Immersive Entertainment at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Imagine….

• Suddenly being taken in by pirates, getting a crash course in buccaneering, and pledging allegiance to a Pirate’s Oath.
• In an instant, saddling up on a wooden stick horse among cacti and mine shafts in the wackiest cowboy camp this side of the Pecos.
• Time-traveling back to the renaissance and joining lords, ladies and other merrymakers in royal games and dances.

It’s one thing to dream a dream, even better to actually live that dream. Thanks to new immersive entertainment during “The Year of a Million Dreams,” which started Oct. 1, 2006, guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts have the chance to get inside their own dreams by living out their fantasies.

“These experiences transport our guests deep into the magical realms of what Disney parks are all about,” said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “Rather than imagine being in a Disney parade or what it’s like to sail with Captain Jack Sparrow, these transformational experiences put our guests right in the heart of their dreams.”

Guests are invited for their special roles by Disney cast members, who are on special assignment as dream makers during “The Year of a Million Dreams.” So anyone with a hankering for the cowboy life or wondering what it’s like to hold court with royals just might see their fantasy come true.

Here’s a rundown of immersive experiences happening every day at Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom) during Disney’s “The Year of a Million Dreams”:

• Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Tutorial (Adventureland). Train to become a pirate. Looking for new recruits, Captain Jack and his mate Mack lead guests through a series of pirate skill tests to prove their mettle. Who is craftiest at wooden swordplay? Who can flash their most menacing pirate grimace? Faster than you can say “Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho, the Pirate’s Life for Me,” the big moment arrives: getting officially sworn in with the Pirate’s Oath to become honorary buccaneers of Captain Jack’s famous Pirate Crew.
• Let’s Have a Ball! The Happily Ever “After Party” (Fantasyland). In the shadows of Cinderella Castle, Lady Lucinda and Simon, a bumbling but eager Merry Maker, lead guests in the Lord and Ladies Limbo, Lucinda’s Freeze Dance, Simon Says and the Grand Waltz presided over by Princess Aurora (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) and Prince Phillip. To close the festivities, Aurora and Phillip meet their royal subjects. It is music-filled pageantry as everyone has a royal ball.
• Woody’s Cowboy Camp (Frontierland). There’s a rootin’ tootin’ good time in store as Woody, Jesse and Bullseye invite everyone to Woody’s Cowboy Camp! Ridin’ in on a wagon are some of their best cowpoke pals, along with Sam the Singin’ Cowboy who leads a rollicking hoedown. Led by Bullseye and saddled up on wooden stick horses, kids giddy-up their way through a cowboy obstacle course — maneuvering around parents donning hats shaped like cacti, mountains and mine shafts. It’s kick-up-your-spurs, hootin’ and hollerin’ fun as the cowboy spirit comes to life on the dusty streets of Frontierland.
• “Main Street Family Fun Day Parade” (Main Street, U.S.A.). For the very first time, guests are able to parade down Main Street, U.S.A. alongside favorite Disney characters. For guests it’s a pennant-waving, drum-beating rush as they join characters as they march alongside parade floats, a marching band and an old-timey fire truck. To accommodate little paraders and their parents there’s even a stroller drill team. When the parade hits Town Square, guests join the performers gathering around the center of Town Square for a flag-waving patriotic finale.

And new at Disney-MGM Studios (opening late January):

• “High School Musical” Pep Rally. C’mon and get Wildcat fever. It’s infectious as guests learn fun cheers and cool dance moves, wave pom-poms and sing along to the biggest hit songs of today’s most popular entertainment phenomenon come to life in “High School Musical” Pep Rally, a new immersive show for the whole family. Throughout the park, a multi-talented team of entertainers re-create the world of East High — basketball court and all — a place where best friends break into elaborate musical numbers like magic. Guests may even find themselves shooting hoops or joining in as the whole street turns into a rockin’ party as great songs fill the air, from the Disney Channel sensation “High School Musical.”

