Disneyland to 'Podcast'
launch of 50th anniversary celebration
Indiantelevision.com
Team
(2 May 2005
2:00 pm)
MUMBAI: This year Disneyland celebrates 50 years of
existence. From tomorrow, 3 May, Disneyland Resort will
podcast three days of celebrity-filled festivities leading
to the 5 May launch of the Happiest Celebration on
Earth.
This is an 18-month global commemoration of the 50th
anniversary of Disneyland in California that will
simultaneously kick-off ceremonies at Disney parks
around the world. The innovative podcast represents
the first time that any Disney theme park in the world
will engage in the rapidly growing medium of podcasting.
For the uninitiated, podcasts are MP3 audio files
that can be automatically downloaded to the personal
computer and transferred to an iPod or other portable
MP3 player.
The podcast will incorporate a collection of exclusive
celebrity-interviews, music, historic anecdotes and
live event coverage that convey the excitement of
the event and the story of what has made Disneyland
a national treasure over the past five decades. The
podcasts will include behind the scenes interviews
as well as audio content detailing the debut of exciting
new entertainment spectaculars and groundbreaking
adventures and attractions
premiering at the Disneyland Resort as part of the
50th anniversary celebration.
Produced daily after the each day's events from 3
May till 5 May 5 this Internet-based show will be
free and accessible to a global audience at: www.disneyland.com/podcast.
Disneyland resort VP press and publicity Duncan Wardle
says, "Podcasting allows us to bring the magic
of Disney and our 50th anniversary celebration to
worldwide consumers through this exciting new medium.
Through this truly cutting-edge technology we can
literally bring the fun, magic and excitement of this
global launch to Disney fans everywhere."
Podcast pioneer Michael W. Geoghegan will serve as
host for the series. Geoghegan was an early adopter
of the emerging technology and serves as host for
several popular podcast shows. The Happiest Celebration
on Earth is highlighted by the premiere of new
entertainment spectaculars and innovative adventures
and attractions at Disneyland Resort, California;
Walt Disney World Resort, Florida; Tokyo Disney Resort,
Japan and Disneyland Resort Paris, France.
