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It all starts with you Where do you dream of taking your students? To an exciting new destination where they can immerse themselves in musical culture and perform for new audiences? Or how about challenging them with a special event, a workshop, or a collaboration with another school?
This can be THE tour that’s something special—not the typical regional competition or customized local performance. This one can be built just for you, to meet whatever objectives you have in mind!
Next, you need a world-class partner to help you bring this all together. Where you’ll stay. The best way to get there. Booking your adventures, your performances, and more. This is what makes a custom trip a hit with your students and parents, and it turns out the best when you’ve got the right partner to help you bring it to life.
Our insider access and know-how take your tour from ordinary to outside-of-the-box We’re music education specialists, and we’ve invested decades in building strong relationships with all sorts of music and travel partners. This means we’ve got access to quality experiences not necessarily available to everyone. This could be a private workshop with a professional guest conductor, for example, or a concert for your group at a popular venue of your choosing.
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Let us put it all together for you: A custom-built itinerary, tailored to your needs Every performance travel program begins with the same three basic building blocks: Where would you like to go? What experiences do you want to enjoy? When, and for how long? While that might seem easy to nail down, bringing these goals to life can be a challenge. That’s when our deep customization experience can really make the difference for you!
A veteran content partner For starters, we’ve got the musical background and professional connections to help you build music into the heart of your tour, from performance spaces, to inspiring mentoring opportunities with music pros, to famous must-see sites and attractions—you name it!
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A seasoned trip-planning resource We’ve been handling student travel for over 50 years. Which means you won’t find a more experienced, accommodating partner in helping you craft a great program. We’ve got established relationships with buses and airlines and can book your travel with ease.
Our team is intimately familiar with popular national destinations and can offer expert advice on what to see and do, anywhere in the country. What’s more, we can book your chosen venues, clinicians, and more to round out your perfect program.
We’ll take all the logistics off your shoulders
Because we’re the largest organization in student travel, we can be as flexible as you’d like—timeframes, destinations, special requirements. Even equipment rental. No matter what your budget or specifications, chances are we’ve built itineraries that fit the scope you have in mind. Take a look at the chart below and see what we can do for you.
PL ANNING With WorldStrides…
On your own…
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On-budget proposal—guaranteed
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The destinations you want, at the time you want to travel
Never sure where you’ll land until all your costs are in, right?
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Speaker/clinician and venue acquisition
Coordinating these moving parts can be a challenge!
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Booking of school exchanges and special performances
Dealing with competing availabilities and costs?
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A lot of time and effort to research and coordinate
LOGISTIC S With WorldStrides…
On your own…
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Single source for scheduling & travel info
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Confusing choices and concern about quality and safety
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Transportation, lodging, meals, sightseeing— all handled for you!
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a concierge to save you time and energy?
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Automatic liability insurance coverage for you and your school
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Often not available without the benefit of group rates!
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Accident, medical, dental coverage for your traveling students
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Thinking about safety and security can be a real hassle!
We take students all over the U.S. with our custom tours. Check out some of these fun musical cities and let’s build a tour together!
Austin ∙ Atlanta ∙ Chicago ∙ Boston Branson ∙ Memphis ∙ San Antonio San Francisco ∙ St. Louis ∙ Philadelphia Alaska ∙ Hawaii
Preview a few of our itineraries on the next pages
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Orlando, Florida
Come to sunny Orlando, land of the orange groves. It has over a dozen theme parks, plus great cuisine, sports, and arts galore! Choose your Walt Disney World® Resort fun, then let us find you the perfect performance or workshop venues.
Choose where you’ll perform: Disney Performing Arts Performance
Explore these sites: Walt Disney World® Resort
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Instrumental
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Magic Kingdom® Park
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Dance
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Vocal
Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios®
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Candlelight Processional (seasonal)
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Epcot®
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Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
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Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park
Workshops—enhance your performances with professional coaching and apply your learnings! >
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Disney Sings
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Universal Orlando Resort™
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Jazz It Up
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Tour Kennedy Space Center
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Disney Broadway Magic
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Volunteer at Give Kids the World
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You’re Instrumental
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Visit Cocoa Beach
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Acting 101
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Disney Dancin’
Immerse yourself in these activities: > Watch Happily Ever After fireworks show at Magic Kingdom® Park >
Enjoy exciting attractions like Splash Mountain® and Space Mountain®
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Shrink yourself to green army man size and ride Slinky Dog Dash and Toy Story Mania!®
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Take a journey on The Seas with Nemo & Friends© Attraction or take flight on Soarin® Around the World
New York, New York
Choose where you’ll perform: > St. Paul’s Church >
Lincoln Center
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Carroll Music Studios
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Dardo Galletto Studios
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From the arts to history, food, and fun, you’ll enjoy this greatest-in-the-world magnet for exciting cultural happenings. From the Statue of Liberty to Broadway, famed museums, and more, take a bite out of the Big Apple!
