Disney holds 'Herbie: Fully Loaded' Car Wash for DVD Release
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:14 pm
By Christian Ziebarth
I received a message last week informing me that Disney was holding a Herbie Car Wash on Tuesday, October 25 (the release date of <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i> on DVD) on the world famous Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. I wouldn't have been able to go except that I was in the area to attend my dad's retirement luncheon (after 44 years on the job). Disney took over the Sunset Car Wash for three hours and paid for everybody who showed up in that time frame to get their car cleaned. All the normal car wash workers had Herbie shirts on (white with the red and blue stripes and the number 53) and there were some Disney people decked out in full Herbie racing team pit crew uniforms as well.
When I pulled up, one of them handed me a bunch of <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i> air fresheners. I think she was trying to get rid of them because I got there near the end but I've already had friends and family asking for my extra ones. Herbie himself was there and I think his mere presence out on the busy street corner attracted a lot of customers. Having been fascinated by Herbie when I first saw <i>The Love Bug</i> as a small child, it was fun to see him in person. And I even got a professional car wash done along with it. Thanks Disney for the free car wash!
It's not likely that the car was the original Herbie but, nonetheless, it was an authentic old school VW Bug that looked the part. The classic vehicle is to be auctioned off on eBay to benefit Variety - The Children's Charity of Southern California, whose mission is to provide assistance to addicted, physically-challenged, neglected, abused, and/or underprivileged children throughout the area.
<center><img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw1.jpg">
The wash better be free with gas prices like that.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw2.jpg">
Everybody except Dean Jones.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw3.jpg">
One of the workers didn't get into the Herbie spirit.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw4.jpg">
This is a 100% 'HAND' car wash. No feet are used in the washing of your vehicle.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw5.jpg">
Herbie takes his trip to the great race track in the sky.
<b><u>More on <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i></b></u>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/herbieful ... sney.com's DVD Review</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/angelarob ... sney.com's Interview with Director Angela Robinson</a></center><br><br><br>
I received a message last week informing me that Disney was holding a Herbie Car Wash on Tuesday, October 25 (the release date of <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i> on DVD) on the world famous Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. I wouldn't have been able to go except that I was in the area to attend my dad's retirement luncheon (after 44 years on the job). Disney took over the Sunset Car Wash for three hours and paid for everybody who showed up in that time frame to get their car cleaned. All the normal car wash workers had Herbie shirts on (white with the red and blue stripes and the number 53) and there were some Disney people decked out in full Herbie racing team pit crew uniforms as well.
When I pulled up, one of them handed me a bunch of <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i> air fresheners. I think she was trying to get rid of them because I got there near the end but I've already had friends and family asking for my extra ones. Herbie himself was there and I think his mere presence out on the busy street corner attracted a lot of customers. Having been fascinated by Herbie when I first saw <i>The Love Bug</i> as a small child, it was fun to see him in person. And I even got a professional car wash done along with it. Thanks Disney for the free car wash!
It's not likely that the car was the original Herbie but, nonetheless, it was an authentic old school VW Bug that looked the part. The classic vehicle is to be auctioned off on eBay to benefit Variety - The Children's Charity of Southern California, whose mission is to provide assistance to addicted, physically-challenged, neglected, abused, and/or underprivileged children throughout the area.
<center><img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw1.jpg">
The wash better be free with gas prices like that.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw2.jpg">
Everybody except Dean Jones.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw3.jpg">
One of the workers didn't get into the Herbie spirit.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw4.jpg">
This is a 100% 'HAND' car wash. No feet are used in the washing of your vehicle.
<img src="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/images/h-k/herbiecw5.jpg">
Herbie takes his trip to the great race track in the sky.
<b><u>More on <i>Herbie: Fully Loaded</i></b></u>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/herbieful ... sney.com's DVD Review</a>
• <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/angelarob ... sney.com's Interview with Director Angela Robinson</a></center><br><br><br>