EDIT: Just found this and thought I should share it with everyone. It's a featurette on The Princess and the Frog and what's interesting about it is that we get to see a model sheet and some test animation (or so I hope) for Naveen in his frog-form (or the could-this-look-any-less-interesting-form, as I like to call it). PLUS, there's Andreas Deja doing a happy dance (Beyonce got nuttin on him!), so it's definitely a must-see.

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Yup, new scoop on the 50th, courtesy of Jim Hill, as usual!

That new look for Rapunzel is so much better! I really wasn't all that fond of the first design that's been floating around. I hope she'll turn out to be more like this. And is it just me or does she look a bit more like Kristin Chenoweth? ... yeah, that's probably just me

“This Rapunzel … is out of the tower and heading for adventure by the end of Act One. “(This) story is more about what happens when she leaves the tower” Byron says. “The moral of the story, really, is that you can’t live your life in a tower. It’s about experiencing the world and living your life. Even though our heroine is physically out of the tower, mentally it’s difficult for her to completely leave it behind. She’s like an indoor cat that gets out of the house; it’s really hard getting the cat back in. It’s great to have a character who is so innocent and so smart. And it’s even better to see her wake up.”

Well, that's an interesting twist, I guess. I suppose it is hard to make a story about a character who spends most of the time inside a tower, so I can't really imagine a much better story. Apparently, Glen Keane's idea was more teen-pop romance oriented, and - as much as I love the guy - THAT I can live without.

Anyone else excited?