Pocahontas (franchise) show opened on April 22, 1998 and closed in 2008. It was a 12-minute show. The show was about Pocahontas from the 1995 Disney film of the same name. In the show, Pocahontas and Grandmother Willow, along with a new young tree character named Sprig and a host of live animals, teach the audience about the beauty of nature and how to live with Mother Nature in peace and harmony. "Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack" is the soundtrack to the 1995 Disney animated film, "Pocahontas". It contains songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz,
Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media the best sellers of the second set of Pook-A-Looz over the expected “Nightmare Before Christmas” characters. In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion. Josh Silverman, a senior executive at Marvel, was appointed Executive Vice President of Global Licensing for Disney Consumer Products and helped facilitate the Disney-Marvel integration. In 2011, Disney fired Marvel Studios' marketing department, taking over marketing of their films beginning with the 2012 film "The Avengers". The Cars sequel was approved for a 2011 debut despite the original being panned by the critics and one of the lowest grossing Pixar films as its licensed products