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ADVISORY/Disney Online Unveils New Internet Safety Web Site With a ''Surf Swell Island'' Beach Bash Today.


News/Assignment & Entertainment Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week.  (Aug. 9)

Web Site Kick-Off kick-off
noun (Informal) start, opening, beginning, commencement, outset, starting point, inception

kick-off kick n (Sport) → coup m
 Event Starts Today at 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.,

With Visuals Available At 7 a.m.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: Surf's Up! Disney Online makes waves on the beaches of Marina
      del Rey today with a beach bash to celebrate the launch of Surf
      Swell Island: Adventures In Internet Safety Web site.

      Southern California children join Mickey, Minnie, Donald & Goofy
      for an interactive Internet safety adventure during the
      kick-off festivities, where the five tropical Island locales
      come to life to convey the site's cyber-safety lessons through
      entertaining, interactive games and activities. Real kids take
      both online and off-line tours of Surf Swell Island to help
      educate them about the importance of Internet safety. These
      valuable, interactive "smart surfing" lessons are easy to
      reach by simply logging onto www.surfswellisland.com or
      www.disney.com, keyword: Surf.

      Media-only "sneak preview" is available at
      http://disney.go.com/family/surfswell/island/index.html, then
      type the password "secret" and click on "OK."

WHO:  More than 100 kids from local Los Angeles summer camps and
      clubs/organizations

      Disney's World Famous Characters -- Mickey
      Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy

      Disney Online's Ken Goldstein, Executive Vice President and
      Managing Director

      Internet Safety Advocate Parry Aftab (executive director of
      Cyberangels.org, the largest online safety and educational
      program in cyberspace)

WHEN: Wednesday, August 9
      10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (kick-off presentation begins at 10:30 a.m.)

      *All Visuals, including Surf Swell Island Locales & Disney
       Characters, available at 7 a.m.*

WHERE: Mother's Beach at 4135 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey
       (beach parking available)
       Cross streets: Admiralty Way and Palawan Way

VISUALS/MEDIA OPPS: Join local children plus Mickey and the gang
                    as they explore the tropical island locales
                    complete with music and interactive environments
                    that capture the spirit of the Web site.

                    Interviews with key Disney executives and Internet
                    safety advocate Parry Aftab.

Surf Swell Island Locale     Virtual Challenge     Real-life Challenge
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cliff of Mean Manners      Learn about             Rock climbing
                            Internet etiquette      interactive area

Virus Caves                Computer do's and       Explore Surf Swell
                             don'ts on viruses     Island in the dark
                                                   "virus-filled" cave

No Privacy Beach           Importance of privacy   Photo opp with
                            on the Internet        Disney's "Fab Four"

Coconut Bowling            Recap quiz on Internet  Real life coconut
                            safety lessons          bowling

B-ROLL:
B-roll is available at the following times and coordinates:
Aug. 9, 4 p.m.  PST --C-BAND:TELSTAR 5 /TRANSPONDER 23/Audio 6.2 & 6.8
Aug. 10, 7 a.m. PST --C-BAND:TELSTAR 4 /TRANSPONDER 6/Audio 6.2 & 6.8
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