Here is the official press release:

GLENDALE, Calif., January 17, 2012 – Disney announced today the launch of DisneyBaby.com, a new online destination and product showcase for expectant and new parents, filled with inspirational ideas, tips from real moms and the most comprehensive collection of Disney Baby brand products on the Web.

At the heart of the site experience is Disney Baby Magical Moments, an easy-to-use tool for parents to upload their favorite baby photos and memories, adding to a dynamic collection of shared family experiences from other parents that flow throughout the site.  DisneyBaby.com features the mom-trusted Huggies brand, as its exclusive sponsor.

“Disneybaby.com continues Disney’s longstanding tradition of helping families create magical moments together,” said Jessi Dunne, executive vice president, Disney Moms and Babies for Disney Consumer Products. “Our new destination emphasizes the joys of parenthood by offering tools, products and everyday solutions in a fun but meaningful way that resonate with mom’s and dad’s desire to bond with their baby.”

To make the most of these special bonding moments with Baby, DisneyBaby.com is organized around key moments of the day: Getting Ready, In the Nursery, Dressing Baby, On-the-Go, Mealtime, Playtime, Bathtime and Baby’s Firsts.  Key site features include:

• Disney Baby Product Collections — Parents will find an extensive selection of Disney Baby products to meet Baby’s needs for every key moment of the day, including one-of-a-kind nursery products, on-the-go baby gear, delightful products for feeding and bathtime, magical toys, and Disney Baby’s softest, cuddliest clothes.  Parents and gift givers can quickly browse Disney Baby product collections and filter by gender, product type, Disney character and retailer.  Links to retailers’ websites are provided for purchase opportunities.

• Inspired Ideas – Chock-full of ideas that add a touch of Disney magic to everyday moments with Baby, DisneyBaby.com offers creative inspiration throughout the site, from nursery design tips to age-based playtime activities to DIY party ideas for Baby’s first birthday and more.

• Tips from Real Moms – Real moms offer go-to tips on a wide range of topics from making bath time fun for Baby to stocking the diaper bag with must-have essentials to games sure to get Baby giggling.

• Disney Baby Magical Moments – Disney Baby invites moms and dads to weave their own experiences with Baby into the very fabric of the site by uploading and sharing their favorite moments and photos.  Parents will watch them come to life as part of a vibrant panorama of shared experiences of parenthood.

“We continue to focus on building compelling new digital platforms to serve the needs of parents at every life stage, and are very excited to introduce a new destination that shows expectant and new parents how to add a little Disney magic to their growing family’s life,” said Brooke Chaffin, senior vice president, Disney Interactive Moms and Family.

According to Erik Seidel, vice president, Huggies Brand, the new site serves as a great channel for the Kimberly-Clark brand to offer useful tips, resources, and tools to meet parents’ needs so they can enjoy every moment of their journey, while strengthening the brand’s long standing relationship with Disney. “We are thrilled to serve as the exclusive site sponsor for what we believe will become a go-to site for moms everywhere.”  Huggies is a part of Kimberly-Clark’s portfolio of trusted brands that lead the world in providing essentials for a better life. For more information, visit www.HUGGIES.com.

About Disney Baby

The Disney Baby brand provides parents with essential products and information they need for Creating Magical Moments Right From The Start™.  From its launch of the Disney Cuddly Bodysuit™ in Spring 2011, and through products designed with parents in mind, Disney Baby offers today’s parents everything they need to bond with Baby at every stage.  The Disney Baby product line includes essentials for Apparel, Nursery, On-the-Go, Bathtime, Mealtime, Playtime and Baby’s Firsts.  A multifaceted digital resource for families, Disney Baby provides consumers with information and inspiration online via the website www.DisneyBaby.com, on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/DisneyBaby), on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/DisneyBaby) and Twitter (www.Twitter.com/DisneyBaby).

