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Show Spring 2004 Come Play In The Sun!! Page It DISNEYLAND RESORT TAKING THRILLS TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH 'TWILIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR' OPENING MAY 5, 2004 Exhilarating Attraction Latest Addition to Disney's California Adventure- ANAHEIM, Calif., February 13, 2004 - "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror," a chilling supernatural super-natural thrill ride based on "a lost episode" of the classic Twilight Zoneo television series will have its grand opening on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot area of Disney's California Adventure, it was announced by Matt Ouimet, president of the Disneyland Resort. "The addition of this spectacular attraction attrac-tion to Disney's California Adventure is another step in the ongoing evolution of the park," Ouimet said. "We anticipate our guests will be impressed with our updated version of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,' which has proven to be the most popular attraction at the Disney-MGM Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World." Set in an abandoned Hollywood luxury hotel, "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror" tempts guests to leave reality behind as they experience the sheer thrills of Disney's free fall L JiArrf 1 lip 1 1 ' - 1 , into fear. Each ride offers a "faster-than-the-speed-of-gravity" drop from the 1 3th floor and amazing special effects that will leave guests clinging to the edge of reality reali-ty and wanting to do it over and over and over, if they dare. "Wherever you go in the park, you'll be able to look up and see these careening, out of control cabs full of screaming guests. They'll be having such a great time that everyone will want to experience this Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,'" said Cory Sewelson, Walt Disney Imagineer. "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror" will be a Disney's FASTPASS attraction, enabling guests to receive a voucher listing a computer-assigned boarding time. This is an alternative to waiting in line, and allows more time to visit other attractions, dine or shop before returning to ride at the designated boarding board-ing time. HEIGH HO - The endearing Seven Dwarfs from the story of Snow White appear live on stage in "Snow White - An Enchanting New Musical," which begins live daily performances February 23, at Disneyland, The Happiest Place on Earth. Photographer: Ken Howard ("Snow White" - continued from page 10)Musical Theatre Award, and Norman Allen, the recipient of a Charles MacArthur award for outstanding New Play and two region al Emmy Awards. The costumes are by Broadway and regional designer Ellen McCartney, the lighting is by Paulie Jenkins, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, and the musical composer and arranger is Timothy Mark Williams. Michael Curry, who is the co-designer of the masks and puppets of "The Lion King" on Broadway, designed the Magic Mirror. The scenery is by Tom Butsch, who designed the spectacular and memorable "Fantasmic!" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame Festival of Fools" at Disneyland. Butsch has based the look of the production on the visual art of Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), whose work was very popular at the time of the release of the original film. Parrish created creat-ed an immersive world of nature with his work, and his aesthetic helped define the visual style of the early half of the 20th century. The score, with music and lyrics by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey, is one of the best known of any musical. "Whistle While You Work," "I'm Wishing," "One Song," "Heigh Ho," "The Washing Song (Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum)," "The Silly Song" and "Some Day My Prince Will Come" are all performed in this new production. For general information call (714) 781-4565 or visit www.disneyland.com. DISNEY'S ALADDIN - A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR ANAHEIM, Calif., February 5, 2004 - "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular," which brings to life the popular Walt Disney Pictures animated film, is now in its second year of continuing performances at the Hyperion Theater inside Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim. The production is a spectacular spectac-ular entertainment that, over the course of a single act, tells the story of Aladdin and his adventures involving the beautiful Princess Jasmine; her father the Sultan; the evil Jafar; and of course Aladdin's hysterical wish granting Genie. It runs approximately 40 minutes and is presented several times per day. "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" is free to park guests with paid admission to Disney's California Adventure. Songs in the production are from the film score composed by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Composer Menken has IN ITS SECOND YEAR AT DISNEY'S also written music and lyrics for the new song "To Be Free" especially for this production. The book is by Chad Beguelin. Three of the musical numbers num-bers - "One Jump Ahead," "A Friend Like Me," and "A Whole New World" - are staged on a scale which outdoes out-does anything seen before in a Disney theme park. The entire production pro-duction offers spectacle and entertainment enter-tainment of the caliber audiences have come to expect from the best Disney creations in any medium. "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" was produced under the artistic direction of New York theater veteran Anne Hamburger, Executive Vice President, Creative Entertainment, for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Hamburger assembled a team of Broadway and international theater professionals to create "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular." Director Francesca Zambello has staged musical theater the-ater and opera productions around the world, includ- inq London's Royal National Theater, The Royal Opera at Covent Garden and stages in France, Austria, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, it CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PARK Houston and Santa Fe. Last season she directed "Les Troyens" for the Metropolitan Opera and "Boris Godunov" for the Paris Opera. Dances in "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" are staged by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, who choreographed cho-reographed and directed "Swing" on Broadway and choreographed the Tony-winning Best Musical "Titanic." Key designers for "Disney's Aladdin" include Tony Award-winning set designer, Peter J. Davison ("Copenhagen") and costume designer Anita Yavich and lighting designer Mark McCullough, both known in major opera houses internationally. The musical arranger is Timothy Mark Williams, who has also arranged the music for the new "Snow White - An Enchanting New Musical" at Fantasyland Theatre at Disneyland park. In order to perform "Disney's Aladdin - A Musical Spectacular" multiple times, seven days a week, two casts and crews are used. Arnold J. Mungioli, a j y casting agent who primarily casts Broadway musical pro-ductions, pro-ductions, found actors from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The performers' resumes include Broadway, Los Angeles and national touring productions pro-ductions of musicals including "Rent," "Miss Saigon" and "Disney's The Lion King." Hamburger has said of "Disney's Aladdin," "This creative team embodies our goal of creating great shows that will delight our guests in ways they have never before experienced, as well as changing the way that our theme park entertainment is viewed by the public at large. "Many people who visit our theme parks do not have the theater the-ater available to them or their children. chil-dren. I am truly excited to be introducing intro-ducing a new generation of future theatergoers to some of the most creative talents in the world in a format our single act shows that all audiences can appreciate." For general information, call (714) 781-4565 or visit disneyland.com. |