List of Disney Ambassadors

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This is a List of Disney Ambassadors. Disney Ambassadors are selected cast members who are chosen and to represent and promote each Disney Resort. The program first started in 1965 and was created by Walt Disney. For the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland Park, Actress and Disney Legend Julie Andrews was asked to become the honorary 50th Anniversary Ambassador.

As of January 2009, Disneyland has had 44 teams of Ambassadors, and Walt Disney World has had 38. Diane Killeen currently manages the Disneyland Resort Program. Angie Sola currently manages the Walt Disney World Resort Program. Sandra Wallis currently manages the Disneyland Resort Paris Program. Carrie Tan manages the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Program.

Proclamation

During the Walt Disney World Ambassador announcement ceremony, the current Ambassadors read the following Walt Disney World Ambassador Proclamation:

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Citizens of all nations be it known that the Walt Disney World Ambassador team will represent WDW and the millions of happy citizen vacationers. It will be the Ambassador team's official mission to carry the friendly spirit of the WDW cast around the globe. This team is further enpowered to carry forth a personal message and greeting from Mickey Mouse and all the other Disney characters who inhabit this happy place to the leaders of cities and states and to all the citizens thereof and the universal spirit of happiness which is the foundation of Walt Disney World.

Disneyland Resort Ambassadors

1965 - Julie Reihm - First Disney Ambassador. Known as 'Miss Disneyland Tencennial'
1966 - Connie Swanson (Lane)
1967 - Marcia Miner (Phillips)
1968 - Sasha Sherbin
1969 - Shari Bescos (Koch)
1970 - Cathe Birk
1971 - Marva Dickson (Thomas)
1972 - Emily Zinser
1973 - Bonnie Drury (Cook)
1974 - Carol DeKeyser (Mezzano)
1975 - Kathy Smith (Hall)
1976 - Christina Schendel (Walker)
1977 - Susan Donald (Edwards)
1978 - Raellen Lescault
1979 - Leona Dombroske (Ross)
1980 - Nancy Englert (Murray)
1981 - Willie Van de Zwaag
1982 - Joanne Crawford
1983 - Mindy Wilson
1984 - Ellen Coleman (Marchese)
1985 - Melissa Tyler
1986 - Barbara Warren
1987 - Kendra Howell
1988 - Carolyn Long
1989 - Wendy Freeland
1990 - Jennifer Faust
1991 - Jill Ornelas
1992 - Suzanne Palmiter
1993 - Kathleen Mitts
1994 - Bonnie Delehoy
1995 - Gerard Aquino, Julia Onder, Michelle Tryon
1996 - Chris Allen, Gina Purugganan, Janet Tanasugarn, Heather Thompson
1997 - Christina McGeorge, Cathie Milam, Robyn Schatz
1998 - Oscar Carrasco and Dorothy Stratton
1999-2000 (18 mo.) - Dorrell Mitter, Jennifer Simis
2000-2001 (18 mo.) - Doina Roman-Osborn, Heri Garcia
2002 - Matt Ebeling
2003 - Daina Baker
2004 - Becky Murphy
2005-2006 - Andrae Rivas, Becky Phelps
2007 - Adonis Reeves, Garnett Schoonover
2008 - David Gill, Liz Hetzel
2009-2010 - Danielle DuBois, Quinn Shurian
2011-2012 - Jolie Hales, René Torrico

