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Easter egg: On the second disc of the Double Disc edition of the DVD there is a Special Features menu listing about eight programs. If you press left from any of these the cursor moves onto a hidden box, giving you about eight more features to watch.

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Easter egg: In the "Unrated" version go to Bonus Features. Scroll down to Bloopers and push the right button. You will see two hands light up. That will take you to a short called "Wainy Days".

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Easter egg: When you put in the DVD, instead of clicking on 'play movie' move left and the friendly Jesus says, "Don't play movie." If you click on that, it gives you various messages, different each time.

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Easter egg: In the Special Edition DVD (with the white slipcover), in the Imaging Station, if you go to the top of the stack of the videotapes and hit the right arrow button, the TV screen changes to say, "They mostly come at night. Mostly." Hit "enter" to see a trailer for "Aliens," a movie James Cameron directed.

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Easter egg: On the DVD, normal version, go to the special features menu. Highlight theatrical trailer and press right on your DVD remote. Paddles will appear across Matthew Lillard's chest. Press enter and you will be taken to an alternate version of the pot burning scene.

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Easter egg: On the Unrated Bonus Features version, if you go to Sneak Peeks on the main menu and push the down arrow key, a red ring will appear on the bottom of the A in Adventureland. Hit the enter key and you will win a prize.

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Easter egg: In the DVD Menu, go to "Extras." This menu should have the Gingerbread Man on it. Move around and hit right to select the Gumdrop buttons. You can now see various bits of trivia from the production of "Shrek." This easter egg is found only in the Region 1 DVD.

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Easter egg: On Disc 3 of the Blu-Ray "Extended Collector's Edition", highlight the "Live Extras" and press the down button. This will display a "Theatrical Trailer 3D" and "Pandora Discovered 3D" option. Viewing these requires a 3D-enabled Blu-Ray and TV.

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Easter egg: To get extra footage go to beyond the movie and start at the top. Push down and left. You have to do this together. Sometimes it's easier pushing down and quickly pushing left. The microwave should light up with a picture of lighting. You will be able to see screen tests of all the new main characters.

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Easter egg: On the standard DVD edition, go to Bonus Features. Press the right-hand button on your remote control and two footprints will appear in the bottom-right hand side of the screen. Select this, then a Bonus Feature about Adam Sevani's kiss will play.

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Easter egg: On the Main Menu, you can find a sequence of the crew (not including any of the original actors) performing "We Rock". Place your arrow on Play, then go up, and you will see the guitar string tuner on the CAMP ROCK logo slightly highlight.

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Easter egg: Easter Egg on the Special Extended DVD: Put in the first movie DVD (The Two Towers Part 1), go to Select a Scene. Scroll all the way down past the last scene ("Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit") and there should be a ring cursor beside "New Scene" and then click on it. It's Gollum's acceptance speech from the MTV Movie Awards. Because of the content, it is not appropriate for children. Please note that this easter egg is not found in the U.K. version.

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Easter egg: Collector's Edition First disk: On the main menu, highlight the eye shape in the middle of the menu. Press OK and the credits scene with the Baudelaires shifts to the next part. There are several scenes to go through by pushing OK at each scene. Second disk: Go to Gruesome Galleries. Highlight Woeful World and press the right arrow. An eye should appear on the cutout of Olaf. Press OK to see a short feature entitled "Eyes are Everywhere". Second disk: On Gruesome Galleries, highlight the words Main Menu at the bottom. Press the right arrow and the swirl will light up. Press OK to see a short feature entitled "Portrait of the Artist as a Bad Man".

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Easter egg: On the second disc, the Special Features, select "Making of Alpha and Omega" (the first thing on the top of the screen). Press your right button to highlight an icon of the wolf (Kate). Press your Enter button and you can browse through three screens of DVD credits.

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Easter egg: This is found on disc. 2 of the Platinum Edition DVD, in Backstage Disney in Treasures Untold: The Making of the Little Mermaid. You have to click to the right on Act V: A Mermaid Sings which reveals an anchor. If you select this you will see The Little Mermaid handshake performed by the co-directors.

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Easter egg: From the main menu press down until you highlight the globe. Press enter to see a montage of "plan R" clips from the film, as well as some of the film's funniest moments.

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Easter egg: On the main page of the DVD, hit up when you're on play, and you will highlight the large fingerprint and unlock a short feature of clips from the movie.

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Easter egg: The view of the numerous wind turbines tend to catch the viewer's focus, but - in the lower lefthand corner - it looks like an off-white T-Rex is about to go into the town. [00:59:07].

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Easter egg: On Disc 1 at the main menu, go to "Movie Theatre", then press down four times, It should highlight Benny's speedometer. Press enter to view the original theatrical trailer.

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Easter egg: To access a DVD-ROM feature on the DVD player, highlight the treasure chest in the main menu. Press enter to see a fish tank screen saver. To exit press enter.

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