Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 DVD & Blu-ray NYC midnight release parties (Photos)

The countdown has begun for the highly anticipated release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 on DVD and Blu-ray. Be the first to get your copy and watch the astonishing conclusion of Stephenie Meyer's The Twilight Saga all over again with Bella, Edward and Jacob. Make sure to check out all the special features and store exclusives before you head out.

Also releasing on the same day is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Extended Edition on DVD and Blu-ray with 8 minutes of deleted and extended scenes put back into the film. Remember to grab a copy while shopping for Breaking Dawn - Part 2.

New Yorkers have a few choices of where to go to attend the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 midnight release party:

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Best Buy at Union Square will be open all night so feel free to hang out with fellow Twifans until midnight to pick up your copy and perhaps even grab the Best Buy exclusive Blu-ray Combo Pack with collectible locket key chain or The Twilight Saga 5-Disc Blu-ray Box Set with all five films. Since the store will be open 24 hours, stop by anytime Saturday until 10pm.

Several Target stores will be open late until 12:30 a.m. just for Twifans. Vouchers for the DVD and Blu-ray will be available at Guest Services starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2013. Return at midnight to be one of the first of your friends to pick up your very own copy. Target will have the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 with bonus disc, available on DVD and Blu-ray. Bonus disc includes 52 minutes of exclusive content that includes the cast discussing special vampire powers in "Tingles and Chills," the Volturi in "Judge, Jury & Executioner," and the new vampires in "Carlisle's Contacts." Watch how Bella and Charlie’s relationship evolved in "Being Charlie Swan" and feel the excitement from the 2012 Comic-Con and the world premiere with the cast and fans! If you rather stay home, pre-order the movie online and get a free 30"x40" polyester Breaking Dawn - Part 2 movie poster ($9.99 value).

Although there are no Walmart locations in the city, you can always trek out across the river to New Jersey. Walmart stores will have the exclusive The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Two-Movie Set available on DVD and Blu-ray. Also get five free mini-posters when you buy The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 on DVD or Blu-ray in store.

So where will you be going?

Here are some of the stores in New York and New Jersey that will be opening at midnight with exclusives and more (call to confirm before heading out):

  • Best Buy
    52 E 14th St at Union Square
    New York, NY 10003
    T: (212) 466-4789
  • Target
    139 Flatbush Ave
    Brooklyn, NY 11217
    T: (718) 290-1109
  • Target
    8801 Queens Blvd
    Elmhurst, NY 11373
    T: (718) 760-5656
  • Target
    2900 Veterans Rd W
    Staten Island, NY 10309
    T: (718) 701-6205
  • Target
    838 Sunrise Hwy
    Bay Shore, NY 11706
    T: (631) 969-8958
  • Target
    3850 Hempstead Tpke
    Levittown, NY 11756
    T: (516) 731-9392
  • Walmart
    400 Park Pl
    Secaucus, NJ 07094
    T: (201) 325-9280
  • Walmart
    2100 88Th St
    North Bergen, NJ 07047
    T: (201) 758-2810

If you do not live near any of these locations, use the Midnight Party Release Locator to find another location near you.

Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Cast Appearances in Other Cities:

If you happen to be in any of the following cities, check out the cast appearances:

MINNEAPOLIS
Cast Member: Judith Shekoni
Walmart
9451 Dunkirk Lane N
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Time: 11 p.m. on March 1, 2013

PHILADELPHIA
Cast Members: Booboo Stewart and Julia Jones
Walmart
1 Coopertown Blvd.
Somerdale, NJ 08083
Time: 11 p.m. on March 1, 2013

PHOENIX
Cast Members: Guri Weinberg, Toni Trucks and Erik Odom
Walmart Super Center
4617 East Bell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Time: 11 p.m. on March 1, 2013

ST. LOUIS
Cast Members: Lisa Howard, Patrick Brennan and Marlane Barnes
Walmart
653 Gravois Bluffs Blvd
Fenton, MO 63026
Time: 11 p.m. on March 1, 2013

Additionally select cast members will be visiting 12 cities across the country for interviews on local radio and TV stations:

SALT LAKE CITY
Cast Member: Chaske Spencer
Date: Thursday, February 28
CHICAGO
Cast Member: Chaske Spencer
Date: Friday, March 1
SAN FRANCISCO
Cast Members: Rami Malek, Angela Sarafyan and Andrea Gabriel
Date: Thursday, February 28
SEATTLE
Cast Members: Rami Malek, Angela Sarafyan and Andrea Gabriel
Date: Friday, March 1
CLEVELAND
Cast Members: Lisa Howard, Patrick Brennan and Marlane Barnes
Date: Thursday, February 28
DALLAS
Cast Members: Booboo Stewart and Julia Jones
Date: Thursday, February 28
DETROIT
Cast Members: Guri Weinberg and Erik Odom
Date: Thursday, February 28
MIAMI
Cast Member: Judith Shekoni
Date: Thursday, February 28
MINNEAPOLIS
Cast Member: Judith Shekoni
Date: Friday, March 1
PHILADELPHIA
Cast Members: Booboo Stewart and Julia Jones
Date: Friday, March 1
PHOENIX
Cast Members: Guri Weinberg, Toni Trucks and Erik Odom
Date: Friday, March 1
ST. LOUIS
Cast Members: Lisa Howard, Patrick Brennan and Marlane Barnes
Date: Friday, March 1

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