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Nickelodeon Debuts New Primetime Special "Dora in Wonderland"

Nickelodeon pays homage to Alice in Wonderland with a brand-new Dora the Explorer primetime special, “Dora in Wonderland,” premiering Monday, March 10.

Nickelodeon pays tribute to the iconic Alice in Wonderland, and takes preschoolers on a musical adventure, in the brand-new Dora the Explorer primetime special, “Dora in Wonderland,” premiering Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).   In the hour-long special, when Abuela’s kitties run through a magic mirror, Dora, Boots and all their friends travel through the magical, mixed-up world of Wonderland to catch up to them.  Along the way, they come across a Mad Hatter (Mel Brooks), Rabbit (Alan Cumming), Cheshire Cat (Jewel) and the Queen of Hearts (Sara Ramirez) -- all while watching out for the Knave of Hearts (Swiper).

Emmy Award-winning Dora the Explorer continues to be the most watched preschool show on TV drawing 81.7M total viewers and 12.2M preschoolers in 2013.  Nickelodeon is currently the number-one rated cable network among K2-5 with five of its preschool series (Paw Patrol, Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi, Dora the Explorer, Peter Rabbit) ranked in the top 10 on all TV.

NickJr.com—Nickelodeon’s award-winning website for parents and preschoolers—is being transformed into a Wonderland for Dora fans! Visit Dora the Explorer online to print a free 26-page Dora coloring book, watch Dora the Explorer episodes, play Dora games, and sing along to Dora in Wonderland music videos.  Between March 3-10, kids can search for the White Rabbit on NickJr.com, who will lead them to a secret surprise!

Source: Nickelodeon

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Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.