June 30 2007
Simpsons Gift Donut to Springfield NZ
posted by Steven Shaw at 3:06 pm
The small South Island town of Springfield, population around 300, is about to receive a gift from The Simpsons — a giant pink donut.
Okay, it’s a giant iced stunt to plug the movie, but just like Ohakune’s giant carrot, Paeroa’s L&P bottle, and Bluff’s former Paua house, Springfield will have a landmark for tourists to admire and be photographed under.
In celebration of the July 26 worldwide release of The Simpsons Movie, the icon will be presented to the inland Canterbury town by Homer and Bart Simpson characters representing 20th Century Fox and Gracie Films, producers of the movie.
The July 15 presentation will be part of a full day of family activities in Springfield, organised by the Town Committee with the support of the Selwyn District Council. Springfield is less than an hour’s drive from Christchurch along the Great Alpine Highway (SH73).
June 30th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
[...] Via The Spare Room. Posted By Ross [...]
July 1st, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Yeah, right! Jeez, you’re gullible Down Under. Bart and Homer Simpson are cartoon characters. Aren’t they?
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:20 am
Where’s the doughnut coming from? Who’s gifting it? Will Lisa be there?
More info!
July 6th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
[...] New Zealand is getting its share of Simpsons marketing stunts as well. They’re giving our very own town of Springfield (South Island) a giant pink glazed donut (with sprinkles!). Not unlike America, we have several towns who like giant statues of weird things for the tourists to take their picture in front of including Hamilton’s sheep shearing statue, the Ohakune carrot, and Te Puke’s mega kiwi fruit. [...]
January 7th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
[...] Via Hema Maps, The Spare Room, and RGS [...]