`America's Favorite Cat' to Join Summer Long Festival for Kids; Garfield Will Celebrate His 25th Birthday at Dollywood's Kidz FunFest.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2003 Dollywood's 2003 season is less than two months away, and this summer, Garfield(R) will celebrate his 25th birthday with Odie(R), John and thousands of Dollywood visitors with a special presentation of his Garfield Presents "Happy Birthday To Me" live stage show. It's all part of the South's largest kids' festival Dollywood's Kidz FunFest, scheduled for June 20 - August 10. Garfield is an example of the world-class entertainment Dollywood provides for families to enjoy together. The sarcastic cat appears in more newspapers across the country than any other syndicated comic strip comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts and dialogues are indicated by means of "balloons" containing written speech. . Dolly's also bringing family favorite VeggieTales(R) characters Bob the Tomato Bob the Tomato is a computer-animated character in the animated series VeggieTales by Big Idea Productions. Bob and co-star, Larry the Cucumber, are the frontveggies for the series. (R) and Larry the Cucumber Larry the Cucumber is a green cucumber character in the animated series, VeggieTales, by Big Idea Productions. Larry and co-star, Bob the Tomato, are the frontveggies for the series. (R) to the park. Fresh from launching their first major motion picture, "Jonah," in theaters, and now on video, the popular duo will headline their own stage production show in Dollywood's Showstreet Palace Theatre. The summer-long festival will rev up the season with an ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and extreme sports show featuring a combination of stunt skateboarding, roller blading, and BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. biking. Street performances, hands-on activities, and food made just for the young or young at heart will also highlight Dollywood's Kidz FunFest. The Kidz FunFest begins June 20 and ends August 10, and all of the festival's activities are included in the price of a one-day Dollywood admission. Dollywood will open for the 2003 season on Saturday, April 5 with its annual Grand Opening weekend, when Dolly Parton par·ton n. Any of the point particles believed to be a constituent of hadrons, now known as quarks. No longer in technical use. [part(icle) + -on1.] welcomes the world to the Smokies for the park's 3rd Annual Festival of Nations. For tickets and more information, contact Dollywood Information at 865/428-9488, or toll free at 800/DOLLYWOOD, or visit the park's website at www.dollywood.com. Media: Contact Dollywood Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager Pete Owens at 865/428-9486 or by email at powens@dollywood.com for B-roll, photography and more information on any of the performers scheduled to appear at the Dollywood Special Events. |
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