America’s Most Playful Family Contest: Cartwheel, sprint or flip your way into the contest by capturing photos and stories that showcase fun ways your family stays active and you’ll be entered for a chance to win one of more than 1,000 prizes, including the most playful vacation of them all—a GRAND PRIZE trip for four to Walt Disney World® Resort or Disneyland® Resort.
Sweeps Rating: Okay
Eligibility: US, DC, age of majority, must be the parent or legal guardian of at least one minor child (under the age of 18) who is living with Entrant at the time of entry.
The entry submission period will begin at 12:01 AM ET on January 28, 2014, and ends at 11:59 PM ET on March 16, 2014.
Judging/determination of Semi-Finalists will take place on or about March 17, 2014, through March 21, 2014.
Semi-Finalists will be notified on or about March 27 and March 28, 2014.
Semi-Finalists’ Video submissions will be due on April 21, 2014.
Semi-Finalist Video review and judging will take place from May 1, 2014, through May 9, 2014, to determine the fourteen (14) Finalists
Finalist Video review and judging will take place the week of May 12, 2014.
Winner notification and verification will take place the week of May 19, 2014.
Contest winners will be announced on or about May 27, 2014.
Website Entry | Official Rules
To enter answer a brief questionnaire about your family life and associated play time and the importance of being active and playful as a family and in the community. Each Entrant will also submit two photos of his or her family: one showing the family at play and one posed family photo. The Contest Entries will be judged by representatives of the Sponsor to determine up to fifty (50) semi-finalists. Each Semi-Finalist will create a video showing his or her family at play, which will be judged to determine fourteen (14) Contest finalists
Entry Limit: one entry per person.
One (1) Grand Prize Package will be awarded. The Grand Prize Package consists of winner’s choice of one of the following vacation packages:
A) Disneyland® Resort: One (1) 5 day/4 night vacation package for Grand Prize Winner and up to three (3) guests to the Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, California. The Vacation Package consists of: a voucher for a consecutive four (4) night stay at a DLR Resort hotel or DLR Resort area hotel as selected by Sponsor (one standard room, quadruple occupancy); Roundtrip coach-class air travel for up to four (4) between a major U.S. gateway airport closest to winner’s residence and a Southern California area airport; Up to four (4) roundtrip ground transfers between the Southern California area airport and the DLR Resort; and Up to four (4) 4-day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® tickets. ARV: $5,312
B) Walt Disney World® Resort: One (1) 5 day/4 night vacation package for Grand Prize Winner and up to three (3) guests to the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, FL. The Vacation Package consists of: a consecutive four (4) night stay at a WDW Resort hotel or WDW Resort area hotel as selected by Sponsor (one standard room, quadruple occupancy); Roundtrip coach-class air travel for up to four (4) between a major U.S. gateway airport closest to winner’s residence and the Orlando International Airport; Up to four (4) roundtrip ground transfers between the Orlando International Airport and the WDW Resort and Up to four (4) 4-day Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper® Option. ARV: $5,184
Three (3) Second Prizes: one (1) small Rigamajig, ARV $2,000. Rigamajig is a set consisting of wooden planks, ropes, pulleys, hooks and pails designed for deeply engaging, open-ended play by families and children.
Ten (10) Third Prizes: each consisting of two (2) KaBOOM! Go Out and Play Packs, ARV $100. Play Pack consists of a backpack filled with toys and games from the Go Out and Play book. It is the Sponsor’s intention that the winner keep one Play Pack and give the other Play Pack to another family.
Fifty (50) Semi-Finalist Prizes: each consisting of a JVC HD video camera valued at approximately $200.
One Thousand (1,000) Early Entrant prizes: the first 1,000 Entrants, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, will each receive a copy of the Go Out and Play book. ARV $6
Judging Criteria:
Degree of active play behavior exhibited in questionnaire answers and accompanying photo (25% of score)
Inspirational value to motivate others families (“Inspirational Value”) to engage in active play behavior (25% of total score)
Uniqueness of family’s efforts to make time for play and of their play time activities (25% of total score)
Sincerity/credibility of questionnaire answers (25% of total score)
Howdy
Did anyone else enter this sweep? I received a phone call a couple a days ago from them to remind me to complete the app I started. I also received an email a few hours before the deadline to complete the app? Is this typical or do I have a shot at winning?