A 50-year-old tradition continued as the Disneyland Resort selected the 2015-2016 Ambassador team earlier this month. In a ceremony at Sleeping Beauty Castle, Disneyland Resort President Michael Colglazier announced that Allie Kawamoto and Jessica Bernard will represent the Resort and its 26,000 cast members by bringing Disney magic to the community and serving as emissaries […]
Nearly 15,000 “CHOC Walkers” from throughout the world, including children, family, friends, nurses and doctors who have been impacted by Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children’s), as well as Disneyland Resort cast members, helped raise more than $2 million for CHOC Children’s during the 2014 CHOC “Walk in the Park,” presented by Disneyland Resort. […]
Cast members and their “little monsters” attended an exclusive trick-or-treat party in Disneyland park, an annual Halloween event that benefits local nonprofit organizations. This year, Little Monsters attendees donated baby care items to MOMS Orange County, an organization that assists pregnant and parenting women in Orange County. As part of the commitment made by Disneyland […]
Two Disneyland Resort hotels recently were awarded honors for excellence in family and meeting space accommodations. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa was the highest ranking California hotel and among the top 15 “World’s Best Hotels for Families in the U.S.” by Travel + Leisure readers. The Disneyland Hotel received the prestigious 2014 Gold Key […]
Among the various Disney VoluntEARS events I have participated in, creating the American Heart Association Teaching Garden at Walt Disney Elementary School has been the most memorable. Perhaps it is because I had such a fun role to play – Chief Garden Storyteller! Dressed in my best gardening attire, I read students the book “Growing […]
The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF), Disney’s granting program focused on protecting wildlife and connecting kids and families with nature, has announced its 2014 conservation grant recipients. The Los Angeles Audubon Society and Southern California Mountains Foundation in San Bernardino are two local organizations among the nearly 150 projects that received grants. The Los Angeles […]