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The Year of a Million Dreams

On October 1, 2006, Disney began a new celebration called The Year of a Million Dreams, which was originally to run through 2007, but has now been extended through the end of 2008. The promotion emphasizes special experiences that you can't buy for any amount of money -- they are only available at Disney's theme parks for those lucky enough to win them.

Through the Disney Dreams Giveaway, guests may have an opportunity to experience fabulous Disney "dreams" such as spending a night in Cinderella Castle, or traveling around the world as a parade Grand Marshal to visit all the Disney theme parks. The giveaway also includes hundreds of thousands of small items such as a special FASTPASS allowing the bearer to jump to the head of the line on every FASTPASS attraction for one day, or a lanyard and pin set.

Disney has commissioned renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz to create portraits in which celebrities appear as Disney characters in classic fairy tale settings. The "Disney Dream Portrait Series" is being used to promote the Year of a Million Dreams celebration.

Mickey Hot Air Balloon over Disneyland
© The Walt Disney Co. 2007

2008 Year of a Million Dreams

To announce the extension through 2008 of the successful “Year of a Million Dreams,” Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida teamed to create the first-ever Disney Dreams Catalog showcasing fabulous dreams that will be awarded in the 2008 Disney Dreams Giveaway. Guests may browse the catalog online at 2008disneydreamcatalog.com.

This first-ever Disney Dreams Catalog is a sky’s-the-limit showcase brimming with amazing dreams that only Disney can make come true, such as a private tropical island paradise for the day, a VIP overnight stay inside Disneyland, a royal New Year’s Eve inside the Cinderella Castle Suite, a star-studded trip to the High School Musical 3 film premiere and a globetrotting trip to be the parade Grand Marshal in Disney theme parks on three continents.        

And that’s just for starters.

But the one thing guests won’t see when browsing the online catalog? Price tags. That’s because the Disney Dreams Catalog is priceless – literally. It all adds up to over one million more dreams that will be awarded in 2008.

To see more about the 2008 prizes, click here.

2007 Year of a Million Dreams

During the 2007 Year of a Million Dreams celebration, Disney Cast Members will award a million dreams -- both large and small, including many "money-can't-buy" experiences -- to guests selected through a random process as part of the Disney Dreams Giveaway.

The "impossible" includes the creation of over-the-top, overnight experiences for winning guests at both East and West Coast resorts: a royal suite inside Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort and a Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Resort.

A day of royal treatment ends with a night of enchantment inside Cinderella Castle for a different lucky guest each night. The Cinderella Castle Suite allows Disney guests to stay overnight inside the park and enjoy a view shared only by Tinker Bell. The lavishly decorated suite is located in a space originally planned as an in-park apartment for the use of the Disney family.

And for a lucky Disneyland guest, each night, the all-new Mickey Mouse Penthouse at Disneyland Hotel pours on the Mickey charm and includes magical views overlooking both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure parks. The extraordinary penthouse is decorated in all things Mickey, with finishing touches by none other than Minnie Mouse herself.

To see more about the 2007 prizes, click here.

Among the prizes to be awarded during the 2008 Year of a Million Dreams celebration are:

  • Stay on Disney's private island in the Bahamas (Castaway Cay) for a day (winner and up to 3 guests)

  • Overnight stay in a newly constructed apartment in New Orleans Square at Disneyland (winner and up to 5 guests get to stay in the former Disney Gallery, which will be remodeled into an apartment, as originally envisioned by Walt Disney)

  • Grand Marshal World Tour (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disneyland Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland)

  • VIP Dinner inside Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (winner and up to 9 guests)

  • Ride in Disney hot air balloon plus a Disney vacation

  • Tour of the Walt Disney Imagineering campus (winner and 1 guest)

  • Appear on national television during the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade broadcast

  • Spend New Year's Eve in Cinderella Castle plus a 4-day VIP vacation (winner and up to 3 guests)

  • Four Disney vacations to locations around the world (winner and up to 3 guests get a different Disney vacation each year, to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, the Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney)

  • Walk the red carpet at the premiere of High School Musical 3 (winner and up to 3 guests)

  • Exclusive character meal with dozens of characters in front of the Castle (winner and up to 3 guests)

  • Plus hundreds of thousands of other prizes!

To see a complete catalog of the 2008 prizes, visit 2008disneydreamcatalog.com.

Click here for the complete Official Rules for the 2008 Disney Dreams Giveaway.

 

Among the prizes to be awarded during the 2007 Year of a Million Dreams celebration are:

  • Membership in the Disney Vacation Club (220 points at Saratoga Springs Resort, including annual dues)

  • Grand Marshal World Tour (15-day/14-night trip for 4 people, visiting Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disneyland Resort Paris, Walt Disney Studios Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Hong Kong Disneyland)

  • Overnight stay at the Mickey Mouse Penthouse in the Disneyland Hotel (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • Overnight stay at the Cinderella Castle Suite in the Magic Kingdom (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • Dinner on the Balcony of the Disney Gallery in New Orleans Square (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • VIP Tour of Walt Disney's Main Street Apartment (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • VIP Seats for World Premiere of Finding Nemo-The Musical (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • Access to a Press Event Ceremony (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • Star Wars Weekend Meet 'n Greets with one or more of the celebrities (winner and up to 3 guests)

  • Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction press event prizes (winner and up to 5 guests)

  • Plus hundreds of thousands of other prizes!

Click here for the complete Official Rules for the 2007 Disney Dreams Giveaway.

 

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