Celebs to Race in ``Goofy'' Grand Prix; Inaugurating New Kart Racing Game Feature in Disney's Toontown Online.
NOTE TO MEDIA: This advisory contains updated information.
What: Young Hollywood celebs will put the pedal to the metal for
some friendly competition at a "goofy" grand prix event
featuring custom built karts modeled after those in a dynamic
new game play area called Goofy Speedway on Toontown, Disney
Online's first massively multiplayer online game (MMO) for
kids and families.
Who: Kyle Massey, of "That's So Raven"; Brenda Song and Ashley
Tisdale of "Suite Life of Zack and Cody"; and Luis Garcia of
"The George Lopez Show"; along with Toontown fans, industry
guests and senior executives and developers from Disney.
Visuals: -- Tricked-out, cartoon style karts (go carts) raced by
celebs around Disney's Legends Plaza
-- Goofy will be on hand to inaugurate Goofy Speedway
-- Approx 500 fans enjoying the race and post-race midway
carnival
When: Saturday, September 24, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, Calif. (Legends Plaza, enter
500 S. Buena Vista gate)
How: To request media credentials to cover this event, please
contact Brandy Phillips (Brandy.Phillips@dig.com) or Lily
Bedrossian (Lily.Bedrossian@dig.com) at Disney Internet Group
at 818-623-3200.
Event-day, on-site press contact: 310-592-2486
Disney's Toontown Online is the first massively multiplayer (MMP MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase (enzymes related to tissue healing/remodeling and cancer cell metastasis) MMP Mixed Member Proportional (New Zealand electoral system) MMP Multi-man Publishing ) game for kids and families, that allows thousands of participants to play together online, communicate in a safe environment and undertake challenging quests. In Toontown, players create their own character and join together with other players to help save Toontown from the humorless Cogs, a band of bungling bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. business robots attempting to turn the Toons' colorful world into a bleak metropolis. Because the Cogs can't take a joke Verb 1. take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant , Toons can diminish the Cogs' power by choosing from fun gags and jokes to play on them, such as smashing a pie in their face, or squirting them with seltzer water seltzer water, mineral water containing free carbon dioxide, obtained originally from springs at Niederselters, Germany. Reputed to have curative value in treating several diseases, it became very popular in the 19th cent. In the 20th cent. . Since launching in 2003, Toontown has attracted gamers of all ages and levels and has received critical acclaim in the media. Gannet gannet: see booby. gannet Any of three oceanic bird species (family Sulidae) closely related to the booby. Gannets are found in the North Atlantic, where they are the largest seabirds, and in temperate waters around Africa, Australia, and New News Service touted that "Kid-testers of all ages consistently gave this game an enthusiastic thumbs up." Toontown also has been recognized with numerous industry awards including: the 2004 Game Industry News Family Game of the Year; 2003 MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. (massively multiplayer online role playing game See CRPG. ) Game of the Year by Computer Gaming World Computer Gaming World (CGW) was the first magazine devoted exclusively to computer games. CGW was founded in 1981 by Russell Sipe as a semi-monthly publication. ; and, it was named on of the Top 10 Games of the Year 2003 by the New York Times. Toontown is available for download at www.toontown.com for $9.95 per month, and, for consumers who prefer to try before they buy, there is a 3-day free trial period available on the site. |
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