Design & Technology LIVE! Student Event at Disneyland® Paris
Inspire their future career at our Design & Technology LIVE! conference. Bring design technology to life for your students and fire their future career ambitions by showing them the many different paths a career could take at our Design & Technology LIVE! conference - all whilst enjoying the magic of Disneyland® Paris!
Event dates:
Monday 2nd February 2026 - request a quote
Experts from high profile organisations will provide relevant examples, supporting students in their portfolio preparation and investigations with a focus on product design, technology, sustainability and ethics. Students can also put their own questions to the experts during a Q&A session.
Meeting your learning objectives - Design & Technology LIVE! will help prepare students to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world, building an awareness the implications of wider influences on design & technology. Learn more about our full range of LIVE! events here.
Prices start from £465pp
Price includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' B&B accommodation
- 1 day Hopper Park ticket
- Entrance to the Design & Technology 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.
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Why choose a LIVE! event?
- Leading industry professional speakers
- Ideal for exam preparation
- Industry advice on future career opportunities
- Linking the curriculum with the real world
- Build confidence & experience
- Student workbook
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Event overview
Expert speaker presentations - through real life experiences our speakers will give students the chance to hear about the challenges in designing new and better products for our society’s future, designing with new and smart materials, and designing for a more sustainable future.
Q&A session - interactive question and answer sessions will develop their knowledge and understanding of product design, technology, sustainability and ethics.
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.
Accommodation
Places to stay
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Hotel Cheyenne
This Western-themed hotel is modern, pleasantly decorated and fairly spacious with a prairie style decor. Catering mainly for school groups visiting Disney offering a good standard of accommodation.
Chateau de Grande Romaine
The perfect base to explore the best that Paris has to offer, Château de Grande Romaine residential centre is enjoyed by groups looking for a French trip with a difference! A convenient location that benefits from over 70 acres of stunning grounds and woodland for your students to relax in after a busy day of excursions.
B&B Hotel Paris Disneyland
A very large hotel with 400 rooms, located in Marne La Vallée close to Paris Disneyland. It is a very modern, designer-style hotel with nicely-decorated and comfortable rooms.
Hotel Cheyenne
This Western-themed hotel is modern, pleasantly decorated and fairly spacious with a prairie style decor. Catering mainly for school groups visiting Disney offering a good standard of accommodation.
Event details and 2025 speakers at LIVE! events
Lisa Farrell
Lisa Farrell is Business Development Manager at The National Robotarium in Edinburgh. An environmental scientist by training, Lisa has used her skills across a number of different roles to solve real-world problems from safe, sustainable school travel to running a climate change charity. In her current role, Lisa’s overarching aim is to enable more people to use more robotics, more of the time.
Robotics and AI has the potential to address some of the biggest global challenges we face today. From a climate emergency, to an ageing population, Lisa will demonstrate how robotics can play a key role in tackling these issues.
Jude Pullen
Jude is a technologist and physical prototyping expert who’s worked at Dyson, Sugru, LEGO. He is passionate about inclusive design, and assisting businesses to shape their futures through design thinking, and novel use of technologies. His work now ranges from social media to neuroscience, while also helping companies find new ways to stay relevant and make sense of societal shifts and emergent platforms.
With his extensive experience of exploring new innovations and collaborating with other creatives, Jude will be able to give your students invaluable insight into design principles.
Ben Spalding
Born in Dublin, Ben has been part of the Disney team for over 30 years fulfilling a number of roles from lifeguard, to Special Events Coordinator, to stuntman! He has produced a number of spectacular shows for the company including ‘Disney Dreams®!’, ‘Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show… with Mickey and friends!’ and ‘Disney Stars on Parade!’. Ben’s most recent projects are the production of the stunning ‘Disney D-Light’ and ‘Avengers Power the Night’ shows – achievements powered by cutting-edge technology that includes amazing drone effects.
Ben will dazzle your students as they learn about the design and execution of the brand-new nighttime show ‘Disney Electrical Sky Parade’ that magically splashes the sky with a thousand lights and colours.
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.
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
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.
Jon Chase - Facilitator
Jon Chase is a science communicator, author and science rapper currently posted at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He has an intense passion for scientific thinking and believes that knowledge should be made available in a way that allows as many people as possible the opportunity to gain access to it.
He has presented science for BBC learning on TV and YouTube and also co-authored books on The Science of Star Wars and The Science of Jurassic World. In 2017 he was awarded the Josh Award in Science Communication but is most well known for his science raps, which he has produced for various learning establishments and organisations including NASA, BBC, CH4 and Chester Zoo.
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 activities
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Explore the parks: Disneyland® Park & Walt Disney Studios® Park
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Shopping in the Disney Village®
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Gaumont Cinema
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Evening meal experience at Billy Bob’s Country Western Saloon
Study Themes
The event is designed to complement Design & Technology across the AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC curriculums at Key Stage 4 (GCSE). The event will support students in their portfolio preparation, as well as the practical aspect of their studies, by delving into a specific company with a focus on product design, technology, sustainability & ethics.
Educational resources
In order to help you prepare for the Design & Technology 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