Description
Build background knowledge about Disney World while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
- Grades: 2–5
- Format: MagiCore WebLink + Google Slides + Seesaw
Learning Objective
Students learn about Walt Disney, the history of Magic Kingdom, the various Disney World parks, cast members, animatronics, rides, characters, parades, fireworks.
What’s Included
- The Man Behind the Mouse: Article All About Walt
- The Parks: Read About the Four Parks
- Field Trip Map: Collect stickers along your journey!
- Dream to Reality: Read about how Magic Kingdom came to be
- The Gates of Enchantment: The Park Opening
- The Magic Kingdom: Then and Now
- Behind the Magic: Cast Members
- The Advancement of Animatronics
- Digging into the Seven Dwarves Mine Train
- Happy Haunts at The Haunted Mansion
- Embarking on It’s a Small World
- Wild Adventures of Jungle Cruise
- Meet the Characters: Magical Encounters
- Tasty Treats
- Budgeting: Pennies to Pixie Dust
- Parade Palooza
- Itinerary Plan
- Sparkling Skies: Fireworks
- Send a Postcard
Ways to Use
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preparation
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos.
Standards & Skills
Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.






Been There Done That Teacher Edition –
It was a little harder for my second graders to use. However, the resources were great and so were the videos. Kids bad a blast and it overall was a fun experience for everyone!
Created by Cassie –
I am really impressed with the quality of this resource! It is well thought out and engaging for kids. I will be using it every year!
Olivia Malloy –
I think having virtual field trips more available in the classroom is a great opportunity to add some fun back into the learning!
Shannon S. –
So much fun! Great end of the year activity! My students loved making their way around Disney World!
Blair Westmoreland –
My students loved this activity! We took virtual field trips throughout the week and this resource was fun and interactive.
Kimberly Peabody –
We had so much fun using this for our Disney day. What a perfect way to end the school year.
Stephanie T. –
A fun way to keep kids engaged in learning towards the end of the year. They loved making the ears as well.
Cooking Up Great Learning –
So much fun!!!! The kids loved this one! So many interesting things to learn about the magical place.
Anne B. –
My students had a great experience with this resource!
Meredith R. –
We’ve been working on reinforcing our informational text comprehension and this was a perfect activity for it! Students were engaged the whole time and loved learning about the different rides.
Alan R B. –
This was an awesome and engaging resource that my students loved! Thank you for your time in developing such a quality product.
Paige W. –
The students really enjoy these type of activities.
Christine S. –
I’m SO thankful I found your virtual field trips, my students and I LOVE them! This one is my favorite, please make one for Disneyland!
Karleigh Marceron –
My students love this resource!!! I love this resource!!! Thank you so much!
Ashley W. –
Loved using this to work on speech/language goals at the end of the school year in a fun way!
Tiny Teacher Thoughts –
I used this during our “Disney” theme for summer program. This was a nice activity to use on a “Fun Friday.” I anticipated that my students would be a bit more engaged with it, but they enjoyed it nonetheless. This resource is very comprehensive.
ELARmentary –
This was a very fun GYTO room transformation field trip! It worked great and the kids LOVED it!
Travers –
Great resource, used to help kids plan a trip to Disney
Beatriz B. –
As always Magicore field trips are engaging and fun for students.
Taylor K. –
Oh my gosh- my students LOVED this! We used it to celebrate Disney’s 100 year birthday and it was exactly what I was looking for and very engaging and interactive!
SclarsStars –
My students had a great time with this activity! So much fun!
Stephanie M. –
Loved doing this lesson online with the whole 3rd grade classes at my school. The students were go engaged and could not wait to see where we would go next. This brought a lot of discussions and participation for the group.
Tricia K. –
We loved using this resource for our Disney Day at school!
Liz B in Grade 3 –
My students loved this and it was a great activity to use at the end of the year.
Shannon G. –
Great resource, very engaging and fun. Highly recommend!
Rebecca Radomski –
Love using this resource for Disney Day with my kiddos for ABC countdown!
Shaun T. –
Very engaging! My students really enjoyed this field trip.
Jacinda L. –
fun activity for the end of the school year. independent work.
Sol Solecito DLI –
My students and I enjoyed this resource. Thank you so much!
Caffeine and Lesson Plans –
Who doesn’t love Disney field trips?? Great and engaging
Jamie V. –
Great resource! It helped my students so much to master the skill. Thank you.
Suzanne King –
Students loved this activity! It is something that they could do independently or with a partner! They were still engaged in learning and able to take a break after state standardized testing.
Jeanine L. –
My class loved this virtual field trip! It was engaging and such a great experience for my students!
Kristi Zampieri –
My students had so much fun doing this activity! They learned a lot and were engaged the entire time!
Stephanie M. –
This was perfect for our end of the year Disney day!
Kelly W. –
My students absolutely LOVE Magicore’s Virtual Field Trips! This one did not disappoint. My students were so engaged!
Kim M. –
My students loved these field trips each day of our last week of school!
JACKLYN MUNOZ –
LOVE this, used it as a whole group project and the students loved it. I use it every year with my resource students.
Emily D. –
Loved this resource for the last week of school! It was so much fun!
Diana B. –
This was perfect to use on our Disney Day! The students loved it and were completely engaged.
fourthofcourse –
Super fun Disney week activity. Students enjoy the virtual field trips.
Jenna M. –
Great resource to use at the end of the year when trying to keep students engaged before summer!
Alina Diaz –
Loved this escape room activity. My kids were super engaged!
megan N. –
This was a great activity for the end of the year. My students loved it! Thank you!
Erin M Smith –
Such a fun way for me to share one of my favorite places with my students!
Miranda King –
Such a fun and educational resource for my students to do!
Dorothy Y. –
This is such a great resource. It was very easy to use and did not require additional time to integrate it into our activities. Thank you!
Sandra Morales –
Great product, I was very satisfied using it! I think you will enjoy it.
Lawren H. –
My kids have loved each and every one of these that they have done. I love how they don’t realize they are doing reading activities. They are so excited to share what they learn.
Nicole T. –
I love Disney! This activity does not disappoint my fifth grade students enjoyed this activity.