A HOT ARM COULD LEAD TO A COOL MILLION!
DISNEY’S MILLION DOLLAR ARM PITCHING CONTEST OFFERS A CHANCE TO WIN $1 MILLION
Contestants Can Test Their Fastball Skills at
Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, Calif., ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida or The Tribeca Family Festival in New YorkNine Finalists Will Advance to the Final Contest Held atDisney’s “Million Dollar Arm” World Premiere in Hollywood, California
It’s springtime. Blossoms are blooming and the sound of children playing baseball fills the air. Spring also means it’s time for America’s favourite pastime. That’s right it’s baseball season. Time for peanuts, popcorn and Cracker Jacks and maybe, just maybe $1 million dollars if you have what it takes.
Disney is giving amateur baseball pitchers in the nation a chance to compete for a $1 million prize in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest. The Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest is being held to celebrate the opening of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm,” an incredible true story about two young men who went from never throwing a baseball to getting a Major League tryout.
Amateur baseball pitchers—male or female, who are legal United States residents at least 18 years of age or older—are invited to qualify to compete in the preliminary rounds of the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest at either Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida, Disneyland® Resort in California or at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day at the Tribeca Family Festival in New York City. The three contestants from each location who throw the fastest pitches will advance to the finals and have a chance to compete for a $1 million prize at the world premiere of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” in Hollywood, California. Official rules are available on Disney.com’s “Million Dollar Arm” homepage at http://disney.com/PitchingContest.
Presented by SUBWAY® restaurants, the three qualifying events will take place on April 25 and 26, from 7 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at both Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, Calif. and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World® and on April 26 only, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day during the Tribeca Family Festival in New York City. Contestants will throw three pitches, each tracked by a radar gun, in an attempt to throw the fastest pitch. All participants will receive tickets for themselves and a guest to see an advance screening of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” at an AMC Theatres location later that evening.
Nine finalists chosen during these qualifying events will have a chance to compete for the $1 million prize at the world premiere of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm.” The top three eligible pitchers with the fastest pitches from each qualifying round location will be flown with his or her guest to the final contest, which will take place at the world premiere of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” in Hollywood, Calif., on May 6. Each of these finalists will throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard. Any eligible finalist who throws one 100 mph strike (out of three pitches) will become a potential winner of the $1 million grand prize.
The nine finalists and their guests will be VIPs at the film’s premiere along with stars, filmmakers, major league players, coaches, scouts and celebrities.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Subject to Official Rules available at event or at http://disney.com/PitchingContest.
And in between cheering on your favorite team, be sure to keep up with all the latest goings on of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” opening in theaters nationwide this May.
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Gayle
is a lifelong educator by day and avid blogger by night and is the owner and
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can be found following her son as he dances his way through life, or working
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Oh you clever marketer you :-) You had me at "Could you use a million dollars?" LOL, yes, but my pitching arm retired a long time ago. What a great contest though :-)
ReplyDeleteCouldn't we all use that Suzanne! I tried my pitching skills with the Kinders today-looks like my pitching was definitely meant to stay on the Kindergarten playground! But for some very lucky people, all their dreams are about to come true!
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