![\"Rapunzel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rapunzel-and-Starlight-Childrens-Foundation.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Disney Parks Blog<\/a> shared the heartwarming story. Rapunzel brought the children Disney Princess-themed hospital gowns, crafted lanterns and colored with them, and shared stories about her adventures with Flynn Rider, Pascal, and Maximus.<\/p>\n These visits are cherished by both the patients and their parents. The family of four-year-old Azalea Marbury, who is receiving treatment for leukemia, expressed their appreciation for the outreach:<\/p>\n \u201cAzalea loves dressing up like a princess, so with the Starlight hospital gowns she gets to express herself and feel a little more at home,\u201d said Azalea\u2019s parents. \u201cEvents like today just brighten her day. She gets to dress up, have fun, and meet Rapunzel. She gets to be a normal kid again.\u201d<\/p>\n Azalea\u2019s parents will be running for Team Starlight at the 2026 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend<\/a>, taking place at Walt Disney World from February 26 to March 2. Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation is the event\u2019s celebrated charity.<\/p>\n Disney has worked with Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation for 25 years. The partnership brings Disney characters, toys, and themed hospital gowns to children in hospitals across the country.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re honored and grateful to have a longstanding relationship with Disney in helping us advance our mission of delivering happiness to seriously ill kids and their families through programs that unleash the power of play,\u201d said Adam Garone, CEO of Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow WDW News Today<\/a> on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nStarlight Children\u2019s Foundation<\/p>\n