Disney’s Magical Altruism
- Disney and Starlight Children’s Foundation hosted a Disney Princess-themed party at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando, complete with princess-inspired Starlight hospital gowns, numerous toys, and a visit from Belle herself.
- Disney Consumer Products contributed to the event by providing princess-themed hospital gowns, dolls, plush toys, and books.
- Disney and Starlight Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit that helps children dealing with hospitalization, have cooperated for over 20 years, delivering entertainment and personal moments of joy and comfort during hospital stays.
- The Disney Princess party is part of Disney’s $100 million global effort to improve the patient experience in children’s hospitals and pediatric care facilities around the globe.
About Walt Disney World Resort
- Disney World Resort in Orlando provides entertainment and recreation, featuring globally popular theme parks, thrilling water parks, nearly 29,000 hotel rooms, sports complex, and several golf courses among others.
About AdventHealth for Children
- AdventHealth for Children is a nationally renowned children’s hospital and network of pediatric specialists, featuring the Walt Disney Pavilion, which incorporates Disney rocesses, characters and activities to provide a less stressful stay for young patients and their families.
About Starlight Children’s Foundation
- Starlight Children’s Foundation, founded in 1982, seeks to provide happiness to seriously ill children and their families through programs that encourage play, optimism, resilience, and courage.
About Disney’s Children’s Hospitals Initiative
- For over 100 years, Disney stories have brought imagination and hope to children of all ages. Disney has committed $100 million globally to reimagine the patient experience, providing familiarity and optimism during an otherwise stressful time for kids and the people who care for them.
The Realist’s Take
In a royally refreshing turn of events, Disney showed its benevolent side by teaming up with Starlight Children’s Foundation to throw a Disney princess-themed shindig for the delight of sick children at AdventHealth. They didn’t just bring the party, oh no, they brought the palace with princess gowns, toys, and books. And let’s not forget the guest of honor: Belle. While Belle graced the halls of the hospital, the real stars of the story brought the magic you can’t bottle up – courage and happiness. Disney clearly knows how to party, and thankfully, they’re using their party-throwing powers to sprinkle some much-needed pixie dust on pediatric patients. Now that’s what I call a not-so-hidden Mickey move. Good job, Disney. Keep making magic!
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