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ABC’s NoOrdinaryContest.com to Award One Extraordinary Family Walt Disney World Vacation

The contest we first told you about when we gave you the key to watching the series premiere of “No Ordinary Family” is now live!

Even the most ordinary of families are extraordinary in their own special way. Now ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” is looking for the most extraordinary family to tell America what makes theirs stand out from the rest. Submit a video to ABC at www.NoOrdinaryContest.com telling us what makes your family extraordinary and we might send you on No Ordinary VIP vacation for five days and four nights to the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida.

Are you a single parent raising your kids and volunteering at the local community center? Are your kids on the honor roll while you work full time and are still able to coach little league? Is your spouse in the military and you still manage to work full time while raising the kids? We know there are extraordinary families out there and we want to hear your story!

Videos can be submitted beginning Tuesday, August 31 at 12:01 p.m., PT through Monday, September 13 at 11:59 p.m., PT. The top five video submissions will be posted on www.NoOrdinaryContest.com and public voting will be open from 12:00 p.m., PT on Monday, September 27 through 12:00 p.m., PT on Friday, October 1. The family who wins the extraordinary vacation package to the Walt Disney World® Resort will be announced during the “No Ordinary Family” episode airing on Tuesday, October 5 at 8|7c on the ABC Television Network.

The prize package includes roundtrip airfare for four and ground transfers, hotel accommodations for four nights including one night in the Cinderella Castle Suite at the Magic Kingdom® Park, a $1,500 Disney Gift Card, a VIP Guided Tour, and VIP viewing to select parades and shows. Visit www.NoOrdinaryContest.com for full details and the Official Rules.

“No Ordinary Family” stars Michael Chiklis as Jim Powell, Julie Benz as Stephanie Powell, Romany Malco as George St. Cloud, Autumn Reeser as Katie Andrews, Kay Panabaker as Daphne Powell, Jimmy Bennett as JJ Powell and Stephen Collins as Dr. Dayton King.

D23 Expo 2011: ‘101 Dalmatians’ Fan Art Contest Announced

As part of the inaugural D23 Expo in 2009, Disney celebrated the legacy of Donald Duck by offering Disney fans the opportunity to create an official portrait for the Disney icon and Stitch Kingdom was on hand when the rare, coveted Duckster Award went to winner Jennifer Sleeper.

Although a Duckster isn’t likely to be in the cards for the winner of the 2011 art contest, Disney D23 is once again inviting fans to celebrate the magic of Disney’s history by create art, this time commemorating the Walt Disney animated classic One Hundred and One Dalmatians which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011.

Entrants must be D23 members at least 18 years of age and submit a sketch of their proposed work to the Walt Disney Archives no later than April 4, 2011. Entrants are able to submit up to three sketches.

If a proposed sketch is accepted, the entrant will be notified by phone or email no later than May 9, 2011 with the final art being submitted no later than July 11, 2011. Finalists, whose work will be on display at the Disney D23 Expo in 2011, will be notified no later than July 18, 2011 of their status.

The work may be two- or three-dimensional. Art may not be electrical, digital, require electricity or require the use of any external device including but not limited to a generator, computer, battery pack, or external outlet. Art may not be made out of food, vegetation, or any perishable item, nor may it utilize any animal byproducts or pelts. Art may be no larger than 5 feet square and weigh no more than 50 lbs. Art may be signed by artist. Work must also be original and created solely for the contest and may not have been published in any form. Original sketches of the proposed art may be in any media and any size.

Note that upon submission, all entries (sketches and final paintings) become the property of Disney Enterprises, Inc. (“Disney”) and may be used in perpetuity at Disney’s sole discretion. Artists are responsible for all material costs including packaging and shipping.

For more information and to enter the contest, download the complete rules and application here (PDF).

Disney Family.com and Teri Hatcher Announce ‘Take a Chance – Make a Change’ Contest on GetHatched.com

Disney Family.com announced today the first ever Take a Chance – Make a Change Contest inspiring people to visit GetHatched.com, Disney Online’s latest Web site created with award winning actress Teri Hatcher. The contest encourages people to share a life-long goal that they have yet to achieve, with the grand prize winner receiving $10,000 to put toward fulfilling their goal or improving an area of their life that they have always wanted to change. The contest will run through July 26, 2010.

“We are delighted to launch the first ever Take A Chance – Make a Change Contest with Teri and help make an unfulfilled dream become a reality for one lucky person,” said Emily Smith, vice president of Disney Online Mom and Family Portfolio. “Whether a woman’s goal is to return to school, learn a foreign language, or be more adventurous, we invite women to ‘hatch out’ of their shell and submit their story to us.”

