More than 30 cities and states across the United States have joined in the 10th anniversary celebration for Nick’s popular animated series Dora the Explorer by proclaiming Aug. 14 at Dora the Explorer Day.
Six states ‘ Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri and New Mexico ‘ will be joined in the celebration by the following cities:
‘ Austin, Texas
‘ Albany, N.Y.
‘ Baltimore, Md.
‘ Boston
‘ Columbia, S.C.
‘ Corpus Christi, Texas
‘ Downey, Calif.
‘ El Paso, Texas
‘ Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
‘ Galveston, Texas
‘ Hialeah, Fla.
‘ Indianapolis
‘ Jackson, Miss.
‘ La Redo, Texas
‘ Lansing, Mich.
‘ Miami, Fla.
‘ Milwaukee
‘ Minneapolis
‘ Montgomery, Ala.
‘ New York City
‘ Orlando, Fla.
‘ Sacramento, Calif.
‘ Salinas, Calif.
‘ Salt Lake City
‘ San Diego
‘ Santa Ana, Calif.
‘ Tampa, Fla.
Citizens in these locales will be encouraged to embrace Dora’s spirit of inclusion and cooperation, her love of exploration and learning and to join in celebrating one of the most influential Latina characters in the history of television.
The celebration of Dora’s anniversary continues Aug. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, when Nickelodeon will premiere Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure, a brand-new, hour-long primetime TV movie that follows Dora and Boots on a whirlwind journey through Magic Storybook Land. The TV movie features guest stars Rosie Perez as La Bruja (the witch), John Leguizamo as the Flying Monkeys and Hector Elizondo as the Wishing Wizzle.
Following the TV movie, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Nickelodeon will premiere the first-ever Dora 10th Anniversary documentary, a special 12-minute tribute executive-produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture) and directed by Debra Eisenstadt.
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