It’s a big TV recruitment weekend in Orlando. First we have a famous nanny at Disney (she’s not Mary Poppins; see below) and I’ve discovered that fans of Vanna can audition for Wheel of Fortune up at Seminole Towne Center mall. Hours 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Wheel of Fortune Wheelmobile
The 39-foot Winnebago known as the Wheelmobile tours nationwide in search of contestants for television’s #1 game show and it’s coming to Central Florida! Wheel of Fortune is holding four special days of Wheelmobile Contestant Search events in Central Florida. 
In addition to the Wheelmobile events outlined below, we have a unique opportunity for you and a loved one to spin and win on Wheel as a team! Click here to apply for Family Week in Orlando!
WHEELMOBILE STOP
The Wheelmobile will swing into Seminole Towne Center, Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th, from 2 until 6 p.m.
The Wheelmobile event will be held in a grassy portion of Seminole Towne Center’s parking lot. The event space will be adjacent to the United Artist Theaters and Sears Auto Center buildings.
EVENT DETAILS
The Wheelmobile Central Florida events are held outdoors and may be modified and/or cancelled due to inclement weather. If poor weather causes the cancellation of an event day, efforts will be made to accept applications at the location(s) during the event hours. Applicants will be randomly-selected for a chance to participate in a final round of auditions. The final round of auditions will take place in the Orlando area at a later date.
Come out to one of our Central Florida Wheelmobile events to qualify for a contestant audition. You could be spinning the wheel and winning cash and fabulous prizes right here at SeaWorld Orlando. The Wheelmobile is your first step to getting on to these shows!
How does it work?
• There are three shows at a Wheelmobile event. Each show lasts approximately one hour.
• Shows will be held at SeaWorld Orlando on Saturday and Sunday, September 27th and 28th at 2 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5 PM.
• Additional shows will be held at Seminole Town Center on Saturday and Sunday, October 4th & 5th at 2 PM, 3:30 PM and 5 PM.
• You do not need to arrive hours in advance. We will distribute applications approximately one hour before each show begins.
• Everyone who comes to a Wheelmobile event will receive a color-coded application. The color of the application tells you what time the show you are eligible for will begin.
• Fill out your application and drop it in a nearby receptacle. Just before show time, we will put all the applications in a gold drum that sits on the stage.
• When the show begins, our Wheelmobile host will pick applications at random from the drum and call participants up to the stage (in groups of five) to play the game.
• On stage, we will do a brief interview with each contestant and play a version of the Wheel of Fortune Speed-Up Round.
• Each person who comes up to the stage will be evaluated as a potential contestant for the show. At the end of the puzzle, all contestants on stage will be awarded a prize (Wheel of Fortune hats, t-shirts and duffle bags are just some of the stuff you might win).
• Wheel of Fortune is looking for good game players who are energetic, enthusiastic and fun. This is your opportunity to shine. Show us what you’ve got!
• After all the Wheelmobile events in the Central Florida area have been conducted, we will choose the people we believe will be the best candidates for the show (based on their overall performance on stage) to take part in a final round of auditions. These final auditions will take place in the Central Florida area in September and October 2008.
• We will get as many people up to the stage as we can. However, we know there will be many more folks at Wheelmobile events than we can possibly audition. For this reason, we will reserve some slots in the final auditions for those individuals who attended Wheelmobile events but did not make it up to the stage. After all Wheelmobile events have been conducted, we will draw a number of names at random from all the applications we receive in the Central Florida area to award these slots.
• If you are invited to the final auditions, you will receive a letter or e-mail within a few weeks after our last Wheelmobile event.
What are the contestant eligibility requirements?
• You must be at least 18 years of age.
• You are not eligible to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune if you work for, or are related to, anyone who works for Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures Television Inc., Sony Pictures Television International, Quadra Productions, Inc., CBS Television Distribution Group, game show prize suppliers, WFTV-TV (including its advertisers and affiliated radio stations), or any TV stations or networks broadcasting Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy!.
• You are not eligible to appear on Wheel of Fortune if you have appeared on another game show, relationship show, dating show or reality show in the last year or any three of the above types of shows in the last ten years.
• You are not eligible if you have appeared on any version of Wheel of Fortune.
• Attending a Wheelmobile event does not guarantee a final audition appointment or an appearance as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune.
• Selection to appear as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune is entirely at the producer’s discretion.
REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AND/OR DISABILITIES.
STUDIO AUDIENCE TICKET INFO
We want you to be a part of our live studio audience! Check back at WFTV.com in October 2008 for your chance to get free tickets. These shows will be televised nationally in March and April of 2009.
Watch Wheel of Fortune Weeknights, Monday thru Friday, at 7:30pm on WFTV 9-HD.
For more information visit www.wheeloffortune.com
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would you ever consider doing a home makeover to help a quad enlarge his home to bring others with special needs in to help him stay in his own home? this guy was the helmsman(driver) of the uss dallas (think hunt for red october with sean connorey) he got hurt on basse 21 years ago this year i took him to the first reunion of the uss dallas and he got to see some of the people who gave blood for his recovery and thank them he is a good guy i am a home companion for him he has a great personality and wants to stay in his own home with 3/4 roomates he could he owns his home with 2 bedrooms that could be converted thanks for listening debbie
Hi Debbie: I’m just a struggling community college fundraiser who has one mortgage too many so I’m not in a position to help. I wouldn’t even recommend a general contractor because I had mixed luck with the two I used.
However this sounds like a story for Extreme Makeover or Vern Yip’s HGTV show.
Habitat for Humanity or a local building contractor might also be willing to help out.
I wish I could be of more help. It was lovely of you to reach out, and I wish you both the best.
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p.s. If there are any local charities or home builders who’d like to take a stab at this, please contact me and I’ll give you Debbie’s email address.