Disney Auctions Kicks Off Fall by Offering One-of-a-Kind Items Throughout September.Entertainment Editors NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Upcoming Items Include 24-Karat Gold Celebration Mickey Celebration Mickey is a two foot tall, 100 lb., 24-karat gold authentic Mickey Mouse sculpture. It is the largest gold sculpture ever cast in the history of the Disney Company. , Lunch With Roy Disney Roy Disney can refer to two different people:
and The Letter "D" From the World Famous Disneyland Hotel Disneyland Hotel may refer to:
Starting what promises to be an amazing fall filled with one-of-a-kind Disney collector's items, Disney Auctions (www.disneyauctions.com) presented by eBay is bringing fans and memorabilia collectors alike a month of extraordinary items. During September, premiere items on Disney Auctions include Celebration Mickey, a $1 million 24-karat solid gold sculpture of Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, , a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have lunch with Roy Disney and tour Disney Feature Animation, the Disney-themed Chicago Cow, and the actual letter "D" from the Disneyland Hotel. Details on the September items include: -- Celebration Mickey, worth $1 million -- "Celebration Mickey...100 Golden Years of Magic" has been created to observe Walt Disney's 100th birthday this year. As the largest solid gold sculpture ever created in the United States, Celebration Mickey is valued at more than $1 million and will be up for bid beginning Aug. 30, through Sept. 6. The two-foot-tall sculpture is molded out of 1,500 troy ounces (more than 100 pounds) of 24-karat gold and was designed by Disney artist Marc Delle and produced by Great Western Mint in Orem, Utah. A portion of the proceeds from the Celebration Mickey auction will be donated to The Walt Disney Co.'s compassion program for children with life-threatening illnesses. -- The Letter "D" from the Disneyland Hotel Sign -- The Disneyland Hotel "D," the letter that has become an icon in popular culture and is from one of the world's most famous hotels will be put on the block from Sept. 17 through 24. -- Lunch with Roy Disney and a Tour of Feature Animation -- This once-in-a-lifetime experience offered by Disney Auctions will bring one lucky fan face-to-face with a living legend Roy Disney, the vice chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Co. Along with lunch at the exclusive Rotunda within the Disney Studios, the winning bidder will also get a behind-the- scenes tour of Disney's Feature Animation, where dozens of acclaimed animated feature films have been produced. Lunch with Roy Disney and the Feature Animation tour will be up for bid from Sept. 24, through Oct. 1, to celebrate the DVD release of "Snow White." -- Disney Quest Cow -- Disney's "Virtual Cow in Reflective Moosaic," which previously found acclaim as an entrant in Chicago's Cows on Parade, a public art display that grazed -- or rather, graced -- the streets of Chicago from mid-June through October 1999. These impressive, life-size bovines were works of art designed for the city by Chicago artists, architects, photographers and designers, including several celebrities. The Disney Quest Cow will be up for auction from Sept. 24, through Oct. 1. A portion of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to the three local Ronald McDonald Houses in Chicago. The September items continue Disney Auctions' amazing year of offerings. With past 2001 items including original animation cels from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire," the dress Julie Andrews Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. wore in "Princess Diaries," as well as lunch with the film's acclaimed director Garry Marshall, and costumes worn by Dustin Hoffman Noun 1. Dustin Hoffman - versatile United States film actor (born in 1937) Hoffman and Al Pacino in "Dick Tracy," Disney Auctions continues to offer something for everyone. About Disney Auctions Disney Auctions (www.disneyauctions.com) presented by eBay is an online marketplace from 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. and eBay. Disney Auctions features authentic, rare and one-of-a-kind Disney collectibles and memorabilia from every aspect of Disney's fabled entertainment legacy. About Walt Disney Internet Group Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG WDIG Walt Disney Internet Group WDIG Walt Disney Imagineering Glendale (California) ) provides strategic leadership and operational management for The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co.'s Internet properties including category leaders Disney.com, ESPN.com, ABCNews.com and 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. WDIG has led the way in developing new forms of interactive content, such as its Enhanced TV service, which showcases the convergence of video and interactive programming, and is a market leader in developing and distributing entertainment and informational content to new platforms. Through relationships with some of the world's largest wireless carriers, WDIG distributes content and services to wireless users under the Disney, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and ABC brands. Steve Wadsworth is president of WDIG, which has headquarters in North Hollywood, Calif., and has operations in Seattle, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Tokyo and London. About eBay eBay (www.ebay.com) is The World's Online Marketplace(TM). Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on the site across thousands of categories. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with local sites in 60 markets in the United States, and country-specific sites in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Switzerland and the United Kingdom. With the acquisition of Half.com in July 2000, eBay's community now benefits from a marketplace combining traditional auction-style trading and Half.com's set-price trading. |
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