Disney Facts: A look at the Disney Ambassador program

This ambassadorship is not one that is appointed by the President to represent the United States in a far away land. This is post is probably one more people would desire – to be a  Disney Ambassador.

The ambassador program is a tradition that began at the Disneyland Resort in 1965 when Walt Disney realized the need for an official representative of Disneyland. Up until 1994 there was just one Disneyland Ambassador at  time, but after that teams were appointed. And the program has expanded.

Currently, each of Disney’s resort destinations around the world has an Ambassador, according to the Disney Parks blog,  whose full-time duties include participating in more than 200 events each year.The events include cast member recognition ceremonies, grand openings, marketing events, special promotions and media interviews.

Jolie Hales and Rene Torrico are the current ambassadors. Scott Wolf has interviews with them and all the history of the ambassador program on his site.