LPWire: Jungle Book 2 Release Celebrated with Baloo Bear Hugs at LA Zoo

On Father's Day Get the 'Bear' Necessities With A Baloo-Sized Bear Hug!

As Walt Disney Home Entertainment Hosts First-Ever 'Papa Bear Hug-A-Balooza' at the Los Angeles Zoo To Celebrate the June 10th DVD and VHS Release of THE JUNGLE BOOK 2

WHAT: Understanding that the simple things in life are often free, Walt Disney Home Entertainment is happy to present its first-ever "Papa Bear Hug-A-Balooza" at the Los Angeles Zoo to celebrate the June 10th DVD and VHS release of THE JUNGLE BOOK 2. Perfectly timed for Father's Day, Disney will treat all zoo visitors with a snug hug from the head Papa Bear himself, Baloo*, and invite families to give their own special "papa bear" a hug for Father's Day. Included with the hug will be a free JUNGLE BOOK 2 giveaway, and photo opportunity with Baloo.

WHY: To mark the June 10th DVD/VHS release of Walt Disney Home Entertainment's THE JUNGLE BOOK 2 starring the voice talent of Haley Joel Osment (Mowgli), John Goodman (Baloo) and music superstar, Phil Collins (Lucky the Vulture).

WHO: Celebrity appearance by Baloo, THE JUNGLE BOOK 2's happy-go-lucky "Papa Bear."

WHERE: The Zebra Tent Plaza at The Los Angeles Zoo entrance
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles, CA

WHEN: FATHER'S DAY! - Sunday, June 15, 2003
"Hug-A-Balooza" - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Nothing says "love" like a Papa Bear Hug

*FYI - REAL BEARS DON'T HUG

--Posted June 13, 2003
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment