February 16, 2010
Disney Social Media Moms Celebration PHOTOS
I still need some time to gather my thoughts for a coherent blog post on the entire event. I’ve been visiting some of the site from the bloggers who attended and I am so impressed with their writing talents and amount of content they publish. Janice and Susan from 5 Minutes For Mom are simply amazing! Their energy levels are through the roof and it shows in their website.
While I gather my thoughts, here are some photos from the event. These are a compilation of my pictures, plus photos from Preston Mack – the official Disney photographer on Friday, and Josh Hallet of hyku.com who attended Thursday’s breakfast with Guy Kawasaki.
Kathy Ireland captivated the audience with her eloquent presentation.
Backstage with Kathy Ireland. What a beautiful person she is!
Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton welcomed the moms to the first ever Social Media Moms Celebration.
Maxine Clark, founder and Chief Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop delivered the opening presentation that set the tone for the rest of the day.
Cool shot of the American Adventure rotunda where Guy Kawasaki presented. Photo compliments of Josh Hallett, hyku.com
Marissa Jaret Winokur had the crowd laughing with her creative presentation on how she uses social media.
Chris Brogan and moms from the conference at Epcot on Thursday nights.
Chris Brogan and me at the end of the day’s events on Friday. 
Oh yeah – the Muppets showed up for the festivities, too!
ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover star Ty Pennington at Thursday’s Volunteer Family Celebration event at Epcot.
The new Guinness World Record for structure made out of canned food. The food was all packaged up and distributed to local food banks in Florida and Georgia, enough to feed 70,000 meals!
Written by: Leanne
Filed Under: Disney
Tags: Chris Brogan, Disney, Guy Kawasaki, Kathy Ireland, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Maxine Clark, Meg Crofton, moms, Social Media
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Sandy Jenney
February 16, 2010 at 6:50 pm
You got some great shots!!
Bay
February 16, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Thanks for sharing your photos and for all of your hard work at this event! We had an awesome time! I agree, it takes some time to try to think of everything to say; I just put up one #DisneySMmoms post and I have three more to write!
<3 Bay
AJ
February 16, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Just found your blog, and I’m so glad I did! What a great collection of photos! I’m already eagerly awaiting next years conference. Now go get some rest!
Tara @ Deal Seeking Mom
February 16, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Great pics, Leanne! I had a blast at the conference. Hoping it becomes an annual event because I’d love to do it again!
Amy
February 16, 2010 at 7:18 pm
wonderful pictures of a wonderful event. Thanks for all of your hard work!
Audrey - Mom Generations
February 16, 2010 at 7:33 pm
I love the photos – you captured the conference beautifully!! Thanks for including the photo of Chris and the moms! It was such a pleasure meeting you… you did a remarkable job!!
Maricris of Zen MamaVentures
February 16, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Wonderful photos!If I didn’t know u, I would have thought you were another super model next to Kathy Ireland!
So great meeting you in person and being a part of the Disney Social Mom Community. Thank you Leanne!
Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)
February 16, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Fantastic shots!
I love the picture of the American Adventure rotunda… how cool.
If you like you can add your pictures to the DisneySMMoms Flickr group I created
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1312701@N25/
Thank you again for everything!!!
debbie hudson
February 16, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Hey Leanne,
Look at this flickr stream. It’s from Lynne Ronemous (I think I spelled that right); she was one of us Disney bloggers, and she took some amazing shots! Maybe you can use one or two if you do any more blogging on the conference:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcr_pictures/sets/72157623311984505/?page=21
Rock and Roll Mama
February 17, 2010 at 12:17 am
Leanne,
Great shots from a stellar event! One of my favorite things about it (aside from all the great speakers and amazing food:) was the professional courtesy Disney showed the bloggers from start to finish. The languaging used in consistently referring to us as “Media”, and the inclusion in mainstream press events, really made the event stand out in my book.
Far too often companies want to work with bloggers as a press outlet without granting bloggers the same benefits or credentials as press, and I really appreciated the consistency across media outlets- it spoke volumes about your organization and its perception of new media.
Thank you for all of your hard work on the event, as well as all the other cast members- everyone I met was fabulous!
Best, Lindsay
Jennifer(Savor)
February 17, 2010 at 4:34 am
Thank you for a wrap up. I was supposed to go and am still bummed I missed but atleast I can ‘be a part’ through your post.
Debra Muccio
February 17, 2010 at 8:34 am
WOW….that breakfast shot is amazing in Epcot’s American Adventure Rotunda!
oh amanda
February 17, 2010 at 5:35 pm
So cool, Leanne! I can’t believe the Muppets were there1 *sigh*
Leanne J
February 17, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Thank you all for your comments. I will add the photos to the Flickr stream but please be aware you can download them as well from: http://www.wdwpress.com/disneysmmoms These are the photos taken by the photographer Preston Mack specifically for the conference.
Kelly
February 17, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Thanks for the photos and all your hard work. It was truly an amazing conference.