Quarterback Peyton Manning will appear at Disneyland in a parade today to celebrate the Broncos' victory. The Orange County Register reports that the time will be noon, though Disney is saying publicly that the time is yet to be determined.
In a 2013 interview with Theme Park Insider, former Disneyland president Jack Lindquist explained how he came up with the idea for the "I'm going to Disneyland" television commercials following a dinner conversation with then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Voyager pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. The first commercial aired after the 1987 Super Bowl, featuring MVP Phil Simms of the New York Giants, who was filmed on the field immediately after the game saying the now-famous words.
For what's worth, Simms was the color commentator on last night's television broadcast of the game.
Manning was not the MVP of Super Bowl 50 — that honor went to the Broncos' linebacker Von Miller. But Disney typically tries to get the highest-profile player from the winning team for its post-game in-park appearances and there are few athletes in pro football with more of a public presence than Manning — an 18-year veteran who holds multiple NFL records and is a ubiquitous pitchman for a wide variety of commercial products.
Update: And here he is:
Peyton Manning waves to the crowd @DisneylandToday #Broncos pic.twitter.com/JiFGj7ggLC
— OC Disney (@ocdisney) February 8, 2016
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Read somewhere that the line is based on the location of the Super Bowl. Because SB 50 was on the West Coast, it's Disneyland. SB 51 is in Houston. So WDW.
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