Have you seen the new "Fantasyland Football" social media event?

While I have to admit I  am not a basketball fan, I do look forward to March Madness. Not because of the games that are played, but because I am in love with the Disney Store and Disney Parks Blog March Madness merchandise event. So imagine my joy and surprise today when I learned that there is now a "Fantasyland Football" themed merchandise event!
For the next three weeks you can visit the special Fantasyland Football website and vote on your favorite Coach, Assistant Coach, Running Back, and Offensive Line. The Disneyland Dreamers and Walt Disney World Wonders are offering up twenty four players for you to choose from. You can pick between your favorite Disney ride and movie characters as they go head to head, and once you decide who you like the best you can then order a t-shirt and hoodie with that character on it. Each items has limited availability so they can only be ordered from Monday October 16, 2017 to Sunday November 12, 2017. Shipping will take 3-5 weeks.
The shirts are made of soft heathered jersey knit and feature the teams logo in screen art on the front and the players number on the back. Select shirts also have glitter, flocked, crystalline, metallic or other accents on them.The hoodies have a lined hood with drawstring and pouch pocket and feature the screen art logo on the front. Select hoodies also have Crystalline or metallic accents on them. Each team also has it's own hoodie with the teams logo on the front, and adult t-shirt and men and women's "jersey" style shirts with with the teams logo on the front and the year the parked opened as a jersey number on the back of the shirt. Last but not least is the 2017 Fantasyland Football shirt that features all twenty-four players on the back. To make it even more difficult to decide what team items you want to buy the Disney Store is currently running a "Buy One, Get One 40% Off Promotion" on all of the 2017 Fantasyland Football items. Here are your 2017 Fantasyland Football teams:

Disneyland 

  

• Abominable Snowman - the screen art on back features ''59'' - a reference to 1959, the year the Matterhorn opened at Disneyland
• Aurora - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland opened
• Fuzzball - the screen art on back features ''86'' - a reference to 1986, the year Captain EO was released at Disneyland
• Hatbox Ghost - the screen art on back features ''69'' - a reference to 1969, the year The Haunted Mansion opened at Disneyland
• Indiana Jones - the screen art on back features ''95'' - a reference to 1995, the year The Indiana Jones Adventure opened at Disneyland
• Jingles - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland, and King Arthur Carousel, opened
• Moley - the screen art on back features ''55'' - a reference to 1955, the year Disneyland, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, opened
• Pele - the screen art on back features ''63'' - a reference to 1963, the year the Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disneyland
• Rafter Bear - the screen art on back features ''01'' - a reference to 2001, the year Grizzly River Run opened at Disney's California Adventure 
• Sulley - the screen art on back features ''06'' - a reference to 2006, the year Mike and Sulley to the Rescue opened at Disney's California Adventure
• The Auctioneer - the screen art on back features ''67'' - a reference to 1967, the year the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opened at Disneyland
• Ursula - the screen art on back features ''11'' - a reference to 2011, the year Ariel's Undersea Adventure opened at Disney's California Adventure

Walt Disney World

• Br'er Fox - the screen art on back features ''92'' - a reference to 1992, the year Splash Mountain opened at Walt Disney World
• Buff - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World - and the Country Bear Jamboree - opened
• Buzz Lightyear - the screen art on back features ''98'' - a reference to 1998, the year Space Ranger Spin opened at Walt Disney World
• Cinderella - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World with Cinderella Castle opened
• Darth Vader - the screen art on back features ''89'' - a reference to 1989, the year Star Tours opened at Walt Disney World
• Figment - the screen art on back features ''83'' - a reference to 1983, the year Figment first appeared at Walt Disney World
• Five Legged Goat - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year The Contemporary Resort opened at Walt Disney World
• Maleficent - the screen art on back features ''98'' - a reference to 1998, the year Fantasmic! premiered at Walt Disney World
• Orange Bird - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World opened
• Pecos Bill - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year Walt Disney World and the Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe opened
• Shaman - the screen art on back features ''82'' - a reference to 1982, the year Spaceship Earth opened at Walt Disney World
• Trader Sam - the screen art on back features ''71'' - a reference to 1971, the year the Jungle Cruise opened at Walt Disney World