Galveston, Texas – The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future are coming to Moody Gardens to kick off the holiday season in Galveston. An IMAX® 3D experience, Disney’s A Christmas Carol, premieres Friday, Nov. 6 on the biggest screen in the Houston area. Starring Jim Carrey and directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, the holiday film captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event.
“This is a great film that will complement our annual Festival of Lights nicely,” said Moody Gardens General Manager John Zendt who added that there will be a long list of special activities at Moody Gardens throughout the holiday season ranging from the world’s largest Bah Humbug to a Fruit Cake Launch. “We are anticipating a memorable holiday experience as we offer our guests the best IMAX® 3D experience in our area.”
Walt Disney Pictures and ImageMovers Digital present Disney’s A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis’s own adaptation based on the classic novella by Charles Dickens. The stellar cast is led by multi-faceted actor Jim Carrey, who, like many of his co-stars, appears in several pivotal roles. In addition to portraying Ebenezer Scrooge at various ages, old and young, Carrey brings to life the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Christmas Yet to Come.
Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Jim Carrey, begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gray Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). Scrooge later encounters the ghost of his dead business partner Joseph Marley, who is paying the price in the afterlife for his own callousness. Marley hopes to help Scrooge avoid a similar fate and tells him that he will be visited by three spirits. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take Old Scrooge on an eye-opening journey revealing truths he is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.
To further spice up the holiday season, Moody Gardens will host a series of events. Starting Nov. 9 through Jan. 8, moviegoers can support the Tiny Tim Food Drive by donating non-perishable food items to receive $2 off the film admission. During the Opening Ceremony of annual Festival of Lights Saturday, Nov. 14, Moody Gardens and its visitors will take on the Guinness challenge of the world’s largest Bah Humbug! On Jan. 2, there will be a Fruit Cake Launch and Christmas Tree Chunk to conclude the holiday season.
Unlike standard 3D films shown at the Moody Gardens 3D Giant Screen Theater, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is one hour and 40-minute long and will be shown daily through Jan. 8. Admission is $11.95 for adults and $9.95 for children and seniors. For movie schedule and more information, please visit moodygardens.org or call 800-582-4673.
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