HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON THE HIDDEN WORLD

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My family loves the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON movies from DreamWorks Animation. The twins have grown up watching them with the first film debuting when my son and daughter were in preschool, the second came out when they were in kindergarten and the final movie in the trilogy, THE HIDDEN WORLD, arrived as the kids are nearing the end of elementary school. There is a special place in our hearts for these DreamWorks Dragons movies for the way they have delighted my kids over the years and provided great childhood memories of us enjoying the films as a family.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3: THE HIDDEN WORLD will be available to add to your home entertainment library on Blu-ray and DVD beginning May 21, 2019. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON movies are ones my family watches over and over again. So I absolutely give A Geek Daddy nod of approval to adding THE HIDDEN WORLD to your video collection.

In HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3, Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury. Based upon that discovery he seeks out "The Hidden World", a secret land full of dragons, before a tyrant named Grimmel can find it first. As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless' discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away.



HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON THE HIDDEN WORLD will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital on May 21, 2019

DREAMWORKS DRAGONS POP UP BOOK

My kids have grown up watching the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy of movies from DreamWorks Animation. The original How to Train Your Dragon film came out when they were preschoolers and both of the twins fell in love with Toothless the Night Fury. The second film arrived as they were preparing to go to Kindergarten. And now the last chapter of the trilogy How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World wrapped up the trilogy as they are getting near the end of elementary school. The Dreamworks Dragons movies really are beloved by our whole family.

So we really enjoyed flipping through the pages of DreamWorks Dragons: Adventures With Dragons: A Pop Up History from Insight Editions. Crafted by James Diaz and Joshua Pruett. Pruett is a Primetime Emmy and Annie Award–nominated TV writer, author, and storyboard artist best known for his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000, Phineas and Ferb, and Disney XD’s Milo Murphy’s Law. James served as the Creative Director for Intervisual, developing over 200 children’s pop-up and novelty books then founded White Heat, Ltd. which published and packaged over 300 children’s novelty books for National Geographic, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic. This really is a dynamic creative duo that put together this DreamWorks Dragons Pop Up Book.

The book is written from the perspective as if was the journal of one of the films lead characters and primary heroes, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. This personal tone to the text adds an extra dimension of enjoyment complimenting the more than two dozen pop up visual effects within this book. DreamWorks Dragons: Adventures With Dragons: A Pop Up History provides an overview of the adventures that took place within the three How To Train Your Dragon movies through 6 impressive spreads that have the dragons and Vikings pop out at you from the pages of this book.

Relive the enduring story of the friendship and bond that develops between a dragon and Viking in the How To Train Your Dragon movies. Hiccup and Toothless grow into best friends learning to trust and live harmoniously as they grow into leaders. DreamWorks Dragons: The Pop-Up Book explores the Island of Berk and other settings from the films as it shares dragon lore and provides peek inside the lives of the characters from the movies. Full of original artwork and tactile elements brought a lot of joy to my kids as they discovered all the wonderful details included within this book.

If you are a fan of DreamWorks Dragons like my family is, DreamWorks Dragons: Adventures With Dragons: A Pop Up History is a must have addition to your book shelf. Because this book was so much fun to delve into exploring the illustrations and special effects, it has A Geek Daddy nod of approval. We especially enjoyed the paper engineering that lets readers shoot a catapult within the book's pages.

How To Train Your Dragon 3 will also be available to add to your home entertainment video library on May 21, 2019 via Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless' discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. Both this pop up book and the How To Train Your Dragon movies make for great family entertainment.

DREAMWORKS DRAGONS TITAN UPRISING

In DreamWorksDragons: Titan Uprising, a new mobile game for Android & iOS devices, players can become the ultimate puzzle champion as they reunite with Toothless and Hiccup in their fight to save the island of Berk from the nefarious Dragonroot Company. Alongside other fearless trainers, fans can make their way through a variety of regions beyond Berk, swiping and matching their way to victory. This new app game combines puzzle matching with card deck building for a fun role playing experience that immerses players within the fantasy world of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.

Players hatch and nurture their own roster of dragons, that start off as small-scaled babies and grow into towering Titan Wings. Dragons can also be cross-breed to create all-new hybrids. With battle teams created from a collection of 100 dragons, players combat foes by matching three or more rune stones. The game allows the fearless fighters to unleash their dragon’s Spirit Abilities in more than 750 unique battles.

DreamWorksDragons: Titan Uprising is available now and free to download on the App Store and Google Play, with in-app purchases. This new Match 3 Puzzle Role Playing Game is published by Universal Games and Digital Platforms in partnership with top mobile-game studio Ludia. For more information about the game fly over to dragonstitanuprising.com.

DVD GIVEAWAY: Dragons - Defenders of Berk Part 2

 UPDATE: Congratulations Pamela S. from Michigan won the DVD giveaway.

My kids are really excited to go see the upcoming feature film How To Train Your Dragon 2 at the movie theater this summer.  While waiting for the DreamWorks' movie to hit theaters on June 13th we've recently been watching the 2013 Annie Award winner for Best Animated Television Production for Children, DRAGONS: DEFENDERS OF BERK which features adventures of the films' primary characters, young Vikings and the trained dragons they ride, that take place in a time period set between the original movie and its upcoming sequel.  DreamWorks Animation and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment recently released on May 27th the second half of the episodes for its DRAGONS: DEFENDERS OF BERK television series season on DVD and has generously provided a copy for one of my blog readers to win.  Watching this animated series is a great way to build up family enthusiasm and familiarity with the characters before going to see the upcoming movie this summer.

For a chance to win a DVD of DRAGONS: DEFENDERS OF BERK PART 2 email an answer to the following question to TheGeekDaddy [at] yahoo [dot] com: What is an Annie Award?  Entries must be received by Friday, June 6, 2014 before 11:59pm EST.  One randomly selected email will win the DVD of Dreamworks Dragons: Defenders of Berk Part 2. Entrants must reside in United States or Canada and must be over 21 years old. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment shall provide fulfillment on delivery of the prize and you waive any liability towards this blog and its owner regarding such delivery or any other matter relating to this offer by your participation in this giveaway contest.

DRAGONS: DEFENDERS OF BERK PART 2 follows Hiccup and his fearless friends as they embark on new adventures and battle to protect their island home in 10 episodes of the televised animated series.  These young Vikings and the dragons they ride must put their skills to the test to defeat dangerous and surprising new enemies.  This animated television series features many of the original voice talent from the How To Train Your Dragon feature films including Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Bonus features on the DVD include the DRAGON TRACKER which features an in-depth look at dragons Skrill, Baby Thunderdrums and Speed Stinger, plus a special sneak peek at Snaptrapper who will be seen in the upcoming How To Train Your Dragon 2.  The DVD also has a featurette with visual effects supervisor David Jones who explains the history behind the new dragon Snaptrapper.  Plus there is a dragon mash-up music video called "Here Comes the Fire." For those fans who purchase the DVD another bonus is that it provides a code to get a digital download via UltraViolet and Movie Money ($7.50 value) to redeem for a ticket to How To Train Your Dragon 2 when the film opens in theaters in June.

Remember for a chance to win a free DRAGONS: DEFENDERS OF BERK PART 2 DVD email your entries before the end of the day Friday, June 6, 2014.

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