Inspiring Teens to Dream Big at Walt Disney World Resort

The 2014 Disney Dreamers Academy will be returning to Walt Disney World Resort for the seventh year with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine and is on the books for March 6-9, 2014. This amazing program is for U.S. high school students ages 13-19 and provides an innovative outside-the-classroom educational experience

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100 Students Selected for Disney’s Dreamers Academy

Now entering its fifth year, more than 500 high school students will have participated since Disney’s Dreamers Academy opened its doors in 2008. A celebrity panel of judges led by comedian, author, philanthropist and Disney’s Dreamers Academy Ambassador Steve Harvey reviewed more than 4,700 applications and selected the 100 students

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2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine

Program Celebrates Five Years 
of Igniting Lives, Dreams and Passions Plans are underway for the fifth class of Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. In March, 2012, 100 high school students ages 13-19 from across the United States will gather in the world’s most creative classroom, Walt

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Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine Gears up at NABJ Conference

The City of Brotherly Love gave a warm welcome to Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) national convention. The power-packed NABJ event in Philadelphia featured a myriad of panels on professional development, scholastic lectures and workshops. Disney hosted a

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Nominations Now Open for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine

Disney’s Dreamers Academy Celebrates its Fifth Year of Igniting Lives, Dreams and Passions Plans are underway for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Parents, teachers, mentors and youth can nominate U.S. high school students ages 13-19 to attend this innovative outside-the-classroom educational and mentoring program.

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Nominations Open for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine

Plans are underway for the 2012 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Parents, teachers, mentors and youth can nominate U.S. high school students ages 13-19 to attend this innovative outside-the-classroom educational and mentoring program. Nominations must be submitted on www.disneysdreamersacademy.com by October 31, 2011. Entering the search

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Shining Star Search: 2011 Disney Dreamers and Doers Nominations Underway

This month, schools across Central Florida are receiving a special casting call from Walt Disney World Resort. The search is on for students who have what it takes to become a Disney Dreamer and Doer. For the past 28 years, Walt Disney World Resort has collaborated with local school districts

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2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Students Take “Deep Dives” In Quest to Scale Higher Peaks in Career Interests and Lives

Professionals & Celebrities Give High School Students First-Hand Education During Weekend of Immersive Workshops
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 10, 2011) — Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain might have been on their "To-…

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Dreams Come True as 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Kicks Off at Walt Disney World Resort

An unprecedented 110 “Dreamers” from across the country came together at The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom Park as Walt Disney World Resort rolled out the red carpet for the 4th annual Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Disney’s Dreamers Academy is a four-day program aimed

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The 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Highlight Video

The 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine continues a mission to annually bring together 100 high school students who want to ignite their lives, dreams and passions. However, the March 3-6 event at Walt Disney World Resort also will serve as a “make-up class” for 13

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Disney’s Dreamers Academy Attendance Jumps in 2011; More than 100 Teens Going to Walt Disney World Resort March 3-6

The 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine continues a mission to annually bring together 100 high school students who want to ignite their lives, dreams and passions. However, the March 3-6 event at Walt Disney World Resort also will serve as a “make-up class” for 13

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Disney’s Dreamers Academy Attendance ‘Snowballs’ in 2011; More than 100 Teens Going to Walt Disney World Resort March 3-6

The 2011 Disney‘s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine continues a mission to annually bring together 100 high school students who want to ignite their lives, dreams and passions. However, the March 3-6 event at Walt Disney World Resort also will serve as a “make-up class” for 13

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Three Central Florida Teens Set to Join 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy

Three young people from Central Florida will soon see one of their dreams come true next month as they take part in the 4th annual Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. The Disney’s Dreamers Academy is a four-day program aimed to motivate, empower and inspire young people.

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Steve Harvey & Essence Magazine Announce the 100 Students Selected for 4th Disney’s Dreamers Academy

Walt Disney World Resort, in collaboration with nationally syndicated radio personality Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine, the leading communications company dedicated to African-American women, has announced the selection of 100 high school students from across the country to participate in Disney’s Dreamers Academy class of 2011. Dreamers will travel to

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