As a Scout Mom and a Disney enthusiast,  I have included scouting in our Disney vacations since my scout was a little Tiger Cub (first grade). Volunteering as the Assistant Den Leader throughout his Cub Scout years and now as Boy Scout Troop Committee Member, I appreciate the values of scouting, while encouraging the fun in the accomplishment. Walt Disney World Resort & Parks is a magical playground ripe for creating lasting family and scouting memories!

Rank Requirements & Electives

The first steps along the Boy Scout Trail are intended to open up the world to a young scouts inquisitive mind.  Rank advancement through the scouting program encourages scouts and their families to engage in a variety of activities together. Here are a few activities scouts may complete – the Disney way…

• If you create an emergency plan with your scout, like ‘What to do if you are separated in the parks.’ – your scout will have completed a portion of a Tiger, Wolf or Bear family safety Rank/Elective.
• If your Wolf Scout participates in acting out the story of Belle & Beast in ‘Enchanted Tales with Belle’ (located in Magic Kingdom’s New Fantasyland), he will complete the Wolf Requirement #2. Be An Actor elective.
• The Wilderness Explorer activities in Animal Kingdom include several ways to complete a nature or animal study rank/elective requirement – like the Bear Scout’s ‘Sharing Your Environment, bird study’.

It is easy to earn or reinforce the achievements and electives your scout is working so hard to accomplish!  If you are already going to Disney – it is likely you will plan to do many of these activities anyway – so mark them down, let your den leader know and earn those beads, badges and patches while scouting with the mouse!