Narnia Fans » Florida http://www.narniafans.com Voyage of the Dawn Treader Narnia Movie News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Disney Homeschool Days: Narnia Day http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2899 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2899#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:13:46 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=2899 Disney Homeschool DaysWhat will happen at the Disney Homeschool Days’ Narnia Day?  Here’s a taste of what the Homeschoolers will enjoy, who are going to the event:

Disney Homeschool Days invites your homeschoolers to go behind-the-scenes and explore the inspiration behind the movies. Join us this winter, January 12th and/or 13th, to experience the wonder, adventure and fun as Disney Homeschool Days takes you through the Journey into Narnia at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ atWalt Disney World® Resort with special guest speaker and performing artist Vicky Beeching.

Vicky Beeching

Vicky Beeching will perform and speak on C.S. Lewis

You will travel through the portal and see what rich enchantment the Disney Imagineers have created, working side-by-side with the filmmakers themselves to produce this extraordinary three-dimensional extension of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. You and your family will have a chance to meet Prince Caspian and take home with you the living memory of Journey into Narnia: Prince Caspian Attraction now forever etched in your own adventurous mind!Each family will receive a Narnia Gift Bag* which will include:

  • Music Inspired by The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Narnia CD
  • Rolled Prince Caspian Mini Poster
  • Prince Caspian Poster
  • Prince Caspian Trading Card Sets
  • Prince Caspian Bookmarks
  • And much much more!

There will be two Disney Youth Education programs with open enrollment available that will add to your unique Hollywood Experience you will not want to miss.

* One gift bag per family, distributed day of the event while supplies last

Again, if you or anyone you know attends, feel free to submit a report on the event!

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]]> http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2899/feed 9 Vicky Beeching to Perform, Speak on Lewis at Disney World’s ‘Narnia Day’ http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2888 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2888#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:46:39 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=2888 Vicky BeechingChristian artist Vicky Beeching is going to be performing some songs,  but mostly, she says, speaking on C.S. Lewis for ‘Narnia Day.’  Part of their Homeschool Days.

Next week I am speaking at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. I’m singing a couple of songs too, but most of it will be me speaking about C S Lewis. They are holding a “Narnia Day” centered around the Prince Caspian exhibit they have there. Apparently there’s someone dressed up as Caspian, and some scenes from the movie rebuilt that you can walk around. So watch this space for a photo of me and Prince Caspian!

The day is for HomeSchoolers…so it will be fun to tell them about C S Lewis and what a hero he’s been to me. They also want me to tell stories about my time in Oxford and the different ways that C S Lewis ‘met’ me through the places he used to teach, live and hang out. Fun times!

Since Disney has dropped out of the future Narnia projects, I have wondered what they planned on doing with the “Journey into Narnia” attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.  But it seems they’re going to keep it around, at least through their events that will feature it.

If anyone goes, can you please submit a report about it?

Homeschool Days take place on January 12 and/or 13, 2009.

Thanks to Reggie for the link!

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]]> http://www.narniafans.com/archives/2888/feed 0 Lack of News Updates http://www.narniafans.com/archives/1403 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/1403#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:13:00 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=1403 Sorry for the lapse in the News updates over the last 4 days. I’ll probably be posting a good 10 or so stories after this one.

You see, I was on a retreat all weekend. It was in DeLand, Florida. I was leading a small group all weekend, doing skits and staying up really late all weekend.

They’re an absolutely amazing group and I can’t wait to visit them again.

Now back to the Narnia news!

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]]> http://www.narniafans.com/archives/1403/feed 0 Starz Presents the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes http://www.narniafans.com/archives/932 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/932#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:07:00 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=932 Starz Entertainment shows you the secret behind the wardrobe door with the world television premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Walden Media’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on Starz Saturday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) and the “Starz Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes.”

The “Starz Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes” begins on Saturday, Sept. 16 and coincides with the Starz On Demand and Vongo early premieres of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The sweepstakes runs through Monday, Oct. 23 and features a grand prize trip for four to the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, Fla.

“We are giving our subscribers a chance to enjoy the magic of Disney with the world television premiere of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe‘ and the coinciding sweepstakes,” said Patti VanDerGang, manager of consumer promotions for Starz Entertainment. “We look forward to bringing the land of Narnia to life for our viewers and to make the movie interactive with the ‘Starz Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes.’”

There are three ways to enter the “Starz Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes.”

* One option is to watch “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on our flagship channel Starz or Starz On Demand during the promotion period to see the secret behind the wardrobe on screen, then go to http://www.starz.com, complete the entry form and click the submit button.

* The second way to enter is to mail a 3″ by 5″ card with your name, complete address, home telephone number and date of birth in a stamped envelope to “Starz Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Sweepstakes,” Dept. 4554, P.O. Box 5006, Stacy, Minn. 55078-5006.

