Bionic Buzz® got to cover Real Kid Heroes Celebration at Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida. Members of the media are invited to join for an uplifting, inspiring and delicious celebration at Give Kids The World Village, an 89-acre, whimsical nonprofit resort in Central Florida that provides critically ill children and their families from around the world with magical week-long wish vacations at no cost. The event begins with an Ice Cream For Breakfast Pajama Party for more than 100 wish families dressed in their PJ’s, followed by a media event highlighted by the screening of two PJ Masks: In Real Life: Kid Heroes Edition videos starring real-life superhero wish kids Madison Hendricksen and Kellan Hoang. Give Kids The World alumni Madison and Kellan were selected to write and star in their own episodes of PJ Masks: IRL, the immensely popular YouTube series that empowers children to become everyday superheroes. Live entertainment including interaction with gators and geckos from Gatorland Orlando.
At the event we got to interview Brandon Fisher the Director Of Media Relations at Gatorland Orlando. We learned about why they love supporting Give Kids the World Village and their upcoming Halloween event Gators, Ghosts and Goblins!
Swamp Ghost’s Monster Museum returns bigger and badder than ever!
Discover the origins of the world’s most infamous monsters and learn what it takes to hunt the creatures of the night! Learn about legendary creatures like Nessie, Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Moth Man and more, at Skunk Ape’s Cryptid Kingdom! Can Bubba save the world from an alien invasion? Find out in our newest haunt zone: Invasion of the Bubba Snatchers!
Then grab your Lederhosen for Frank & Stein’s Ooky Kooky Octoberfest featuring live music from Polkageist, Gatorland’s own undead polka band. All this, plus multiple themed areas, interactive characters, animal meet-and-greets, and a Children’s Halloween Costume Parade with treat bags for all kids who participate! There’s also fun shows, specialty vendors, games, candy and more!
Gatorland’s Gators, Ghosts and Goblins is included with regular park admission. Guests are welcome to wear costumes, but nothing scary or gory, please. Skunk Ape is easily frightened.
Gatorland is a 110-acre theme park combining Old Florida charm with exciting experiences, exhibits, and entertainment. Named Best Non-Theme Park Attraction by the readers of Orlando Magazine in the Best of Orlando 2020 Reader Poll. Originally opened as a roadside attraction in 1949, the park recently celebrated its 70th Anniversary. Today, it provides affordably-priced family fun featuring thousands of alligators and crocodiles, breeding marsh with observation tower, free-flight aviary, nature walk, petting zoo, educational wildlife programs, award-winning gift shop, Florida’s best train ride, Gator Gully Splash Park, on-site restaurant and one-of-a-kind shows including Gator Jumparoo, Alligators-Legends of the Swamp, and Up-close Encounters. Popular adventure experiences inside the park include the Screamin’ Gator Zip Line and Stompin’ Gator Off-Road Adventure.
Give Kids The World Village is a whimsical, 89-acre nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, FL, that provides transformative weeklong wish vacations to critically ill children and their families. When wish-granting organizations receive a request from a critically ill child who wants to visit Central Florida, Give Kids The World fulfills the wish – providing each child and his/her family with a magical weeklong stay at absolutely no cost.
Each family receives transportation, accommodations in one of the Village’s 166 storybook residential villas, all meals and snacks, nightly entertainment, donated tickets to Orlando’s world-class theme parks and attractions, and priceless interactive experiences at the Village. Since 1986, Give Kids The World has welcomed more than 176,000 families from all 50 states and 76 countries to enjoy precious time laughing together, playing together, and creating priceless memories away from hospital stays and medical treatments. For more information about Give Kids The World Village – The Place Where Happiness Inspires Hope.
Connect:
https://www.gktw.org/
https://www.gatorland.com/
Video by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.