15 teachers will win a Walt Disney World celebration with The Muppets next spring
Disney Imagination Campus is taking entries through January 17, 2027 for its free 2027 Teachers Sweepstakes. Fifteen K-12 educators will win a four-day, three-night Walt Disney World celebration from April 29 to May 2, 2027, with The Muppets joining in ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Disney Imagination Campus is giving 15 teachers a long weekend at Walt Disney World next spring, and The Muppets are coming too. The free 2027 Teachers Sweepstakes is open now to K-12 educators nationwide, timed to Teacher Appreciation Week.
Key Details
- Enter by: 11:59:59 p.m. ET, January 17, 2027
- Celebration: April 29 to May 2, 2027, at Walt Disney World Resort
- Winners: 15 K-12 educators, picked at random
- Enter at: disneycampus.com/disneyteacherssweepstakes
The Buzz
Walt Disney World announced the sweepstakes in its own press release on October 27, 2026, and The Muppets are the new draw for a teacher celebration Disney has now run in back-to-back years.
What the 15 winning teachers get
Each winner gets a resort stay built around Disney Imagination Campus workshops, other teachers and a private evening event.
- Resort stay. The prize is a four-day, three-night stay at Walt Disney World Resort, and winners bring their traveling companions along.
- Campus workshops. Teachers step into the student role in Disney Imagination Campus workshops, the resort's learning program for school groups, which blend imagination with real-world application.
- Fellow educators. Winners network with teachers from across the country to exchange ideas and build connections.
- A private evening. Winners and their companions get a special nighttime event created only for this celebration; Disney has not said where it happens or what it includes.
- Four theme parks. The trip leaves time for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom, which Disney calls a living laboratory for creativity and storytelling.
- Muppets connection. The Muppets join the celebration; at the resort they already headline Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, which returned at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2026.
Disney has not said what The Muppets will do at the event, or whether they appear at the evening event or in the workshops. The campus workshops are the center of the trip, with the parks as free time around them.
How the 2026 teacher celebration looked
Last spring's edition shows the format: 15 teachers, a long weekend and a group photo at Cinderella Castle.
- Who won in 2026. Fifteen elementary, middle and high school educators were honored with a weekend of festivities at Walt Disney World.
- Long odds. Disney says the 2026 winners were selected from thousands of entries.
- The castle photo. On May 1, 2026, the group posed with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom.
Entries close January 17, 2027
Entering is free and limited to adult teachers in the United States, and the window shuts in mid-January.
- No purchase needed. Buying anything does not improve the odds of winning.
- Who qualifies. Teachers 21 or older who legally live in the 50 states, Washington, D.C. or Puerto Rico; the sweepstakes is void where prohibited.
- Open since October. Entries opened at noon Eastern on October 1, 2026, nearly four weeks before Disney announced the sweepstakes on October 27.
- Official rules. Prize details, limits and odds are in the full rules at rules.com/imagination26sweeps.
- The sponsor. Disney Destinations, LLC, based in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, runs the sweepstakes.
Our take. Winners are drawn at random, so there is nothing to polish and nothing to buy. Eligible teachers should enter well before the January 17, 2027 deadline rather than on the night itself.