* Finally, during the sweepstakes period, individuals who become new Vongo members will receive one automatic entry into the sweepstakes.

Eligible entrants will have a chance to win:

* One (1) grand-prize: trip for four to Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, Fla. Included in the trip is roundtrip air transportation to/from Orlando; four (4) nights hotel accommodations (one quad occupancy room at a Walt Disney World® Resort hotel); four (4) 5-day Magic Your Way passes with Park Hopper® option; a VIP back lot tour at the Disney-MGM Studios for the winner and three guests on day during their prize stay; complimentary use of transportation within the Walt Disney World® Resort; and $1,000.

* Or one (1) first prize: A “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” framed lithograph autographed by the director and a producer.

* Or fifty (50) second prizes: A “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” merchandise gift pack.

Characters from “The ‘Wood,” the Starz animated short series that pays homage to the unique characters that make up Hollywood (previously announced), will host the Starz Saturday Premiere of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on Sept. 23, which also includes a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie featuring cast and crew interviews.

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]]> http://www.narniafans.com/archives/932/feed 0 Iger lauds film, park tie-ins http://www.narniafans.com/archives/836 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/836#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:56:00 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=836 Robert Iger, president and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co., said the Orlando area will be the beneficiary, as Walt Disney World Resort continues to grow through its synergy with animated and live-action films.

Iger — along with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo and Walt Disney World Resort President Al Weiss — made comments at a Community Partners Gathering breakfast at Coronado Springs Hotel, near the Animal Kingdom theme park on the Walt Disney World property.

Iger hinted that the 2005 live-action film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” could be the next successful film product to translate into a theme park product. The second “Narnia” film, based on a series of books by C.S. Lewis, is in pre-production.

“One of the things we do when we create a Disney film is we create a franchise,” Iger said.

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]]> http://www.narniafans.com/archives/836/feed 0 Jeb Bush is encouraging Florida schoolchildren to read Narnia http://www.narniafans.com/archives/411 http://www.narniafans.com/archives/411#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:02:00 +0000 Paul Martin http://www.narniafans.com/?p=411
The $150 million film opens Dec. 9, and three sets of winners will get a private screening in Orlando, two nights at a Disney resort, a dinner at Medieval Times and a copy of the C.S. Lewis children's novel signed by Jeb and Columba Bush.]]> Gov. Jeb Bush is encouraging Florida schoolchildren to read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a parable of the New Testament gospels, for a contest timed with the release of the movie version by a company owned by a prominent Republican donor.

The $150 million film opens Dec. 9, and three sets of winners will get a private screening in Orlando, two nights at a Disney resort, a dinner at Medieval Times and a copy of the C.S. Lewis children’s novel signed by Jeb and Columba Bush.

The movie is being co-produced by Disney and Walden Media, which is owned by Philip Anschutz, a Colorado billionaire. Anschutz, his family, his foundation and his company have donated nearly $100,000 to Republican candidates and causes in the past three elections, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Bush’s “Just Read, Florida” campaign worked with Walden earlier this year, when it sponsored a statewide contest centered on Florida novelist Carl Hiaasen’s children’s book, Hoot. The winner of that contest got a small appearance in Walden’s film version of the book, which will not be released until next year.

This is the first time a contest will coincide with the release of a movie, a feature that Walden officials admit helps them market the film. Debbie Kovacs, the company vice president in charge of promoting the movie among the nation’s teachers, said Walden was “honored” when the state approached them about two weeks ago.

“They came to us. We didn’t approach them,” Kovacs said. “They said they wanted to apply this book to their program.”

Mary Laura Openshaw, Bush’s director of Just Read, Florida, said other books that were made into movies in recent years – such as the Harry Potter movies and the film of the award-winning children’s book, The Polar Express – were not selected for contests because the companies that made them were not partners with Just Read, Florida, as Walden is. She said the company donated $10,000 to help pay for food and beverages for a reading coaches conference earlier this year.

“Our goal is to get kids reading,” Openshaw said. “We didn’t approach this to help Disney or to help Walden.”

As to the religious themes in the book, Openshaw said the story could be read without reference to Christianity. She said she wanted children “to read the book and decide for themselves.”

Critics, though, said sponsoring a contest around a book as overtly Christian as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was over the line.

“This whole contest is just totally inappropriate because of the themes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” said Barry Lynn, director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. “It is simply a retelling of the story of Christ.”

In the book, four children escaping the Nazi blitz of London during World War II find a wardrobe that lets them enter a magical land called Narnia, where the evil White Witch has cast a perpetual winter. A lion named Aslan arrives, where he dies to redeem one of the children, but then is resurrected. In the end, Aslan and the children – who in Narnia are known as Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve – defeat the White Witch.

The state’s Just Read, Florida Web site links to Walden’s, which then links to an “educator’s discussion board” – the most popular thread of which is about a “17-week Narnia Bible Study for children.”

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