The cover of August 23, 2007 Rolling Stone magazine features Zac Efron, the star of the High School Musical films and Hairspray. In the interview, Efron mentions that he was on a Destination ImagiNation team in high school. Zac’s team competed in the Improvisational Challenge in 2004 for Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, Calif. “We had so much fun doing it,” he says, “that we won the worldwide competition… It was crazy.”

Kelly grew up in Custer, South Dakota, and participated in the program in grade school through high school. He attended the University of South Dakota, where he started in pre-med and then switched to Theater Design, a place where his creativity could really flow.

Kenton Duty can next be seen in the brand new Disney series Shake It Up! Kenton also appeared on the final episodes of the Lost series. “I participated in Destination ImagiNation,” he said in an interview. “Our team really connected. We were together from second grade to fifth grade. We even got to compete at the state tournament – twice!”

The world saw Maelle on the podium with her gold medal in the snowboard cross event, becoming the first Canadian woman to win gold at home in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She learned competition, teamwork and goal setting at a young age as a Destination ImagiNation team member from British Columbia.