Orlando Boy’s Love of Star Wars Draws Him to Participate in Star Wars Rival Run Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort This Weekend Daniel Roberts, an 11-year-old from Orlando, is one of the many inspiring runners taking part in the Star Wars Rival Run Weekend presented by OtterBox this weekend at Walt Disney World Resort,…
Big Game Car Show and Watch Party on Tap for Feb. 3 Show off your favorite team gear in your best ride at Ace Cafe during the Ace’s Big Game Car Show. No advance registration nor entry fee is required, and all years, makes and models are welcome. Music provided by Cruisin’ Orlando. Stick around…
Eight-year-old meets Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan before surprise trip to Walt Disney World Resort On Good Morning America, the world was introduced to eight-year-old Lexi, whose inspiring story of hope and perseverance and touched hearts across the country. Lexi underwent a successful kidney transplant with her dad’s donation last week following a number of…
Disney VoluntEARs and their loved ones sorted produce at Second Harvest Food Bank for Family VoluntEAR Day of Service A recent $1 million contribution from The Walt Disney Company to Feeding America enabled a gift of $15,000—or 40,000 pounds of produce—to Second Harvest Food Bank Family VoluntEAR Day is a global day of service that…
Every day, Guests toss hundreds of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into fountains and wishing wells across Walt Disney World Resort. What they may not realize is that their coins are then collected and donated to nonprofit organizations. In 2018, those hopeful wishes added up to a very real $20,000. For the past two decades,…
Get in the Holiday Spirit at Ace Cafe Orlando with the News Junkie’s Christmas Bike Drive on December 7th December event lineup at the Motor-Centric Dining, Entertainment and Retail Destination WHEN: Friday, December 7, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – News Junkie’s 6th Annual Christmas Bike Drive Join us at the Ace Cafe for the…
Disney VoluntEARS Give Out-of-this-World Effort in ‘CANstruction’ of Toy Story Land-inspired sculpture to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank In a quest to inspire the Central Florida community to reach to infinity and beyond in helping those in need, Disney VoluntEARS created a larger-than-life sculpture of an iconic attraction in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood…
Disney’s Team of Heroes philanthropic initiative and outreach program launched in March 2018 with Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger’s announcement of a five-year plan to dedicate more than $100 million in company resources to reinvent the patient and family experience in children’s hospitals across the globe. The Walt Disney Company’s support for children’s…
On with the show! Disney expands musical theatre support to more Central Florida schools in 2018-2019 school year Hundreds of Central Florida students filled the stage and stepped into the spotlight as they took a final bow from the Walt Disney Theater stage at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts—the grand finale of their…
The Disney Reef, a colorful, underwater-themed outdoor play area, has officially opened at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, England, where it was revealed for the first time to patients and their families. The Disney Reef, positioned in the heart of the hospital, was designed by Walt Disney Imagineers, in collaboration with the hospital’s…
Disney selects fifteen Shining Stars for truly showcasing what it means to both “dream” and “do” As one fifth grader was walking to lunch, she noticed her school’s cafeteria helpers sitting on a curb to eat their own lunches. Right then, she decided she would host a fundraiser to raise money to buy them a…
It’s time to celebrate! As part of its plan to invest more than $34 million in giving in the Central Florida community in 2018, Disney has out-of-this-world plans to surprise five nonprofit organizations this week to award $500,000 as they reach for the skies and dream of making a big impact in Central Florida. Throughout…
On November 17, 2017, more than 32 Disney lawyers, paralegals and administrators were part of some real-life magic at the Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court in Monterey Park, California, for the 18th annual National Adoption Day in Los Angeles. The Disney volunteers were on hand to assist with the adoption of 17 children, joining…
Walt Disney World Resort hosted the largest and oldest Greek-American association in the world July 24-30 as the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) held its annual convention at the Resort for the first time in the organization’s 95-year history. AHEPA is comprised of more than 500 chapters chartered in the United States, Canada,…
From the moment they took the stage in the Walt Disney Theater, through each well-rehearsed line and lyric, to their final bows, the hundreds of Central Florida students who took part in the Disney Musicals in Schools program made the most of their recent moment in the spotlight at the Dr. Phillips Center for…
On Tuesday, June 6,, in remembrance of the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, a special Flag Retreat ceremony at Magic Kingdom Park honored five Central Florida military veterans who served in World War II, the Vietnam War and the Korean War. The recognized veterans – Clarence Butts, Frances Condon, Robert Feeney, Damian Quiles and Frank…
In 1984, Edith Bradshaw was a senior at Apopka High School in Orange County. Her leadership and responsibility characteristics helped put her among the first 159 Central Florida students named in the inaugural class of Disney Dreamers and Doers, celebrating elementary, middle and high school students in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Seminole counties…
Katie Karp, from Winter Garden, Fla., was an active 12-year-old (lacrosse and running) when she was diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Karp underwent a rare surgery to have 12 inches of her thigh bone removed and replaced with an internal prosthetic. She was one of a few children in the world to have had…
Disney engineers showcase theme park innovation to inspire local kids and families at annual STEM-focused event Guests visiting a Disney Park often wonder, “How’d they do that?” During the recent Otronicon event at the Orlando Science Center, dozens of technically minded Disney VoluntEARS showcased the creativity, innovation and technology behind the magic as a…
Adam Gorlitsky, (Charleston, S.C.) took part in the Walt Disney World 5K on Thursday despite being paralyzed from the waist down. With a throng of spectators cheering him on along the way, Gorlitsky, 30, participated in a portion of the 5K with the use of a robotic suit that enables him to stand and walk….
