Business LIVE! Student Event at Disneyland® Paris
Inspire their future career at our Business LIVE! conference. Bring business studies to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions by showing them the many different paths a career in business could take at our Business LIVE! conference - all whilst enjoying the magic of Disneyland® Paris!
Event dates:
Monday 23rd February 2026 - request a quote
Leading industry experts from high profile companies will deliver presentations providing relevant real-life experiences and case studies for exams to ignite your students’ aspirations whilst perfectly complementing the curriculum at KS4 and KS5. Students can also put their own questions to the experts during a Q&A session.
Meeting your learning objectives - Business LIVE! is designed to meet course aims by encouraging and developing an enthusiasm for studying business. Learn more about our full range of LIVE! events here.
Prices start from£465pp
Price Shown includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' B&B accommodation
- 1 day Hopper Park ticket
- Entrance to the Business Live! student event
- Curriculum-linked workbook for students
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Services of the Events Team in Disneyland® Paris throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points.
Event overview
Expert speaker presentations - your students will hear how businesses operate in a range of different contexts, and hear how they responded to different business opportunities, problems and issues.
Q&A session - interactive question and answer sessions offering invaluable career insight and advice.
Team park challenges - encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort as a business. These challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as seeing in action how the brand is promoted, loyalty encouraged and profits maximised.
Events Team in Disneyland® Paris - our team will provide support during your stay, being on hand to register your group at the conference, answer any questions you may have and provide assistance throughout the event.
Event details & 2025 speakers at LIVE! events
Liv Little - Facilitator
Liv is a writer and broadcaster and the founder of the magazine ‘gal-dem’, that provided a platform for stories about female and non-binary people of colour. Her work spans journalism, audio, TV and curatorial projects for which she’s received various accolades, including LGBTQI+ Broadcaster of The Year and Rising Star at Wow.
Liv has fronted projects for multiple brands including Absolut, Squarespace, Links of London, MAC, Samsung and Google. She has also partnered with a number of fashion houses such as Ganni, Chloé and Clavin Klein.
Liv is most at peace in nature, and she now lives by the sea. Her debut novel, Rosewater, was published in April 2023 (Dialogue).
Liv will feature as Facilitator for Computing LIVE! on 24th February only.
Kate Hardcastle MBE
Kate Hardcastle MBE, aka The Customer Whisperer, is a highly respected and successful businesswoman with award winning success in delivering commercial & successful ventures and partnerships.
In addition to 20 years experience, founding business transformation organisation Insight with Passion, Kate has forged a highly successful media career. Kate is the go-to business expert for BBC TV & Radio, ITV and Sky News giving her own comment and opinion.
Sean Spooner
Sean Spooner is a 28-year-old marketing entrepreneur, content creator and speaker. He has launched, operated and grown his own companies since the age of 14 and is the co-founder and Operations Director of Patter, one of the fastest-growing marketing consultancies in South Wales delivering strategy and marketing campaigns for clients around the world.
With impressive experience in business setup and a passion as a speaker to focus and motivate, Sean will pass on valuable knowledge to your students about setting up, marketing and growing a business.
Jess Mally
Jess Mally is an experienced antiracism educator, writer, speaker, consultant and more. After spending 8 years in the charitable sector, they co-founded the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) agency BELOVD Agency; as well as building the consultancy frameworks, writing and delivering workshops, Jess spent over 2 years actively consulting business across various industries.
Jess' lived experience and engaging style will give your students the chance to learn about bringing about structural change within a business to create safer, fairer, and more equitable workplaces.
Q&A Session
Our lively and interactive question and answer session gives the students control to ask the questions they want answers to. All the speakers take to the stage to answer questions to provide different perspectives and to offer invaluable career advice from their own experience.
Workbook and Park Challenges
Our complementary workbooks are designed to be used as your group enjoy the Disney® Parks. The workbooks contain park challenges which encourage students to take a step back and critically appraise the resort from their subject perspective. These park challenges provide opportunity for problem solving, decision making as well as working together so that your students get the maximum from the their time at Disneyland® Paris.
LIVE! Events Team
Our LIVE! Events Team provide expert on-site support throughout your stay to make your trip as easy and memorable as possible:
- Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the event
- Register your students at the conference & take questions
Package options & sample itineraries
2 Night Coach Travel Package
Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Morning departure for Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in the Disneyland® Paris parks. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
3 night coach package - includes 2 day park ticket
Sunday: Morning departure for Disneyland® Paris, overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Conference, free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Tuesday: Day trip to Paris. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Wednesday: Morning free in the Park. Return coach travel.
3 night overnight coach package - includes 2 day park ticket
Saturday: Late evening departure. Night time channel crossing
Sunday: Morning arrival at Disneyland® Paris. Day free to use your Disneyland® Pass. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris
Monday: LIVE! Conference, free time in park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Return coach travel.
2 Night Eurostar Travel Package Sunday to Tuesday
1 DAY PARK TICKET
Sunday: Afternoon departure from St Pancras International. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Monday: LIVE! Student Conference & Free time in Park. Overnight at Disneyland® Paris.
Tuesday: Free time to enjoy the Disney Village. Early afternoon departure. Arrive back in London early evening.
Evening activites
- Explore the parks: Disneyland® Park & Walt Disney Studios® Park
- Shopping in the Disney Village®
- Gaumont Cinema
- Evening meal experience at Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon
Study themes & levels
Ideal for Key Stage 4 & 5 students of Business. The event is designed to complement studies across the AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC and SAQ curriculums. It is designed to meet course aims by encouraging and developing enthusiasm for studying business and provide quality case studies for exams.
- Business Strategy, Decision Making and Direction
- External Influence, Technology, Sustainability and Environment
- Corporate and Social Responsibility, Balancing Profit with Purpose
- Digital Marketing, and E-commerce
- Marketing, Performance and Strategy
- Globalisation, Growth and Emerging Markets
- Business Operations, Customer Service
- Human Resources, Employee Engagement and Motivation
Throughout the event your learners will cover the fundamentals of the Business curriculum at KS4 and KS5, supporting and complementing classroom learning.
Educational resources
In order to help you prepare for the Business LIVE! Event, you will receive supplementary information about how each speaker will link to the curriculum as well as a list of desired outcomes. This can be used to follow up with your students when you return.
Giving you full support throughout
Before your tour
- Dedicated NST expert from day one
- Responsive, flexible communication - Teams, phone, or email
- Same-day quotes
- Trips tailored to your budget, with transparent pricing
- Straightforward planning - we handle the details
- Step-by-step risk assessment guidance
- Free accommodation for group leader preview visits
- Curriculum-driven, enriching experiences across 100s of locations
- Unrivalled local knowledge & expertise
Whilst you're away
- Our travel app keeps all your info in one place
- On-tour support from our reps on the ground
- Support & assistance from our specialists
- 24/7 helpline and support
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Group-friendly accommodation
- Free educational resources
On your return
- Priority rebooking services
- Loyalty reward scheme for valued customers
- You say, we act - we're committed to continuously improving our tours