American Pride Seafoods' Pride Ride and Herbie the Love Bug ... In a town near you!
GREENSBORO, Ala.--May 27, 2005--American Pride Seafoods "Pride Ride" catfish car is joining Disney's famous "Herbie the Love Bug" Volkswagen for the "Herbie & Friends Cruise Across America" tour."HERBIE AND FRIENDS CRUISE ACROSS AMERICA," presented by Airhead Parts, runs May 13 through June 12 with stops throughout the country where Herbie fans and VW enthusiasts can take part in a traveling Classic Car Show. Vintage VW enthusiasts and Airhead Parts will be on hand with technical information about restoring vintage air-cooled VWs. For more info on the tour, go to www.herbiemovie.com. Enthusiasts interested in joining the caravan can get schedule information at www.airheadparts.com.
HERBIE: FULLY LOADED
WALT DISNEY PICTURES
Start your engines! Herbie, the most beloved car star of them all, is back and Lindsay Lohan's got him in Disney's all-new revved-up comedy adventure, HERBIE: FULLY LOADED. Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 -- the freewheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own -- who puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbie's got some new tricks under his hood as he takes audiences for an action-packed spin in this high-speed comedy. With an all-star cast along for a wild ride, this comedy puts Herbie to the test -- on-road, off-road, on the track and into the record books. Opens Everywhere Wednesday, June 22. http://www.herbiemovie.com./
The Karmann Ghia Club of North America is celebrating its 50th anniversary by hosting a cross-country cruise, which started Friday, May 13, in California. Herbie, the four-wheeled star of Walt Disney Pictures' new comedy, "Herbie: Fully Loaded," is leading the caravan on a 31-day journey making appearances in 60 different cities across 19 states.
American Pride Seafoods will send the Pride Ride, a uniquely customized Volkswagen bug that resembles a giant catfish, to join Herbie and promote its four Disney seafood products: Pirate Planks(TM), featuring Peter Pan and Tinker Bell; Cheddar Treasures(TM), featuring Mickey Mouse; Dip Sea Dooz(TM), featuring Little Mermaid; and Pizza Fins(TM), featuring Lilo & Stitch, along with U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish.
As Herbie and friends make their way back to California with a cruise through the South, the Pride Ride will accompany the caravan from Atlanta May 31, 2005 to New Orleans June 4. Other scheduled appearances include: Savannah, GA -- June 1; Jacksonville, FL -- June 2; Orlando, FL -- June 2; Tampa, FL -- June 3; Tallahassee, FL -- June 3; Pensacola, FL -- June 4. (For updated schedule information, please see www.airheadparts.com.)
With offices in Greensboro, Ala., and New Bedford, Mass., American Pride Seafoods is a diversified international company and a part of the American Seafoods Family of Companies. For more information about American Pride Seafoods, and to see photos of the Pride Ride please visit our web site at http://www.americanprideseafoods.com/.