April 27 2024 University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrated her teams national basketball championship with a magical parade down Main Street USA at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista Fla on Saturday Some favorite Disney characters joined the parade as Staley and her assistant coaches rode on a colorful float featuring streamers fireworks and cheering guests Kent Phillips photographer
“I’m Headed to Disney World’ – NCAA Woman’s Champion Coach Dawn Staley After Championship Win.
After proclaiming “I’m Headed to Disney World’’ immediately following the South Carolina women’s basketball national championship win earlier this month, Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley arrived Saturday at The Most Magical Place on Earth where she had a festive time experiencing signature Disney attractions, and taking part in a celebratory parade at Magic Kingdom.
Staley started the day off with a ride on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and by midday, she was at Magic Kingdom riding atop a parade float with her fellow South Carolina basketball assistant coaches, the center of attention during a celebratory afternoon cavalcade down Main Street, U.S.A. There were streamers, fireworks, Disney characters, and cheering guests. She even got to spend some time interacting with Minnie Mouse, who showed up dressed in her own basketball uniform.
Im Headed to Disney World NCAA Womans Champion Coach Dawn Staley After Championship Win
Im Headed to Disney World NCAA Womans Champion Coach Dawn Staley After Championship Win
Staley, a six-time WNBA All-Star as a player, coached the South Carolina team to its third women’s basketball national title on April 6, a fairytale ending to its undefeated season, which pushed Staley’s record to 109-3 over the last three years. She is one of only a handful of coaches in women’s college basketball history with three national crowns.
After the Gamecocks won the title earlier this month, Staley announced during a live post-game interview on national TV that she was “Going to Disney World!’’ That proclamation continues Disney Parks’ popular tradition of celebrating major national champions at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort – a tradition that started with the New York Giants following their Super Bowl win in 1987. Staley joins the biggest names in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the Olympics who have celebrated their greatest sports achievements at a Disney park.
April 27 2024 South Carolina womens basketball head coach Dawn Staley was one of the first guests of the day to experience Kilimanjaro Safaris on Saturday morning before joining her assistant coaches in a celebratory parade at Magic Kingdom Staley and the coaches were at Walt Disney World to celebrate the teams recent national championship Kent Phillips photographer
“I’m Headed to Disney World’ – NCAA Woman’s Champion Coach Dawn Staley After Championship Win
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