Experiencing Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida can be more than visiting theme parks, meeting characters and watching parades. You can broaden your children's Disney-horizon by enrolling the youngsters in a camp this summer, located on Disney property, which are designed for children and teenagers alike.
Film-making, digital film-making and acting camps are offered for high school students during June and July. Students can write, direct, shoot and edit their own short films. Students take classes at the Celebration Hotel and Stetson University and film on the Disney Studios lot and at Epcot. Weekends are reserved for fun and exploration of the four Disney Parks: The Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
New York Film Academy
100 East 17th Street
New York, New York 10003
212-674-4300
http://www.nyfa.com/summer_camp/
Full and half day camps are available for children ages 7 to 10. Camp events are offered seven days a week. Children can explore various Pavilions at Epcot, and see the animals at a cypress swamp and Discovery Island. They can also learn about Broadway productions and stage makeup, participate in improvisational games, mime movements and rhythm exercises and see art at the World of Imagination.
Disney Institute
1960 North Magnolia Way
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
407-827-4800
http://www.disneyinstitute.com/
Children ages 4 to 12 can participate in supervised, age-appropriate activities such as arts, crafts, board games, movies, arcade and video games, nightly themed activities with prizes, souvenirs and a dinner program. The camp is open daily from 5:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Parents are encouraged to enjoy a quiet dinner or night out while children are busy at camp.
Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard
P.O. Box 22653
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
888-828-8850
http://www.swandolphin.com/home.html
