TEAM REGISTRATION

Championship Forms: All physical forms must be brought to the registration desk in Orlando when you arrive at the championship.

Required physical forms:

• Release Waivers – COMING SOON
• Proof of Music Licensing
• Proof of USA Dance Coach Membership

School Enrollment Letter: Due October 31, 2024

• Sample Enrollment Letter
• CLICK HERE to submit your enrollment letter.

International Teams:

• World School Performance Cheer Event Information
• International Music Clearance
• International Safeguarding
• International Waivers – COMING SOON

Please read the below terms and conditions, you will have to agree to these terms during the registration process.  By accepting these terms, you are agreeing to the Event Guidelines and Competition Rules and Regulations:

• National Dance Team Championship Terms and Conditions
• UDA Competition Event Guidelines
• Varsity Spirit Rules and Regulations

Important Reminder: Anyone associated with a team (coach, choreographer, support personnel, etc.) wishing to obtain access to the warmup area, backstage area or coaches box must show proof of USA Dance Membership at event check in.

• To complete the USA Cheer Membership please CLICK HERE.

2025 Championship Pricing Guide 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Teams staying on the Hotel Travel Package will have first choice of Open Practice times at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Wednesday or Thursday. Transportation to/from Open practice will be provided for teams who have the majority of their team staying on the hotel travel package.

Teams who are on the commuter package will be able to select open practice times after those on the hotel travel package and must provide their own transportation to/from ESPN Wide World of Sports.   All open practice times are first come, first served and not guaranteed.

Park Hopper Ticket Upgrade Pricing

If you would like to extend your stay, be sure to include the appropriate check-in and check-out dates on your rooming list.  If you want, you may upgrade the Walt Disney World Theme Park ticket that is included in your package. This can be noted in the “ADD ON” step of the registration process. Extending your stay does not automatically extend the number of days on your park hopper pass.   Any extra tickets for family members must be purchased through the “Discounted Park Tickets” link on the main registration page.

• 2-Day to 3-Day: $45
• 2-Day to 4-Day: $165
• 2-Day to 5-Day: $215
• 3-Day to 4-Day: $120
• 3-Day to 5-Day: $170

Walt Disney World requires “Park Reservations” made in advance to attend the theme parks.  We strongly recommend that all friends and family (spectators) register on a separate invoice from the team.

• Anyone included on your invoice will be part of your “ticket order”. Ticket orders will be placed when your invoice is paid in full.
• Once the order is placed, you will receive a ticket confirmation number for each person depending on their package or upgrade.  Ticket confirmations will start going out mid-November 2024.
• Information on how to obtain your park reservations will be sent with your ticket confirmation email.

No Changes after ticket orders have been placed and ticket order numbers have been distributed.  Any upgrades must be requested before paying your invoice in full. Each person is assigned a ticket number, please make sure they are distributed accordingly.

Please note that parks may reach capacity so be sure to get your payment in early!

Each team will need to designate one person (other than the head coach) to be your Safety Champion. This person will need to be confirmed upon registration, over 18 years of age and willing to participate in additional safety training prior to Championship.

• Each team/squad needs a separate Safety Champion (ex: If you bring a JV and Varsity squad, you need two different individuals.)

We are excited to offer discounted Walt Disney World Theme Park tickets! These are available for family or friends not purchasing one of the hotel travel packages. This theme park ticket includes access to all 4 Walt Disney World Theme Parks in addition to 5 days of admission to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

• 2 Day: $467 ($564 value)
• 3 Day: $512 ($727 value)
• 4 Day: $632 ($881 value)
• 5 Day: $682 ($475 value)

CLICK HERE to purchase additional theme park tickets.

Additional theme park tickets are available for purchase through January 24, 2025. They will not be sold on-site at the event.

Event Extras:

• Celebration Party: $55
• Meal Vouchers: $20

** Celebration Party tickets and Meal Vouchers will need to be picked up during registration hours in Orlando. Park Hopper Tickets will be sent via email **

CLICK HERE to begin your event registration.

Is your school yearbook group interested in attending NDTC alongside your dance team? CLICK HERE to view the link to register for Varsity Yearbook’s Press Pass Academy and be sure to share with your school’s yearbook adviser!

Event Registration Specialists (by school name):

• Schools A-M and non-alphabetical: Lisa Ward – lward@varsity.com
• Schools N-Z: Rachel Primm – rprimm@varsity.com

General Rules and Information
1. The World School & Performance Cheerleading Championships (WSPC) is held in
conjunction with the National Dance Team Championship (NDTC). All U.S. teams
must follow all Rules and Regulations of the NDTC.
2. All FINALISTS teams from the 2024 NDTC are eligible to compete in the divisions
offered. All Star teams are eligible to compete regardless of attendance or placement
in the 2024 NDTC.
3. Due to the size of the NDTC – Intermediate divisions and Game Day divisions will not
be offered in the WSPC. The NDTC will attempt to ensure teams will not have
overlapping performance / warm up with WSPC. However, The NDTC cannot
guarantee that a performance overlap will not occur during the final schedule.
4. Teams must be registered participants of the National Dance Team Championship to
be eligible.

Schedule of Events

• Friday – NDTC Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds of competitions, visit parks.
• Saturday – NDTC Semi-Final and select Final rounds of competition, visit parks. WSPC
  Exhibitions.
• Sunday – NDTC select Semi-Final and Final rounds of competition along with the World
  School & Performance Cheerleading Championships (WSPC) Final competition.

Awards
1. Teams will be awarded placement trophies.
2. Jackets will be awarded to Champions based on the number of athletes on the floor
plus, two coaches.
3. Nation’s rankings will be awarded to the top countries competing across all divisions.

Divisions Offered
School Divisions (Pom, Jazz, Hip Hop, Kick)

• Primary School (International Teams Only)
• Junior High
• Junior Varsity
• Varsity*
  *Varsity divisions will split if there are more than 10 teams in a category

CLICK HERE to view are travel partners and discounts created erxclusively for Varsity Spirit customers!

To help manage park capacity, the Walt Disney World Resort has introduced the Disney Park Pass service, a new Theme Park reservation system. In order to make your Theme Park reservations, you will need a My Disney Experiences account and valid Theme Park admission linked to it.  Once you are paid in full, approximately 7-10 business days later, Varsity Spirit will send you a ticket confirmation order number. Then, simply create a My Disney Experience account and select the dates and Theme Parks you wish to visit. To enter a Theme Park, both a reservation and valid admission for the same Park on the same date are required. Please note that reservations are limited in capacity, subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed. Park availability is very limited and Varsity Spirit will not be able to assist with park reservations.

Starting in 2024: visitors to Walt Disney World will be able to “hop” from park to park with no time restrictions. On Jan. 9, 2024, all-day park hopping access will return allowing any guest with a valid park hopper ticket to freely visit any of its four theme parks at any time during normal operation hours.  Guests must still have a theme park reservation for the first park they want to visit. Once you visit that park, you can hop, anytime during the day to another park without a park reservation.

IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN PURCHASING THEME PARK TICKETS: The reselling or the transferring of theme park tickets in the state of Florida is a crime as described under Florida state laws; Florida Statutes s. 817.361 and Florida Statutes s. 817.36

Park Reservation How-To Resources:

• Booking Park Reservations Step-by-Step

Please note: There is a 25 person/ticket maximum on managing/linking per unique My Disney Experience account. And in the PDFs above, MDX is an abbreviation for My Disney Experience.