Disney to Release "Princess and the Frog" Earlier

The release date for "Princess and the Frog" has been moved from Dec. 25 of this year to Dec. 11.

In its old date, "Princess" would have gone up against 20th Century Fox's holiday family tentpole "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel."

"Princess" has far more breathing room with a Dec. 11 opening. So far, the only other film skedded to debut that weekend is Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," from DreamWorks and Paramount.

I would say this is a good move. It'll open just after we get back from WDW, and we would be able to see it on opening weekend. I'm hoping that Disney will be doing a lot of promotions (i.e. pins) leading up to the opening. :)

Zz.