Dawn Staley Celebrates Championship at Walt Disney World

(April 27, 2024), University of South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrated her team’s national basketball championship with a magical parade down Main Street, U.S.A., at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Saturday. Some favorite Disney characters joined the parade as Staley and her assistant coaches rode on a colorful float featuring streamers, fireworks and cheering guests. (Kent Phillips, photographer)

(April 27, 2024) South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley greets several Walt Disney World Resort cast members wearing South Carolina apparel on Saturday afternoon. Staley and her assistant coaches were at Walt Disney World to celebrate the team’s recent national championship. (Kent Phillips, photographer)

(April 27, 2024) South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley was one of the first guests of the day to experience Kilimanjaro Safaris on Saturday morning before joining her assistant coaches in a celebratory parade at Magic Kingdom. Staley and the coaches were at Walt Disney World to celebrate the team’s recent national championship. (Kent Phillips, photographer)

(April 27, 2024) Minnie Mouse greets South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley during her visit to Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista Fla., on Saturday. Staley was at Walt Disney World to celebrate her basketball team’s recent national championship by riding in a parade down Main Street, U.S.A., that featured streamers, fireworks, Disney characters and cheering guests. (Kent Phillips, photographer)