• In “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” (airing at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT), Jake and his crew help sea creatures Sandy the Starfish and Marina the Mermaid (Ariel Winter of “Modern Family”) when Captain Hook threatens their underwater habitat by searching for sunken treasure.

• In “Handy Manny” (airing at 9:30a.m. ET/PT), Manny (voiced by Wilmer Valderrama) and the tools work together to find the litterbug who has been dropping litter into the park fountain and then build a community garden for Julieta and the other members of her community.

Tune in and celebrate Earth Day with your little ones!

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Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking film “Earth,” brings OCEANS to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered by water and OCEANS boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud dive deep into the very waters that sustain all of mankind—exploring the harsh reality and the amazing creatures that live within. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan and featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, OCEANS offers an unprecedented look beneath the sea in a powerful motion picture that unfolds on April 22, 2010.

“See OCEANS, Save Oceans” is an initiative in which Disneynature will make a contribution to The Nature Conservancy to save coral reefs in honor of every guest who sees OCEANS during opening week (April 22-28, 2010). Over 400,000 fans have pre-purchased their opening week tickets; that has already translated into 790 acres of marine protected area in The Bahamas.

Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded film label from The Walt Disney Studios in over 60 years, was launched in April 2008 to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to share a wide variety of wildlife subjects and stories with theatrical audiences. “Earth,” the first film to premiere domestically under the new label on Earth Day 2009, garnered a record-breaking opening weekend for a nature documentary. On its opening day, the film also broke the single-day box-office record for a nature documentary.

Walt Disney was a pioneer in wildlife documentary filmmaking, producing 13 True-Life Adventure motion pictures between 1949 and 1960, including “Seal Island” (1949), “Beaver Valley” (1950), “The Living Desert” (1953) and “Jungle Cat” (1958). The films earned eight Academy Awards®.

Become a fan of OCEANS and Disneynature on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/Disneynature

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This isn’t your typical contest.  This contest is an online, 100% paperless competition with earth-friendly prizes.

Included in the “green” prizes:

• Trip for Two to an Organic and Sustainable Vineyard
• A Year’s supply of Organic Beverages from Honest Tea and Give Natural Spring Water
• An “Eco-Design” bike from Trek Bikes
• The winning recipe posted online at www.Pizzafusion.com
• $100 Gift Card to Pizza Fusion
• $100 Gift Card to Whole Foods

Here’s how the contest works:

• Participants upload their short recipe video clip on YouTube.
• A panel of judges will review the top five YouTube videos that garner the most views through Friday, April 30^th.
• Participants are encouraged to spread the word about their video to family and friends through social media avenues such as Facebook and Twitter.
• One winner will be announced online Monday, May 3^rd

Joining Vaughan Lazar, president of Pizza Fusion, as a judge will be Chef Aaron McCargo Jr., star of Food Network’s Big Daddy’s House; Michael Singer, online editor of Bon Appétit; and Craig Agranoff, blogger and founder of WorstPizza.com; and Jen Friel, actress and blogger of TalkNerdyToMeLover.com.  They’ll be judging the recipes for creativity, earth-friendly value, overall presentation and edibility.

And to truly give back to the planet, participants and their supporters can also make contributions to Share Our Strength®, a national organization that works hard to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry, in Chef Aaron McCargo Jr.’s name.  During the entire month of April, participating Pizza Fusion locations will set up “dough-nation” buckets where 100 percent of the proceeds go to Share Our Strength as well as online at www.PizzaFusion.com.

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