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Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce Celebrate A Frighteningly Fun And Spooktacular Halloween All Month Long
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This Halloween, Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce are powering up the season with frightful festivities and spooky adventures that will thrill fans throughout the month of October. Power Ranger fans will be treated to a range of Halloween-themed activities including super mega cast appearances, a chill-tastic trick-or-treat safety video and all-new Power Ranger costumes for both kids and adults.
On Oct. 12, the Power Rangers will visit the Mall of America, the nation's largest retail and entertainment complex, in Bloomington, Minn., and deliver action-packed Halloween fun to fans of all ages. Activities will include meet & greets and photo opportunities with the Power Rangers, episode screenings, super charged video game demos from Bandai Namco, a chance to win spooktacular prizes and a make-your-own mask station, just in time for trick-or-treating.
Following the mall appearance, fans can attend two thrilling Power Rangers Weekends at Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Fla. Both weekends will offer fans a chance to "Train Like a Ranger" at a very special lunch where they can meet their favorite Ranger, partake in themed activities and crafts and catch a sneak peek screening of an all-new episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce. The first weekend, October 17-19, will include appearances from the live-action cast including the all-new Silver Ranger from Power Rangers Super Megaforce. The second weekend will be held on October 24-26 and will offer meet & greet opportunities with the suited Power Rangers. Fans can visit www.nickhotel.com/powerrangers to book this super mega vacation!
For the third year in a row, the Power Rangers will be participating in Spirit Halloween's annual Spirit of Children Week by bringing happy Halloween spirit to young patients at six hospitals across the country. During the visits, the Power Rangers Super Megaforce will take photos with the kids, demonstrate their super mega moves and work to empower the young patients to be superheroes in their own right. Spirit of Children has raised over $16 million in funding for their partner hospitals. To learn more about Spirit of Children, visit www.spiritofchildren.com.
In addition, the Power Rangers are once again involved in an informative and ghoulishly fun Halloween safety video available for kids to watch before trick-or-treating. The video, available on the Power Rangers YouTube page, reminds kids that they can both have fun and stay safe on Halloween night.
To cap off the month-long excitement, fans can morph into their favorite Power Ranger with Halloween costumes. Power Rangers Super Megaforce costumes for kids and toddlers and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers suits for adults are now available at your local Spirit Halloween store and online at SpiritHalloween.com. Spirit Halloween is also partnering with the Power Rangers to give away a trip for four to Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, FL for a Power Rangers weekend in February 2015. The winner and their guests will have a one-of-a-kind trip including a sliming experience! Participants can enter for their chance to win at SpiritHalloween.com/Sweeps. Go Go Halloween!
Watch all-new episodes of Power Rangers Super Megaforce every Saturday on Nickelodeon at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). For more information, downloadable Halloween-themed activities and pumpkin carving stencils, please visit PowerRangers.com/Halloween and follow the brand's official social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.
About Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce
Power Rangers Super Megaforce is the current season of the iconic franchise on television. The series, which airs Saturdays at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, delivers super mega action, humor, excitement and entertainment, in addition to the core themes of friendship, teamwork, fitness and helping others. Power Rangers Super Megaforce introduces all-new morphing abilities, allowing the Rangers to morph into any team of Power Rangers from the past. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.
About Saban Brands
Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties and capitalize on the company's experience, track record and capabilities in growing and monetizing consumer brands through content, media and marketing. SB applies a global omni-channel management approach to enhancing and extending its brands in markets worldwide and to consumers of all ages. The company provides full-service management, marketing, promotion and strategic business development for its intellectual properties including comprehensive strategies unique to each brand, trademark and copyright management and enforcement, creative design, retail development, direct-to-consumer initiatives and specialized property extensions. SB's portfolio of properties currently includes Power Rangers, Paul Frank, Macbeth, Julius Jr., Digimon Fusion and Popples, among many others. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.
About Spirit Halloween
Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com) is the largest Halloween specialty retailer in the country with over 1,100 locations in strip centers and malls across North America. At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children (www.spiritofchildren.com), a program which focuses on making hospitals less scary for kids and their families. For the 2014 Halloween season, Spirit of Children's goal is to raise $5.2 million, bringing its total contribution to more than $21 million since its inception in 2006.
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