Monday, April 30, 2007

Pirates Premier Sold Out

I mentioned earlier about the charity premier of Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End for the Make A Wish Foundation. The tickets were selling at $1500 a piece. Well, if you haven't bought it yet, you're out of luck. They sold out in just 14 days!

The $3 million goal – in celebration of the third Pirates adventure – was set forth just two weeks ago. Disney started things with a donation of more than $1 million. Ticket buyers from countries such as Australia, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Canada and Mexico, and 35 U.S. states including Hawaii raced to log on to www.piratespremiere.com and purchased tickets to the event at $1,500 apiece. Ticket buyers making the trip to Anaheim next month for the event include a family from Chicago, where the father is having his kids volunteer at a children’s hospital so they can fully appreciate their tickets. A doctor from Canada is sending her mother as a thank you for working multiple jobs to put her through medical school. A soldier currently serving in Iraq is sending his parents from Oregon to let them know he loves and misses them.


So this is turning out not just a highly anticipated premier, but also becoming quite a special event.

Zz.

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