Walt Disney World Resort Ambassadors

1971 - Debby Dane Browne
1972 - Sherry Swets Hornsby
1973 - Karin Cheatham Dent
1974 - Christi Zeisler Aldridge
1975 - Suzy O'Hara Welbaum
1976 - Mary Ann Carter Lunde
1977 - Debby Bennett Griswold
1978 - Vicki Jaramillo
1979 - Pam Carpenter
1980 - Monica Hallecks McEwan
1981 - Robin Maples Davis
1982 - Jeanne Thiele Reynolds
1983 - Cynthia Pleasant-King
1984 - Susan Ralston Hartnett
1985 - Linnae Williams
1986 - Jody Carbiener Dreyer
1987 - Elizabeth Thompson Herrin
1988 - Susan Anderson Kuhnlein
1989 - Kathleen Sullivan Riordan
1990 - Karen Tucker Kurth
1991 - Kerry Kalus
1992 - Dawn Kuchar Brogan
1993 - Kim Hursh Piercy
1994 - Anne Roberts
1995 - Rhonda Anderson, Shelby Fronzaglia, Susie Geiger, Natasha Hogan, Chris Hurt, Erin Ramsey, Michelle Reynolds, Robert Sias, Winifred Whitehouse
1996 - Darren Chiappetta, Sara Jones, Keith Smith, Gayle Stevens
1997 - Kendal Jolly, Melissa Valiquette
1998 - Camye Mackey, Jill Hughes, Pete Sergi
1999 - Maria Rodriguez, Collin Shaughnessy Conaway, Gregory Taylor
2000 - Kitty Byron, Kristin Vaughn McNab, Tom Thomson
2001-2002 - Diana Ballard, Francesca Galarraga, Steven Miller
2003 - Scott Hammerle, Kathleen Ochab, Wendel Philp
2004 - Juan Aviles, Sara Spike, Christopher Stewart
2005 - Jeannie Amendola, Rebecca Godsil, Christopher White
2006 - Marjorie Colas, Michael Collier
2007 - Lowell A. Doringo, Michael Kelley
2008 - Kerri MacPherson, TC Newman
2009-2010 - Vanessa Rosas, Clay Shoemaker
2011-2012 - Jennifer Mason, Norman Vossschulte
WDW Honorary Ambassador (1990) - Louise Gerow

Tokyo Disney Resort Ambassadors

1983 - Yaeko Terasaki
1984 - Rumi Hagihara
1985 - Junko Tamura
1986 - Hiroko Igarashi
1987 - Setsuko Furuyama
1988 - Miwako Tanaka
1989 - Chika Nitori
1990 - Keiko Wakugawa
1991 - Ayari Nakamura
1992 - Michiyo Kako
1993 - Kyoko Atsuchi
1994 - Kaori Ume
1995 - Shizuka Itakura
1996 - Tomoko Saito
1997 - Michiko Sato
1998 - Maki Kousaka
1999 - Yoshiko Ohfuji
2000 - Asako Hibiya
2001 - Satoko Shiyanagi
2002 - Aya Urano
2003 - Shino Ogata
2004 - Yoko Inutsuka
2005 - Tomoko Nishikawa
2006 - Naoko Sugiyama
2007 - Marika Hatori
2008 - Risa Ogawa, Asami Nishizawa
2009 - Makiko Okamoto
2010 - Yuna Omiya
2011 - Tomoko Baba
2012 - Eriko Yokota

Disneyland Paris Ambassadors

1991-1992 - Sabine Marcon
1993 - Noëlla Gemke
1994 - Heather Jones
1995 - Marie-Hélène Gomis
1996 - Maria Kongsted
1997 - Wonny Rengersen
1998 - Ilaria Signorotto
1999 - Claire Jenkins
2000 - Audrey Brazier
2001 - Carine Jomas
2002 - Christophe Commin
2003-2004 - Samira Boulamlouj
2005-2006 - Elena Fumagalli
2007-2008 - Wendy Courquet, Arnaud Gayet
2009-2010 - Prisca Vigana, Julien Lothier
2011-2012 - Régis Alart, Osvaldo Del Mistero
2013-2014 - Antonella Giallombardo, Jonathan Rabeute
2015-2016 - Sonia Demay, Romina Grochow
2017-2018 - Laura Janice Gedigk, Michael Giordano
2019-2020 - Joana Afonso Santiago, Giona Prevete
2021 - Giona Prevete

Hong Kong Disneyland Ambassadors

2005-2006 - Angela To
2007-2008 - Jasmine Law
2009-2010 - Chi Ho Law
2011-2012 - Fion Lai

External links

Disneyland Resort Ambassadors website