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ITS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
THE ULTIMATE "SOUTH PARK" FAN EXPERIENCE
TO BE HELD IN SAN DIEGO DURING COMIC-CON TO CELEBRATE THE SHOW'S 15TH SEASON
FROM THURSDAY, JULY 21 THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 23
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Located At 450 2nd Avenue (at 1st Avenue & J Street) In San Diego
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"South Park" Fan Experience Part Of COMEDY CENTRALS Ongoing "Year Of The Fan"
Celebration Of The Emmy And Peabody Award-Winning Series
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Fans Will Have A Chance To Win A Pair Of Tickets To The
Tony Award-Winning Musical "The Book of Mormon" Every Day!
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2011 -- Fans will be transported into the world of "South Park" as they walk into the 15,000 square foot Ultimate Fan Experience located at 450 2nd Avenue (at 1st Ave. & J St.) just outside of the San Diego Convention Center). The "South Park" Year of the Fan Experience, a free and open to the public event, commemorates the series' 15th season. The festivities kick off with a "South Park" themed parade starting at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 21 at 5th Ave. and K St. with the venue officially opening at 1:00 p.m. and running through Saturday, July 23. Fans can participate in a costume contest which will take place on Saturday, July 23 in the afternoon. The best character costumes will win a Kid Robot Mysterion figurine signed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

The "South Park" Year of the Fan Experience includes:

- A life-size replica of "South Park" Avenue.
- Interactive stations with social networking uploading capabilities including a Create Your Own Avatar station and an official badge by Foursquare (see below)
- A "South Park" photo booth and a face painting station featuring famous "South Park" characters including Mitch Connor.
- A museum with "South Park"-inspired artwork by Ron English and other curated artists on display, including fan-submitted artwork chosen by English as well as "South Park" staff artwork.
- Famous "South Park" memorabilia, including the gown Matt Stone wore to the Oscars in 2000 and the original cut-outs and story boards from the early seasons of the show.
- A screening of the original, un-aired "South Park" pilot and the "South Park Bigger, Longer & Uncut" movie on Friday night at 8 PM, followed by an informal Q&A with members of the production staff.
- A center stage with "South Park" karaoke, costume competition, trivia contests and more emceed by comedian Owen Benjamin.
- A Big Wheel pedal fan prix race track.
- A school cafeteria where special edition bags of Cheesy Poofs will be given away!
- A Voice of the Fan confessional booth where South Park will interview the fans about their favorite "South Park" moment, challenge them to sing the Cheesy Poof song or the "South Park" theme song. The best recordings may be used on COMEDY CENTRAL, South Park Studios.com or on the upcoming Year of the Fan DVD.

COMEDY CENTRAL has teamed up with foursquare to offer the official badge of San Diego Comic-Con. The badge will be "South Park" themed and available to everyone who checks in to San Diego Comic-Con. In addition, unlocking the badge will make fans eligible to receive a special gift from COMEDY CENTRAL and foursquare at the "South Park" Year of the Fan Experience.

In addition, "South Park" will be giving away A PAIR OF TICKETS to the Tony Award-winning musical, "The Book of Mormon," EVERY DAY at the Ultimate Fan Experience.
To celebrate the 15th season of "South Park," COMEDY CENTRAL and South Park Digital Studios will honor the fans that have turned the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series into a cultural phenomenon with a year-long celebration, marking 2011 as "The Year of the Fan." "The Year of the Fan" brings viewers closer to "South Park" than they've ever been before, connecting them to the series in a multi-platform manner fitting for the heralded occasion, including: the Ultimate "South Park" Fan Experience at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego; an upcoming documentary to air on COMEDY CENTRAL that takes fans behind-the-scenes of their favorite show; the introduction of Cheesy Poofs to a store near you, plus all-new never-before-seen "South Park" merchandise; and, an art exhibit curated by Ron English featuring interpretations of the series by the famed street artist and pop surrealist painter and 14 other hand-picked artists as well. "South Park" will also host on-going contests and interactive elements at SouthParkStudios.com throughout The Year of the Fan.

COMEDY CENTRAL'S "South Park" launched on August 13, 1997 and premiered its 15th season on April 27. The series airs Wednesday nights at 10:00 p.m. and repeats later that night at 12:00 a.m. (all times ET/PT). Fans can follow all of The Year of the Fan activities at SouthParkStudios.com.

Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are executive producers, along with Anne Garefino, of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "South Park." Frank C. Agnone II is the supervising producer. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman are producers. "South Park's" Web site is www.southparkstudios.com.

this is so unfair i really wanted to go to this! i wish i was there. but im already going on vacation. i will be so sad when this is over and when it is live.

The more I read about this just makes me kinda..ugh. A face painting station? Costume contest? A shuttle bus with music from the show? karaoke? That's just...corny.

Maybe I just have too much respect for South Park or something. To me this is like a mockery.

Maybe i'm just getting old

too bad i cant go im already going to disneyland on the 27th it really sucks. universal studios is not in san deigo which sucks. i would love to go to this so much!

Heh, South Park is going TOO commercial.

I wish I could go... If I could, this would be the highest point of my summer vacation, heck, the highest point of ANY vacation! At least I'll be able to see other people having the time of their lives. Can't wait for the cheesy poofs to be purchasable and for the new merchandise, though!

This is like something Matt & Trey would poke fun at for being so corny.

In a way, its a good thing. Not a bad idea. Good promotion.

But this is like a circus. It's just "wrong"

I don't want to buy Cheesy Poofs at Walmart of all places for $2.99. It's just too cheesy.

I HATE Florida

I've dreamt about this sort of thing, but I can't go! It's so sucky, cause everything sounds so awesome. Completely kick-ass! I personally don't think this is so much commercialism-y as it is just something really awesome for the fans. That's why I'm so bummed that I can't go! Man, I'd love to see the parade...

me too

I don't like some of the things they're doing at this event, but I like San Diego though. I don't live there, but they couldn't have picked a better place for an outdoor event.

I like you, but I'll have to ask for a map of Florida with San Diego, California on it.

Can't go. It's like 3500 miles away

Now...if it was in NYC or Boston...that might have been different.

I like Florida (to visit) but I would never live there; too many horror stories

I know dude