Thanksgiving Parade of Bands
at the Walt Disney World® Resort
A Performance
Where You Matter
With more clinicians and fewer participants
than any of the major bowl games, the Thanksgiving Parade of Bands at the Walt Disney World® Resort is the mass band event that your students deserve.
Trip Highlights
- Give a featured performance where the band is the highlight
- Perform with the Gateways Brass Collective, professional narration and an appearance by Mickey Mouse
- Play for thousands of guests, watching in person and via live webcast
- Work with noted collegiate instructors, DCI champions and professional musicians
- Play custom arrangements created exclusively for you by Grammy nominated composer Rick DeJonge
- Learn in a pre-trip clinic led by a distinguished clinician
- Option for your band to apply for a Disney Performing Arts Workshop. Choirs or orchestras joining the trip also have the option to apply for a Disney Performing Arts Performance (based on acceptance and availability).
Exclusive Extras and Fun
- Enjoy an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner, awards ceremony, and private performance by the Gateways Brass Collective
- Experience EPCOT’s nighttime spectacular, with fireworks and a private dessert party
- Rehearse in the park before it opens, just like the pros
- Take comfort in award-winning hotel accommodations and an extensive buffet breakfast
- Interact with other schools in a non-competitive environment
- Create memories in the world’s most visited theme parks
Learn from Distinguished Clinicians
- Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini and Associate Director of Bands at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Gary Smith, Associate Director of Bands Emeritus from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Ben Collins, DCI Champion and former Percussion Staff member of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps
- Ruth Ann Medworth, Former Winter Guard International Vice President and WGI Board of Directors and Hall of Fame
- Whitney Medworth, Former event manager at Lucas Oil Stadium, Drum Corps International, and visual staff at Madison Scounts
- Gateways Brass Collective, special guests
Now accepting applications for 2025 and 2026.
Over
450
combined years of music education and travel experience
Founded by a high school band director,
family-owned
for over forty years
Over
9,000
trips with
700,000
students
to all 50 states and
over 25 countries
Top reasons to plan
your trip with
Bob Rogers Travel
- Every trip is customized to your vision and your program
- Access to a world-class team with over
450 years combined travel experience - Easy payment tools to make your travel experience seamless
- Work with a family-owned business that has the scale and experience to take you anywhere you want to go
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