“GetHatched was created to celebrate women, to help them rediscover and reinvent themselves. This contest is giving a woman a chance to do something for herself and achieve a personal goal that may have been deferred to responsibilities of life circumstances,” stated Ms. Hatcher.

The grand prize winner and their winning story will be announced on the site in August.

GetHatched.com, ‘A Chick’s Guide to Life,’ is an online destination that balances having fun, finding inspiration, and gaining understanding from other women. The site offers a decidedly unique take on popular topics for women including beauty, relationships, style, health and happiness. The site is produced by Disney Family.com, with creative and editorial content and insight provided by Ms. Hatcher and a team of experts.

For more details and official entry guidelines for the Take a Chance – Make a Change contest, visit GetHatched.com. For ongoing news updates, follow us on Twitter at @GetHatchedNews or visit us on Facebook at Facebook.com/GetHatched.

MyCokeRewards and Disney Theatrical Giving Away ‘Mary Poppins’ Walk-on Role

Disney Theatrical and MyCokeRewards.com are teaming up to offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for twenty winners to audition for a walk-on role during a performance of Disney Theatrical’s Mary Poppins on Broadway in New York City.

Sweepstake entrants may enter up to five times per day by redeeming 3 Coke reward points per entry or by mailing in an entry (see the contest rules for full details). Twenty entrants will be chosen at random and each receive a video camera from which they will be able to submit their entries to the Disney on Broadway contest where one entrant will win a grand prize consisting of: A three night-stay in New York City and round-trip airfare for the winner and up to three guests; three tickets to the show’s performance for the winner’s guests; hair, makeup and costume fitting for show; rehearsal with show’s creative team; and an on-stage appearance in the ‘Jolly Holiday’ number as well as the curtain call.

For more information and to enter, visit MyCokeRewards.com where you can also download a free MP3 of ‘Step in Time’ from the Broadway production.

MLB-Themed Mickey Statues Now Appearing Throughout Southern California; Scavenger Hunt to Award All-Star Game Tix

Beginning today, Major League Baseball Properties and Disney Consumer Products are populating key locations throughout Southern California with thirty-six varieties of life-sized MLB-themed Mickey Mouse statues in celebration of the 2010 MLB All-Star Week festivities taking place July 9th – 13th in Anaheim, Calif.  As part of the previously announced new collaboration between the organizations, the statues are being placed in high-profile areas throughout Anaheim, Los Angeles, and surrounding areas in Southern California, including Angel Stadium, Anaheim City Hall, Downtown Disney, the Kodak and El Capitan Theatres, L.A. Live and the Hollywood Walk of Fame area.  All 36 statues will be in place by the end of next week and will stay through the All-Star Game on July 13th on FOX.

The 36 life-size statues, commissioned in conjunction with MLB licensee Forever Collectibles, are uniquely decorated with bold graphics featuring each of the 30 MLB Clubs as well as four All-Star designs, an American League and a National League design.  Each life-sized statue is 7.5 feet in height and weighs 989 pounds.

MLB and Disney Consumer Products will launch on June 11th a Find Mickey Scavenger Hunt, which rewards people for visiting the different statue locations and being the first to find and tweet a photo with the life sized MLB Mickey Mouse statues.  Also, the first person to take a photo in front of all 36 statues and tweet a link to their photo gallery will win the grand prize of two tickets to the MLB All-Star Game on July 13th in Anaheim.  There will be thirty-six winners in total and one grand prize winner.  For a complete list of rules, hash-tags and instructions on how to participate, see www.mlb.com/mickeymouse, and for updates on the scavenger hunt, follow @AllStarGame and @DisneyLiving on Twitter.

“Major League Baseball is excited to bring the 2010 All-Star Game to Anaheim and we want fans all throughout Southern California to feel like they are a part of the entire experience,” said Howard Smith, Senior Vice President, Licensing, Major League Baseball.  “As an iconic figure, Mickey Mouse is the ideal ambassador to connect fans with the premiere sporting event of the summer.”

“When the original Disneyland opened in Anaheim in 1955, Walt Disney’s cartoon characters came to life not just on Main Street, but throughout the world,” said City of Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle.  “Mickey Mouse just may be the most popular and most photographed All-Star this summer!”

Unveiled last month, miniature versions of each of the statues are available in a 7.5-inch size through MLB.com and DisneyStore.com, as well as additional retailers including MLB stadium shops, Walgreens and Dick’s Sporting Goods.  Photos of all variations are available at MLBPressBox.com and DisneyConsumerProducts.com. In addition to the statuettes, fans can also obtain a wide variety of merchandise and apparel featuring Major League Baseball and beloved Disney characters, including caps, t-shirts, sweatshirts, drink ware, pins, throws and beach towels in time for the All-Star Game.

