The Extreme Makeover Home Edition home in Pensacola will be unveiled with cries of “Move that Bus!” this afternoon, and the public is invited to join singer Mariah Carey for the event.The entire community is encouraged to come dressed in their holiday attire and join Heritage Homes with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team leader Ty Pennington and designers Michael Moloney, Tracy Hutson and Johnny Littlefield, as well as music legend Mariah Carey in revealing the Gaston familyʼs new home by yelling “Move that Bus!” at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The reveal will include a Christmas parade with the Tate High School Showband of the South. The show will air on the ABC network on December 12.
To participate in Sundayʼs reveal, spectators should park at shuttle pick-up located at W Street and Beverly Parkway. Buses will shuttle spectators to the homesite from 8 a.m. until spectators have cleared. Spectators should plan to spend several hours onsite and should prepare accordingly by bringing plenty of fluids, such as water and sports drinks, and wearing sunscreen.
Saturday at noon, local builder Heritage Homes officially turned over the keys to the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team to put the finishing touches on Finis Gaston and his familyʼs new home. Just one week ago, Finis Gaston and his family received news from special guest Mariah Carey that they were the latest recipients of
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
“It has been a thrilling week,” said Heritage Homes President Frank Lott, III. “We could not have completed this challenge without all of the donations from local companies and thousands of volunteers. It also helped that we had perfect weather, and the spectators cheering us on didnʼt hurt either.”
The newly completed home, located at 1301 Rainbow Ave. in Pensacola, is 3,600 square feet total with 3,100 square feet heated and cooled and a 500 square foot garage. Layout includes four bedrooms and a nursery as well as three bathrooms.
