Largest-Ever HBCU Week Coming to Walt Disney World Resort Next Month
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- High school students from across the Southeast and beyond will descend on Walt Disney World Resort next month for the largest-ever HBCU Week featuring a huge college fair, a parade of high-stepping marching bands, a fierce battle of the bands and a live ESPN broadcast.
Key Points:
- More than 5,000 high school students will join nearly 50 HBCU representatives at Walt Disney World Resort next month.
- This isthe first time in its five-year history that the HBCU Week Foundation is hosting its annual event at Walt Disney World Resort, which is expanding the foundation's ability to stage new and more high-profile activities for its attendees.
- Disney's involvement in HBCU Week is part of a relationship between HBCU Week Foundation and Disney on the Yard, an initiative focused on deepening Disney's engagement with HBCUs.
- Disney theme park admission and reservations are required for entry to Magic Kingdom Park for the HBCU Week band parade.