New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and MVP of Super Bowl Bowl 44 made the proverbial homage to Orlando, FL and Disney World Monday. They even threw the Saints a parade. After the game of course Brees said “I’m going to Disney World.” That tradition began in 1987 when Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms first made the phrase famous following a win over the Denver Broncos.
Brees completed a record-tying 32 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns in the Saints 31-17 win over the Colts. He was 16-for-17 in the second half, twice leading the Saints from behind. It added up to be a catalyst for the Saints’ first Super Bowl celebration in team history.
Not all of the celebrating today is Super Bowl related. There’s a new member of the family at Disney’s Animal Kingdom — a baby white-cheeked gibbon — and we’re sharing a first photo from the Disney Parks Blog (thanks, Gene Duncan).
The male baby gibbon was born last week and has not been named. You can see baby, mom (Melaka) and the baby’s two sisters, Suki and Tuyen, in their habitat near Kali River Rapids.
White-cheeked gibbons, an endangered species, spend their lives in the tops of trees. They produce offspring about once every 2-3 years... [Read More]
The Travel Channel celebrates a decade of programming by popular host Samantha Brown with four new hour-long specials, including one filmed at Walt Disney World, beginning Monday.
Some lucky fans spotted Brown taping the Fan-a-thon with Donald Duck and a family at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot in November. Others saw her exiting the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom and at Downtown Disney’s World of Disney store.
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Not all of the celebrating today is Super Bowl related. There’s a new member of the family at Disney’s Animal Kingdom — a baby white-cheeked gibbon — and we’re sharing a first photo from the Disney Parks Blog (thanks, Gene Duncan).
