• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About | Press
  • Up the Waterfall
  • Media Kit

ZANNALAND!

Magical Adventures & Memories

  • Latest News
    • Top Stories
    • Disney News
    • Disney Movie News & Reviews
    • Movie Reviews
  • Places to Explore
    • Walt Disney World
    • Universal Orlando Resort
    • Disneyland Resort
    • Orlando Area Resorts
    • Disneyland Resort Paris
    • Disney Cruise Line
  • Things to Do
    • Disney Dining
    • Disney Special Events
    • D23 Expo
    • RunDisney
    • Travel, Theme Parks, and Resorts
    • Florida Theme Parks & Attractions
      • Universal Orlando Resort
      • Medieval Times
      • LEGOLAND Florida
      • Busch Gardens
      • Sea World Orlando
    • Orlando Area Resorts
    • Central Florida Family Entertainment
  • Up the Waterfall Podcast

Giveaways

DIS Family Reunion to Benefit Give Kids the World Ticket Giveaway!

26 August 2021 by Suzannah Otis Leave a Comment

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Before we get to the DIS Family Reunion ticket Giveaway, lets talk about Give Kids the World. GKTW is such a special and amazing place, which we love to support here at Zannaland. If you’ve been following along from the start, you know we’ve donated, toured, run with, and explored Give Kids the World many times over the years. Most recently we attended the grand re-opening of Henri’s Starlight Scoops ice cream shop, where guests of GKTW can have ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also announced the return of last year’s incredible event, Night of a Million Lights, where proceeds benefit the Village directly.

Now, another event to benefit GKTW is happening and you can win tickets to attend! The “DIS Family Reunion” (unaffiliated with Disney) is a huge Expo-style event happening over two days, bringing together some of your favorites in the world of Disney parks, with some very special exclusive experiences too.

The event is taking place September 9 & 10, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. We’re holding a ticket GIVEAWAY to the DIS Family Reunion event! Take a look at the incredible schedule of sessions below:

Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Complimentary parking will be provided

Thursday, September 9  (For more details, visit www.gktw.org/disfam.)

Main Stage in Fantasia Ballroom

10:00 am             Event Kick-Off: WDW Resort President Jeff Vahle and Give Kids The World President

& CEO Pamela Landwirth

12:00 pm             Celebrity chef Art Smith

2:30 pm               Attractions Actor Panel with Ron Schneider, David Danipour, Kat Cressida and more

4:30 pm               Actress Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid

GKTW logo

The Lost Bros Stage

11:00 am             Stories from Disneyland’s Opening with Tom Nabbe, Bill Hoelscher and Bill Sullivan

1:00 pm               Actress Linda Larkin, the original voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin, and John Morris, the original voice of Andy from Pixar Animation Studios’ Toy Story

3:30 pm               Common Sense Leadership with Lee Cockerell and Dan Cockerell

5:30 pm               Performance by Palm Beach Society Orchestra (formerly the Grand Floridian Society)

 

Main Stage in Fantasia Ballroom

6:45 pm               Serveur Amusant

7:00 pm               Off Kilter

7:45 pm               Sergio

8:00 pm               Yehaa Bob

8:45 pm               Sergio

9:00 pm               American Martian (formerly known as Mulch, Sweat and Shears)

Friday, September 10 (For more details, visit www.gktw.org/disfam.)

Main Stage in Fantasia Ballroom

10:00 am             Wheel of Fortunate Wisdom with iconic host Pat Sajak

12:00 pm             Bear in the Big Blue House Reunion Panel

2:00 pm               Mickey Mouse Club Reunion Panel

4:30 pm               Tony Baxter discusses 50 years of theme park design with Walt Disney Imagineering

 

The Lost Bros Stage

11:00 am             Themed entertainment expert Jason Surrell, Universal Creative

1:00 pm               New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson (The Kingdom Keepers)

 

Main Stage in Fantasia Ballroom

8:00 pm               Mickey Mouse Club Reunion (until 10:00 pm)

 

Action-packed, right? Should be an exciting couple of days of Disney fun. I’ll be there and you can be too! I’m giving away 2 sets of two tickets for both days of events during the day and night on September 9th and 10th.

DIS Family Reunion Ticket Giveaway Details:

To enter the giveaway, head to my Zannaland instagram and Zannaland Facebook page to enter the DIS Family Reunion Giveaway. (See instructions at each location.) Two random winners will be drawn, one from Facebook entries, one from Instagram on Sunday, August 29. Winner will be announced at those places and updated here on this post.

