See You in Dollywood!

Mediak at the Annual KidsFest Event

Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes a myriad of different theme park events. One of the most popular events takes place in Pigeon Forge, TN – the home of Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Theme Park. The park has much to offer, including many thrilling roller coaster rides, local arts and crafts, and music straight from the Smoky Mountains region.

Mediak's 3D rendering of Dollywood booth.

Mediak is proud to announce that it will staff an exhibit space during the KidsFest event at Dollywood from June 17 – August 7. KidsFest is the largest children’s festival in the south, and we are looking forward to serving and meeting the many Dollywood visitors that attend the event each year.

Of course, KidsFest focuses on the kids, and returning to the festival is last year's Journey to the Center of the Earth, a four-dimensional theater that’s based on the film starring Brandon Fraser. In addition, there’s also a new "Silly Science Fair" children's activity center that will be open through July 23.

Also part of this year’s festival is Dolly's Imagination Playhouse, featuring the Penguin Players. This year's performances are based on "The Little Engine That Could," "Llama Llama Red Pajama" and the Skippyjon Jones series. The productions also feature music composed by Dolly Parton herself!

You can also see various “roaming characters” at the festival, including legendary outdoorsman Cas and his trusted companion Walker, the blue tick hound; Trapper and his lifelong companion Baxter Bear; and Patches the Scarecrow, who sneaked away from the Piggy Parade ride and is now strolling through Dollywood with his friends Piggy and Miss Penny.

For more information on KidsFest, visit www.dollywood.com.

Mediak Releases New DVDs – Featuring Dora the Explorer & Spider-Man

It’s been a big week here at Mediak. We are on the cusp of releasing nine new products, three of which are now available. Our three new additions are photo-personalized DVDs featuring the popular Nick Jr. character Dora the Explorer and the Marvel action hero Spider-Man. The DVDs are photo-personalized products, meaning a photo of a child can be imposed on a character in the video. As a result, your child is part of the action in these fun-filled and exciting new products.

• Dora the Explorer: Whose Birthday Is It?  Welcome Dora the Explorer to the Mediak family! In this interactive and entertaining DVD, Dora and her friends are out to find out who's having a birthday party. Your special child will help them follow the birthday balloon over Cupcake Mountain, across Sneezing Snake Lake and on to Play Park, where the mystery guest is having a birthday celebration.

• Dora, Diego and Me.  Not one—but two—new Dora videos! This fun-filled adventure stars Dora and her friend Diego as animal rescuers. Your child can join them as they make friends with the jungle creatures and traverse the rain forest on a zip line. The child helps Dora and Diego read the map that leads to Baby Jaguar, who’s trapped on a waterfall and needs their help. Your child will soar to new heights in this exciting and educational Dora & Diego adventure!

• I Am the Amazing Spider-Man. Everyone grab your Spidey masks and get ready to sling webs across New York City! In this action-packed DVD, your child is the Amazing Spider-Man and has to face nine treacherous villains who are wreaking havoc and destroying everything in their paths. It’s up to Spider-Man to stop them and discover who’s behind all the mayhem. The action hardly lets up in this exhilarating addition to the Mediak catalog. Go, Spidey, go! 

For a preview of these latest releases, visit our preview page: www.mediak.com/samples.