Super Bowl LX just wrapped, but the coverage of Super Bowl LXI — the first to air on ESPN — has already kicked off at Disneyland Park.
‘The Handoff’ Set on Main Street, U.S.A.
On February 2, the NFL announced that it had officially handed control of the NFL Network and other media assets to Disney via ESPN. Last night, at the conclusion of Super Bowl LX, NFL PrimeTime host Chris Berman ceremonially “handed off” to Scott Van Pelt at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, where Super Bowl LXI will take place.
Today, The Handoff 24-hour broadcast continues in Disneyland Park, where First Take with Stephen A. Smith, multiple editions of SportsCenter, NFL Live, and a second episode of Super Bowl Live will air from this set constructed in Town Square in Main Street, U.S.A.
The setup includes a black stage with the ESPN and Disneyland 70 logos along the top. The desk is an angular silver shape with the official Super Bowl LXI logo in the center, featuring ocean waves inside the letters. Five chairs sit behind the desk.
The camera view will have the hosts flanked by Disneyland 70th anniversary decorations with Sleeping Beauty Castle visible behind them.
Fences and production equipment fill up the square, and guests are advised of filming around Town Square.
There’s also a dedicated viewing area for guests.
The back of the stage is the same as the front.
First Take already aired earlier this morning before Disneyland opened to guests, and ESPN shared host Stephen Smith hanging out with Mickey and Minnie.
"Look at my friends! Mickey and Minnie, how you doing?"
