All aboard. Or at least those in Chicago that are drooling at the mouth of Disney's A Christmas Carol. The news release is below ...
CHICAGO’S OWN ROBERT ZEMECKIS TO OPEN
“DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL” TRAIN TOUR
ON JULY 24 AT CHICAGO’S UNION STATION
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Director ROBERT ZEMECKIS joins Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook to open “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” Train Tour at Union Station with an opening ceremony, press conference, photo opportunity and an incredible sneak peek of actual footage from the movie. The Train Tour is travelling across the country with stops in 40 cities, offering visitors the chance to see an exclusive 3-D sneak peek of the movie as well as a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the making of the movie. It culminates in November at New York City’s Grand Central Terminal.
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol” Train Tour will be open to the public and FREE to attend from Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26. The attraction opens at 9:00 AM daily.
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Friday, July 24, 2009
8:30 a.m. - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
8:45 a.m. - Press Conference
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Chicago’s Union Station
225 S. Canal St. |
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| ABOUT THE TOUR: |
Sponsored by Hewlett Packard, the Train Tour will travel more than 16,000 miles and pass through 36 states. Amidst a winter wonderland with holiday décor and Christmas carolers, visitors will see footage from “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” inside a 48-foot-wide, 2-story, inflatable 3-D theatre which will be erected in each city. Visitors can also check out the cutting-edge technology behind the film, as well as artifacts from the Charles Dickens Museum and interactive games. The whole experience is free. A list of cities can be found at Disney.com/christmascaroltraintour.
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| ABOUT THE MOVIE: |
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (JIM CARREY) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (GARY OLDMAN) and his cheery nephew (COLIN FIRTH). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late. |
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