For an extra DIS Family Reunion Giveaway entry, subscribe to our YouTube channel and comment here letting me know you did.

Good luck!

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Disney Special Events, Fundraising and Charities, Giveaways, Top Stories Tagged With: American Martian, DIS Family Reunion, DIS Family Reunion Giveaway, Give Kids the World, Give Kids the World benefit, Give Kids the World Village, Giveaway, GKTW, GKTW benefit, GKTW Village, Jason Surrell, Jim Doyle, Jodi Benson, Kat Cressida, Off Kilter, Ridley Pearson, The DIS, tony baxter, Yehaa Bob

Sing Saturday – First 200 Moviegoers in Line at 200 AMC Theatres Willl See Sing Free!

15 November 2016 by Suzannah Otis Leave a Comment

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

 

This sounds like a pretty cool event! The movie looks pretty funny, if only because I like seeing animals act like humans, speak in British accents. and perhaps do a little twerking too. I’m easily amused. Here’s the official info if you plan to go: 

 

Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures and AMC Theatres today announced a Thanksgiving weekend event for audiences of all ages: “Sing Saturday,” a celebration of free screenings of the new event film from Illumination at 200 AMC Theatres nationwide, on November 26.  From the creators of Despicable Me, Sing—in which Academy Award® winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon lead an all-star cast—arrives nationwide on December 21, 2016.

Tickets for “Sing Saturday” screenings are available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 200 moviegoers in line at participating AMC Theatres on Saturday, November 26 (10 a.m. local time).  Audiences are encouraged to bring their family and friends of all ages and experience the film Variety calls “a game changer.”  Moviegoers must be in line to receive a ticket for the screening.

Sing Saturday

“We are so proud that ‘Sing Saturday’ marks the biggest advance-screening program in the history of Universal Pictures and are honored to join AMC as we kick off the holiday season with Illumination’s gift for moviegoers of every generation,” said Nick Carpou, President of Distribution, Universal.

“For the past several years, Sing has been a labor of love for everyone at Illumination, as well as the tireless performers who have poured their hearts into this movie,” said Chris Meledandri, Founder and CEO of Illumination.  “We know audiences of all ages will embrace the heart and the humor of this extraordinary film and can’t wait for movielovers to experience Sing over Thanksgiving weekend, throughout the holiday season and beyond.”

“For AMC movie-loving audiences of all ages who have cooked through Thanksgiving Thursday and shopped through Black Friday, AMC is thrilled to offer a holiday-entertainment treat with Sing Saturday,” said Elizabeth Frank, EVP and Chief Content and Programming Officer, AMC Theatres.

For more information and a list of AMC Theatres participating in “Sing Saturday,” please visit www.SingSaturday.com.  Broadcast quality clips from Sing are available at www.epk.tv, and stills are available at www.image.net.

 

About Sing

Illumination has captivated audiences all over the world with the beloved hits Despicable Me, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, now the second-highest-grossing animated movie in history.  Following the release of this summer’s comedy blockbuster The Secret Life of Pets, Illumination presents Sing this holiday season.

With its highly relatable characters, heart and humor, the first collaboration between writer/director Garth Jennings (Son of Rambow, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri marks the sixth fully animated feature from the studio.

The event film stars Academy Award® winners Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, alongside Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Grammy Award-nominated Tori Kelly.

Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (McConaughey), a dapper koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times.  Buster is an eternal—some might even say delusional—optimist who loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it.  Now faced with the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Five lead contestants emerge: Mike (MacFarlane), a mouse who croons as smoothly as he cons; Meena (Kelly), a timid teenage elephant with an enormous case of stage fright; Rosita (Witherspoon), an overtaxed mother run ragged tending a litter of 25 piglets; Johnny (Egerton), a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family’s felonies; and Ash (Johansson), a punk-rock porcupine struggling to shed her arrogant boyfriend and go solo.

Each arrives under Buster’s marquee believing that this is their shot to change the course of their life.  And as Buster coaches each of his contestants closer and closer to the grand finale, he starts to learn that maybe the theater isn’t the only thing that is in need of saving.

