Celebrate Halloween Challenging Famous Disney Villains At Disney.com.Business/Entertainment Editors NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000 Join Cruella De Vil and Other Heavyweights at Villains' Celebrity Match Word, Where Kids Get to Play Alongside Their Favorite Villains Disney Online, a division of The Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DIG), invites kids and families to join in some ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. online fun this Halloween by logging onto the Villains' Celebrity Match Word Web site at www.disney.com/halloween. In the Villain's match word game, kids can play alongside some famously villainous contestants -- the wicked Maleficent ma·lef·i·cent adj. Harmful or evil in intent or effect. Adj. 1. maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect , the Big Bad Wolf The Big Bad Wolf (sometimes called the Big Ol' Wolf) is a fictional character who first appeared in the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, Peter and the Wolf and other folk tales. , Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," Captain Hook from "Peter Pan," Madam Mim from "The Sword and the Stone," and Cruella De Vil from the upcoming "102 Dalmatians" movie among them. As Halloween approaches, guests and goblins can play the Villains' Celebrity Match Word challenge, where six villains, along with an interactive host, are introduced via six individual "TV screens" straight from their animated Webcam worlds. After the host prompts players with Halloween themed questions and phrases that have missing words, guests type in the word that best completes the sentence, and the animated villains then respond to the player's entry in an interactive exchange. The Villains Web site features prizes, new daily questions, and revolving celebrity Villain panelists (18 in all) each time guests log on to play. All guests who play Villains' Celebrity Match Word automatically receive:
-- One free week at Disney's Blast, the No. 1 online subscription
service for kids.
-- Exclusive online printables featuring a new Disney Villain
each of the 13 days of Halloween.
-- A chance to win more prizes -- Halloween-themed CDs or videos
-- by entering the Villains' Vault of Prizes sweepstakes
Villains' Celebrity Match Word is available now through Oct. 31, 2000 and can also be found after that date in the upcoming Villains' Lair Web site, where all villainous fun will live after the ghostly holiday. In the Villains Lair, kids will find storybooks, activities, and games featuring Disney's most famous mischievous characters. About Disney Online Disney Online is a division of the Walt Disney Internet Group (NYSE:DIG). Founded in 1995, Disney Online produces Disney.com, the No. 1 kids and family entertainment site on the Web. Walt Disney Internet Group manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, DisneyStore.com, DisneyVacations.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, GO.com, Movies.com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, and Soccernet. The Internet Group also includes The Walt Disney Company's direct marketing business. Steve Bornstein is chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group, which has headquarters in North Hollywood, with operations in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Seattle; New York; Bristol, Conn.; and London. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.dig.com. |
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