To celebrate Global Rick and Morty Day, Adult Swim will officially launch the first episode of Rick and Morty Season 5 from space for the first time ever, by launching Rick’s Space Cruiser approximately 150,000 feet into the atmosphere.
To start the celebration, Adult Swim and Wendy’s are teaming up to offer “two new show-themed mixes in more than 5,000 Coca-Cola Freestyle machines in Wendy’s locations across the country.” To make the event more attractive from home, fans can also get free delivery using the Wendy’s app until July 1st. No minimum purchase will be required.
Fans in Los Angeles area can already visit Morty’s, “a weekend-long restaurant pop-up at Wendy’s Panorama City location” until June 20. At Morty’s fans will see a menu inspired by the show and a custom LED drive-thru. Once at the drive-thru, people can order the limited-edition Pickle Rick Pickle Frosty. Morty’s is the only place where fans will be able to try that “pickle twist on the iconic Vanilla Frosty.”
If you are already using HBO Max, you can watch all the previous seasons along with extra content and creator-selected episodes. Of course, if you want to own all the episodes of the firs four seasons, Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-4 is already available. The bundle costs $79.99 USD for the DVD ($89.99 in Canada). The $89.99 USD Blu-ray version ($99.99 in Canada) comes with a Digital Copy only for US purchases. Fans can expect audio commentary, deleted scenes, “Inside the Episode” segments, various featurettes, past animatic sketches, and more. For those who prefers just digital, the bundle is also available for purchase at many digital stores.
At gorickyourself.com, you can create your own avatar to share it on social media (Facebook and Twitter) and to make a t-shirt with your creation (only for US and Mexico). Some of the creations by fans will appear during the premiere.
Tune in to Cartoon Network to watch the worldwide premiere of season 5 of Rick and Morty on Sunday, June 20th at 11pm ET/PT in the US. Check out https://rickandmortyday.com/ for more.
[Source]: Falkowitz PR.