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Immersive Entertainment at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Imagine….

• Suddenly being taken in by pirates, getting a crash course in buccaneering, and pledging allegiance to a Pirate’s Oath.
• In an instant, saddling up on a wooden stick horse among cacti and mine shafts in the wackiest cowboy camp this side of the Pecos.
• Time-traveling back to the renaissance and joining lords, ladies and other merrymakers in royal games and dances.

It’s one thing to dream a dream, even better to actually live that dream. Thanks to new immersive entertainment during “The Year of a Million Dreams,” which started Oct. 1, 2006, guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts have the chance to get inside their own dreams by living out their fantasies.

“These experiences transport our guests deep into the magical realms of what Disney parks are all about,” said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “Rather than imagine being in a Disney parade or what it’s like to sail with Captain Jack Sparrow, these transformational experiences put our guests right in the heart of their dreams.”

Guests are invited for their special roles by Disney cast members, who are on special assignment as dream makers during “The Year of a Million Dreams.” So anyone with a hankering for the cowboy life or wondering what it’s like to hold court with royals just might see their fantasy come true.

Here’s a rundown of immersive experiences happening every day at Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom) during Disney’s “The Year of a Million Dreams”:

• Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Tutorial (Adventureland). Train to become a pirate. Looking for new recruits, Captain Jack and his mate Mack lead guests through a series of pirate skill tests to prove their mettle. Who is craftiest at wooden swordplay? Who can flash their most menacing pirate grimace? Faster than you can say “Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho, the Pirate’s Life for Me,” the big moment arrives: getting officially sworn in with the Pirate’s Oath to become honorary buccaneers of Captain Jack’s famous Pirate Crew.
• Let’s Have a Ball! The Happily Ever “After Party” (Fantasyland). In the shadows of Cinderella Castle, Lady Lucinda and Simon, a bumbling but eager Merry Maker, lead guests in the Lord and Ladies Limbo, Lucinda’s Freeze Dance, Simon Says and the Grand Waltz presided over by Princess Aurora (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) and Prince Phillip. To close the festivities, Aurora and Phillip meet their royal subjects. It is music-filled pageantry as everyone has a royal ball.
• Woody’s Cowboy Camp (Frontierland). There’s a rootin’ tootin’ good time in store as Woody, Jesse and Bullseye invite everyone to Woody’s Cowboy Camp! Ridin’ in on a wagon are some of their best cowpoke pals, along with Sam the Singin’ Cowboy who leads a rollicking hoedown. Led by Bullseye and saddled up on wooden stick horses, kids giddy-up their way through a cowboy obstacle course — maneuvering around parents donning hats shaped like cacti, mountains and mine shafts. It’s kick-up-your-spurs, hootin’ and hollerin’ fun as the cowboy spirit comes to life on the dusty streets of Frontierland.
• “Main Street Family Fun Day Parade” (Main Street, U.S.A.). For the very first time, guests are able to parade down Main Street, U.S.A. alongside favorite Disney characters. For guests it’s a pennant-waving, drum-beating rush as they join characters as they march alongside parade floats, a marching band and an old-timey fire truck. To accommodate little paraders and their parents there’s even a stroller drill team. When the parade hits Town Square, guests join the performers gathering around the center of Town Square for a flag-waving patriotic finale.

And new at Disney-MGM Studios (opening late January):

• “High School Musical” Pep Rally. C’mon and get Wildcat fever. It’s infectious as guests learn fun cheers and cool dance moves, wave pom-poms and sing along to the biggest hit songs of today’s most popular entertainment phenomenon come to life in “High School Musical” Pep Rally, a new immersive show for the whole family. Throughout the park, a multi-talented team of entertainers re-create the world of East High — basketball court and all — a place where best friends break into elaborate musical numbers like magic. Guests may even find themselves shooting hoops or joining in as the whole street turns into a rockin’ party as great songs fill the air, from the Disney Channel sensation “High School Musical.”

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