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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Round One (Anaheim Convention Center front doors)

  • A single line forms in front of the Anaheim Convention Center.
  • Contestants may begin to line up at 6 a.m., and the competition will begin at around 7:30 a.m.
  • Disney trivia personnel (“Quizmasters”) stationed at the Convention Center doors will call forward the next person in line and ask him a Disney trivia question chosen at random from a list.
  • Each contestant will be ruled “correct” or “incorrect” at that moment. In making that ruling, the individual Quizmaster’s decision shall be final.
  • If a contestant is ruled “correct,” then he/she will be allowed to pass through the Convention Center door and will be directed to the competition area for Round Two.
  • If a contestant is ruled “incorrect,” then he/she will not be admitted into Round Two at that time. The contestant may (if he/she chooses) re-join the end of the contestant line and try again. If the contestant line has already been closed, then the contestant’s participation in the competition shall end at that point.
  • It is expected that the line for Round One will be closed when approximately 2,000 contestants have been admitted to Round Two, although final determination of this will be made on the day of the competition and may be impacted by how quickly the competition is progressing. The line will be cut off no later than 9:45 a.m.

Round Two (Stage 23, second floor)

  • Contestants who have successfully completed Round One will be directed to the second floor of the Anaheim Convention Center, initially to a waiting area, where they will be issued a Scantron sheet and pencil and given instructions for Round Two.
  • Instructions shall include circumstances for disqualification (e.g., not having written name, having written obscene message on form, etc.).
  • A friendly D23 Staff Member will instruct all contestants to write on the Scantron form their NAME and the PHONE NUMBER at which they can be contacted between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day of the contest (and will remind them that if the D23 Team does not have that information, the contestant will inevitably be disqualified).
  • When the briefing is complete, contestants will enter Stage 23 and Round Two of the event will begin.
  • A Quizmaster will read a series of 25 multiple-choice Disney trivia questions; these questions will also be displayed on screens in the room. Contestants will mark their answers (A, B, C, D or E) on their Scantron sheets.
  • When the series of questions is complete, contestants will leave the Stage 23 area, surrendering their answer sheets to D23 Staff as they exit.
  • There will be multiple sessions for Round Two throughout the morning. It is anticipated that all answer sheets will be scored and the Round Two winners named by 2 p.m. Contestants are free to leave the Convention Center area after their Round Two session is complete and return at 2 p.m. to find out how well they fared. It is also anticipated that the Round Two results will be posted online.
  • The top 350 contestants from Round Two (the “Contestant Pool”) will proceed to Round Three.

Round Three (Stage 23)

  • Round Three is expected to start at around 3 p.m.
  • Round Three contestants will enter Stage 23 and find a seat.
  • Round Three will be iterative- progressively winnowing the Contestant Pool in waves as follows:
    1. Members of the Contestant Pool will be brought up on stage in groups of 10, starting at the front of Stage 23.
    2. The 10 contestants on stage will be asked three Disney trivia questions in succession, and contestants will write their answers. Initially these questions will be multiple choice, but as Round Three progresses the questions will become more difficult and more complex answers may be required.
    3. Those contestants who score at least two correct answers (out of three) will remain in the Contestant Pool and progress to the following wave.
    4. Those contestants who score one or fewer correct answers (out of three) will be eliminated from the Contestant Pool. They will be welcome to stay in the audience and watch the rest of Round Three, or they are free to leave at that point.
  • These waves of questions will proceed until there are just 18 contestants left, and they shall be deemed the winners of Round Three, progressing to the Semi-Finals.
  • Up to 4 alternates may also be named and invited to join the audience for the Semi-Finals. If any of the Round Three winners is unable to participate in the Semi-Finals, the D23 Team may invite one of the alternates to take his place.
  • Mechanisms will be in place to deal with ties or a situation in which a wave of questions results in fewer than 18 contestants left standing.
  • The Trivia Challenge winners from the Destination D events at Disneyland (September, 2010) and Walt Disney World (May, 2011) are automatically admitted into the Semi-Finals. So there will be a total of 20 contestants entering Round Four.

