On April 22, Earth Day, the Disneynature movie “African Cats” will open in theaters. This epic true story is set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, and captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. Disneynature brings “The Lion King” to life on the big screen in the tradition of the True Life Adventure films Walt Disney produced back from 1948 to 1960. You can learn more about the movie by going to Disney.com/AfricanCats.
During the film’s opening week (April 22-28), a portion of the proceeds from that week’s ticket sales will be donated to the African Wildlife Foundation through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund to protect the Amboseli Wildlife Corridor, a passage between the Amboseli, Tsavo West and Chyulu Hills National Parks that is frequently used by lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, giraffes and a host of other animals in the African savanna. I learned a lot about the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fun while on the Wild Africa Trek in the Disney Animal Kingdom park last month. They are doing amazing work to protect the animals who cannot protect themselves with innovative programs that include not only educating native peoples about the animals but by creating jobs so that those people no longer need to hunt endangered animals to provide for their families. You can learn more about the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, please visit Disney.com/conservation. Before the film comes out, you can connect with “African Cats,” Disneynature, and the movement to help these beautiful animals online:
Like Disneynature on Facebook: By becoming a fan of Disneynature on Facebook, participants have the ability to interact with “African Cats” content daily. You can also interact with Disneynature on Twitter at twitter.com/Disneynature
Pledge to see “African Cats” on Eventful: Fans pledge to see “African Cats” opening week by logging onto http://eventful.com/africancats. Participants can watch how honoring that pledge can effectively save the savanna. A real-time counter will show how many people have participated, and there will also be a graphical map representing the number of acres across the savanna that are being conserved based upon the number of pledges received. Upon arriving at the theater, fans can check in via their mobile device to win special prizes. Join the “African Cats” grassroots community and donate to the African Wildlife Foundation on Causes: Fans can join the “African Cats” grassroots community on Causes by signing the pledge to help Africa ‘s lions and other imperiled wildlife survive and thrive for generations to come. Additionally, users are given the opportunity to enhance Disneynature’s commitment by donating directly to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) via the platform.
Buy tickets through Disney Tickets Together, invite friends and Disneynature will double its donation: Disney Tickets Together, Facebook’s first social ticketing application, allows fans to engage with the film by inviting friends to see “African Cats” and purchase tickets for local theaters without ever leaving Facebook. For all “African Cats” events created in Tickets Together, Disney will increase the donation to the Save the Savanna fund for every “Yes” RSVP that the events receive. The application launches during the week of April 18.“African Cats,” which will be released in theaters worldwide, opens in North America on April 22, 2011. Tickets for groups of 20 or more are available in the United States by calling 1-888-DISNEY6.
Photos and video used with permission of the Disney Studios.
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Oh yes!! My kind of movie. I loved Earth and Oceans. This one looks like it will be even more captivating. Thanks for all the info on this!!!