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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley Preview giveaway on SnitchSeeker!
Here's a treat to all readers and members of SnitchSeeker, exclusively, and ONLY to those who reside in the United States. Please note, you must be at least 18 years of age to enter (and one of your guests MUST be at least 21 years of age), and reside in one of the 48 contiguous United States. Please note that due to the rules, all staff and their immediate family will be ineligible to participate.
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO® RESORT
And be among the first to explore the all-new The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Diagon Alley™
You could win a VIP trip for four to Universal Orlando Resort, home of the world’s two most amazing theme parks. Step into the magic and excitement of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Hogsmeade™ at Universal’s Islands of Adventure®, and, beginning Summer, 2014, explore Diagon Alley™ in Universal Studios Florida® and travel from one land to the other with a Park-to-Park admission ticket on the Hogwarts™ Express. Plus, you can stay in the heart of it all at the new Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort. It’s all at Universal Orlando® Resort - the one place where you can Vacation Like You Mean It.
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ONE GRAND PRIZE:
• Round-trip airfare to Orlando, Florida (for the winner and up to 3 guests)
• Ground transportation between the airport and hotel in Orlando
• Admission to both Universal Studios Florida® and Universal’s Islands of Adventure® theme parks, including Early Park Admission* to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ one hour before the parks open
• Accommodations on-site at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort
• Tickets to Blue Man Group
• Admission to Wet ‘n Wild® Orlando waterpark
• PLUS, attendance at a VIP Preview of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ - Diagon Alley™
In order to enter:
• You must be a resident of the U.S. in the contiguous 48 states, at least 18 years of age (and one of your guests MUST be at least 21 years of age).
• Only ONE ENTRY per email address for the duration of the giveaway.
• TO ENTER: LEAVE A RESPONSE IN THE 'SEND MESSAGE' BOX HERE WITH YOUR FULL NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS AND AGE. In the subject line, please write 'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley VIP Preview giveaway on SnitchSeeker' so we can keep track of your entry. You do NOT have to be a registered member to enter.
• For those who do enter, feel free to post I entered The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley VIP Preview at @UniversalORL giveaway on @SnitchSeeker! http://tinyurl.com/sswwohpda on Twitter or your favorite social media outlet, to get the word across to fellow Harry Potter fans!
The contest will run from June 3 through June 8, 2014. The winner will be notified the morning EST of June 9, 2014, via email of their win, and will be given 24 hours to reply back. If they do not reply in the allocated time, another winner will be chosen promptly. So please, if you enter and want to win, keep an eye on your email (even your junk/trash folder) in case you are chosen as a winner.
SPOILER!!: Full rules here.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
The following promotion is intended for participants in the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States only and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Do not proceed in this promotion if you are not a legal resident of the United States. Further eligibility restrictions are contained in the official rules ("Official Rules") below.
Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and Washington, D.C. (i.e., excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories and possessions), who are physically located and residing therein. Each entrant ("Entrant") must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. If Entrant is under twenty-one (21) years of age, such Entrant (if selected as a winner) would be required to travel with a guest 21+ years of age. Each Entrant must be the rightful owner (or have authorized use) of the email address identified in the Entrant's entry. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winner will be deemed the natural person in whose name the email account associated with the provided email address was opened assuming such person is otherwise eligible. Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of Sponsor and Sponsor’s partners, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Sweepstakes Entities"), Prize Provider and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, representatives and promotion and advertising agencies are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Immediate family and household members of such individuals are also not eligible to enter or win. For purposes of the Sweepstakes, "Household Members" shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year and "Immediate Family Members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses.
