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?" 😅@stephenasmith and the @FirstTake crew are live from @Disneyland 🏰
— ESPN (@espn) February 9, 2026
(via @FirstTake) pic.twitter.com/OuS52yrHQI
Super Bowl Champions Cavalcade
As is tradition, the 2026 Super Bowl Champions Seattle Seahawks will take part in a celebratory cavalcade through Disneyland with MVP Kenneth Walker III riding on a float alongside Mickey. Stay tuned for our coverage!
‘We’re Going’ Campaign for ESPN’s Inaugural Super Bowl
Following yesterday’s Super Bowl LX, ESPN and Disney unveiled “We’re Going,” a cameo-filled marketing campaign for ESPN’s inaugural Super Bowl. The spot, which debuted on Good Morning America, reimagines the “I’m Going to Disney World” Super Bowl tradition, bringing together more than 60 characters from across the worlds of Disney as they journey to a single destination: Super Bowl LXI.
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