Featuring more than 65 hit songs, Sing is produced by Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy.  Together, they have produced all of Illumination’s films since the studio’s inception.  Released by Universal Pictures, Sing arrives in theaters on December 21, 2016.  www.singmovie.com

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Giveaways, Movies & Books, Top Stories Tagged With: family movies, free movie screening, Illumination films, movie screenings, Sing movie, Sing Saturday

Westgate River Ranch Offers All-Inclusive Glamping Experience Sweepstakes

30 June 2014 by Suzannah Otis Leave a Comment

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Westgate River Ranch I will admit, I had no idea this place existed before now, but this place looks super unique and fun. I have been a fan of Westgate Resorts for years, they really have some great properties to stay at and usually offer tons of activities for guests. The Westgate River Ranch seems to take those activities back to the real Florida for a truly memorable experience!

The first resort to introduce the concept of glamping (glamorous camping) to Florida, Westgate River Ranch is now offering a sweepstakes for an all-inclusive glamping vacation. Sweepstakes winners will satisfy a craving for the outdoors in the comfort of a completely outfitted glamping tent (accommodating up to four guests) for three days and two nights, and will receive a complimentary golf cart rental, two rodeo tickets and a $25 resort credit.

To enter the sweepstakes, contestants must “like” the Westgate River Ranch Facebook page at www.facebook.com/westgateriverranch and complete the entry form. For more information, visit www.wgriverranch.com/glamping-sweepstakes or call (863) 692-1321.

Situated on 1,700 lush acres in the heart of Florida’s cattle lands and surrounded by approximately 400,000 acres of state and federally protected wetlands, Westgate River Ranch is distinguished as the largest dude ranch east of the Mississippi. Located just 80 miles south of Orlando, the cowboy-themed resort offers a guest ranch vacation full of activities for adults and children, including the longest-running Saturday night championship rodeo in the United States.

Following a multi-million dollar renovation and recent property re-launch, Westgate River Ranch introduced the concept of glamping for those who wanted to combine the fun and camaraderie of camping with the conveniences of a hotel room. Soaring popularity led to the creation of a glamping concierge, along with plans to double the inventory of tents and private bathrooms from 10 to 20 in July.

Glamping tents are pre-set on raised platforms and include deluxe interiors, a screened-in porch with two rocking chairs and access to private bathrooms. Amenities also include: a mini refrigerator, microwave, air conditioning, electrical outlets, a ceiling fan, private gas propane grill, private picnic table and various board games. The bathrooms are also fully outfitted with showers with hot water and hair blow dryers.

Westgate Ranch Glamping

For official sweepstakes rules, visit http://woobox.com/offers/rules/9ystnv. Good luck!

 

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Disney Movie News & Reviews, Giveaways, Orlando Area Resorts, Top Stories Tagged With: glamping, glamping giveaway, Westage Resorts, Westgate River Ranch, Westgate River Ranch sweepstakes

Enter to Win an UNBirthday Button Designed by Keith Lapinig!

3 December 2013 by Suzannah Otis 30 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share
UnBirthday Button
(Sparkles not included, you make those on your own!)

When I first saw Keith Lapinig‘s Unbirthday Buttons on twitter, facebook and instagram, I fell in love. I also turned into Veruca Salt and wanted one NOW! Keith has held a few giveaways across his social media platforms but I know many many people (like me) didn’t win and were still hoping to get one of these beauties to wear in the parks, at the grocery store, to Starbucks – anywhere!

Well Keith came to the rescue and reached out to several Disney bloggers to share the unbirthday love and giveaway more buttons. I now have one button to giveaway to a lucky reader! So let’s get right to the unbirthday festivities.

Enter below using the Rafflecopter widget. It’s so easy to do, you don’t even have to leave this page to enter. There are quite a few optional entries as well to give you more options and chances to win!

A big thanks to Keith for being so generous with his time and creativity – let’s hope there’s much more to come! (If you haven’t checked out Keith’s YouTube videos, you are missing out – he is great and gets right to the core of what Disney fans want to see!) Click play below to see Keith giving the Mad Hatter and Alice some Unbirthday Buttons!

 


a Rafflecopter giveaway

UnBirthday Button
(Ears not included either) 😉
UnBirthday Button
Best of luck to all that enter!
Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Fan Creations, Giveaways, Top Stories Tagged With: Disney, Disney Birthday button, Disney fan art, Disney fan creations, Disney giveaway, Disney YouTubers, Giveaway, Keith Lapinig, Unbirthday Button, Unbirthday Button giveaway, YouTubers

Disney On Ice Presents Princesses and Heroes Orlando Giveaway

24 August 2013 by Suzannah Otis 8 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

If you’ve ever been to any of the Feld Entertainment Disney on Ice shows, you know how spectacular they are. Well now you could win tickets for 4 to Disney on Ice presents Princesses & Heroes here in Orlando. This giveaway is super quick, so you can find out if you won in a matter of days and start planning!

