Beetle-Mania Revisited

Beetle-Mania Revisited

LOS ANGELES, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The most beloved car star of them all, Herbie the Love Bug, has returned to the big screen in Walt Disney Pictures' all-new revved-up comedy adventure, "Herbie: Fully Loaded." Herbie and his new gal-pal, Sally, hosted a screening this week for some of his new and classic Beetle friends at the Fiesta Drive-In Theater in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Volkswagen Beetles from all over the region gathered together for this special event (held in conjunction with the Roswell 2K New Beetle Car Show) to celebrate the arrival of Herbie's latest big screen adventure.

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A similar screening for Volkswagen Beetles was staged in 1969 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the release of Disney's "The Love Bug," and has become one of the Studio's all-time family favorites. "Herbie: Fully Loaded," now playing in theaters everywhere, stars Lindsay Lohan, Justin Long, and Meyer Breckin, with Matt Dillon and Michael Keaton.

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Contact: Charlie Nelson, Vice President of National Publicity of Walt Disney Pictures, +1-818-560-1103

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CONTACT: Charlie Nelson, Vice President of National Publicity of Walt Disney Pictures, +1-818-560-1103

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