Introducing a new opportunity for students from across the University!
Theme Park U Trip to Orlando, Florida over winter break 2022!
Experience behind-the-scenes tours, connect with theme park professionals, and visit Disney World and Universal for an amazing week-long trip!
This application-based trip is open to the class of 2025, 2024, and 2023 from all colleges and majors. Apply here: https://forms.gle/egXkzKqRF1jZgpG87
Students will be notified of acceptance on a rolling basis if they are selected to participate.
Trip Dates: Wednesday, December 14-Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Bucknell students are invited to join students from Indiana University Southeast’s School of Business and University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management for this awesome experience centered around theme parks in Orlando, Florida, specifically Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Studios.
The experience will begin with a symposium at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management on December 14th. The Rosen College has a longstanding relationship with the theme parks in Orlando. This event will lay the groundwork for the rest of the trip, as students will be primed for what to look for, questions to consider, etc.
Students spend the remainder of the trip in Disney and Universal theme parks. Educational activities include behind-the-scenes tours of park operations, courses in Marketing, Leadership Strategies, Techniques of Teamwork, and Theme Park Design.
Cost and payment information: The student cost for the experience is $2,700, all-inclusive of meals, transportation, and accommodations. Payment must be made to Bucknell University Freeman College of Management in check form. Payment can be made in one lump sum or in payments in this format:
$400 non-refundable deposit due by April 4
$500 second payment due by September 1
Final payment due October 3 (These payment timelines are specific for the Bucknell’s participating in Theme Park U, as a collaborating, but not hosting school.)
All interested students should apply via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/egXkzKqRF1jZgpG87
Contact Professor Melissa Intindola, Management & Organizations Department, Freeman College of Management at m.intindola@bucknell.edu or Missy Gutkowski, Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning, Freeman College of Management at mmg019@bucknell.edu with questions.