How fun!!! What is the Ultimate Disney Experience???
After seeing the Premiere of the movie which you could only do in LA or NYC.
Here is what the email said with our invite to purchase tickets::
In conjunction with the early release of their newest animated musical The Princess and the Frog, Disney will be presenting "The Ultimate Disney Experience," a look behind the gates of the company's Burbank movie studio that will include games for the family, displays of Disney movie props and costumes, and a chance to meet all nine of the Disney princesses (Snow White, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Mulan, and Princess and the Frog's Tiana). The Ultimate Disney Experience will be held at Sound Stage 3 at the Walt Disney Studios lot, and at the Ziegfeld Theatre's Roseland Ballroom in New York City. Tickets range from $20-50 per person; visit
www.princessandfrogtickets.com for more details.
The Princess and the Frog opens in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009, and nationwide on December 11, 2009.
UPDATED September 11, 2009: The full press release follows:
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THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS TO OPEN ITS GATES TO THE PUBLIC
FOR ADVANCE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
UNPRECEDENTED EVENT HITS NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES
NOV. 25- DEC. 13, 2009, CELEBRATING DISNEYS NEWEST ANIMATED MUSICAL THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Bicoastal event to feature film screening and once-in-a-lifetime experience
with Disneys nine princesses, plus games, Disney movie archives
and how-to presentations from Disney animators
BURBANK, Calif. and NEW YORK , N.Y. (Sept. 9, 2009) In celebration of Disneys newest animated musical The Princess and the Frog, Walt Disney Studios is opening its Burbank gates to the public for a once-in-a-lifetime advance special engagement, welcoming Disney fans to experience its newest animated musical comedy Nov. 25- Dec. 13, 2009. The advance special engagement will also be featured in Clearviews historic Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City . Following the film, fans on both coasts will also be treated to The Ultimate Disney Experience, an exciting extravaganza that will featurefor the first time everall nine of the Disney princesses (including the films Princess Tiana, Disneys newest princess), as well as exciting Bayou games, movie archives, how-to presentations from Disney animators, Studio tours (for L.A. guests) and more. Tickets went on sale at midnight last night.
Were welcoming families to our Studio to see where Walt Disney made real movie magic, said Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. Our Studio is not open to the public, so its an unprecedented opportunity for Disney fans to experience a movie right here on the Disney lot where weve filmed Disney classics like Mary Poppins, Princess Diaries, Pirates of the Caribbean and many more. In fact, Walt built the original theater on the Studio lot back in 1940; it opened just in time for special audiences to view his Fantasia. With a newly renovated, state-of-the-art theater, the Studio will open its gates once again, inviting audiences to not only see our newest animated musical, but to take part in a one-of-a-kind experience after the movie. Were bringing the same exciting experience to New York City at the historic Ziegfeld Theatre and Roseland Ballroom.
Themed to the films setting, New Orleans , The Ultimate Disney Experience will feature something for the whole family.
· PRINCESS POWER -- All nine of the Disney princesses will come together for the first time ever, welcoming Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Mulan and of course, Disneys newest princess, Tiana.
· FUN N GAMES -- The Experience will feature opportunities to swing on ropes, climb trees, play games and race through the Bayou Adventure, plus a New Orleanss Bead Toss, Naveens Leap Frog, video games and more.
· HOLLYWOOD HEIRLOOMS -- Disney movie archives will be on display for the first time ever, including props and costumes from a variety of films like Mary Poppins, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and more.
· MOVIE MAGIC Guests can learn movie magic from real Disney animators who will be on hand teaching guests how to draw a character from the film.
· PICTURE THIS Guests can put themselves in the movie at Kodak photo locations. Kodak photographers will capture guests images and place them in a scene from the movie.
· INSIDERS GLIMPSE -- Burbank guests will also have the rare opportunity to tour the Studio lot.
Several shows will be presented daily on both coasts show times are 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., with a 9:30 p.m. show available select dates. Tickets go on sale at midnight Sept. 8, featuring three options for Disney fans wishing to experience The Princess and the Frog and The Ultimate Disney Experience in New York or Los Angeles . Group general admission tickets (for groups of 20 or more) are $20 each, general admission tickets are $30 each, and royal seating (a reserved seat, The Princess and The Frog Mardi Gras beads and an exclusive limited-edition collectible lithograph from The Princess and The Frog) is $50 per ticket. Guests can call 1-800-DISNEY6 or log onto
www.princessandfrogtickets.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans . From the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman.
The film opens nationwide on Dec. 11, 2009.
