Saturday, September 20^th and Sunday, September 21^st

Langhorne, PA (August 20, 2008) – Calling all kids and kids-at-heart: get ready to sing and dance with the 21st century folk heroes Dan Zanes and Friends!  Families will be able to join them live for the house party of the year when they perform at 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on both Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21 at Sesame Place, the nation’s only theme park based entirely on Sesame Street.  Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes and Friends creates a rollicking "Woodstock for Kids" including American traditional songs, global dance tunes, and smart, inventive originals.  It’s one big music party, and everyone’s invited!

Dan Zanes and Friends makes homemade family music and encourages interaction between people everywhere through song.  Their 2007 album Catch that Train! won the Grammy Award for Best Music Album for Children.  ¡Nueva York! is their latest album project which celebrates Latino music and artists.   The band is also frequently heard on XM Kids. They have also appeared on Sesame Street and Playhouse Disney.  Reservations are required for the performances and can be made online at www.sesameplace.com.

Sesame Place, located near Philadelphia in Langhorne, PA, is considered the ideal first theme park experience for young children two to seven years of age.  Sesame Place is open weekends only until October 25, 2008. Single day general admission is $47.50; children under 23 months are free. To learn more about Sesame Place’s varied season passports, dining with the characters for breakfast, lunch or dinner and the line-up of special events and general park information, visit sesameplace.com or call 1-866-GO-4-ELMO.  Please note, prices listed above are before taxes. 

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street.  As the single largest informal educator of young children, local Sesame Street programs produced in countries as diverse as South Africa, Bangladesh and India are making a difference in over 120 nations.  Using proprietary research to create engaging and enriching content, Sesame Workshop produces programs such as Dragon Tales and Pinky Dinky Doo.  In addition, multimedia needs-driven initiatives provide families tools for addressing such issues as children’s health, military deployment and emergency preparedness.   As a nonprofit, product proceeds and philanthropic donations support Sesame Workshop’s educational research and creative content for children around the world.  Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org.

Sesame Place is a Worlds of Discovery park.  Other Worlds of Discovery parks include SeaWorld parks in Orlando, Florida; San Diego, Calif. and San Antonio, Texas; Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Fla. and Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove in Orlando; Aquatica, SeaWorld’s water park in Orlando; and water parks Adventure Island in Tampa and Water Country USA in Williamsburg. Worlds of Discovery, based in Orlando, Fla., employs more than 21,000 people nationwide.  On the Web at www.sesameplace.com or www.WorldsofDiscovery.com.

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