E I R P S N I C E L E B R A T E E T M A R V F O O P E R N N I TRAVEL PLANNER REFERENCE GUIDE Disney Youth Programs DISNEY YOUTH PROGRAMS AT DISNEY YOUTH PROGRAMS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT DISNEYLAND® RESORT e Disney Performing Arts OnStage e Disney Performing Arts OnStage e Disney Performing Arts Workshops e Disney Performing Arts Workshops e Festival Disney e Disney Youth Education Series e Disney Youth Education Series e Disneyland® Grad Nite e Disney Senior Class Trips e Disney Youth Tickets e Disney Youth Tickets e Kingdom Keepers Quest MARKETING GUIDELINES CONTACTS PO Box 10111 • Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1011 877-939-6884 toll-free voice • 407-566-7688 fax Email: [email protected] Website: disneyyouth.com PO Box 3441 • Anaheim, CA 92803 800-232-7980 toll-free voice • 714-520-7097 fax Email: [email protected] Website: disneyyouth.com 1 DISNEY PERfoRMING ARts Is Theme Park admission required to perform? All performers and workshop participants are required to purchase one of the Disney Performing Arts OnStage Ticket Packages. Tickets will be valid for use only during the group’s stay. A performance or workshop requires the use of one Theme Park admission on that day (excluding performances at the Waterside Stage at Downtown Disney® Marketplace), however What is Disney Performing Arts OnStage? your group can also enjoy the Theme Student and community performing groups Parks before and after your performance or of 10 or more are given the opportunity workshop event. to perform onstage for approximately 25 May additional family members purchase minutes at select locations throughout tickets with the performing group? Walt Disney World Resort. You are able to purchase the Disney Performing Arts OnStage Ticket Packages Who can participate? for all additional Guests (chaperones, Any group of youth (ages 7+) or adult parents, siblings, etc.) at the same performers. Groups must apply and meet performer rate. audition qualifications. Past performing groups have included marching, concert Mail applications and audition materials to: and jazz bands; show and jazz choirs; Disney Performing Arts orchestras; dance and drill teams; PO Box 10000 color guards; pom squads; performance 1778 Avenue of the Stars Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 groups from dance studios; community orchestras; vocal ensembles; and gospel choirs. Available to international ensembles and groups. Are there educational opportunities? Disney Performing Arts Workshops offer the ultimate educational experience, and have been recognized by the National Association for Music Education, which officially endorses Disney Performing Arts OnStage Performances and Workshops. When are performances available? Performances are available daily throughout the year. Performances can be scheduled anytime during the day or evening, based on availability. Apply a year out for best availability. The National Association for Music Education The GRAMMY Foundation Endorses endorses Disney Performing Arts Disney Performing Arts For more information, please contact your Disney Youth National Account Manager. Disney Performing Arts OnStage PRODUCT DESCRIPTION HOW TO SIGN UP FOR DISNEY Disney Performing Arts OnStage Starter Tickets include: PERFORMING ARTS ONSTAGE • Performance opportunity (based on acceptance) • Disney Performing Arts OnStage commemorative gift 1. Group identifies several performance date options (for performers and 2 directors) and/or workshops. • One admission per day to any one Walt Disney World Theme Park (Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood Studios® or 2. Each group applying to perform prepares a Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park) for three, four, five or six days, one Theme Park per day nonreturnable audition video and a nonreturnable Disney Performing Arts OnStage Park Hopper® Tickets include: color photograph (8 x 10 or smaller) of the uniforms/ • Performance opportunity (based on acceptance) costumes to be worn during their performance. • Disney Performing Arts OnStage commemorative gift (for performers and 2 directors) 3. Travel Planner/Agent completes and submits all • Admission to any of the four Walt Disney World Theme Parks (Magic Kingdom Park, Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood Studios® and application materials 12 to 2 months prior to the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park) for three, four, five or six days requested performance date of the group. (Disney • Plus, Disney Performing Arts OnStage Park Hopper Tickets also Performing Arts OnStage performances are limited allow visits to multiple Theme Parks on the same day, as many during peak periods.) times as you like Disney Performing Arts OnStage Premium Tickets offer the ultimate 4. The Disney Performing Arts OnStage team reviews in