Disney’s Friends for Change Games

Posted on May 16, 2011

The DC Games are back… sort of.

Disney’s really pushing the environmental agenda and re-branding this year’s event as the Friends for Change Games with eco friendly game themes and what I’m sure will be a lot of the usual holier than thou preaching about saving water and the like. How many times do we need to be told to turn off the faucet while brushing our teeth anyway? This isn’t really about saving the planet, it’s about public relations, publicity, politics, and power.

But I digress. Go blue team! 🙂

WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

Over 30 Disney Channel and Disney XD stars from around the globe will compete in “Disney Friends for Change Games” to promote conservation and the power of coming together with friends and family to make a difference in one’s community and the world. Four teams of young stars will compete in a series of fun physical challenges to benefit specific charities and Friends for Change community projects on a global basis.

“Disney Friends for Change Games” teams will compete on behalf of Fauna and Flora International (Green Team), World Wildlife Fund (Red Team), Ocean Conservancy (Blue Team) and UNICEF (Yellow Team). Disney will make a donation of $125,000 to each charity, and the winning team’s charity will also receive an additional $100,000 donation from Disney.

Eighteen year-old Hollywood Records recording artist Bridgit Mendler (“Lemonade Mouth” and “Good Luck Charlie”) co-wrote and performed this year’s Disney Friends for Change anthem, “We Can Change The World,” a buoyant pop/rock song which will be released globally this summer. All of the proceeds from the song will go towards environmental charities through Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund.

Disney stars will invite kids and families worldwide to visit Disney.com/projectgreen, and Friends for Change international sites to pledge actions they will take in their own lives that will make a difference and help the planet. To date, over four million pledges have been made by kids worldwide. Additionally, young planet crusaders can play online versions of the games that took place during “Disney Friends for Change Games” and donate their earned points to their favorite teams. The team with the most points will be named the regional “Fan Favorite” team and awarded an additional $100,000 for their team’s charity. Through “Disney Friends for Change Games” and with the help of kids at home, Disney is donating almost one million dollars globally.

“Disney Friends for Change Games” are hosted by Tiffany Thornton (“So Random”) and Jason Earles (“Kickin’ It”). Maria Canals-Barrera (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) was on-hand to encourage and support the players as only a mom can do.

The teams are:

Blue Team

Captain: Debby Ryan (“Jessie”), Allisyn Ashley Arm (“So Random”), Olavo Cavalheiro (Disney Channel Brazil), Hutch Dano (“Zeke and Luther”), Roshon Fegan (“Shake It Up”), Doc Shaw (“Pair of Kings”), Stefanie Scott (“A.N.T. Farm”) and Jake Short (“A.N.T. Farm”).

Green Team

Captain: Brandon Mychal Smith (“So Random”), Valeria Baroni (Disney Channel Argentina), Paula Dalli (Disney Channel Spain), Adam Hicks (“Zeke and Luther”), David Henrie (“Wizards of Waverly Place”), Sterling Knight (“So Random”), Ryan Ochoa (“Pair of Kings”), Eve Ottino (Disney Channel France) and Bella Thorne (“Shake It Up”).

Yellow Team

Captain: Bridgit Mendler (“Good Luck Charlie”), Jorge Blanco (Disney Channel Mexico), Valentina Colombo (Disney Channel Italy), Adam Irigoyen (“Shake It Up”), China Anne McClain (“A.N.T. Farm”), Sierra McCormick (“A.N.T. Farm”), Logan Miller (“I’m In The Band”) and Gregg Sulkin (“Wizards of Waverly Place” and Disney Channel UK).

Red Team
Captain: Mitchel Musso (“Pair of Kings”), Jake T. Austin (“Wizards of Waverly Place”), Doug Brochu (“So Random”), Kelsey Chow (“Pair of Kings”), Davis Cleveland (“Shake It Up”), Dean Delannoit (Disney Channel Holland and Belgium), Carlon Jeffrey (“A.N.T. Farm”), and Zendaya (“Shake It Up”).

*Special guest Leo Howard (“Kickin’ It”) will also participate.

“Disney Friends for Change Games” challenges are comprised of the four areas of environmental conservation: saving water, preventing waste, saving energy and protecting our habitats. The games emphasize the power of coming together with your friends and family to make a difference in your community and your world.

The games are:

High Energy Dance Battle:

Teams perform a freestyle dance routine on an energy generating dance floor.

Wash Out:

Players will race against time in a multi-stage relay race, taking laundry to the extreme through a series of sorting, washing and hang drying. Some of the clothes in the giant laundry pile were recycled from Disney Channel and Disney XD series.

The Recycler:

Players on stationary bicycles power a high-speed conveyor belt loaded with recycled items.

The Ultimate Course for Change:

Players tackle a challenging multi-part course that incorporates all of the Friends for Change green themes.

“Disney Friends for Change Games” are executive produced by Art Spigel and Hayma ‘Screech’ Washington for Dario Productions. The production was eco-conscious to ensure best efforts were made to lighten impact on the environment.

