Nominate a Family You Know

To qualify for Bert’s Big Adventure, children must be between the ages of 5 and 12, live in “The Bert Show” radio listening area, prove financial need and have never been to Walt Disney World®.

Click here to see the cities that Bert’s Big Adventure is currently accepting applications from for the upcoming trip.

Yes, you can nominate someone as a surprise and even remain anonymous if you would like! However, you cannot fill out the application for that family. The application requires a lot of personal information and we need specific information regarding the family unit.

Only one nomination is needed! The selection process is not based on votes or the number of nominations. Once a family is nominated, we reach out to the family and let them know how they can apply.

The Bert’s Big Adventure Trip to Walt Disney World in 2026 will be February 18-23, 2026.

We truly regret that we cannot accommodate your family. We wish we could take everyone! However, there are many wonderful organizations that offer assistance with wish trips, as well as local organizations that provide recreational programs and events for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses and their families.

The income information is only a small part of the application process, and there is not a set cutoff amount. The selection committee considers ALL parts of an application when making a decision.

If selected to attend the Bert’s Big Adventure Trip to Walt Disney World, family members eligible to attend Bert’s Big Adventure are limited to family members of the child that maintained legal residence in the same location as the child in the six months prior to the time of application or nomination to Bert’s Big Adventure.

Everyone that has submitted an application will be notified no later than January 1st, 2026.

If a child has already been to Walt Disney World or a Disney Cruise through another wish-granting organization, then they do NOT qualify for Bert’s Big Adventure. Bert’s Big Adventure runs all applicant names through the Give Kids The World Village database to verify prior wish trips.

Currently, to participate in our programs, you have to have been selected to go to Walt Disney World with Bert’s Big Adventure.

If you are applying for more than one child in the same household, you will need to complete a separate online application for each child.

Interested families must first fill out an application to be considered. We receive hundreds of applications each year so the review process is pretty extensive. As we are a small organization, we are limited in the number of families that we can take each year to Walt Disney World. For that reason, our selection committee – which is made up of doctors and nurses throughout the community – painstakingly struggles over each application.

However, while it’s an EXTREMELY difficult decision for the committee, the families that are selected typically have some of the most difficult day-to-day struggles and the longest battles, while still maintaining the most positive attitudes!