Disneyland Resort after a week off to bring you a look at Merida's new Meet N' Greet at Disneyland. We also take a look around Disneyland for an update on the Matterhorn, and the new Cars Land wrap for the Monorails, and more.

Then over at Disney California Adventure we find tons of Buena Vista Street updates including new signage on various buildings and more finishing touches throughout the new entrance, Cars Land continues revving up it's final touches, and over at Hollywood Land, Mad T Party is also gearing up for it's rumored Soft Open on May 25th.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Disneyland Resort presented a total of $50,000 in scholarships to 10 exemplary high school seniors for outstanding community service, academic excellence and overall leadership.

Disney Parks Blog today released some pictures and information about the newest Red Car Trolly Merchandise. This new collection, which will make its debut in Los Feliz Five & Dime on Buena Vista Street, will include ladies’ and men’s tees, fleece sweatshirts, hats, figurines, souvenirs, tin signs and more.

With help from Mickey Mouse and dozens of VoluntEARS, Walt Disney World Resort today kicked off efforts to award a record $1.5 million in Disney Helping Kids Shine grants to 59 organizations that help enrich the lives of Central Florida kids.

The latest episode of Armchair Archivist has premiered and this time we jion hosts Josh and Melody at the Walt Disney Archives where the former "Hats Off" display has been replaced with the new "The Magic of Models and Miniatures" exhibit.

We get a peek at several of the small-scale treasures including the sculpts of World of Motion Audio-Animatronics® (from Epcot), the flying Model-T from The Absent-Minded Professor, Captain EO's spaceship, and models from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

Subtle wraps have been placed on the Disneyland Resort monorails in promotion of the June 15th opening of Cars Land in Disney California Adventure. The monorails now have cute little faces giving way to the personalities of Mandy, Mona, and Manny who are the characters that have taken residence on Disneyland's monorail beams. Each Monorail also has a customized spiel with that character welcoming you aboard.

Monorail wraps are not unfamiliar turf to Disneyland; for the opening of the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, one of the Mark VI monorails was wrapped to look like a sub. More recently, in Walt Disney World, a monorail was wrapped with a promotion for Marvel's THE AVENGERS.