Earlier this month, legendary gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi was at the Downtown Disney District to help USA Gymnastics announce that the national championships for men’s and women’s gymnastics will be held for the first time in Anaheim, August 17-20, 2017, at Honda Center. 2012 Olympian Sam Mikulak, 2004 Olympic all-around champion Carly Patterson and 2012 […]
Disney VoluntEARS have supported the Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC) for 25 years, packing hundreds of thousands of food boxes for the OC Food Bank, using tens of thousands of food cans to build CANstruction designs, and packing thousands of school supplies for youth in need. “During the past 25 years, we have […]
On March 22, the Million Dollar Dazzle Crew hid backstage at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts during the Disney Musicals in Schools performances to surprise the Center with $60,000. The latest Million Dollar Dazzle gift will support the continuation of the Disney Musicals in Schools program at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, which […]
I absolutely love the hustle and bustle of 7,000 Orange County third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students arriving for the annual Children’s Water Education Festival at UC, Irvine. The Orange County Water District and the Disneyland Resort launched the festival 20 years ago as a fun way to expose students to water education. Today, the festival […]
Disney Legend Jack Lindquist, the first president of Disneyland, passed away on Feb. 28 at the age of 88. In a 38-year Disney career that began when Walt Disney hired him in 1955, Lindquist held multiple positions in marketing and went on to help plan Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. He […]
Twenty of Luigi’s cugini (cousins) have arrived from Carsoli, Italy to help celebrate Race Day in Radiator Springs with music and dancing! Beginning March 7, guests are invited to join the excitement by hopping aboard the miniature Italian roadsters, inspired by late 1950s micro cars, as they perform the traditional dances of their village by […]