FANS
JOURNEY TO DISNEY’S “OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL” BY ENTERING A NEW
YEAR’S SWEEPSTAKES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
(THE EMERALD CITY)
BURBANK, CALIF. (December 31, 2012) –
Disney announced today that they are launching a New Year’s Sweepstakes
and an Instant Win game on December 31st in support of their upcoming,
Sam Raimi-helmed film “Oz The Great and Powerful,” which opens in U.S.
theaters on March 8, 2013. The promotion runs through January 31, 2013,
and offers a Grand Prize as well as Instant Win Prizes.
Inspired
by the wizard’s journey, the Road to the Emerald City Sweepstakes
invites fans to Tweet their New Year’s resolutions, using #DisneyOz, for
a chance to win the Grand Prize—a 4-day/3-night trip to Seattle, Wash.,
for two.
Visit
the official Oz The Great and Powerful Facebook page to watch the
Tweets pave the way to the Emerald City and click on select bricks to
instantly win prizes, including $100 gift cards for HSN (Home Shopping
Network), $50 Visa cards, $10 Starbucks gift cards, copies of the L.
Frank Baum Book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” signed movie posters, and
other “Oz The Great and Powerful” products.
For
Sweepstakes: No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open to
legal residents 13 years or older of 50 U.S. and D.C. and Canada
(excluding Quebec). Entrants must have a Twitter account, tweet a New
Year’s wish, and include #DisneyOz. Starts 12:00:01 PM ET on 12/27/12,
ends 11:59:59 PM ET on 1/31/13. Sponsor: Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures.
For
Instant Win Game: No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open
to legal residents 13 years or older of 50 U.S. and D.C. and Canada
(excluding Quebec). Entrants must select the Instant Win Bonus Brick in
the game located at
www.facebook.com/OzTheGreatAndPowerful. Starts 12:00:01 PM ET on 12/27/12, ends 11:59:59 PM ET on 1/31/13. Sponsor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
ABOUT THE MOVIE
Disney’s
fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam
Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character.
When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with
dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of
Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the
taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis),
Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not
convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly
drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants,
Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late.
Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a
bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard
but into a better man as well.
“Oz
The Great and Powerful” is produced by Joe Roth, with screen story by
Mitchell Kapner and screenplay by Mitchell Kapner and David
Lindsay-Abaire. Grant Curtis, Palak Patel, Josh Donen and Philip Steuer
are serving as executive producers. “Oz The Great and Powerful” opens in
U.S. theaters on March 8, 2013.