Friday August 19, 2011

Round Four (Semi-Finals, Arena)

  • There will be two separate semi-final rounds, with 10 contestants each.
  • Names are drawn at random backstage to determine which contestant is in which semi-final, and in which order the contestants will be seated on the Arena stage.
  • Each semi-final will consist of three rounds of questioning:
    1. The Basil of Baker Street Round. Each contestant will individually be asked three Disney trivia questions, scoring 1 point per correct answer with no penalty for an incorrect answer. Incorrectly answered questions are NOT thrown open to others.
    2. The Scare Floor Round. Each contestant chooses a numbered door from 1 to 12 and is asked the question pre-assigned to that number. Order of play is from lowest to highest score so far, then left to right. Two points awarded per correct answer. If the contestant is incorrect, the question will be thrown open for the other contestants to buzz in and attempt to answer.
    3. The Lightning McQueen Round. This will be a buzzer round, with 3 minutes of rapid fire questions. 1 point per correct answer. If a contestant buzzes in and is incorrect, or unable to answer, he/she loses 1 point, and the question is thrown open to the remaining contestants. There is a three second time limit to answer once a contestant has buzzed in.
  • At this point the three highest-scoring contestants of each semi-final round are deemed winners of the Semi-Finals.
  • If there is a tie, additional buzzer questions will be posed to those in the tie zone, sudden death style (the Off with their Heads Round).
  • The three winners from each semi-final round, a total of six contestants progress to the Final.

Round Five (The Final, Arena)

  • Names are drawn at random backstage to determine in which order the finalists will be seated on the Arena stage.
  • The Final will consist of two rounds of questioning:
    1. The Hasbro’s Trivial Pursuit Disney Edition Round – Each contestant will individually be asked six Disney trivia questions, one each from the following Trivial Pursuit Disney Edition categories: Heroes & Heroines, Once Upon a Time, Monsters & Villains, Supporting Stars, Places and Props, and Wonderful World of Disney. Score 2 points per correct answer with no penalty for an incorrect answer. Incorrectly answered questions are thrown open for the other finalists to buzz in.
    2. The Lightning McQueen Round a final 5-minute-long buzzer round with 1 point per correct answer. If a contestant buzzes in and is incorrect, or unable to answer, he/she loses 1 point, and the question is thrown open to the remaining contestants. There is a three second time limit to answer once a contestant has buzzed in.
  • At this point the three highest-scoring contestants are deemed to be the winner and the first and second runners up.
  • If there is a tie, additional buzzer questions will be posed to those in the tie zone, sudden death style (the Off with their Heads Round).

ULTIMATE DISNEY TRIVIA TOURNAMENT

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

1. SPONSOR: Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., dba D23 Worldwide, 500 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, is solely responsible for all aspects of this tournament (“Tournament”).

2. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TOURNAMENT: This is a Tournament to be entered  in stages during the period  commencing at 12:01 A.M., August 18, and ending at 11:59:59  P.M., August 21, 2011 ( “Entry Period”) for you (“Contestant”) to compete for one (1) Grand Prize by participating in five (5) Rounds of trivia question competition in various levels of difficulty at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA  (“Center”).      The details of each Round of the Tournament are found in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.   For purposes of these official rules (“Rules”), all times and days are Pacific Time.  The awarding of each prize is subject to the eligibility and forfeiture provisions set forth below.

3. ELIGIBILITY:  To be eligible for this Tournament, at the time of entering you must be:  [1] a person legally residing in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia or Canada (excluding Quebec) (collectively, “Territory”); [2] not a minor (as defined by the state, province or territory of primary residence, “Minor”) and [3] not an employee of the Sponsor; its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies; the advertising, promotional or fulfillment agencies of each of them (individually and collectively, “Entities”); nor a member of such employee’s immediate family or household.

4. ENTRY: During the Entry Period, you may enter the Tournament by registering at one entrance to the Center with one  of the Inquisitors stationed there, agreeing and following the entry instructions to proceed to Studio 23 in the Center (“Entry”).

