"Happening in the World" Week 5

By Beemerboyz803

 This Happening in the World segment refers to the week of Sunday, March 2nd - Saturday, March 8th. 

 

86th Academy Awards

Hollywood lit up with some of 2013's best and brightest in the film industry, as the 86th Academy Awards, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, went underway in the Dolby Theater. The night included several amazing performances by Pharrell Williams, Broadway-singer Idina Menzel, etc. Some notable-award winners included Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, and Peter del Vecho for Frozen in Best Animated Feature, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (now one of twelve EGOT winners) for Let It Go in Best Song, and Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave, which won Best Picture that night.

  Florida Pool and Oriental Gardens reopen at Legoland Florida

On Wednesday (March 5), Legoland Florida paid tribute to the former Cypress Gardens with the reopening of the Florida Pool and the Oriental Gardens in an extravagant, but not over-the-top ribbon-cutting ceremony. These famous parts of the park are now added to the lineup of over 50 attractions at Legoland Florida.

 

Rock Your Disney Side Party

Disneyland and Walt Disney World have announced Rock Your Disney Side Party, a 24-hour party at both parks, where guests dress up as a famous Disney villain or hero, from May 23, 2014 at 6AM to May 24, 2014 at 6AM. 

 

Frozen Hits $1 Billion in Box Office Totals

On Sunday, March 2, Frozen, Disney's newest blockbuster, surpassed the $1 billion mark in box office totals, the eighteenth film to do so, and the ONLY second animated film to surpass the $1 billion mark, besides Pixar's Toy Story 3. The movie quickly became a success after its Thanksgiving Day release in 2013. With Japan still awaiting its Frozen premiere in 8 days, it is almost certain that Frozen will surpass Toy Story 3 to become the top-grossing animated film in history.

 

Catching Fire Hits Stores

Today, March 7, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be released in stores for sale on DVD and Blu-ray. The movie has raised over $860 million in box office totals, over $200 million in additional profits than the original 2012 movie. 

 

This post is dedicated to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who died in early February, and portrayed the wonderful and crafty Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.