Disney on Ice Princesses and Heroes

Here is all the official info on the Disney on Ice presents Princesses & Heroes show:

Believing is Just the Beginning! Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes Comes to Central Florida

-Tinker Bell Whisks Audiences through Classic Moments from some of Disney’s most Beloved Stories of Beautiful Princesses and their Daring Heroes –

Through artistic skating and graceful acrobatics, Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes beautifully recreates the defining moments when eight Disney Princesses’ wishes are fulfilled with help from their devoted Princes.  Tinker Bell guides guests through the inspiring stories of Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana, Jasmine, Aurora and Snow White as their wishes are being granted and their dreams coming true.

In this new touring show produced by Feld Entertainment, audiences will go where imaginations soar and anything can happen if they just believe.  Ariel’s dreams are unlocked from under the sea and, in one magical moment, Prince Eric breaks Ursula’s slithering spell to reclaim his one true love.  In a race against time to rescue Sleeping Beauty’s Aurora, Prince Philip defeats the evil Maleficent as she transforms into a fire-breathing dragon.  Rapunzel fulfills her dream to escape the tower and see the floating lights; Tiana celebrates her ambitions of owning a restaurant down in New Orleans; Jasmine discovers a whole new world with Aladdin; and Snow White finds her one true love.  This beautiful presentation also reveals Cinderella and Belle’s deepest wishes.

“Before dreaming up this edition of Disney On Ice, we reflected on what makes Disney’s princesses and heroes so special,” said Producer Kenneth Feld.  “It didn’t take long to realize that every princess had one thing in common: each embarked on an adventure to find their heart’s fondest wish, and through believing, they come true.  We wanted to share that inspirational message with our audiences by celebrating the stories of these enchanting princesses and their heroic princes.”

Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes features the newest Disney Princesses, Rapunzel and Tiana, as well as their adventurous counterparts, Flynn Rider and Prince Naveen. “It’s always exciting to welcome new faces into the Disney family.  Being able to include these fresh, enchanting characters from the Academy Award® nominated film Tangled as well as the lovely Tiana from Princess and the Frog keeps our shows current and ever evolving,” Feld said.

Adapting the inspirational moments to the ice presented an interesting challenge to the creative team that collaborated on Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes.  To cause audiences to re-experience the emotions evoked by the films would take glittering sets, dramatic lighting, breathtaking choreography and a few surprises. Each member of the creative team approached this challenge with their own unique perspective.

For Director Patty Vincent, it was about realizing her goal for the overall vision of the show.

Disney on Ice Jasmine “My favorite part of this entire experience was actually piecing it together from my original dream,” she noted.  “Starting with a blank piece of paper then gathering ideas, finding music, working out the choreography and costumes – I really loved creating it from scratch.  One of the most perfect moments for me was when I found the song “If You Can Dream” on the Disney Wishes album.  It just embodies the wishful and inspirational tone of the show. There’s nothing like seeing ideas that start with your imagination become something real – it’s an incredible experience.”

An example of this creative process is evident in Vincent’s favorite part of the show.  “I love the ‘Under the Sea’ production number because I was able to combine bubbling special effects with the most fantastic costumes and high-energy skating.  The scene is even more fun than I imagined it would be.”

Recognizing the timeless nature of the stories, Creative Director Jerry Bilik sought a cast whose talent would make the stories more real and inspiring.

“To me, the most exciting part of the show is really the cast,” Bilik said.  “These exceptional performers help make the stories translate to the ice magnificently.  Their portrayal of the princesses and princes sweeps the audience away because they capture the essence of the characters’ hopes, dreams and heroism.”

For Costume Designer Ilona Somogyi, this experience was similar to her work on costumes for the hit Broadway production Spamalot, where she also used a very well-known film with many beloved characters as her primary resource.  For Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes, she sought inspiration from the original films and some other, more unusual places.

“In addition to the films, specific scenes also had their own sources of inspiration,” Somogyi said.  “For the Cinderella ball, Fabergé eggs were the basis for the full-flowing waltz gowns.  My underlying inspiration was the little girls who go to Disney On Ice shows dressed as their favorite Disney princess.  Seeing them made me nostalgic and took me back to what dazzled me as a little girl.”

Choreographer Cindy Stuart focused on crafting numbers that highlighted the unique story of each princess and her hero.  For example, in the Aladdin segment, there is a busy, fast-paced opening scene in the marketplace where Aladdin is being chased by the guards.  Then when he meets Jasmine, the scene gives way to a dreamy, magical escape from reality in “A Whole New World.”

