Florida Trip

FLORIDA TRIP 2010

Day 1 (Monday 4/5)

6:00pm - Arrive at Piedmont High School Band Room (leave luggage on sidewalk outside of band room).

We will practice all together as 1 group before we pack up our equipment. This will be the only time that EVERYONE will be able to practice together.
Eat dinner before you come to school.

8:00pm – Leave for Florida, relax, and go to sleep.
You might want to put your toothpaste/toothbrush in your carry-on bag.

Day 2 (Tuesday, 4/6)

Stop for Breakfast (YOU BUY) and freshen up.

7:30am - Arrive at the Magic Kingdom (play in Magic Kingdom ONLY for about an hour, park opens at 8am).
9:30am – Meet at the GODLEN OAK OUTPOST in Frontierland.
Walk backstage, unload equipment, get uniforms on, and get ready for warm up.
11am – Parade performance in the Magic Kingdom.
Spend the day at Walt Disney World (Hopper Pass).

Hopper Pass is good for Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Chaperones will stay with small groups of students Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to ensure safety while “hopping” around to the different parks, and so no one gets lost.
Monorails, Trams, and Disney Buses are Free to Disney ticket holders. (They are very safe and clean).

LUNCH and DINNER – DISNEY DINING CARD
7:00pm – Everyone needs to be at EPCOT.

Watch “Illuminations” at the World Showcase Lagoon.
EPCOT closes at 9pm. Meet at “Leave a Legacy” FOUNTAIN which is between Spaceship Earth and the main ticket entrance. We will go to the bus together. Do NOT go straight to the bus.

Arrive at Hotel. Lights Out – TBA

Day 3 (Wednesday, 4/7)

Breakfast at hotel – INCLUDED

7:15am Load the bus and Day 2 at Walt Disney World (Hopper Pass).
Everyone will be dropped off at Animal Kingdom (park opens at 8am). You may go to any park after you are in your group with an adult.
LUNCH and DINNER – DISNEY DINING CARD
7:00pm - EVERYONE needs to be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Fantasmic starts at 8:30pm. All groups will stay together to watch the show, but we will not all meet together as the PIEDMONT BAND until after the show. The park closes at 8:30pm, so everyone is expected to watch Fantasmic.

After Fantasmic is over, we will all meet at the main entrance of Hollywood Studios, on the outside area of the ticket entrance.
We will walk to the bus together as a GROUP.
Arrive back at Hotel. Lights Out – TBA

Day 4 (Thursday, 4/8)

Breakfast at hotel – INCLUDED

7:15am – Load bus. This is Disney World. If you want to rest, go to the beach.
We will be dropped off at the Magic Kingdom. Please pay attention how to get back to the bus. You may go to any park after you are in your group with an adult.
LUNCH and DINNER – DISNEY DINING CARD
7:00pm - All groups must be in the Magic Kingdom. We will stay in the Magic Kingdom until the park closes (11pm). You will have plenty of time to sleep in the hotel and on the bus the next day when we drive home. Again, this is Disney… LETS HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the closing of the park, we will all just stay in our small groups and make our way to the buses. To get to the bus, you will need to take a ferry or monorail back to the TTC (Transportation and Ticket Center).
Here’s a secret. Take the RESORT monorail to the TTC. It will stop at the Contemporary Resort first, but just wait and the next stop is the TTC. The lines for the resort monorail will be much shorter than the EXPRESS monorail.
Arrive back at Hotel. Lights Out - TBA

Day 5 (Friday, 4/9)

Breakfast at hotel – INCLUDED
Check out and depart HOTEL at 8:30am
Lunch and Dinner – YOU BUY
Arrive at Piedmont HS around 8pm

Hotel Information (9 miles from the Magic Kingdom)

Hampton Inn & Suites – South Lake Buena Vista

4971 Calypso Cay Way, Kissimmee, FL 34746

(407) 396-8700

Meals

· Each person will receive a Dining Card that will have a $60 value. If you don’t over indulge, this should last you for about 5 meals while in the parks. It just all depends on what you order. Typically, a combo meal with a drink, sandwich, and side item will cost around $12.00. Once your card has a $0 balance, you will be responsible for buying the rest of your meals.

· Breakfast is available for all guests of the hotel each morning at no extra cost.

· If you get tired of always eating fast-food, and you actually want to sit down and eat, it is recommended to make a reservation. Go to www.allears.net and click “dining” on top of the page. Here you can research the different types of restaurants at all the parks, as well as the menu and the pricing. Please note that our meal cards are considered “disney group” meal cards, so restaurants that are not Disney owned will not accept our meal card, so you may have to pay out of pocket. We don’t want any surprises. Most of Downtown Disney restaurants are NOT owned by Disney.