Patrick Mahomesis going toDisney World— and it’s a wish that his heart made seven years ago.
Afterleading his team to victoryatSuper Bowl LIVon Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterbackwas captured on videodelivering the famous line about what he plans to do next.
“I’m going to Disney World!” he said in the video with a huge smile on his face.
The quote is even more poignant for Mahomes,who tweeted in 2013, “I bet it feels amazing to be the quarterback who says ‘I’m going to Disney World’ after winning the Super Bowl#Qbs.”
Disney Parks Blog shared a video of the history-making moment on Instagram, before following up with a montageof footage from the gameand writing in the caption, “#SuperBowlMVP Patrick Mahomes is ‘Going to Disney World!’ for celebratory parade and sharing the spotlight with aMake-A-WishChild!”
Patrick Mahomes.Andy Lyons/Getty
Ina blog post, Jeremy Schoolfield of Walt Disney World Resort Public Relations added, “And to make even more magical wishes come true in the future, Disney Parks is donating $1million to Make-A-Wish inhonor of Mahomes’ MVP performance” — also sharing that 10-year-old Nathan, the Make-A-Wish child from Texas, will be riding in the parade with the Super Bowl champion.
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Mahomesled the Chiefs to victoryover the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, marking the team’s first Super Bowl win in 50 years.
The quarterback’s girlfriend, Brittany Matthews, spent the gamecheering on her manand celebrated the team’s big win — andMahomes’ MVP title— with a sweet Instagram post.
In the picture, Matthews was holding on tight to Mahomes, who was already wearing a Chiefs Super Bowl champions T-shirt and hat. “We fought for our right to PAAAARTYYYY???#chiefskingdom,” shecaptioned the photo.
The couple (who have been dating since high school in Whitehouse, Texas) leaned in for a kiss as they stood among Chiefs-themed confetti on the Hard Rock Stadium field.
From left: Brittany Matthews and Patrick Mahomes.Andy Lyons/Getty
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Mahomes has long been deemed a rising star in the leaguethanks to his impressive passing ability. Likened to an NBA equivalent of a point guard, the athlete has put on spectacular performances all season that has made Kansas City an offensive juggernaut.
Mahomes is set to arrive at Walt Disney World on Monday, where he and Nathan will ride in an afternoon parade through the Magic Kingdom park.
Disney Parks Blog reports that viewers cancatch the livestream on their websitestarting at around 2:40 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
