Dreams become reality: 100 high school students chosen for Disney Dreamers Academy

There are 100 high school students from across the country heading to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in March to take the next step in chasing their biggest dreams, such as developing cutting-edge technology, addressing food insecurity and even designing the next great Disney attractions.These ambitious teens make up the new 2025 class of Disney Dreamers Academy, a popular mentoring program at Walt Disney World Resort designed to inspire and empower students from diverse communities by encouraging them to explore limitless possibilities and turn their dreams into reality.High school student Owen Osborne, an aspiring pediatric allergist and immunologist, was surprised on January 15, 2025 at his school in Sharpsburg, GA with the news that he is one of 100 students selected for this year’s Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in March. Disney Dreamers Academy, in its 18th year, is an educational mentorship program that is fostering the career dreams of high school students from varying backgrounds and communities nationwide. (Christian Thompson)After surprising students in Houston and Atlanta with their selection earlier this week, Walt Disney World released the names of the remaining students today.At the multi-day program at Walt Disney World, March 26-30, 2025,...