Air Canada Unveils New ‘Turning Red’ Themed Aircraft
This morning, Air Canada, unveiled a special collaboration with Disney/Pixar over the film Turning Red which makes its debut on Disney+ next month!
The film is set in Toronto and directed by Domee Shi who is from Canada making this the perfect collaboration.
Andy Shibata, Vice President, Brand at Air Canada, “As Canada’s largest airline and the country’s flag carrier, our collaboration with Disney and Pixar for Turning Red, directed by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Canadian talent and bring the best of Canada to the world.”
He continued, “We wanted customers of all ages to be able to enjoy the special livery and be a part of the excitement around this very special Canadian moment.”
You can check out the video below to get a first look at the aircraft!
The director of Domee Shi also spoke about the collaboration saying, “I made Turning Red a love letter to Toronto and everything Canadian, and now to see the film celebrated on the airline that literally brought my family and me over from China when I was little is especially meaningful to me. I cannot wait for Canadian audiences and people around the world to see the film, and hopefully fall in love with Canada just like I have.”
Air Canada Unveils Turning Red Themed Aircraft Celebrating Disney and Pixar’s All New Film Set In Toronto – Yahoo Finance https://t.co/Ji7zc48rC5
— Disney (@Disney24x7) February 8, 2022
For those unfamiliar Pixar’s Turning Red introduces Meilin Lee, a confident but awkward 13-year old is torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective bordering on overbearing mother Ming is never for from her daughter. As if changes to her interests, relationship and body aren’t enough, whenever Meilin gets too excited she turns into a giant red panda!
As you can see from these awesome images, Air Canada is promoting the film through a themed livery on a Canadian built Airbus A220.
Celebrating Disney & Pixar’s new film, Turning Red, set in Toronto & directed by Canadian Domee Shi. “To see the film celebrated on the airline that brought my family and me over from China when I was little is especially meaningful to me,” said Shi. https://t.co/3x8E5vWMgR pic.twitter.com/0MQqtUlizJ
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) February 8, 2022
But that’s not all Disney friends, the airline is also launching Air Canada’s Contest Celebrating the Release of Disney and Pixar’s Turing Red offering five prize packages of a trip for four people to Toronto to attend the Canadian premiere special event of the film on March 8th. You can find out more awesome information about the contest here:
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/special-offers/disneypixar.html.
Last, but certainly not least, if you’re lucky enough to be flying on Air Canada this month, you’ll be able to enjoy a special Turning Red video inspired by the film’s trailer (see above.) Select aircraft will even share director Domee Shi’s favorite places in Toronto via the seatback city guide.
Turning Red will premiere exclusively on Disney+ across Canada on March 11, 2022. Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for more Disney-related news and updates!
