{"id":102794,"date":"2019-09-17T09:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T13:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=102794"},"modified":"2022-07-29T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:10:00","slug":"disney-world-knights-football-team-sign-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/disney-world-knights-football-team-sign-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney World, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Football Team Sign Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a new sponsorship agreement, Walt Disney World Resort hopes to spread some extra magic to the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ football team.<\/p>\n

Disney is now the official Theme Park, Water Park, Resort and Cruise Line Destination of the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalt Disney World Resort and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ share a commitment to making Central Florida a key destination for sports,\u201d says Faron Kelley, vice president of Disney Sports. \u201cWith this agreement, we hope to reach even more of Knight Nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The multiyear agreement includes shared marketing opportunities, in-game promotions at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ home football games and Disney signage inside Spectrum Stadium. It also extends the existing relationship between Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ and Disney which have joined together as part of the Disney Aspire education investment program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In May, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ was added to\u00a0the Disney Aspire\u00a0network of schools, which offers free tuition to eligible\u00a0hourly Disney\u00a0employees and employees,\u00a0making it easier to pursue their dreams and fulfill their career ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Orlando\u2019s hometown college football team, we are thrilled to be teaming up with Disney to add a touch of magic for fans at Spectrum Stadium,\u201d says Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White. \u201cAdditionally, this agreement enables Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ to have the most unique student-athlete experience in the country as every year all of our student-athletes will have the opportunity to visit Walt Disney World Resort.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collaboration strengthens Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s position as one of the nation\u2019s most affordable and best-value universities.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available for fans\u00a0to attend upcoming Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ home football games and be a part of the magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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