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A Big Dream Comes True In ‘The Year Of A Million Dreams’ At Disneyland Resort

ANAHEIM, Calif. – In the biggest “dream” awarded so far to a Disneyland Resort guest in “The Year of a Million Dreams,” Estella Villegas of Murrieta, California (Riverside County) was randomly selected to receive a 14-day Mediterranean cruise for four departing from Port Canaveral May 2007 on Disney Cruise Line. 

Villegas was informed of her incredible luck by members of the Disney Dream Squad during a visit to Disneyland in Anaheim with her two daughters, Pamela, age 19, and Sarah, age 18. It was their first visit on their newly purchased Disneyland Annual Passports, and they were just disembarking from “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” in Fantasyland. In keeping with the random process by which dreams are awarded in the unique Disney Dreams Giveaway, Villegas happened to be sitting in just the right seat at just the right time to win the Dream Cruise.

“This is all a surreal experience!” Villegas said after winning the cruise. “I feel great about it, and I’m really excited, especially since I can do it with my daughters.”

The May cruise will actually be the inaugural Mediterranean voyage for the Disney Cruise Line, which has previously sailed the Caribbean and the Pacific. The ship will depart from Port Canaveral, Florida, cross the Atlantic and visit such ports as Barcelona, Naples and Marseille.

As Disneyland Resort celebrates “The Year of a Million Dreams,” now and throughout 2007, members of the Disney Dream Squad will roam Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks making dreams, big and small, come true for eligible guests. Many money-can’t-buy experiences – from exclusive FASTPASS attraction tickets to a round-the-world vacation and a stay in the special Mickey Mouse Penthouse at the Disneyland Hotel - will be awarded at random, and there are other “Dreams Come True” opportunities for guests to meet and play with Disney Princesses, duel with Jedi Knights or join in the fun of the High School Musical Pep Rally.

  “The Year of a Million Dreams” celebration is taking place for 15 magical months at both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. During that time, literally millions of dreams will come true, making this a spectacular celebration like no other.

The 500-acre Disneyland Resort in southern California features two spectacular theme parks – the world-renowned original Disney theme park, Disneyland (“The Happiest Place on Earth”) and Disney’s California Adventure where Disney magic meets California fun, plus the Downtown Disney District, a public esplanade of unique and exciting dining, entertainment and shopping experiences.  Resort hotels include the luxurious 745-room Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, the magical 990-room Disneyland Hotel and the surfside fun of the 502-room Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel.

More information about “The Year of a Million Dreams,” the 2006 holiday season and vacations at the Disneyland Resort is available at www.disneyland.com, by calling (877) 700-DISNEY, or by visiting local travel agents.

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win in the Disney Dreams Giveaway. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Open only to legal residents of 50 U.S., D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico & U.K. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. Giveaway runs October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2007 (mail-in entries postmarked starting September 18, 2006 & received by January 14, 2008 on a 3.5x5 postcard with complete name, address, daytime phone#, birth date and proper postage sent to PO Box 8629, Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA). UK residents only mail to 483 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS. Penthouse stay will be awarded most days starting December 1, 2006, will likely be awarded early in the day and will be for a stay that night. Approximate retail value of Mickey Mouse Penthouse Stay US $572. Prizes range in value from US $3.83 to US $83,701. All prize awards are subject to verification. Odds of winning on a given day depend on the number of eligible participants at a selected location or within the mail-in entry pool for the time or date (as applicable) selected. Subject to official rules at www.DisneyParks.com/rules. Sponsor: Magic Kingdom Productions, Inc., PO Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830.

For residents of Canada, a mathematical skill-testing question must be correctly answered to win any prize.