Immerse yourself in these activities: > Watch the Today Show at Rockefeller Center >
Take in the sights of bustling Times Square
United Nations Visitor Center
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Attend a Broadway show
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Visit the 9/11 Museum
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
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USS Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
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Tour Radio City Music Hall
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View the spectacular skyline at Top of the Rock, Empire State Building, or One World Observatory
Explore these sites: > Radio City Music Hall >
Rockefeller Center
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Times Square
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Brooklyn Bridge
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9/11 Museum
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Empire State Building
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August Wilson Theatre
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Grand Central Station
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Central Park
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New Orleans, Louisana
Choose where you’ll perform: >
Armstrong Park
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Ashe Cultural Arts Center
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Houmas House Plantation
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Louisiana Children’s Museum
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New Orleans Musical Legends Park
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New Orleans Steamboat Company
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St. Louis Cathedral
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Mardi Gras World
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The French Quarter
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The Historic Carver Theater
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Hurricane Katrina Memorial
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Audubon Aquarium
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Audubon Zoo
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New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
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Riverwalk
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Oak Alley Plantation
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National World War II Museum
Travel to the cradle of southern style and French influence. Stroll down Bourbon Street for a Cajun dinner and some authentic jazz. See what Spanish moss feels like and a real alligator looks like! This is the birthplace of Mardi Gras and more.
Immerse yourself in these activities: > Take a guided walking tour of the French Quarter >
Tour Mardi Gras World and attend a Mask Making Workshop
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Participate in a real New Orleans Cooking Class
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Take a workshop and enjoy clinics at Blowdie Entertainment
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Hear a pre-rehearsal talk at Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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Attend a jazz performance at N.O. National Jazz Historic Park
Nashville, Tennessee
Enjoy the country music capital of the world. This is a town with a big personality and big-hearted hospitality. Today’s stars still flock to Nashville to collaborate behind the mic—join the music-making magic!
Choose where you’ll perform: > Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage Plantation
Immerse yourself in these activities: > Enjoy a recording session at historic RCA Studio B
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Chaffin’s Barn Theatre
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Take a Backstage Tour of the Opry
General Jackson Showboat
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Nashville Sounds
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Check out the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
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Nashville Zoo
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Opry Mills
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Attend a Nashville Symphony Performance
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Experience a live concert
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Learn about Nashville’s history at the famed Bicentennial Capital Mall State Park
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Browse through Nashville Farmer’s Market
Explore these sites: >
Country Music Hall of Fame
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The Grand Ole Opry
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Belle Meade Plantation
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The Parthenon Museum
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Tennessee State Museum
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The Johnny Cash Museum
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Anaheim, California
Sunny Anaheim immerses you in the Disneyland® Resort. It offers two separate Theme Parks with rides, attractions, performances, parades—and unique opportunities for your group to perform, attend workshops, and more!
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Choose where you’ll perform: Disney Performing Arts Performance >
Instrumental
Explore these sites: > Disneyland® Park and Disney California Adventure® Park
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Dance
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Huntington Beach
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Vocal
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Art Walk and Garden Walk of Anaheim
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Fullerton Arboretum
Workshops—enhance your performances with professional coaching from the Disney Performing Arts Workshops!
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Watch Fantasmic!® at Disneyland® Park at night! (seasonal)
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Hop on the Incredicoaster and buckle up for an exhilarating ride around Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure® Park!
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Music 101: Inside the Soundtrack of Disneyland®
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Take a lesson at Van’s Skate Park
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Musical Theatre
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Acting 101
Enjoy the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
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Show Choir
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Discover a foodie’s paradise at Anaheim Packing House
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Catch an Angels baseball game
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Have some fun at the Discovery Cube
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Immerse yourself in these activities: > Ride Pirates of the Caribbean® and Indiana JonesTM Adventure at Disneyland® Park!
Washington, D.C.
America’s Capital shares its hospitality for all to enjoy. Living history, architectural grandeur, and monuments to our countrymen and patriots will surround you at every turn. From the cherry blossoms to the White House, “D.C.” is unforgettable!
Choose where you’ll perform: > Washington National Cathedral >
World War II Memorial
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Lincoln Memorial
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Union Station
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Smithsonian Institute
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Immerse yourself in these activities: > Take a Washington by Night Tour and view the illuminated monuments and city buildings >
Snap a group photo in front of the White House
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Community involvement opportunities
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Tour the nation’s capital and learn about our country’s history
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
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Take a mural art tour of the city
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Capitol Building
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Library of Congress
Watch a performance at the famed Kennedy Center
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Ford’s Theatre & Petersen House
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Visit the imposing Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
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National Archives
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The White House
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Smithsonian Museums
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Holocaust Museum
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Mount Vernon
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Shakespeare Theatre
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International Spy Museum
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