Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End World Premiere Sells Out in 14 Days!
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Tickets for the May 19 World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America and Make-A-Wish International have sold out in just 14 days, it was announced today by The Walt Disney Studios.

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.

Commenting on the announcement, Dick Cook, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, said, "Disney is dedicated to making dreams come true, and now we're joined by 'Pirates' fans from all over the world who are making a difference through their generous support and participation in this event. The Studio is extremely excited about 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' and we are looking forward to a spectacular premiere to give the movie the send-off it deserves, while also touching the lives of so many children and their families."

The Walt Disney Company is making wishes come true for children all over the world by donating 100 percent of the ticket proceeds to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and underwriting the entire cost of the event. Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End World Premiere will take place on May 19 at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, with all of the film's stars expected to participate.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Over the past 25 years, Disney has continued to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation, contributing more than $10 million in cash and in-kind donations on an annual basis. With more than 6,000 wishes granted each year, including visits to the Disney Parks, Disney Cruises, meeting Disney Characters and visiting TV and movie sets, including Pirates of the Caribbean films, Disney-themed wishes continue to be the most popular requests from wish kids.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End picks up where the record-breaking 2006 smash hit left off, with our heroes Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) allied with Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) from his mind-bending trap in Davy Jones' locker. With the terrifying ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman, and its commander Davy Jones under the control of the East India Trading Company, there is havoc on the Seven Seas. Navigating through treachery, betrayal and wild waters, the heroic trio must forge their way to exotic Singapore and confront the cunning Pirate Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat). Now headed beyond the very ends of the earth, each must ultimately choose a side in a final titanic battle - as not only their lives and fortunes, but the entire future of the freedom-loving Pirate way hangs in the balance. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Gore Verbinski from a screenplay written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, our beloved cast sets sail again on a fresh new adventure in May 2007.

I was just about to post the Disney Press Release about this! WOO HOOO!!



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Many thanks Theresa!

That is so wonderful! What a great way to make dreams come true! Walt Disney is really smiling down on us all now. He would be so happy to know so many people are enjoying his beloved park and having their dreams come true. Fans of Pirates will have a great time at the Red Carpet and hopefully be able to meet and greet the stars and the people that purchased the Premiere tickets will have a lovely party and screening and we will have many great memories of this once in a lifetime event.
And most important of all, Many seriously ill children will be able to have their dreams come true. This is really great!


Yvonne in LA With Johnny :captainjack

I hope all of those children's wishes come true that day.
And it was so touching reading about some of those who have purchased tickets.

:thanks for posting this Theresa!

I wonder if Johnny is going to repeat what he did last year the afternoon of the premiere? I understood that he spent the entire afternoon at Disneyland with children from the Make-a-Wish Foundation. How special and how wonderful of that "pirate" to make those children's wishes come true. He is truly a special man. That is one reason that I love him so much.

Nicci :captainjack

I was too----people coming from near and far to be part of this special event and also benefit such a wonderful cause. I thought I had read somewhere that Johnny would have 50 families through MAWish as his special guests..........

-Donna

I've heard that Johnny will be doing somethings with Make-a-Wish kids like he did last year, and as always...I bet we don't see a film crew with him. ;)

Definitely Karen! When our local ABC news announced the ticket sales for the Premiere the newscasters said something like "Disney, along with(or in concert with, something like that) Johnny Depp, have decided to sell tickets to the premiere of AWE........" It wouldn't surprise me if Johnny had a hand in this but of course we won't see him "out there" for the publicity.

This is absolutely fantastic news. I am so so pleased that all the tickets sold. Thats a lot of money for a good cause. I am still really really hoping that the prem will be shown on the net. Any chance of finding out Karen??? :angel

Last year MSN ran a webcast of the Red Carpet arrivals with Jason Surrell as one of the hosts. I think we can expect to see the same thing happen this year. ;) I sure hope so, so that those of us who can't be there can see the fun! IT was a fantastic webcast last year!! We had a thread running so that we could all comment...look for us here at JDR to do the same thing this year! :captainjack

:jdr :teamdepp

woohoo woohoo woohoo woohoo

that's wonderful news! :snoopy they will make a lot of money for this beautiful cause!Have a wonderful time those :jdr members going to this event :)

:captain