It’s no surprise that special event professionals as well as academic fundraisers, marketers, and constituent engagement officers are drawn to vacations at places like the Walt Disney World Resort. Around every turn is a spark of creative inspiration and a chance to observe world-class guest relations, Imagineering, and storytelling mastery. The author of the award-winning book "Five Days with the Mouse to be a Better Event Planner" will lead you on a journey through Disney-inspired secrets and how they can be applied to advancement and alumni engagement events at all levels and budgets. From subtle storytelling tips, to full guest immersion techniques and guest expectation management, we’ll look at academic events from an exciting new perspective. While helpful for event planners, this conversation is also for program owners, communicators, and anyone interested in ways to strengthen experiential constituent engagement. This presentation is not associated with the Walt Disney Company.