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``Disney Channel PremEARS in the Park'' Offers Boston-area Families a Free Night of ``Original'' Entertainment for All Ages.


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BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 11, 2000

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Disney Channel, the leader in television for kids and families, will come to Boston during its fourth annual summer tour, "Disney Channel PremEARS in the Park."

The event is presented by Reebok and Adelphia, where Disney Channel is available as part of Adelphia's basic level of service.

"Disney Channel PremEARS in the Park" will transform the Tweeter Center Tweeter Center can refer to any of the following amphitheatres:
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 Entertainment-owned venue located in Mansfield, Mass., into a one-night-only mini-movie festival on Tuesday, July 18, beginning at 6 p.m. (rain or shine).

On a giant screen, kids and families will be treated to a free, local premiere of the Disney Channel original movie, "Quints," never before seen on television.

Along with the movie, families will also enjoy a variety of all-new Disney Channel-themed activity areas. At the Reebok Traxtar Challenge activity area, kids will get to try on Reebok's new Traxtar shoes and race through an obstacle course obstacle course
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 to test their speed and agility.

Additionally, there will be areas where kids can participate in photo opportunities on the sets of several different Disney Channel Original Movies, including "Alley Cats Strike!," "Rip Girls" and "Up, Up and Away," as well as a side stage performance by favorite Toon Disney characters sponsored by AT&T Wireless.

"PremEARS in the Park" will also feature performances by two rising musical acts, Hoku and BBMak, who recently starred in Disney Channel's "M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile)
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 and BBMak In Concert." Both acts will perform prior to the screening of the movie.

"Due to the overwhelming response we've received to the 'PremEARS in the Park' the past three summers, we are bringing Disney Channel back to the communities of our kids and family viewers and making this year's events bigger and better," said Adam Sanderson, senior vice president of marketing.

"With our partners Reebok, AT&T Wireless and Adelphia, this year's event promises more activities and entertainment than ever before."

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 donations for the "Can Film Festival," a campaign coordinated by Adelphia in support of the Home of Little Wanderers, will be collected on site. Families are encouraged (but not required) to contribute to this charitable cause.

"Quints," a Disney Channel Original Movie, tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie Grover (Kimberly J. Brown, "Tumbleweeds") who feels the pressures of being an only child. She constantly wishes for the company of a brother or sister. However, when Jamie's parents have quintuplets, her life changes in ways she never imagined.

Executive produced by Stan Brooks, "Quints" premieres on Disney Channel, Friday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Local residents can call 508/339-2333 for event information. Admission is free of charge, however, parking fees may apply at the venue. Seating is first come, first served.

Boston is one of just 10 cities on the "Disney Channel PremEARS in the Park" 2000 tour.

Other cities on the itinerary include: Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis (July 11); The New World Music Theatre in Chicago
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Not to be confused with the Chicago Theatre, aka
 (July 13); Merriweather Post Pavilion Merriweather Post Pavilion (MPP), named for cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, is an outdoor concert venue located among Symphony Woods, a 40-acre (162,000-m²) lot of preserved land that sits in the heart of the planned community of Columbia, Maryland.  in Baltimore (July 16); Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, N.Y. (July 20); Riverbend Music Center Riverbend Music Center is an outdoor amphitheater, with a capacity of 20,500, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River. Riverbend was built for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, to allow them to play in an outdoor venue during the summer months.  in Cincinnati (July 22); Starplex Amphitheatre in Dallas (July 24); Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix (July 27); Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre or Verizon Wireless Music Center may refer to:
  • Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine (Irvine, California)
  • Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina)
  • Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Selma (Selma, Texas)
 in Irvine, Calif. (July 30); and The Chronicle Pavilion in San Francisco (Aug. 3).

Adelphia Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:ADLAC) is the sixth-largest cable television operator in the United States, serving approximately 5 million cable subscribers. Its business operations include cable entertainment, high-speed Internet access, long distance telephone service, paging and security.

Through its majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary

A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company.
, Adelphia Business Solutions, Adelphia also serves more than 300,000 telephone access lines. Adelphia Business Solutions provides a full line of integrated communications services to business customers, including local and long distance voice services, messaging, high-speed data and Internet services. Visit Adelphia at www.adelphia.net or www.adelphia-abs.com.

Disney Channel, combining original series, movies and specials with timeless classics, is the only full-time general entertainment television network designed for kids and families. Disney Channel is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co.
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