Free Disney tickets to Orange Bowl crowd

[peter11435]

Free Disney tickets to Orange Bowl crowd

The Associated Press
Posted January 4 2005, 7:04 PM EST

MIAMI -- The Walt Disney Co. was giving a theme park ticket to each of the more than 72,000 fans attending the Orange Bowl game Tuesday night between Oklahoma and Southern California.

The giveaway was to promote the 50th anniversary of its Disneyland park in California. Company officials planned to use reactions from the crowd in its next ``What's Next?'' commercial by getting the crowd to shout ``I'm going to Disneyland!''

The ``What's Next?'' ads began in 1987 with Super Bowl XXI star Phil Simms uttering the now-famous tagline.

``It is the biggest giveaway ever for our company,'' said Duncan Wardle, a Disney spokesman.

The tickets allow entrance to any Disney theme park. The pretax price of a single-day admission at a Walt Disney World park is almost $60, so the promotion could cost as much as $4.3 million if all the tickets are used.

The tickets will be good from May 2005 through September 2006.

 

[peter11435]

oops, this is a double post.

 

[General Grizz]

I want a golden ticket!

 

[DisneyRoxMySox]

I wish I could be there.

 

[Tress4Pres]

WOW!!! That was a brilliant idea!!

 

[NemoRocks78]

Even though I don't need it, I knew I should have gone to the game.... :brick: :lol:

 

[jcraycraft]

Cool...... I am watching the game and came here to see if anyone know what was up.

 

[se8472]

Cool...... I am watching the game and came here to see if anyone know what was up.

As did I, but I thought it was just going to be something about the 50th

 

[imagineerfan]

During the game I heard them announce "Stayed tuned for the halftime show with a special announcement from Mickey Mouse." (Something along thoose lines) But when they showed the halftime show, no Mickey. Does anyone why they didnt show him or what he was gonna say?

 

[WDWfreak89]

During the game I heard them announce "Stayed tuned for the halftime show with a special announcement from Mickey Mouse." (Something along thoose lines) But when they showed the halftime show, no Mickey. Does anyone why they didnt show him or what he was gonna say?

they showed him! i saw him i was in shock i wasnt expecting to see him lol

 

[imagineerfan]

they showed him! i saw him i was in shock i wasnt expecting to see him lol

I saw him amoung the many people waving the flags, but didnt see him make an annoucement. Did you? I hope I didn't miss it...

 

[Captain Hank]

Could they be doing it at the end to tie in with asking the team "what are they going to do now?"

 

[jcraycraft]

With the score of the game ... no one is going to watching by the end :lol:

 

[Indy95]

During the game I heard them announce "Stayed tuned for the halftime show with a special announcement from Mickey Mouse." (Something along thoose lines) But when they showed the halftime show, no Mickey.

Maybe Mickey was late for his plane to Miami from Pasadena. :lol:

 

[ClemsonTigger]

The announcement was made about midway through the third quarter.

Good advertizing all around. Get to deduct the whole amount of the 4+ million dollars but I will bet you that no more than 1/4 to 1/3 will be used...plus many of those getting the tickets are not Florida residents, so if they go to Disney, they will surely spend more than one day.

Almost as clever as Oprah's car giveaway.

Then again, the fans deserve that after having to suffer through that halftime. I was surprised however, no Disney commercials.

 

[SpaceRacer2003]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a 1 day ticket to any Disney park worldwide? So I'd figure that most will get used. You have the FL residents, and tourists that may be staying in FL for a while after the game, then you have a TON of USC folks who could use thier tickets at Disneyland. I think we will see a fair share of these tickets being used.

 

[peter11435]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a 1 day ticket to any Disney park worldwide? So I'd figure that most will get used. You have the FL residents, and tourists that may be staying in FL for a while after the game, then you have a TON of USC folks who could use thier tickets at Disneyland. I think we will see a fair share of these tickets being used.

Yes, any Disney park worldwide.