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How Did the “I’m Going to Disneyland!” Phrase Get Started?
February 9, 2010 by Disnology · Leave a Comment
The “I’m going to Disneyland” bit has become a tradition after winning the Super Bowl We have seen Drew Brees say it and saw an interview with him in front of Cinderella’s castle. But how exactly did this whole thing start?
Turns out, in the winter of 1986, then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner was out to dinner with pilots Dick Routan and Jeana Yaaeger and asked them their plans after setting a new world record for round-the-world aviation. “Well, we’re going to Disneyland.” Laughs ensued, but Eisner’s wife smelled a catchphrase. With Super Bowl XXI just weeks away, an on-field crew was dispatched to corner Giants quarterback Phil Simms, who delivered the line with such precision that Disney’s used it every year since — except in 2005, and that was a company preference, not a Patriots thing.
Read the rest of the the article here where the then-St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner talks about the whole experience of being treated like royalty at Disneyland after winning the Super Bowl.
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