HSM3 Tickets On Sale This Week!

BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Walt Disney Studios) - HSM fans who can't wait till opening day Oct. 24 to get their tickets to this fall's most anticipated movie "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" will have a chance to buy their tickets early. Beginning at 12 p.m. PT on Sept. 26, 2008, tickets will be available for advance purchase on the movie's official website www.disney.com/HSM3.

"The 'High School Musical' phenomenon has generated such a loyal fan base and fans have been eagerly awaiting the big screen opening of 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year,'" said Jim Gallagher, president of marketing for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. "We're giving our devotees an opportunity to get their tickets now, a month before the movie opens, to show them we appreciate their loyalty and recognize their excitement for the movie."

Fans simply log onto www.disney.com/HSM3 to search for showtimes in their area via Disney's proprietary FIRST IN LINE ONLINE ticketing application. The application will also be accessible on MySpace Profile and Facebook Fanpage. After entering their zip code or city and state, users will be presented with a list of area theaters with available showtimes. Once they make their selection, users will be directed to a third party site such as Fandango.com or Movietickets.com to make the final purchase. Fans who purchase tickets through Fandango.com or Movietickets.com between Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2008, will receive a free download from iTunes of the song "Can I Have This Dance" from the original HSM3 soundtrack.

Hosting Screening Parties via HSM3 Party Planner
Additionally, fans can invite friends to join them for a group screening of "High School Musical 3" via the HSM3 Party Planner. Once users choose a showtime and theater, they can email friends and create an event page where all invitees can monitor who's coming to their ultimate HSM3 screening party.

About the Movie
Disney's "High School Musical" phenomenon leaps onto the big screen in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR, in which America's favorite high school students (ZAC EFRON, VANESSA HUDGENS, ASHLEY TISDALE, LUCAS GRABEEL, CORBIN BLEU and MONIQUE COLEMAN) hit senior year. Amidst a basketball championship, prom and a big spring musical featuring all of the Wildcats, Troy and Gabriella vow to make every moment last as their lifelong college dreams put the future of their relationship in question. A crew of sophomore Wildcats (MATT PROKOP, JUSTIN MARTIN, JEMMA MCKENZIE-BROWN) joins in the fun as the film's incredible new music and exciting dance numbers take maximum advantage of the big screen. Directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay written by Peter Barsocchini, the film opens in theaters Oct. 24.