5. LIMITATIONS: Neither the Sponsor, nor any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives (individually and collectively, “Releasees”) are responsible for Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Territory; or Entries that are altered, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, inaccurate, incomplete, irregular in any way, late, lost, misrouted, multiple, mutilated, non-delivered, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; or for miscommunications; failed phone, computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions; technical failures; unauthorized human intervention; traffic congestion; garbled or jumbled transmissions; or other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, human,  mechanical, printing, production or technical  errors or other causes; even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees.  Each of such potential Entries will be disqualified. Void where prohibited or restricted by law and subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, local and municipal laws and regulations.

6. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize. The winner (“Winner”) will be awarded a three (3) night cruise to the Bahamas, Nassau and Castaway Cay™ aboard the cruise ship, Disney Fantasy™, of the Disney Cruise Line® (“Cruise Line”)  for Winner and three (3) guests (individually, “Guest”) (collectively, “Group”), consisting of the following elements for the Group (“Trip”): [1] if the Winner resides more than two hundred (200) miles from Port  Canaveral, FL (“Port”),  round-trip coach air transportation on a Sponsor-selected carrier between a Sponsor-selected gateway airport near Winner’s residence (“airport of origin”) and Orlando International (“Airport”) and Airport/Port transfers via Cruise Line transportation; provided, that if the Winner lives 200 miles or less from the Port (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), Sponsor may substitute ground transportation from Winner’s residence directly to the Port for the air and ground transportation portions of the prize, without additional compensation to the Winner; [2] one (1) Deluxe Family Ocean view Stateroom with Verandah (Category 5/6) quadruple occupancy;  [3] all onboard meals excluding alcoholic beverages;  [4] Government Taxes and Fees (as defined in the Cruise Line brochure) and  [5] onboard gratuities for stateroom host/hostess,  dining room server, assistant server and head server. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein are not included and are solely the Winner’s responsibility, including but not limited to: round trip transportation between the Winner’s residence and any airport of origin, equipment rentals, incidental expenses, insurance, laundry service, merchandise, parking, service charges, ship to shore communications including the Internet, shore excursions, souvenirs, spa treatments, telephone calls and unspecified tips and gratuities. Airline carrier and Cruise Line regulations and conditions apply. Trip must be booked at least 45 days prior to intended travel dates and must be taken on the March 23 -26, 2012 Preview Cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy™ (at the discretion of Disney Cruise Vacations®).  Prize fulfillment is subject to availability, and restrictions of the Cruise Line and airline seat availability.  If Group elects to take Trip with fewer than three (3) Guests, components of the prize will be awarded in increments/quantities suitable for the actual number of Guests, and Winner will not receive any compensation or substitute/alternate prize for same.  Prize must be accepted with all listed prize components subject to the conditions indicated herein. All Guests and Winner must travel together on same itinerary.  A Minor not traveling with a parent/legal guardian (“Parent”) must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older staying in the same stateroom.  The Parent of any Minor not traveling with a Parent must appoint an adult to have custody and control over his/her Minor with the power to contract on Minor’s behalf in connection with the Trip.  An appointment form will be included in the document package and must be signed by the Minor’s Parent prior to embarkation at the Cruise Line terminal.   The  Prize may not be sold, traded, transferred, refunded or redeemed for cash value.  All Guests and Winner are responsible for possessing required travel documents, including proper citizenship documentation to travel, which may include passports, valid alien registration card and/or necessary visas.  Those without proper citizenship documentation will be denied boarding.  It is the responsibility  of each member of the Group to check with his/her travel agent, government agencies, embassies or consulates prior to the Trip to ensure that he/she has proper citizenship documentation.  U.S. Citizens can also visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov, or call the U.S. National Passport Information Center at (877) 4USA-PPT for more information.  Guests of all ages are strongly encouraged to obtain passports. Each Guest will be required to complete, sign and notarize an Affidavit of Eligibility/ Liability/Publicity Release (and any other documentation Sponsor may require) within five (5) days after Winner’s receipt in order to be eligible to make the Trip. Approximate Retail Value of the Trip (“ARV”): $4,151, which will vary depending upon point of departure and seasonal fluctuation of cruise rates and  airfares. Any difference between the ARV and the actual value will not be awarded to the Winner. Tickets issued in conjunction with the prize are not eligible for frequent flyer miles, and no code share flights may be used. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Prize elements may not be separated. Prize is not redeemable for cash or transferable, except it is transferable to a surviving spouse residing in the same household. No substitution allowed except, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater value may be substituted. The  prize will be awarded provided it is validly claimed by November 1, 2011, after which no alternate winner will be selected, nor unclaimed prize awarded.

