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ANAHEIM, CA, MAY 31, 2001 - A new live show attraction based on
the hit ABC-TV game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire"
at the DISNEYLAND Resort is: a) Interactive, b) Intense, c)
Family-friendly fun, or d) Opening at DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE
in late August 2001.
If all of the above is your final answer, then get ready for
"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It!"
Beginning this summer, guests at the DISNEYLAND Resort's new
theme park, DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, can experience a
recreation of the energy and excitement of the popular "Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire" game show. Theme park guests will
play for points, winning unique prizes along the way in a replica of
the famous high-tech "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" set,
complete with its dramatic lighting. Prizes will range from
collectible pins, t-shirts and hats to a grand-prize trip to New
York City to view a taping of the ABC-TV show.
The live show at DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, which is
approximately 25 minutes in length, will run continuously throughout
the day in a 600-plus-seat studio located in the Hollywood Pictures
Backlot area of park. "Who Wants to be a Millionaire - Play
It!" will also include Disney's FASTPASS¨, a computerized
system that allows guests to reserve a time to experience the
attraction. Disney's FASTPASS is offered at six additional locations
throughout the park as well.
"We're thrilled to now be able to offer our guests the
ability to experience the excitement of one of America's most
popular game shows," noted Cynthia Harriss, president of the
DISNEYLAND Resort. "This live attraction version of 'Who Wants
to be a Millionaire - Play It!' fits in beautifully with the theme
of Hollywood Pictures Backlot, where our guests become the stars.
Guests will find out for themselves what it's like to sit in their
own hot seat."
As on the television show, the "fastest finger" (the
guest who can put a series of questions in correct chronological
order the fastest) determines the first contestant to sit in the
coveted hot seat. All audience members play along by using
individual keypads as their scores are tallied throughout the
session. Guests could also be asked to get involved in the game when
players use the "ask the audience" or "phone a
complete stranger" lifeline.
"We want to ensure that this attraction, 'Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire - Play It!' is as exciting and scintillating as the
television program," said Gary Gascon, senior show producer for
the DISNEYLAND Resort. "We are working closely with ABC to
bring this unique and electrifying show to our guests."
Premiering as a regular ABC series in January 2000, "Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire" soared in popularity to become the
most watched television series of the 1999-2000 season.
DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, which opened in February 2001, is
located next door to DISNEYLAND¨ park in Anaheim, California.
DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE immerses guests into the fun and
excitement of the Golden State in three distinct lands: Hollywood
Pictures Backlot, Paradise Pier and the Golden State.
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