Monster Artists Take Over Blackpool Beach

Monster Artists Take Over Blackpool Beach

LONDON, July 4/PRNewswire/ --

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- Disney Cinemagic Team Rake a Place in The History Books With Record Breaking Picture Stunt

Family movie channel Disney Cinemagic has created Britain's biggest piece of beach art with a monster size picture today (Friday 4 July 2008) to celebrate the start of the summer holidays and their "Monster Summer", kicking off with Monsters Inc. on Sunday 6th July.

The channel commissioned a team of ten highly skilled artists to create the sand picture of Sulley, the iconic character from popular film Monsters Inc., on top family beach - Blackpool.

The artists were undertaking a monster-sized challenge in their attempt to create a picture that spans 40,000 square feet - the equivalent to three Olympic sized swimming pools! And it was a battle against the elements, with the artists working from 4:30am to complete the picture before it was washed away by high tide at 10:45am.

John Lundberg from Disney Cinemagic's team of artists said, "This was a monster challenge for the team - it was a big picture with a huge amount of detail required and it was a tight time frame, but we're delighted that we did it!"

Councillor Mary Smith, the Mayor of Blackpool said; "We were delighted that Disney Cinemagic chose Blackpool Beach for this ambitious stunt. As families flocked to the sands today we hope they enjoyed the spectacle of the giant picture being created."

Monsters Inc. will premiere on Disney Cinemagic at 9am and 7pm on Sunday 6 July.

Disney Cinemagic

Disney Cinemagic, part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, is a premium channel for families and the first place on television to see Disney's latest animated films such as Pixar's The Incredibles. Subscribers to Disney Cinemagic will also enjoy regular access to other great Disney favourites such as Lady and the Tramp and Cinderella Monsters Inc.

The Academy(R) Award-winning creators of "Toy Story" open the door to a frightfully funny world of monsters and mayhem and scare up lots of laughs in their new movie, "Monsters, Inc." Featuring the inspired vocal talents of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Steve Buscemi, Mary Gibbs, John Ratzenberger, Bob Peterson, Frank Oz, and Bonnie Hunt, "Monsters, Inc." is a Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios Film.

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Source: Disney Cinemagic

Contact: Kat Taylor, Account Director, Taylor Herring Public Relations Ltd, +44(0)208-206-5151, kat.taylor@taylorherring.com

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