82 thoughts on “Disney’s Friends for Change Games”

  2. Cool! It looks like I’m a blue team fan since I have a major crush on their captain. 😉 It’s good to have Doc Shaw on the team. He’s not only SLOD alum but he’s also wicked funny. 😛 Hutch Dano is also a SLOD alum. He played Baley’s ex boyfriend Moose.

    I like the choice of hosts too. I’m sure Tiff, Jason and Maria will do an awesome job but I’m definitely going to miss Phill Lewis and of course Brian Stepanek who’s character is my namesake. They did an amazing job with the original version of the DC games. 🙂

  3. Nice, i think i’ll miss Selena, Brenda, Miley… well a few of the girls but Debby is reason enough to see this so bring’em on..
    Btw did anyone see Debby at the Sugar Factory celebrating her 18th bday? she looked freaking gorgeous.

  4. Marco,

    I saw one pic shortly after it was published and I have to say she looks TOTALLY ADORABLE! 😛 I sent the link to Webmaster Greg but there is only so much he can post to the site. Since then I’ve learned there are actually several pictures of my girl Debby at the Sugar Factory and here they are:

    http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Debby_Ryan_and_Birthday_Cake-570.jpg

    http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Debby_Ryan_with_sparklers_on_Birthday_Cake-570.jpg

    http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Debby_Ryan_with_candy-588.jpg

    http://www.vegasnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Debby_Ryan_with_Couture_Pop-570.jpg

  11. ANTFarmAddict, that’s not gonna happen – sorry! The blue team is gonna kick your yellow team’s butt. Once my girl Debby is put in charge of something there’s no stopping her. 🙂

  13. I like the yellow team because I love ant farm mostly china I might work with for tv later on the season if I get that casting yay go yellow

  14. Im all for the Red Team because it’s helping World Wildlife… But the green team has Sterling Night on it 😉

  15. love the blue team cuase they’re going for the Ocean Concervancy!
    HOW…..SO GREAT!!!!! I sooooo want to meet debby ryan(team captain)!!!

  19. bridgit mendler rocks if i needed to choose a favorite actress it would be her and i will love to meet her i have awhole notebook with pictures of her i have the lemonade mouth movie and cd she rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  21. yellow team will win cause it has the best captain bridgit mendler and i like glc first then a.n.t farm then wizards of waverly place and it has actors of each one of them.Go yellow team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. green team is deffinitly gonna win because they are the number 1 team red yellow and blue team sucks horriblely and i like the green team because there the only team that doesent suck and i like green and ana schroeder rosso yellow team sucks the most and the green team cause there the most enviremental and u dont see red blue or yellow making a change

  24. Go green team green team rocks green team is gonna come 1st for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!! And there captain is Brandon micheal smith he’s gonna make them win plus they have Bella thorn and sterling knight!!!!!!

  25. The green team is gonna kick butt cause they have Adam on their team! 🙂 Plus they have a great team captain.

  26. first i would like to say my laptop is going dead. second GOOO GREEN TEAM!!!third i kindda dont care about who wins just i really want to help change the world. and how i am doing that is right now my tv is off and light i am using a lamp to see. also i would like to say my favorite show on disney channel,,GOOD LUCK CHARLIE!!! well goo greenn!!!<3:)

  27. hey i am julianne kowlessar and i am a friend for change i conserve water and use reusable plastic bottles for about 2 days straight!
    thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. go yellow team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    my moms going to Joplin to help with the red cross thats all I have to say

  30. Hey,
    My name is Gauri. I watched friends for change games and I saw bridget mendler do nothing she did not know any dance rotines she is dumb seriously sheneeds to losen up

  31. I don’t like how they’re stretching this through the commercials over multiple days per week. It’s really hard to keep up with. I liked last time’s weekly half hour special format.

  35. now i’m going for the green team for sure because it has sterling knight, david henrie, and of course bella thorne and green is my favorite color GO GREEN TEAM!!!!!! 🙂

  41. i am RED TEAM all the way i picked it just because of zendaya i love her she rocks so made selena gomex isnt in this year but go RED THE ROCK!!!

  42. OMG!!!! I hope the Blue team WINS!!! I LOVE YOU Jake Short!!!!!!! HOPE THE BLUE TEAM WINS!!!!!! JUST BECAUSE JAKE SHORT IS ON IT!!!!

  43. Green team all the way!
    Because it has my current Disney favorite girl Bella (Since Selena’s semi-retired from Disney).
    And my favorite Disney guy, David Henrie.

  44. I am going for the yellow team because ant farm is so funny.China is my number one fan!!! GOOOOO yellow teammmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  48. I only picked yellow team because Brigit is on that team. If Selena was playing this year I would be the happiest. Goooooooo Selena.

  49. go red becuse i whant the red team to win becuse my faver corlo is red

    go yellown team becuse yellown is my faver corlor is yellown

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