Set Designer Robert Little’s goal was to create a set that would be as beautiful and surprising as the princesses themselves, but flexible enough to allow the telling of so many classic stories.  The core setting is a cascading, multi-tier waterfall with actual flowing water.  With a little pixie dust, Tinker Bell magically transforms the set into a different backdrop for each princess’s wish.

Disney on Ice
How cool is this?!

“We had this idea early on about wishes and the types of places where you’d be compelled to make wishes, and we hit upon the waterfall,” said Little.  “Like Snow White, who wouldn’t be inspired to wish for their dreams to come true at such a beautiful, magical place in the woods?”

Little also had a hand at crafting the dragon from Sleeping Beauty, one of the most exciting and dramatic elements of the show.  “The effect is truly magnificent – and there’s a thrilling surprise in store for the audience that will really ignite their interests and the ice itself.”

In this, his fifth ice show credit, Emmy® Award winning Lighting Designer Peter Morse sought to complement the set design with the appropriate lighting that would transition smoothly between the stories.  For instance, Morse used leafy designs of greens and sepia tones to establish the forest where Snow White wishes by a well.  He also recreates the night when Cinderella’s dreams come true with bursts of bright white stars.

“When telling eight distinct stories, it’s important to be able to create a new environment to set the stage for each tale,” said Morse.  “Robert Little did this with the transformable set, and it was my mission to fill the rest of the ice with radiant lighting that would place the audience in the heart of these stories.”

Disney On Ice presents Princesses & Heroes invites audiences to come along as Tinker Bell shows them the timeless tales of inspiring princesses and their heroes.  Focusing on the moments where the princesses’ dreams come true, the show uses high-energy music, glittering sets and dramatic choreography to make a truly breathtaking experience.

 If you don’t win the giveaway, you can also purchase tickets with a special discount: Get $4 off per ticket with promo code MOMDOI. 

Valid for Sat 11am, Sat 7pm and Sun 5pm. Offer not valid on Front Row or VIP Seats. Not valid day of show. Click to purchase tickets.

You can also follow Disney on Ice on Facebook and Disney on Ice on Twitter.

Just follow the Rafflecopter instructions to enter the giveaway!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Central Florida Family Entertainment, Disney Movie News & Reviews, Giveaways, Top Stories Tagged With: acrobatics, artistic skating, defining moments, Disney On Ice, Disney on Ice Princesses & Heroes, Disney princesses, evil maleficent, Feld Entertainment, fire breathing dragon, imaginations, magical moment, owning a restaurant, prince eric, prince philip, race against time, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Tiana, tinker bell, whisks

GIVEAWAY: Epic Mickey 2-The Power of Two Game Plus Oswald Ears

3 December 2012 by Suzannah Otis 71 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is shaping up to be THE gift for the holiday season, and now you have a chance to get one of five copies I’m giving away here at Zannaland, thanks to the wonderful folks at Disney Interactive. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, you’ll also get a set of Oswald ears, so you can play your game in style.

Oswald Ear Hats

 

I’m going to make entering extra simple, with the use of Rafflecopter below. Just log in using facebook or your email and check off the options for extra entries without leaving this page. The one mandatory entry is leaving a comment on this page. If you need a little inspiration or just want to learn more about the Epic Mickey 2 gameplay, head over to my Epic Mickey 2 review for the game trailer and some gorgeous hi-res photos of the gameplay.

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Best of luck in the giveaway and in saving Wasteland!

Epic Mickey 2 The Power of Two game giveaway

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Disney Merchandise, Giveaways, Official Disney, Top Stories, Video Games and Apps Tagged With: contest, Disney, disney interactive, Disney Interactive Studios, Epic Mickey, Epic Mickey 2, Epic Mickey 2 game giveaway, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Giveaway, Junction Point, Oswald ears, Oswald ears giveaway, rafflecopter

Locals and Visitors-Win $50 To Use At Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores

3 August 2012 by Suzannah Otis 11 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores August is now upon us and back to school sales are filling up the local stores. A great place to get some shopping done for the school year is right around the corner from Walt Disney World – the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores. I remember when I was little, I always loved going to the outlets up in New England for back to school clothes, shoes, and backpacks. Not surprisingly, consumers recently surveyed by the National Retail Federation noted that shopping smarter and stretching their budget will be a priority. Now, whether you’re a local or a visitor to our fine state, you could win a $50 gift certificate to use at any of the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores, one of Central Florida’s best-kept shopping secrets where you’ll find savings up to 75% off at select stores.

