We have been invited to Florida Homeschool Days at the Walt Disney World Resort.
When: Monday September 19, 2005 9:30 am
Where: World Showcase Epcot
Cost: $37 per person ages 4 and up
3 and under are free
They will take our group on an exciting and educational look at World Cultures! Our group will listen as Disney's Cultural representatives talk about their home country and answer questions about growing up in another culture. Afterwards, the group will disburse into Epcot and spend the rest of the afternoon using Disney's self-guided youth tour. This may also be a great time to collect items and information for a country you may want to represent in the Spring International Fair.
disneymom3 said:I called the 800 number too and I got quite different information than Lisa.
What the girl I spoke with told me is that there is a packet you can get for $9 and you can then explore Epcot on your own. With that you can just buy your regular park admission. Or you can get a ticket package--more on that later
You can also go to these specific days where you sign up, pay the park admission, plus the $9 and listen to guest speakers about and from the various countries. For this month, the days are Feb 21 and 22. You also get the packet and after the talks, you are free to explore on your own.
What she then told me is about the ticket packages. At any time--365 days a year to quote her--a group of homeschoolers can buy youth tickets together. A min of 10 youth tickets, all picked up at the same time qualify for a discount. And it is quite a discount--3 days admission to any park (so basically a MYW base ticket) for $108.14 inc tax and 5 days for $125--I didn't get the tax on that one. You can also have these mailed to you with at least 6 weeks notice via Fedex for $10.
So, anyone going to be there next week, starting Feb 5? I have an order form being emailed to me. I asked if you all had to stay as a group and she said no, but one person had to pay and they all had to be picked up at the same time. I do not know if you could upgrade these to hoppers or not.
If you are interested in going together to make a group, please PM me. I have three kids so to do this I need to find 7 more homeschooled kids.
Lisa loves Pooh said:I have the flier in front of me and we basically are saying the same thing.
They have a program+ ticket cost..but then they have just a program cost for those who already have their tickets.
Yes you must have 10 or more youth. But the program price is the same for students and adults.
"homeschool days" for now is JUST for EPCOT and on the specific days is when you get the speaker.
The Expedition Everest is a special event and is priced separately. Adults pay full price admission on that one.
The field trips as you are describing are things that can be done, but they are separate from the special days being advertised.
The dates as advertised are: Feb 21 or 22, May 25, 26, or 27, September 18, 19, or 20.
dturner said:WOW, how lucky am I, that's the week in September I'll be there - YAY!!
Lisa loves Pooh said:I have the flier in front of me and we basically are saying the same thing.
They have a program+ ticket cost..but then they have just a program cost for those who already have their tickets.
Yes you must have 10 or more youth. But the program price is the same for students and adults.
"homeschool days" for now is JUST for EPCOT and on the specific days is when you get the speaker.
The Expedition Everest is a special event and is priced separately. Adults pay full price admission on that one.
The field trips as you are describing are things that can be done, but they are separate from the special days being advertised.
The dates as advertised are: Feb 21 or 22, May 25, 26, or 27, September 18, 19, or 20.
disneymom3 said:I called the 800 number too and I got quite different information than Lisa.
What the girl I spoke with told me is that there is a packet you can get for $9 and you can then explore Epcot on your own. With that you can just buy your regular park admission.