Sorry, Florida: Super Bowl 2024 MVP Patrick Mahomes is going to Disneyland, not Orlando

Sorry, Disney World (and Florida), the 2024 Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is going to Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Following a remarkable Super Bowl 58 game that led to the Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers in an overtime in the last few minutes, with a final score of 25 to 22, Mahomes was named Most Valueable Player. Typically, the MVP is asked soon after the game's over where he's going to go. The answer is either: "I'm going to Disney World!" or "I'm going to Disneyland!"

In this case, Disneyland won the toss-up.

After the historic overtime win in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Mahomes celebrated by shouting, “I’m going to Disneyland!” This is the third time the Chiefs’ star quarterback has been featured in the famous commercial, the third time Mahomes was Super Bowl MVP and the third time Mahomes would be chosen to attend a Disney theme park the next day.

According to the Disney Parks Blog, the Chiefs quarterback will celebrate the team's win at the "happiest place on Earth" on Monday, Feb. 12: "If you plan on being in the park, you might see Mahomes enjoying the day while experiencing some of the park’s signature attractions. He will also be featured in a cavalcade with some of your favorite Disney characters so be sure to join the celebration on the parade route from “it’s a small world” all the way down to Main Street U.S.A."

The parade starts at 2 p.m. PST.

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Do football players really go to Disney every year after the Super Bowl? When do they go to Disneyland or Disney World?

There have been exceptions over the years, but for the most part, certain players from the winning team, usually the MVP (or most valuable player) visit Disneyland or Disney World the day after the Super Bowl.

In 2008, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning declared he was going to Disneyland after his Super Bowl win. However, due to weather and other commitments, news reports show, a celebration for Manning occurred the next day at Disneyland, and the QB later appeared at a Disneyland, post-Super Bowl parade on May 8, 2008, more than three months after the big game.

When did 'I'm going to Disney!' start for Super Bowl winners? Is it really every year at Disney World in Florida or Disneyland in California?

The "I'm going to Disney!" tradition didn't start until Super Bowl 21 in 1987, with the New York Giants' quarterback and game MVP Phil Simms proclaiming he was "gonna go to Disney World."

Twice in history there was no theme park celebration for the winning Super Bowl team. In 2021, the Super Bowl parade at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando was canceled because of the COVID pandemic, however, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and their families attended the theme park.

When did Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes go to Disney World or Disneyland after the Super Bowl?

Super Bowl LVIII (aka Super Bowl 2024 or Super Bowl 58) was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb. 11, 2024. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said, "I'm going to Disneyland!"

Super Bowl LVII (aka Super Bowl 2023 or Super Bowl 57) was held in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2023. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said, "I'm going to Disneyland!"

Super Bowl LIV (aka Super Bowl 2020 or Super Bowl 54) was held in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 2, 2020. After winning his first Super Bowl championship, MVP and quarterback Patrick Mahomes declared he was going to Disney World.

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