More than 23,000 runners, from wookies to experts, took part in the the Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend earlier this month, runDisney’s newest race weekend at the Disneyland Resort, presented by Sierra Nevada Corporation. The Star Wars event was the fourth runDisney race weekend held at the Disneyland Resort over the last twelve months. In […]
What do you with your laundry lint? Circle D Corral, a working ranch that is home to the animals of the Disneyland Resort, makes it into compost. Thanks to efforts begun four years ago by cast member Andrea Raney, Circle D Corral is now gold-level Zero Waste certified by the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council, […]
On January 21, the Disneyland Resort was honored with a Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for waste reduction efforts. In the last 10 years, the Resort has doubled the amount of waste diverted from landfills with the long-term goal of achieving a Zero Waste certification. From the 4.4 million pounds of food scraps […]
Earlier this month, the Disneyland Resort hosted its 14th annual holiday party at CHOC Children’s for nearly 400 children and their families. Around 60 Disney VoluntEARS, including many from the Resort’s food and beverage team made this year’s event possible. The team created Orange County’s longest “CHOC-olate” Yule Log at more than 38 feet long, as […]
At the Disneyland Resort, we are committed to helping nurture, inspire, and empower kids and families to join us in making lasting and positive change in the world. Of a total $17 million donated in 2014, the 10 efforts listed below speak to how the Disneyland Resort and its cast continue Walt Disney’s legacy of […]
Rona Kay, manager of the Disneyland Hotel, was named “Outstanding Manager of the Year” by the American Hotel & Lodging Association for her leadership at the Stars of Industry Awards. The American Hotel & Lodging Association created the Stars of the Industry awards program more than 40 years ago to honor lodging employees and properties […]