Sweepstakes is void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sweepstakes Entities, which shall be final in all respects. By participating in this Sweepstakes and/or by accepting any prize that he or she may win, each Entrant agrees to release the Sweepstakes Entities, Prize Provider, Creative Zing Promotion Group and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, units and sponsors, divisions and advertising and promotional agencies and each of these companies and individuals' respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Sweepstakes and/or acceptance or use of the prize. Each Entrant authorizes the Sweepstakes Entities and Prize Provider to use his/her name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry or promotional material, worldwide in any and all media in perpetuity, or on a winner's list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sweepstakes Entities are not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sweepstakes Entity’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, stolen, misdirected, postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, release forms, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and action of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes; (v) acceptance, possession, grant, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising there from; (vi) claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy; or (vii) any printing, typographical, human administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes Entities disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes (or any portion of the Sweepstakes) should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other cause or problem corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes and, in such situation, to select the winner(s) from among all eligible non-suspect entries received prior to and/or after such action or in such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by the Sponsor. Sponsor may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other players or Sponsor's representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Winner and Guest shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, actions, liability, loss, injury or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in connection with: (a) Winner’s or Guests’ participation in the Sweepstakes and grand prize trip; (b) a breach or allegation which, if true, would constitute a breach of any of Winner’s representations, warranties or obligations herein; and (c) acceptance, possession, grant, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage arising therefrom.
If Winner elects to partake in any or all portions of his/her Prize with fewer than three (3) Guests or no Guest, the Prize will be awarded to Winner and each participating Guest and any remainder of the Prize will be forfeited and shall not be subject to further or alternative compensation. All elements of the Prize must be redeemed at the same time, and no changes will be permitted after confirmation of any redemption. Travel must occur during a specified travel period to coincide with the VIP Preview in order to partake in the VIP Preview element of the Prize, and winner will be notified in June 2014 of the exact dates of the VIP Preview. If Winner is unable to travel during this time period, Winner may choose to travel at another time (with Prize Provider approval) provided such travel period occurs before June 8, 2015 with the understanding that in doing so Winner will forfeit the VIP Preview element of the Prize Package. If Winner is unable to complete travel by June 4, 2015, Prize will be forfeited and no further alternative compensation will be provided. Reservations are subject to availability. ARV of Prize may vary depending upon the points of departure, ground transportation, and/or airline fare fluctuations; any difference between stated ARV and final ARV of Prize will not be awarded. Prize consists only of the elements expressly set forth above; no other elements or expenses (including, without limitation, insurance, meals, unspecified ground transportation, phone calls, gratuities, incidentals, souvenirs, gasoline, etc.) are included in the Prize and all such expenses are the sole responsibility of Winner. Winner is responsible for any air travel taxes and/or expenses, including applicable departure taxes or fees, inspection charges, and security charges. Once issued, tickets are nontransferable and may not be reissued once travel has commenced. Open tickets may not be issued and stopovers are not permitted. Trips are non-transferable and have no cash value. Travel arrangements must be made through Prize Provider. All the tickets are valid during normal operating hours only. Operating hours and availability of attractions and shows are subject to change without notice. Some special events may be separately ticketed. Universal reserves the right to change the name of all tickets. All tickets specifically exclude admission to special or separately ticketed “hard ticket” entertainment events at either of the theme parks, hotels, or within any of the Universal CityWalk venues such as Hard Rock Live® and the Blue Man Group show. Other restrictions may apply. Limit one prize per household. The Grand Prize, and all portions of the prize, are awarded without warranty of any kind, express or implied, without limitation. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, AND ANY OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. For tax reporting purposes, Winner must provide Sponsor with a valid social security number before the prize will be awarded. An IRS Form 1099 may be issued by the Prize Provider in the name of the Winner for the actual value of the prize received.
The Sweepstakes prize is being provided by Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. d/b/a Universal Orlando Resort (“Prize Provider”). Entrants are providing their information to the Sponsor (SnitchSeeker), not to the Prize Provider. Any information provided by an Entrant will be used in compliance with the Sponsor’s privacy policy, located at Privacy Policy.
Any personal information supplied by you to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor's privacy policy posted at Privacy Policy. By entering the Sweepstakes, you grant Sponsor permission to share your email address and any other personal information with the Prize Provider for the purpose of administration and prize fulfillment.
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley Preview giveaway on SnitchSeeker! 
