I think it is especially important that they are taking over two years to make it...shows thought, dedication, lots of time and energy going into the project. I also hope they release it in theatres like they did for Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Lion King, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Cars, etc. It's been a long time coming. I was just thinking about it though. I can kind of see why they waited until now. I mean, yes, we have had equal rights for the races for quite some time, but it seems that only over the past 10-15 has the world become completely comfortable with it. KUDOS DISNEY!
PS - dancergirlsasha, you said it is the best of the best combination, I could think of one replacement...while Newman is excellent, think about what it would be like if Alan Menken wrote the songs...oh Menken, please come back to Disney song-writing!