We went to Disney the day after Christmas for 2 weeks. The first week was very busy and New Years is a nightmare!!! After New Years very low numbers in the parks and we had a great time. We have gone with my daughter's marching band 2 times and are going again next week. I do know the director had to submit a tape of the band for approval by Disney to march. We usually book through a tour company for the trip and they take care of all the other details....booking rooms, getting food vouchers, etc. The program is about the same for marching band as it is for other groups...just that the band gets to march in one of the parades. We usually get a 4 day hopper pass, food vouchers for lunch and dinner, and bus transportation from Erie, PA. Two years ago we stayed on property and paid $700. This year we are staying off property, with free buffet breakfast at hotel, one food voucher for Disney, 4 day hopper pass and our transportation....cost of $579. It seems that they must give a good discount on the hopper passes for groups participating in this program.