7. PROCEDURE/JUDGING: All Entries must be received during the Entry Period. The Tournament will be conducted in five Rounds as detailed in Exhibit “A” attached, resulting in one (1)  potential Winner at the Final Round. The decisions of the judges will be final on all matters relating to the judging during the Tournament.

8. WINNER: The potential Winner will be notified in person at Round Five of the Tournament, August 21, 2011. At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture and the selection of an alternate Winner may result from any of the following: [1] potential Winner’s failure to respond to notification within one (1) hour after the announcement; [2] potential Winner’s failure to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability/Publicity Release within one (1) hour after delivery to him/her; [3] potential Winner’s failure to be available to make the Trip on Sponsor-selected dates; [4] potential Winner’s failure to provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof of age, identity and residency; [5] potential winner’s failure to validly claim the prize by November 1, 2011 and [6] any other non-compliance with Rules.  In the event of a  prize forfeiture, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, award or not award the forfeited prize to an alternate Winner.  Any and all federal, state and local taxes associated with the receipt or use of the prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner; and Winner (except for a Canadian Winner) will receive an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the final actual value of the Prize.

9. PRIVACY POLICY/DATA COLLECTION: Information provided by you for this Tournament is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at http://disney.go.com/corporate/privacy/pp_wdig.html. (“Privacy Policy”).

10. CONDITIONS: By entering this Tournament and/or accepting any prize you may win, you agree that: [1] you will be bound by the Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which shall be final in all respects; [2] the Entry becomes solely the Sponsor’s property and will not be acknowledged or returned;  [3] you release and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the Entry or the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the prize or participation in this Tournament or in  any  Tournament-related activity or travel; [4] the Releasees do not make any representation, warranty or guarantee, express or implied, relating to the Sweepstakes or the prize;  [5] Winner’s acceptance of the prize constitutes the grant to Sponsor and assigns of an unconditional right to use Winner’s name, address (city, state, province and territory only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and prize information and/or statements about the Tournament for any programming,  publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; [6] in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control, corrupt,  prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Tournament, so that  it cannot be conducted as originally planned, Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Rules or to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Tournament; and in such event, to select a Winner by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable; and in the event the Trip has already commenced, to terminate the Trip and return the Group to any airport of origin as soon as reasonably possible; [7] the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Tournament, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Rules and selection and announcement of the Winner; [8] any portion of the prize not accepted or used by the Winner will be forfeited; [9] the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of the Winner to accept or use the prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason; [10] the Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects: to be doing any of the following: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Tournament;  (b) violating the Rules or the Privacy Policy; (c) violating any other terms, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Tournament property or service; (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person  or  (e) for any other good cause as determined solely by the Sponsor;  [11] Sponsor has the right to conduct a background check (“Check”) of any and all records of the members of the Group (individually, “Participant”), including without limitation, civil and criminal court records and police reports, which they, to the extent necessary under law, shall authorize;  [12] Sponsor may take all steps necessary to corroborate any information provided to Sponsor by the Participants and they will be obligated to provide necessary contacts and information for the Check; [13] Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Participant from any prize element, based on the Check; [14] all disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity (individually, “Claim”) arising out of or relating to this Tournament, the meaning or interpretation of the Rules or any prize awarded shall be resolved by applying the laws of California, without regard to conflict of laws provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in the state or federal courts within that state; [15] all Claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action;  [16] all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event  include attorneys’ fees, and under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses and you waive all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and [17] Sponsor has the right to modify prize award procedures at its sole discretion.

11. RULES & WINNER’S LIST: For name of winner (after August 21, 2010) and/or Rules (before August 21, 2010), send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Ultimate Disney Trivia Tournament,   designating either “Winner” or “Rules”.