News: New Stars to Paramount’s Great America

Posted at 1:55 PM EDT (1755 GMT)

Aug. 18th, 2005 -- Santa Clara, Calif.  - The Nickelodeon Celebration Parade is back in 2005 with new floats, new characters and more high-energy family fun. As the 30-minute interactive parade dances through Paramount’s Great America weekends only Sept. 3 - Oct. 30, guests will be entertained by seven motorized floats surrounded by more than 20 Nickelodeon® characters including SpongeBob SquarePants  and Dora the Explorer , five interactive games and a cast of nearly 100 performers.

The Nickelodeon Celebration Parade, winner of IAAPA’s 2004 Big E Award for Best Production: Parade Performance, literally brings families to their feet and face-to-face with Nickelodeon characters with five interactive games along the parade route. Kids become part of the parade excitement and have the opportunity to beat drums with Donnie from the Wild Thornberrys , play Pin the Tail on the Donkey with Little Bill  and toss jellyfish with SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends.

Danny Phantom , star of his own Nickelodeon show, joins in the fun and mysteriously emerges at Paramount’s Great America in 2005. The 14-year-old superhero stirs up a little magic of his own atop his ghoulish parade float that looks like his dad’s laboratory. Only the most lucky and daring park guests will have the chance to see Danny Phantom during this limited park engagement. 

This year, fans of Nick Jr.’s Dora the Explorer, the No. 1 preschool show among kids ages 2 - 5, meet Dora’s fun-loving cousin, Diego . Dora and Diego climb aboard their own festive parade float wrapped in brilliant colors for the fun-filled fiesta. The pair teaches children Spanish and greets fans with a resounding Hola! throughout the parade route.

Families won’t want to miss a special Halloween version of the parade weekends throughout October! To coincide with the park’s month-long Nick-or-Treat  Halloween event, the parade will include fun Halloween music, costumed cast members and the chance for children dressed in costumes and their parents to join the parade alongside their favorite Nickelodeon friends!

The Nickelodeon Celebration Parade is presented Saturdays and Sundays at 5 p.m. and is free with park admission. Paramount’s Great America is the only place in Northern California where children can meet their favorite Nickelodeon characters.

For more information about the 2005 season, call (408) 988-1776 or visit www.pgathrills.com. Discounted single-day admission tickets (40% off the general admission price) are available at participating Blockbuster and Safeway locations or online at www.pgathrills.com for just $29.99.

Paramount’s Great America is owned and operated by Paramount Parks, a unit of Viacom Inc.
 
Paramount Parks (a unit of Viacom Inc.), is a leading developer and operator of world-class theme parks and location-based attractions, entertaining more than 13 million guests annually.  The company currently owns and operates five of the most popular theme parks in North America including: Paramount Canada’s Wonderland (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Paramount’s Carowinds (Charlotte, N.C.); Paramount’s Great America (Santa Clara, Calif.); Paramount’s Kings Dominion (Richmond, Va.); and Paramount’s Kings Island (Cincinnati, Ohio).  The company also developed and manages the award-winning STAR TREK: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton (Las Vegas, Nev.) and manages Bonfante Gardens horticultural theme park (Gilroy, Calif.) and CBS Television City at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.).  More information about Paramount Parks is available at www.paramountparks.com.

Nickelodeon, which is in its 26th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in 88 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for more than nine consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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