flexibility, and include: • Performance opportunity (based on acceptance) the application and audition materials and notifies • Disney Performing Arts OnStage commemorative gift the Travel Planner of the group’s status and/or (for performers and 2 directors) performing date. • Your choice of a three-, four-, five- or six-day admission to all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks and includes Park Hopper privileges with additional visits to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon 5. Once the group is accepted, the Travel Planner and Water Park, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park, DisneyQuest® director will be notified of their performance date. Indoor Interactive Theme Park, Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course (before 4 p.m.), Disney’s Fantasia Gardens 6. Travel Planner submits completed Ticket Order with Miniature Golf Course (before 4 p.m.) and/or ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Does not include admission for specific events.) final payment at least six weeks prior to arrival. The “World” is yours! • 3-Day Premium Package includes three additional visits • 4-Day Premium Package includes four additional visits Note: A minimum of 10 performers is required. • 5-Day Premium Package includes five additional visits • 6-Day Premium Package includes six additional visits Each group receives two complimentary matching ticket packages for Group Leaders. Extra Guest tickets are also available, and are a perfect way to share the wonder and magic of the Walt Disney World experience. Additional chaperones, friends and family can now take advantage of the great youth ticket options and rates when they book with your group! For more information, please contact your Disney Youth National Account Manager. What are Disney Performing When are Workshops available? Arts Workshops? Workshops are available WITHOUT Virtually any type of performing a performance experience (Ticket group, from pom squads to choirs and Packages plus Workshop Fees are bands to dance teams, can hone their additional). Workshops are skills as they take part in magnificent 1.5–2.5 hours long. Available to behind-the-scenes workshops. All international ensembles and groups. workshops are facilitated by Disney professionals and expose groups to real-world, professional rehearsing and performing environments. WORKSHOP WHO SHOULD ATTEND? PARTICIPANTS BRIEF DESCRIPTION COVERED Auxiliary units, pom squads Provides the unique opportunity to rehearse and perform an original Disney-style Disney Auxiliration and color guards 20* production. Raise the quality of the group’s spinning abilities by focusing on proper Ages 11 and up technique, warm-ups, stage presence and the complete understanding of their equipment. Dance studios and dance teams Emphasizes the importance of discipline, show presentation and movement. Participants Disney Dancin’ 20* Ages 11 and up put this insight into action as they learn an actual Disney production number for a backstage performance. Disney Dancin’ Dance studios, dance teams Allows students to experience the life of a professional Disney dancer. Led by a professional Disney dancer, students examine memorable Disney dancing on film, then participate in Young Performer and drill teams 20* a simulated “rehearsal” and “performance” of a Disney show. Workshop takes place in a Edition Ages 6–10 special Disney rehearsal facility. Theatre groups, drama groups, Disney’s Broadway 20* An inside look at theatre, music, staging, costuming and props, as well as the opportunity to Magic dance studios, dance teams and perform original material from a Broadway musical. show choirs Ages 11 and up Disney’s Show Choirs Shares elements of live performance with show choirs by focusing on the fundamentals 20* Choir Magic Ages 11 and up of vocal technique and the basics of staged movement. Focuses on singing styles, interpretation and vocal dynamics. A Disney vocalist and Choirs Disney Sings 20* recording artist also demonstrates how movement can impact song and showcases ways Ages 11 and up vocal warm-ups enhance performance. Introduces students to elements of professional vocal performance. Students will record an excerpt from a Disney animated feature film’s soundtrack, led by a professional Disney Disney Sings Choirs vocalist. Students will also experience the demands and exhilaration of live performance as Young Performer Ages 6–10 20* they prepare the actual music and choreography from a Disney entertainment production Edition number. This is a fun, fast-paced reading, recording and performance experience in a special Disney rehearsal facility. Middle/junior high and high Involves jazz bands in a hands-on showcase of the essential components of jazz with Jazz It Up school jazz ensembles 20* style—Disney style, that is! Participating groups examine phrasing, improvisation,