DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park Set to Open in Philadelphia in Summer 2000; Disney Takes Its Virtual World of Interactive Entertainment to a Second Major Metropolitan Market.PHILADELPHIA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1998--Disney Regional Entertainment Wednesday announced that Philadelphia will be the next home for DisneyQuest, with an opening planned for the summer of 2000. DisneyQuest is a five-story, 80,000 square-foot indoor interactive theme park that combines Disney's magic with cutting-edge immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, to provide adventures for guests of all ages. In June of this year, the flagship DisneyQuest facility opened at the Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., with a Chicago site slated to open in the summer of 1999. At DisneyQuest, a breakthrough concept in family entertainment, guests can climb aboard a real river raft, grab a paddle and shoot the rapids in a Virtual Jungle Cruise The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the following Disney theme parks: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland (under the name Jungle River Cruise). ; ride a roller coaster of their own design on CyberSpace Mountain; help Hercules and his friends battle the evil Hades Hades (hā`dēz), in Greek and Roman religion and mythology. 1 The ruler of the underworld: see Pluto. 2 The world of the dead, ruled by Pluto and Persephone, located either underground or in the far west beyond the in Hercules in the Underworld; or fly through the streets of Agrabah on Aladdin's Magic Carpet magic carpet flew King Solomon and his court wherever he commanded the wind to take it. [Moslem Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 177] See : Magic Ride. These are only a few of the adventures that await guest at DisneyQuest, a concept created by 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 Imagineering, the company's R&D and theme park design group. "We are very excited by the business and tourism momentum being generated in Philadelphia and with the efforts of Mayor Rendell to continue to make Philadelphia a world-class city for arts, entertainment, sports and tourism," said Disney Regional Entertainment President Art Levitt. "DisneyQuest is a place for virtual adventures that puts you in the middle of the experience. Within a two-to-three-hour visit, families will be able to embark on adventures that allow them to actually `enter the story' and become a part of it," Levitt concluded. Even in its logo graphic, featuring a swirling variation of the classic 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, icon, DisneyQuest promises to be something dynamic, forward-moving and altogether different from the company's previous entertainment experiences. Every year more than 20 million people visit Philadelphia, the nation's fifth-largest city and the birthplace of America, to visit the Liberty Bell, experience renowned restaurants and museums, or chow down on the best cheesesteaks in the world. "It's no secret that bringing Disney to Philadelphia has been a dream of mine for quite some time," said Mayor Edward G. Rendell. "Disney's choice of this city as the second major metropolitan location for DisneyQuest is a testament to our ongoing efforts to re-energize Philadelphia as a premier destination city in America." Guests entering DisneyQuest begin their journey at the Ventureport, a crossroads which leads to four distinct entertainment environments: the Explore Zone, a virtual adventureland where guests are immersed in exotic and ancient locales; the Score Zone, a superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. competition city where guests can match their gameplaying skills against the best; the Create Zone, a private "Imagineering" studio for artistic self-expression and invention; and the Replay Zone, a carnival on the moon where guests experience a retro-futuristic spin on classic rides and games. DisneyQuest also has two food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. areas operated by the Cheesecake Factory Express, offering guests a quick gourmet fix of fresh salads, sandwiches, indulgent desserts and drinks. Disney Regional Entertainment was established in 1996 to develop breakthrough entertainment concepts for metropolitan and suburban markets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad. The businesses are built on Disney's creative talents and the popularity of Disney and its affiliated brands. Currently under the banner of Disney Regional Entertainment are DisneyQuest; ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Zone, a sports-themed dining and entertainment venue in Baltimore's Inner Harbor The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in and coming to Chicago and New York's Times Square in Summer 1999; and Club Disney, family playsites in Southern California and sites coming to the Phoenix and Denver areas in early 1999. Note to Editors: Photographs and footage available. |
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