AFTER THE JUMP: A detailed listing of the locations of each of the MLB-themed Mickey Statues

Designing Your Own ‘World of Color’ Show Can Win You a Trip to the Disneyland Resort

When we the first to let you know that Disneyland had launched its fabulous website for World of Color, we also noted that Disney Parks had registered another domain related to its World of Color show.

Although it still appears as though it may not be ready for public consumption, we’d like to be the first to introduce you to the WorldOfColorCreator.com, a site that can win you a trip to the Disneyland Resort. Using Adobe Premiere Express, the site basically allows you to create your own World of Color show using a ridiculous number of options that let you choose everything from the projected animated scene to Disney characters (which you can re-size and position wherever you like), all sorts of colored water jets and water effects, filters and transitions between scenes, not to mention the actual music from the show. You can even upload your own photos to use in the virtual water show. Videos created can be viewed online in the gallery or shared through various social media networks.

Eligible entries must be between 30 seconds and 1:40 minutes and received by July 12. Starting July 26, the top ten videos as picked by the contest judges will be posted to Facebook for open voting. The video with the most votes will win a 3 day/2 night vacation to the Disneyland Resort which includes a Disneyland Resort hotel stay, 3 day park tickets, VIP seating for both World of Color! and Fantasmic!, a Grand Mickey welcome package, a $1000 Disney Gift Card and a World of Color gift basket. One runner up will receive a $500 Disney Gift Card and a World of Color gift basket while the remaining eight finalists will each receive a World of Color gift basket. You must be at least 18 years of age to enter.

Although the site does appear to be fully functional (and fun!), we stress again that it may not be ready to accept your winning entries, most notably because the detailed rules are missing, but we just felt we had to let our loyal readers in on the deal to get in some extra practice time.

New Contest From Walt Disney Studios Asks ‘Alice’ Fans to Show Their Best Futterwacken

In honor of the June 1 release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland on Blu-ray and DVD, Walt Disney Studios is asking fans to submit video performances of their own individual takes on the Mad Hatter’s Futterwacken.

For some inspiration, they’ve provided the following clip from the home video release in which David ‘Elsewhere’ Bernal talks about how the dance came about:

Entries should be no longer than 40 seconds in length and include your first name and the state where you reside. It only takes three easy steps to enter — record your video, add music (your favorite Almost Alice is encouraged but not required) and upload to the contest website.

Submissions are accepted now through 3 PM PT on June 3.

Entries will be judged based on: Dance Performance, Entertainment Value, Technical Quality, Creativity and Originality (all weighted equally). There will be two grand prizes and ten first prizes which include:  Apple iPads, Panasonic Blu-ray Players, Alice In Wonderland Blu-ray Combo Packs of the film, Mad Hatter Hats, Autographed Alice in Wonderland Nesting Books and iTunes Gift Cards. Winners will be announced on June 16.

For more information and to enter, visit the contest website at www.Disney.com/Alicedance.

Pennsylvania Sixth Grade Class Wins National ‘OCEANS’ Classroom Mural Contest

The Wyland Foundation, Fredrix Artist Canvas, and Volvo Cars of North America donated more than 300 50-square foot canvas paint kits to public and private schools and community centers across the nation. 29,000 students in 39 states painted murals about a range of issues affecting ocean health, from overdevelopment to declining marine biodiversity. But students also chose to contrast marine problems by highlighting the astonishing beauty that still remains in the ocean.

“Children are fascinated by the ocean no matter where they live,” says Wyland, who is best known for his series of 100 monumental marine life murals around the world. “This campaign not only provided them with artistic tools to express their interest in marine life, but the murals share that message with local communities that have a direct impact on these resources.”

Judges chose the 5-foot by 10-foot mural by Mechanicsburg students for its strong advocacy message to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. “The artwork demonstrates how millions of people across six states depend on this vital natural resource,” judges said. “It portrayed the vast natural beauty of the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the environmental pressures that are currently impacting it.”

Other winning classes included Ray Koch’s seventh-grade art students from Kingston High School in Kingston, Ark., Deborah Thatcher’s fifth-grade art students from Lakeview Elementary School in South Milwaukee, Wis., and Adriana Sandoval’s art class at Miami Shores Community Center & Home Schoolers of Miami Enrichment in Miami, Fla. Classes spent the month of April working on their murals for display at schools and community centers. The grand prize winner will receive $1,500 worth of Fredrix Artist Canvas, $500 for art supplies, a class set of tickets to see Disneynature’s film “Oceans,” and a signed artwork by renowned marine life artist Wyland.

