Merida Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court – Merida, the heroine from Disney•Pixar’s “Brave,” is crowned a Disney Princess by her mother Queen Elinor (left) May 11, 2013 at Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom. Merida officially joined the Disney Princess Royal Court during the regal celebration in conjunction with Mother’s Day festivities at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Gregg ...

Merida Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court – Merida, the heroine from Disney•Pixar’s “Brave,” is crowned a Disney Princess by her mother Queen Elinor May 11, 2013 at Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom. Gymnastics gold medalist Gabby Douglas (second from right) and her mother Natalie Hawkins (right) hosted the regal celebration at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Todd Anderson, ...

A Royal Welcome – Merida, the heroine from Disney∙Pixar’s  ”Brave,” is crowned a Disney Princess by her mother Queen Elinor May 11, 2013 at Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom. Gymnastics gold medalist Gabby Douglas (right from center), her mother Natalie Hawkins and the Disney Princess royal court hosted the regal celebration at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, ...

A Celebration Fit for a Princess – Sophia Grace Brownlee (front right) and Rosie McClelland (front left), TV personalities from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” pose May 11, 2013 with the newest Disney Princess, Disney-Pixar’s Merida, and the Disney Princess royal court at Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Sophia Grace and Rosie performed at Cinderella Castle during the regal celebration welcoming ...

Merida Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court – Merida, the heroine from Disney¥PixarÕs “Brave,” leads a royal procession May 11, 2013 from Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom after a celebration welcoming her to the Disney Princess Royal Court. Magic Kingdom is located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Gregg Newton, photographer)

Merida Joins the Disney Princess Royal Court – Merida, the heroine from Disney∙Pixar’s  ”Brave,” leads a royal procession May 11, 2013 to Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom to kick off a celebration welcoming her to the Disney Princess Royal Court. Magic Kingdom is located at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Gregg Newton, photographer)

The Disney Princess Royal Court – The Disney Princess royal court welcomes its newest princess, the brave and passionate Merida from Disney-Pixar’s “Brave,” in a regal celebration May 11, 2013 at Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. L-R: Snow White, Aurora, Belle, Pocahontas, Tiana, Merida, Rapunzel, Mulan, Cinderella, Jasmine and Ariel (Gregg ...

Celebrity Chef Gazing – Every year, celebrity chefs like Chef Cat Cora and sous chef Robby Sayles of Kouzzina by Cat Cora at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn appear at Party for the Senses grand tasting event during the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. Cora made an appearance in 2012.  Party for the Senses events ...

Aloha Foodies! – Disney guests Angela Fry of Las Vegas (l) and Diane York of Irvine, Calif., sample the Kalua Pork Slider and beverages from the Hawaii marketplace and other international kiosks at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, which runs Sept. 27-Nov. 11, 2013. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

Hawaiian Barbecue Hits the Spot – The Kalua Pork Slider (not the liqueur Kahlua but the Kalua barbecue method of cooking) returns to the Hawaii tasting marketplace at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival running Sept. 27-Nov. 11, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)