The village-style center offers a customer-friendly shopping experience and 50 spacious outlet shops with convenient store-front parking, including favorites: Aeropostale, American Swimwear, Carter’s, Converse Shoes, Dressbarn, Eddie Bauer Outlet, Fossil, G by GUESS, Gap Outlet, Izod, Levi’s® Outlet Store, Loft Outlet, NikeFactoryStore, Old Navy Outlet  and featuring outlet exclusives; OshKosh, Reebok, Samsonite, Timberland, Tommy Hilfiger, Travelpro, Wilsons Leather Outlet and many more!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Tax-free days are now through midnight on Sunday but deals will still be happening throughout the month. Even if you don’t win the giveaway, you can still get in on the savings by downloading a coupon from the Center’s website, then bringing it to Travelpro at the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores to receive a coupon booklet valued up to $400 in savings. The Center is located at 15657 S Apopka Vineland Rd (SR 535), Orlando, FL 32821.

Shop happy!

 

 

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Central Florida Family Entertainment, Disney Movie News & Reviews, Giveaways, Orlando Area Attractions Tagged With: $50 gift certificate, back to school shopping, converse shoes, coupon booklet, eddie bauer outlet, factory outlets, Florida, gap outlet, Giveaway, lake buena vista, lake buena vista factory stores, national retail federation, old navy outlet, Orlando, outlet shopping, outlet store, samsonite, school clothes, shopping, travelpro, wilsons leather outlet

GIVEAWAY – JOHN CARTER Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack [CLOSED]

12 June 2012 by Suzannah Otis 32 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

It’s no secret that I love John Carter. Now that John Carter is available on DVD and Blu-ray, there are even more cool things to discover about the movie and film-making process. Along with bonus footage, interviews, and bloopers, Disney’s Second Screen allows you to learn all sorts of behind-the-scenes secrets and facts. Check out the video below from director Andrew Stanton about how Second Screen works:

 

Here’s another video with commentary from Jon Favreau and others about the influence of John Carter over the years with the science fiction genre. The Edgar Rice Burrows classic series has been a passion of director Andrew Stanton for years, but he’s not alone in his love for this story.

 

 

If you haven’t yet seen the film, I urge you to run out and purchase the DVD or Blu-ray. It truly is a classic and my kids love it as well. Thanks to Disney, I’m also proud to be giving away a Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack of John Carter. I’m going to make it super easy to enter – simply leave a comment below sharing what you’re most looking forward to when you see John Carter – or, if you’ve already seen it, what you loved the most. That’s it! Giveaway closed.

JohnCarter4Disc3DBlurayComboArt

 

[If you’d like to share this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter, I’d love and appreciate it! Just let me know where you’ve shared it in a comment too so I can count that as an extra entry.]

Giveaway ends June 19, 2012 at 11:59pm EDT

 

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Disney Movie News & Reviews, Giveaways, Movie Reviews, Movies & Books, Reviews Tagged With: andrew stanton, bloopers, blu ray dvd, blu-ray giveaway, Bonus Features, Disney, dvd giveaway, Giveaway, john carter, John Carter dvd, John Carter giveaway, John Carter Second Screen, jon favreau, science fiction genre, Walt Disney Pictures

Marvel’s The Avengers GIVEAWAY! [CLOSED]

25 April 2012 by Suzannah Otis 140 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Avengers, Assemble! I’ve just now caught up on all the Avengers films leading up to the May 4th release of Marvel’s The Avengers and couldn’t be more excited to see the film tonight at a media screening. I’ll be sure to share my thoughts in an upcoming review, but until then, I have a fun giveaway to share with Zannaland readers!

The good folks at Marvel were nice enough to put together a gift pack containing:

– MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS t-shirt in adult  sizes of S, M, L, XL

– MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS set of 6 buttons

– MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS one pair of limited edition 3D glasses

Avengers t-shirt
Avengers t-shirt

 

Avengers buttons
Avenger's buttons - these are really cool!

 

Avengers 3D glasses
Avengers 3D glasses themed to your favorite characters!

 

The giveaway starts NOW and ends May 9, 2012 (11:59pm EDT) when a winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here. Open to U.S. and Canadian residents only.

