Along with six Disney filmmakers, Walt Disney ceo Michael Eisner will be hosting 100 children for lunch and a hands-on demonstration of how films like LILO & STITCH, THE LION KING and TARZAN were made. The event will take place in the Disney Animation attraction at Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim on September 6, 2003 starting at 11:30 am. Animation filmmakers taking part in the event include Don Hahn, the producer of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LION KING, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE; Glen Keane, supervising animator of such characters as Ariel, Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan and John Silver; Andreas Deja, supervising animator of such characters as Jafar, Scar, Hercules and Lilo; Eamonn Butler, supervising animator on DINOSAUR; and Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the co-directors of LILO & STITCH.
In conjunction with the event, other guests of California Adventure will have the chance to see more than 70 stars of other ABC Primetime series appearing throughout the park for the second annual "ABC Primetime Preview Weekend," September 6 - 7. Among the stars appearing will be Jennifer Garner (ALIAS), Jim Belushi (ACCORDING TO JIM), Dennis Franz (NYPD BLUE), Ed O'Neill (L.A. DRAGNET), John Ritter and Katey Sagal (8 SIMPLE RULES FOR DATING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER), and Jennifer Schefft and Andrew Firestone, the couple from THE BACHELOR. Guests may be selected to appear in a scene with an ABC Primetime star as part of the "ABC Casting Call" show, or test their romance measure for THE BACHELOR or THE BACHELORETTE as part of the "ABC Reality Check" show. Other highlights include photo opportunities with Primetime stars, an "ABC Parade of Stars" each day, audience Q&A sessions with Primetime stars, special screenings of new series pilots and a live performance each evening by Jim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts.
For general Disneyland Resort information call (714) 781-4565 or visit www.disneyland.com. To find out more about "ABC Primetime Preview Weekend visit www.abc.com.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
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