DISNEY STORYTELLING EVENT AT THE D23 EXPO IN ANAHEIM
WILL INCLUDE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Featuring Disney Publishing Worldwide authors Dave Barry and Ridley
Pearson and Disney Junior’s “Jake and the NeverLand
Pirates” star David Arquette
Visitors can also participate in community-building
activities
at the Corporate Citizenship pavilion
Burbank, Calif. – July 14, 2011 – A
strong commitment to corporate citizenship is as much a part of The Walt Disney
Company’s heritage as the family entertainment that has delighted and
captivated audiences for decades. Disney opens a new chapter in that level of
commitment at the D23 Expo on Friday, August 19, 2011 in the Anaheim Convention
Center Main Hall. A special announcement will be part of a storytelling event
featuring two of America’s
best-known and most popular writers, Dave
Barry and Ridley Pearson, and David Arquette, star of Disney Junior’s #1
series, “Jake and the Never
Land Pirates.”
Disney
Publishing Worldwide authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have enthralled
readers since 2004 with their re-imagining of Peter Pan’s adventures, “Peter and the Starcatchers,” the best-selling and
award-winning prequel trilogy. Visitors are invited to hear from the authors,
listen to a family reading event led by Disney Junior’s “Jake and
the Never Land Pirates” star David Arquette, participate in the big
announcement and receive a free book.
“By nurturing young readers
we help support creativity and imagination, an important part of our
citizenship mission at Disney,” said Leslie Goodman, Senior Vice
President, Disney Corporate Citizenship. “We welcome the opportunity to
collaborate with Disney Publishing Worldwide to bring this special event to the
D23 Expo while at the same time encouraging visitors to take part in our daily
pavilion activities that show how we can all make a lasting, positive change in
the world.”
At this
year’s D23 Disney Corporate Citizenship pavilion, visitors will see how they can
take action through Disney Friends for Change, an initiative that helps inspire
kids and families to join together and make a positive impact on their world.
Visitors can participate as an “honorary” Disney VoluntEAR in a
different community service project each day, including preparing child comfort
kits for kids in need, assembling care packages for military families and
planting seedlings for the environment.
Visitors
can also become “honorary” D23 Green Team members by taking part in
a scavenger hunt that will lead them through the Expo in a quest to boost their
environmental I.Q. Not only will they find out what Disney is doing to help
protect the planet for future generations, they’ll be in the running for
prizes and a fun Friends for Change photo as well!
Tickets to the D23 EXPO are
available at http://www.D23Expo.com.
Admission includes access to all experiences and entertainment at the D23 EXPO and can be purchased for single days or
for the full three days of festivities. Admission is $47 for a one-day adult
ticket and $37 for children 3-12. Three-day passes are $136 for adults and $106
for children. Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will receive a discount
for up to four admissions, as well as early entry to each day of the D23 EXPO for themselves and their guests.