All of the winners are displayed below:
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Radio Disney Launches New Daily Feature ‘N.B.T.: Making it Big’ Featuring Allstar Weekend

Radio Disney will launch a new multi-platform daily programming feature, ”N.B.T.: Making It Big,” chronicling the rise of Allstar Weekend, the inaugural year “N.B.T.” (“Next Big Thing”) finalists now signed to Hollywood Records. Premiering on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, “N.B.T.: Making It Big” provides audiences on-air, online and via mobile devices an inside look at what it takes to make it big in the music industry. “N.B.T.: Making It Big” will take Radio Disney and Disney Channel audiences behind the scenes of Allstar Weekend’s journey leading up to the June 22 release of their debut album on Hollywood Records. Featuring details on how they first formed their band and became “N.B.T.” artists to what they love most about recording sessions, photo shoots, and making music videos, “N.B.T.: Making It Big” will give audiences a first-hand perspective into the lives of these rising stars.

Michael Riley, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Radio Disney, said: “Allstar Weekend’s success is the perfect example of the opportunity that our ‘N.B.T.’ feature provides for talented unsigned artists.” He added, “’N.B.T.: Making It Big’ will allow Radio Disney to continue to showcase great new artists across multiple platforms in a more in-depth manner.”

NatureSweet® Cherubs® Tomatoes is teaming up with Radio Disney to support the companion to the network’s hit series, “N.B.T.” (“Next Big Thing”). The integrated marketing program will offer NatureSweet consumers and Radio Disney’s 22.2 million listeners free digital music downloads, an interactive talent contest and family-friendly local events. NatureSweet will provide on-pack digital music downloads on over 9 million units featuring hit songs from Allstar Weekend and last year’s “N.B.T.” winner Jasmine Sagginario. NatureSweet will also host a talent contest at CherubsTomatoes.com, where consumers are invited to submit videos of themselves performing a talent for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to meet Allstar Weekend. Additionally, NatureSweet will reach Radio Disney’s kids and moms through national on-air media, exposure on Radio Disney.com, and 18 local events in top markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco with music, games and NatureSweet product samples.

“NatureSweet Cherubs shares Radio Disney’s dedication to kids and families, and we are excited to team up with them to provide our consumers with access to great music, family-friendly events and an engaging talent contest,” said Sean Frisby, Marketing Director for NatureSweet.

Jon Sayer, Vice President of Ad Sales, Radio Disney added: “NatureSweet’s partnership is a great example of how Radio Disney content, such as ‘N.B.T.: Making It Big,’ provides seamless opportunities to create integrated marketing programs for our advertisers, reaching our premium audience of kids and moms.”

A dedicated “N.B.T.: Making It Big” destination both online and on mobile (RadioDisney.com/MIB) will feature a wide variety of video content including interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes footage. Additionally, fans are invited to stream music online, enter a sweepstakes for a chance to meet the band in person, and submit questions to the band at RadioDisney.com or via text messages. Allstar Weekend will post video answers to the most popular questions.

The Hollywood Records quartet, including Zach (vocals), Nathan (guitar, vocals), Cameron (bass), and Michael (drums), is currently working on their upcoming album scheduled to be released in June. Their hit single “Journey to the End of My Life” made the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown 15 consecutive weeks in 2009. Their new single, “A Different Side of Me,” recently Planet Premiered on Radio Disney and will be featured on Radio Disney Jams 12, releasing March 30 on Walt Disney Records. In concert, Allstar Weekend has shared the stage with artists including Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber, and will be kicking off their Verizon “Experience The Magic Tour” free shows on Saturday, March 6 in their hometown of San Diego.

“N.B.T.” is Radio Disney’s daily multi-platform programming feature that puts the spotlight on young unsigned recording artists and provides them with national broadcast and online exposure. Audiences are invited to look, listen and vote for their favorite at RadioDisney.com or by texting via their mobile phones.

March Hare Madness Continues! Wonderful ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Prize Pack Giveaway

With such an overwhelming response to the recent soundtrack giveaway, we’d be mad as a hatter not to offer another round of exciting Alice in Wonderland inspired merchandise from some of the hottest outfitters and toy manufacturers around. Thanks to our friends at Disney Consumer Products, we’re proud to offer one lucky Stitch Kingdom reader chosen at random this awesome Alice in Wonderland gift pack valued at approximately $110 and consisting of:

• An Eat Me/Drink Me 59fifty fitted cap from New Era in a New Era zipper black hat case
• A Mad Hatter Kubrick and Chesire Cat Be@rbrick collectible set
• A Mad Hatter tee shirt featuring the Mad Hatter holding a tea cup reading ‘Mad As A Hatter… You’re Mad’ (not pictured, size men’s large)
• Our jealousy* (* cash value: 1/100th of a cent)

AFTER THE JUMP: Enter the 'Alice in Wonderland' Prize Pack Giveaway