It’s off to Florida and Disney World for the Mount Ayr Community high school band for spring break.
A total of 51 band members will perform at Downtown Disney’s Waterside Stage and visit other Disney World parks in a trip beginning Sunday morning, March 14.
The MACHS band sent in an application to Disney World to be eligible to attend. Disney World required a DVD of the band playing two selections and a picture of the concert band in full uniform.
Based on the application packet, the MACHS band was accepted to perform at the Waterside Stage at Disney Worlds’ Downtown Disney on Wednesday, March 17 at 6:15 p.m.
On Sunday, March 14 at 7 a.m. the Mount Ayr Community entourage, with Supreme Travel tour manager Susan Singerhouse, will board two chartered buses from the Nicol’s Five Star Bus Company. Loading will take place at the high school parking lot, with the buses to pull away at 8 a.m.
The group will arrive on noon Monday, March 15 at Cocoa Beach for shopping at Ron Jon’s Surf Shop and time on the beach. At 4 p.m. they will depart Cocoa Beach and will check into the Hampton Inn and Suites Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, FL.
Tuesday, March 16 the students will board the buses and spend the day at Epcot Center. Attractions at Epcot include Future World and World Showcase, ending the evening with the fireworks and laser light show “Illuminations: Reflections of Earth.”
Wednesday, March 17 is performance day with the band traveling to Disney Worlds’ Magic Kingdom.
In the evening they perform at Downtown Disney at the Waterside Stage. Their selections will include “Music From Titanic,” “Cable at Night,” “America the Beautiful, directed by Dana Morris, and “Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Celebration.” After the concert the band will stay at Magic Kingdom for the rest of the evening and watch the “Spectro Magic Parade” and “Wishes Nighttime Spectacular.”
Thursday, March 18 the students will travel to Disney Worlds’ Animal Kingdom in the morning, and then take in the Disney’s Hollywood Studios (formerly known as MGM Studio) portion of the park Thursday afternoon. In the evening the Mount Ayr Community group will watch the show “Fantasmic.”
After the show, the students will board the buses and head for home. Arrival at Mount Ayr Community high school is set for Friday evening, March 19.