Create

One all-new feature of Create is the Group Wall, where thousands of original pieces of art are created around a central them and then added to a larger mosaic.  The first group wall is themed around, what else but Mickey Mouse – the one that started it all.  The Group Wall mosaic is updated in real time so users can watch as new artwork is added, and it features unique tools allowing guests to locate their artwork within the mosaic.

Here are just some of the features that are offered:

Group Wall

An innovative new community gallery called the “Group Wall” will launch on Disney.com Create.  The first Group Wall theme is a “Tribute to Mickey” and will build a dynamic mosaic portrait of Mickey Mouse with user-generated content.

Apps

Create Apps allow children to design artwork, comic books, music videos, animated pets and more, all using Disney characters and graphics.

Comic Creator

Craft a comic book using favorite Disney characters.  Guests lay out pages using fun and wacky graphics, text and images to create their own rich narrative.

Digital Painter

Paint like a master artist, right in your browser, using tools, textures, and fun pens.  Create a masterpiece that can be shared for everyone to see!

Animods

Illustrate an animated online pet that can be individually styled and customized.  Guests choose from a number of different animals, each with its own collection of pre-set animations, interactions, and accessories.

Photo Mashup

Combine photos of favorite Disney stars with hip stickers and cool gear to create personalized images for use on a computer desktop, phone, inside a school locker, or any other fun application guests can dream up.

Music Slideshow

Compose a harmonious mix of images, text, and sound.  Guests create their own music videos using photos of Disney stars, their own text, and a choice of songs from artists such as Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.

My Portfolio

Create an online art portfolio on Disney.com to share with friends, filling it with creations from all of the Create activities – digital paintings, comic-books, pets and more.

Create was originally launched in August of 2009 as a way for artisis to have access to Disney character art and graphics so they could in turn create their own works of art and then share them with other users online. Since its launch, 1.2 million original pieces of content have been created within the Create environment.

Also premiering on the site are short films from Disney/Pixar, Cars Toons¸ a new animated short series directed by Academy Award-winner John Lasseter, and starring Lightning McQueen’s rusty but trusty friend Mater.

“The holiday season is traditionally a high-traffic time of year for us as families are at home spending time together and seeking high-quality entertainment, and we’re thrilled to bring these exclusive video premieres and performances to the Disney.com audience,” stated Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing director, Disney Online.

Schedule of premieres is as follows:

• December 29, 2008 – Exclusive online debut of new trailer for Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ ‘G-Force,’ and the online premiere of Cars Toons shorts’Rescue Squad Mater’ and ‘Mater the Grater.’

• January 1, 2009 – Disney.com rings in the New Year with the exclusive online debut of “first look” previews of Walt Disney Pictures films ‘Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience’ and ‘Hannah Montana The Movie.’

• January 5, 2009 – Disney.com continues to offer exclusive online premieres of Cars Toons with the debut of ‘El Mater-Dor.’

Disney.com claims to reach more than 29 million unique visitors per month and is therefore a top ten ranked site in terms of total video streams among all Internet sites, streaming nearly 127 million videos per month.

So mark your calendars and be sure to visit Disney.com for more information.

Related: Book your dream Disney vacation at Expedia.com!

“Finding Nemo,” is currently being featured with “Monsters Inc.,” “Haunted Mansion,” “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” “Princess Diaries 2,” “Freaky Friday,” and “Peter Pan” to follow on successive weeks. While ABC networks are said to only show movies on Saturday nights, visitors to the XD website will be given the opportunity to view the abovementioned weekly picks on demand the full week after they’re aired, Monday through Friday.

Before you Disney lovers get too excited, the company is not providing access all of its DVD lineup. Rather, they will be presenting a single movie each week, which will then be replaced by another as each Monday of the season-specific Wonderful World of Disney event rolls around. But the company’s attempt to fix its release of content to the Web to a schedule may allow XD to maintain a sort of consistency throughout the summer that it can keep long past the departure of WWD broadcasts.

News source: Mashable.