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Disneyland Names 2025 Walt Disney Legacy Award Recipients

The elite honor recognizes fewer than 1% of cast members through an anonymous peer process rooted in the pillars of dream, create, inspire.

The magic hat entrance to the Disneyland Hotel is seen on Aug. 18, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif.
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Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland on Aug. 18, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif.
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland is seen on Aug. 18, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif.

Overview

  • Disney Parks Blog spotlighted new honorees at Disneyland Resort, including Jim Campbell, Steve Finley, Carol Vincent, Alondra Chavez Castaneda and longtime cast member Hank Ameen.
  • Surprise workplace celebrations across August and September culminated in recipients receiving the distinctive blue Legacy name tag.
  • Program lead Rick Henson detailed a fully anonymous, global, peer-to-peer nomination system that draws tens of thousands of submissions and ends with a secret ballot.
  • Selection focuses on the values of dream, create and inspire, with highly personalized notifications crafted for each recipient.
  • Companywide, a little over 2,000 cast members now wear the blue badge, with earlier 2025 recognition at Walt Disney World including PhotoPass photographer Willie Jackson.