 

To Enter:

  1. Comment below with your favorite Marvel character.
  2. LIKE Zannaland on Facebook. (Comment below letting me know)
  3. Follow Zannaland on Twitter. (Comment below letting me know)

Additional entries may be earned by:

 

  • Sharing the giveaway on Twitter or Facebook – feel free to tweet or share the following: “I just entered to win a Marvel’s The #Avengers Giveaway from @zannaland and you can too! http://bit.ly/J97Yur “.
  • Following Zannaland at another social network (subscribe on YouTube, follow on google+, follow on Pinterest).
  • LIKE Marvel’s The Avengers on Facebook.
  • Follow Marvel’s The Avengers on Twitter.

Giveaway has ended, thanks to all who entered! Congrats to Jim who was chosen from random.org as our winner!

Good luck and see you in theatres May 4th!

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Central Florida Family Entertainment, Disney Movie News & Reviews, Giveaways, Movies & Books Tagged With: Avengers, Avengers giveaway, Black Widow, Captain America, Giveaway, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel, Marvel's The Avengers, movie giveaway, The Avengers, Thor

Orlando Bloggers Tour the City Beautiful With Chevy of Florida

27 March 2012 by Suzannah Otis 11 Comments

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share
Chevy of Florida cars
The fleet of cars, at Leu Gardens: Volt, Cruze, Sonic, Cruze Eco, and Malibu

Those of you following me on twitter and facebook may have been wondering why I was tagging my photos last Saturday with #ChevyOrlando. I was invited to join a group of Orlando area bloggers as we toured Orlando – “The City Beautiful” in brand new Chevy vehicles, provided by GM in the Southeast and Chevy of Florida. Put together by fellow blogger and media maven extraordinaire Joscelyn Ramos Campbell, we set out to tour the “real” Florida, away from the crowds and tourists of the theme parks.

As you know, I am a huge Orlando theme park fan, however I am also a big nature-lover and anything that gets me back into the real world, looking up at trees, down at flowers, or surrounded by water, makes me happy. So I was thrilled to be on this day-long tour, visiting the Scenic Winter Park Boat Tour, historic Leu Gardens and other Orlando sites as we traveled in style in brand new Chevrolet vehicles: The Chevy Cruze, Cruze Eco, Malibu, Volt and all-new Sonic.

Along the way we enjoyed lunch at the beautiful and delicious Prato in downtown Winter Park, made our own chocolates at Farris and Foster in Baldwin Park, and dined at that newly opened Fogo de Chao on International Drive. It was a whirlwind day of non-stop fun and friendship and I was honored and grateful to be a part. Perhaps the best part of all is that the 12 of us – tweeting with our #ChevyOrlando hashtag – made #ChevyOrlando the number 3 trending topic by around 1pm that day!! That’s the power of bloggers, my friends!

I will be posting my experiences and reviews from the various locations we visited in the coming days and weeks, but for now I wanted to highlight the fun photos of the cars and blogging ladies from the day.

 

Chevy Cruze Eco
Amanda Tinney about to drive the Chevy Cruze Eco

We loved having OnStar in the cars because we could just call for directions, or put the address into the navigation system and we were on our way!

Bloggers on the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour
Bloggers on the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour

 

Winter Park Canal
Gorgeous Winter Park canal on the Scenic Boat Tour

 

Driving the Chevy Cruze
Driving the Chevy Cruze

This car had some great pick up and was comfy too. Loved having xm satellite radio built in as well.

Prato Winter Park
Prato Winter Park - review coming soon, but it was SO good!

 

Farris and Foster's Chocolate Factory
Making peanut butter cups at Farris and Foster's Chocolate Factory

 

Chocolates
Chocolate creations at Farris and Foster's

 

cruzebloggers
The #ChevyOrlando blogging team at Farris and Foster's

 

Chevy Malibu
Chevy Cruze dashboard

The Chevy Malibu was also great to drive, so roomy and beautiful inside. It’s come a looong way since the one my husband drove in 1995!

 

Trumpetflowers
Angel Trumpet flowers at Leu Gardens

 

After Leu Gardens, we were given an hour to tour the city and take some photos to tweet about the City Beautiful and Chevy. Here are our photos – they won me a gift bag and one to give away here, so keep reading for details! When we teamed up into cars, our ‘team’ was Amanda Tinney, Amanda Nethero and me and we drove the Volt. It was such a fun car, whisper quiet and had 3 charging ports for phones!

Chevy Volt
Chevy Volt at one of the scenic Orlando lakes - "Hey City Beautiful! We're electric in the Chevy Volt!"

