Qantas and Disney in Planes tie-up

Tim Burrowes

July 18, 2013 9:20

Qantas has unveiled a marketing tie-up with Disney which will see the premiere of animated comedy Planes take place on board a Boeing 737 and one of the characters in the movie featuring the Qantas kangaroo.

The premiere will take place on September 7 with a competition on Nine’s Today show being run to win places on the trip.

The film features a local edit for Australia and New Zealand featuring actress Jessica Marais as crop dusting plane Rochelle.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

Adele 18 Jul 13

Wow, it’s my birthday that day! Any surprises for me???

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Rose Simpson 19 Jul 13

Wow! awesome! The kids are going to love it!!

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CJ 30 Jul 13

Great for the kids. The movie will be on a 767 not a 737.

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