An advertisement for the merchandise Disney hopes to sell to children all over the world, the cleverly contrived, globe-trotting, animated film “Planes” follows in the footsteps (tire tracks ...

Dusty Crophopper —the star of Disney’s 2013 movie Planes —will be outdoors on the tarmac at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, for this annual fly-in and aviation show.

Planes: Fire and Rescue opens on July 18, and with great action scenes and a cast of new endearing characters, the follow-on has all the ingredients to become another success story for Disney.

Disney's Planes flies onto Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on Tuesday, and resident kid reporter Lauren Kaplan got to meet the "real" Dusty Crophopper -- and the man who flies him, pilot Rusty Lindeman!

Here’s some genuinely surprising news: Dane Cook has been cast as the voice of lead character Dusty, a plane, in Disney’s Planes, a 3D action comedy that follows “Dusty’s dream of ...

Dusty, from "Disney's Planes," due in theaters Aug. 9, will make an appearance at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach May 25-26. Credit: Handout By Jennifer BergerMay 24, 2013 ...