Festival Disney


Spruce up your performance skills, gain a competitive edge, and seize the opportunity to explore the Walt Disney World® Resort theme parks. Festival Disney is a positive and educationally meaningful music festival for talented middle and high school concert choirs, orchestras, and concert bands.

Festival Overview
Achieve performance excellence at our all-Disney-produced competitive music festival! Festival Disney gives your ensemble the chance to compete with other schools from across the country, while also having the opportunity to make once-in-a-lifetime memories at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Specially selected, nationally recognized adjudicators provide detailed, positive feedback to all ensembles through written and recorded comments, as well as personalized feedback clinics following concert performances. Competitive and non‐competitive options are available.

Disney Imagination Campus – Performing Arts is extremely proud to be endorsed by the National Association for Music Education.

2024 Festival Disney Dates
March 8 & 9
March 15 & 16
March 21, 22 & 23
April 4, 5 & 6
April 12 & 13
April 19 & 20
April 26 & 27

Additional Information:

      • Each ensemble must have a minimum of 20 student performers to be eligible to participate.
      • Each school is invited to register a maximum of two (2) Concert Choirs, two (2) Concert Bands, and/or two (2) Orchestras. (We are not able to accommodate specialty ensembles such as jazz bands or show/jazz/madrigal choirs.)
      • Ensembles within the same genre (Choir, Band, Orchestra) participating in Festival Disney may also participate in up to one (1) Performing Arts Workshop on Monday through Thursday only.
      • Ensembles within the same genre (Choir, Band, Orchestra) participating in Festival Disney may NOT participate in a Performing Arts Stage or Marching Performance.
      • All groups must provide their own chartered bus transportation to and from their performance and awards ceremony locations. Disney Transportation may not be used to attend festival activities.
      • We are proud to feature instruments and equipment from music industry leaders such as Ludwig/Musser percussion, Glaesel String Instruments, Steinway & Sons Pianos, and Wenger performance equipment

Venues

      • Festival Disney events will take place at a number of venues in and around the Walt Disney World Resort.
      • Venues will be listed as part of the festival schedule and maps that directors will receive approximately 6 weeks prior to the event.

Festival Disney Solo & Ensemble
We are proud to offer this VIRTUAL educational offering that allows students to compete and receive solo or small ensemble ratings and written feedback from a nationally recognized Festival Disney adjudicator. Students will also receive an exclusive Festival Disney Solo & Ensemble medal for their participation.

      • This virtual competition is for solo performers or ensembles of 9 or fewer performers, who are already part of a group participating in Festival Disney
      • All performance videos will be submitted online, prior to the group’s trip
      • A specific Solo & Ensemble registration form with final details will be sent to all directors closer to the festival dates
      • Additional fees apply for this experience.

National Core Arts Standards
This performance opportunity fulfills many of the National Core Arts Standards for creation, performing, responding, and connecting.

Festival Disney Premium Package 
3 Days/2 Nights

– Two nights of hotel accommodations in Central Florida
– Two breakfasts at the hotel
– Two or Three days of admission to Walt Disney World® Theme Parks (One Park per Day)
– Festival Disney Performance
– Adjudicated performances, 20-25 minutes in length, with taped and written comments
– Personalized educational clinic conducted by a designated adjudicator (Concert ensembles only)
– Festival Disney Award for all ensembles
– Exclusive Festival Disney Medal for all students
– Special Festival Disney Awards Ceremony
– Directors receive a Festival Disney Handbook
– Two complimentary double occupancy packages for the Director
– One complimentary quad occupancy package for each 10, 15, or 20 paid students
– Just Orlando Youth Tours Representative on call for 24-hour emergency service
– All Taxes and Gratuities are included
Festival Disney Band
Festival Disney Premium Package #2
4 Days/3 Nights

– Three nights hotel accommodations in Central Florida
– Three breakfasts at the hotel
– Three days admission to Walt Disney World® Theme Parks (Park Hopper Ticket)
– Dinner at Planet Hollywood or Rainforest Cafe®
– Evening at Disney Springs®
– Festival Disney Performance
– Adjudicated performances, 20-25 minutes in length, with taped and written comments
– Personalized educational clinic conducted by a designated adjudicator (Concert ensembles only)
– Festival Disney Award for all ensembles
– Exclusive Festival Disney Medal for all students
– Special Festival Disney Awards Ceremony
– Directors receive a Festival Disney Handbook
– Two complimentary double occupancy for the Director
– One complimentary quad occupancy package for each 10, 15, or 20 paid student.
– Just Orlando Youth Tours Representative on call for 24-hour emergency service
– All Taxes and Gratuities are included.