 

Chevy Volt
Chevy Volt at the old Church Street Station - "Going to Church...Street is heavenly in the Chevy Volt!"

 

Chevy Volt
Chevy Volt at the Amway! - "Drivin' a Chevrolet in the USA at the Amway!"

 

Chevy Volt
Fun with the Chevy Volt at the Orlando precinct! 😉 "It should be illegal to drive a car that looks this good!"

 

Chevy Volt
Chevy Volt at Lake Eola - "Enjoying the views of The City Beautiful AND the Chevy Volt"

I think we’re ready for a Chevy commercial, don’t you?? 😉 Next we drove to Fogo de Chao for an amazing dinner.

 

Fogo de Chao
Our blogging team at Fogo de Chao

 

On the way back after dinner, we drove the Chevy Sonic. While this is the smallest car we drove, it didn’t feel like it, and we were actually shocked when told that. The interior was really stylish and comfy too. Starting at $14,000, it’s a great first car, second car, or any car!

Huge thanks to Joscelyn and the Chevy of Florida team for putting this day together and letting it happen. It was a real treat to ride around in style and experience some lesser known attractions throughout the city. As I mentioned above, our fun photos garnered me a winning gift bag to give away here on the site. It’s a beach bag full of all the essentials for a trip to any one of Florida’s gorgeous beaches, or just a sparkling pool!

Beach Bag Giveaway
Beach Bag Giveaway! Contents include a Chevy reusable bag plus the actual beach bag, beach towel, tumbler, sunscreen and lip balm, and some snacks too!

 

To enter to win the beach bag:

 

 

  1. Comment below with which Chevy vehicle you’d love to drive for weekend getaway in Florida.
  2. LIKE Zannaland’s facebook page: facebook.com/zannaland

Optional entries:

 

Share the giveaway on twitter or facebook and comment here with a link. Be sure to include the @zannaland so I can see it too! (Sample tweet: “I just entered to win a Beach Bag of goodies from @zannaland and @ChevyFlorida and you can too! #ChevyOrlando http://bit.ly/GXHLTh “

 

Giveaway ends April 3 and winner will be announced April 4 here on this post. Winner will be contacted via email and mailing address must be given for prize to be mailed. Open to US residents only, thanks! Good luck!

Congrats to commenter #6, chosen at random.org as the winner of the beach bag! Thanks everyone for entering!

 

Chevy Cruze the City Beautiful

You can watch for more photos from the event, news and upcoming events with Chevy of Florida here:

Facebook.com/GMintheSoutheast

Twitter: @ChevyFlorida

@GMSoutheast

 

Share
Tweet
Pin
Share

Filed Under: Central Florida Family Entertainment, Florida Theme Parks & Attractions, Giveaways, Orlando Area Attractions Tagged With: #ChevyOrlando, beach bag, brand new chevy, Chevrolet, chevrolet vehicles, Chevy Cruze, Chevy Malibu, Chevy of Florida, Chevy Sonic, chevy vehicles, Chevy Volt, cruze, downtown winter park, fun photos, Giveaway, GM in the Southeast, leu gardens, malibu, orlando area, prato

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 5
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to Our Up the Waterfall Disney History Podcast

Up the Waterfall podcast

Get Some Park Candy!

Park CandyUse code ZANNA at checkout for 10% off your entire order!

FAVORITE VLOG

https://youtu.be/jUQvxcguh9o

Click below to SUBSCRIBE to our latest Vlogs & LIVE Shows!

Recent Posts

  • Disney On Ice presents Let’s Dance! at the Orlando Kia Center-Discount Code!
  • Disneyland Theme Park Offerings for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
  • Shopping and Exclusive Merchandise at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
  • Disney’s Treehouse Villas: Original WDW to Today
  • Disney Announces Programming and Show Floor Lineup for D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event
  • Disney Launches Sweepstakes with D23: The Ultimate Disney Sweepstakes – FANtastic Prizes
  • NEW Wicked Feature Film Featurette
  • New Disney Cruise Ship Named “Disney Destiny” Arriving 2025
  • D23 Expo 2024 Ticket Pricing and Levels Released
  • Disney Treasure Cruise Ship Reveal! Photos and Details of New Spaces and Sailing Info

Zannaland Archives

Recent Vlog

https://youtu.be/aRB70OJelLc
DisneyStore.com

Subscribe to our podcast

Free Shipping on New Kate Spade Collection now at shopDisney.com!

Copyright Zannaland © 2025