Planning to see Disney's new film "The Princess and the Frog"?

Many of you might have heard about this upcoming film from Disney. It's not only the first time Disney is returning to traditional two-dimensional hand-drawn animation since abandoning the medium to computer-generated animation in 2002 and a musical along the lines of "Cinderella". It is also the first time a main character in a Disney animated film is African American. Oh, and it's a take on the traditional story of the princess who kisses the frog -- with a twist.

Disney is also promoting the fact that this is a slightly un-traditional princess character, in that she's smart and tough and makes some big decisions on her own. (Personally, I think Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" was a bit of a tough cookie too, although she was still pretty traditional in some ways, like having Sebastian the crab be her chaperone.)

Here's a trailer if you haven't seen it yet: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/princessandthefrog/ I think the animation looks beautiful (it's set in New Orleans!) and it looks like a really fun movie. Hopefully I can take my daughter to see it -- she's not really into princesses but maybe the frog will captivate her just as it does Princess Tiana!