ND OutLoud Disney 2026 Retreat
Where neurodivergent brilliance meets Disney magic.
Happily Ever Action
Where Neurodivergence Meets Reality… and We Actually Do Something With It.
Welcome to Happily Ever Action — the ND OutLoud 2026 Retreat
This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a functional fairy tale.
At Happily Ever Action, we’re taking the magic of Disney and fusing it with research-backed neurodivergent support that actually works in real life.
This 3-day retreat is built for ND adults who lead, coach, teach, heal, or parent—while also navigating executive dysfunction, burnout, and sensory overwhelm. You’ll gain real tools, real support, and a brave-space community where you’re not too much, too loud, or too “behind.” You’re just in need of systems that were made for your brain that don’t create overwhelm.
With daily theme park visits, calm sensory-friendly training sessions, connection-focused meals, and ND-informed strategies you’ll use forever—this retreat isn’t about escape. It’s about reentry with purpose.
Because your “Happily Ever After” doesn’t start someday.
It starts with Happily Ever Action.
May 13-16, 2026
“Going to Disney World with our group has brought so many things to light and how I can handle a lot more than I thought I could. The biggest part I learned is that it's okay to be silly, to laugh, to have fun and be like a kid that's screaming to be let out so often that I usually ignore because we've always been told to behave, act like an adult, etc. I would say realizing that I'm okay as I am and that sometimes being a kid outwardly is just as important at times and to allow me to be ME!
I loved meeting all that were there and being able to connect with others that I didn't have to explain, I didn't have to apologize because they understood me, they got me. We actually said that saying sorry was the "s" word and we had to try to do things without saying it. It was so refreshing to just release all the limitations I feel like I live in every day.
I am going next year because I love being able to show others that it's possible to find how to cope with things an help them understand relationships are possible and that being ourselves is what releases us to be able to more of who we were meant to be. I can't wait!”
Shaye Woodward ~
ADHD Coach
What’s Included…..
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3–4 Hours Training/Day
This 3-day retreat is built for ND adults who lead, coach, teach, heal, or parent—while also navigating executive dysfunction, burnout, and sensory overwhelm. You’ll gain real tools, real support, and a brave-space community where you’re not too much, too loud, or too “behind.” You’re just in need of systems that were made for your brain.
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Disney Resort Stay
Staying at a Disney Resort means you’re fully immersed in the Disney bubble—where the magic never stops and everything is just a Monorail, Skyliner, or themed bus ride away. From early park access and immersive theming to resort pools, dining, and the ease of rolling out of bed and into magic, it’s a sensory-friendly, stress-reducing dream. No traffic. No chaos. Just a perfectly curated world designed for joy, comfort, and ND-friendly convenience.
**Main Pricing based on Double Occupancy but single occupancy rooms available. -
1 Park/Day Pass
With your 1 Park Per Day Pass, you’ll explore a new Disney park each day—without the pressure of park hopping.
🐘 Day 1: Animal Kingdom – A calm, nature-forward start with shade, slower pace, and immersive sensory environments.
🎠 Day 2: Magic Kingdom – Classic Disney magic, dopamine-packed attractions, and iconic moments (hello, castle pics!).
🌐 Day 3: EPCOT – Innovation meets relaxation with global eats, walkable paths, and reflective end-of-retreat vibes.
Three days. Three parks. All the wonder—without the overwhelm.
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One Sit-Down Meal Per Day
Every day includes a non-character sit-down meal where the only thing animated is the conversation. It’s your built-in decompression zone—a time to cool off (literally), process the day’s magic, reduce sensory overwhelm, and connect with your fellow ND adventurers without distractions, strollers, or surprise singing animals.
Animal Kingdom Day 1
Magic Kingdom Day 2
Epcot Day 3
**Restaurant Reservation Choices Dependent on availability -
One Quick Service Meal + 🍪 One Snack Per Day
1 Quick Service Meal in the park or at our resort and snack a day!!
Fuel your brain without frying your nervous system—each day includes a Quick Service meal and a Disney snack to keep you powered, not peopled-out. Whether it's a Mickey pretzel or allergy-friendly Dole Whip, you’ll have something magical (and manageable) to munch on. -
Memory Maker Photo Package
Strike a pose, scream on a coaster, or ugly-cry at the fireworks—we’re capturing it all. With the Memory Maker Photo Package, every magical meltdown, dopamine high-five, and character hug is yours to keep (without fumbling for your phone).
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Magic Band
Your MagicBand+ is like having a tiny Disney wizard strapped to your wrist. It opens your resort room door, gets you through at park entrances, links your photos, pays for snacks, and even glows and buzzes during fireworks—basically, it’s part ticket, part wallet, part wand.
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One Character Meal Experience
Because even grown-up ND brains deserve a little whimsy—your retreat includes a Character Meal where magic meets mealtime. Expect sensory-friendly fun, delicious food, and surprise hugs from your favorite Disney pals (camera-ready or not).
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SWAG BABY!!
One T-shirt for Each day of the Event
Hat
Fidgets
Notebooks
Cooling Towels
Refillable Resort Mug
Who knows what else might show up in your swag bag!
Going to NeuroDopamine in Action in Disney was an experience of a lifetime! I went expecting to learn strategies to take back to my clients, which I did learn, but I also learned SO much about myself. It was truly a magical experience where I could fully unmask. I did not expect to form as close of relationships as I did, but I am truly grateful for them. We did not just become friends – we became an ND family that I will cherish for the rest of my life.To anyone who struggles with anxiety and is nervous about being in Disney with a bunch of people they have never met, please hear me when I say this – by the end of Day 1, they will not be strangers. The evening of day 1 I poured my soul out at Fantasmic with this group, along with others, and ended up in happy tears and it was a truly unique bonding experience.
There is beauty in stepping out of your comfort zone, and I learned that stepping out of my comfort zone actually allowed me to be the most comfortable being my 100% authentic, unmasked, AuDHD self.
As Dumbo once said, “The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.” This sums up the Disney Experience with the ND Outloud team perfectly, as I left feeling so uplifted and felt like I broke the chains of so many of the things that held me down.
Tara- LCSW
What are we going to be Training on this year?
1. Creating a Neurodivergent-Friendly Workplace (at Home, School, and Work) Danielle, Shaye & Tara
Adapting environments for sensory, executive, and emotional needs
Building inclusive team culture in therapy offices, classrooms, or homes
Replacing "professionalism" with authentic accommodation strategies
2. Dopamine Mapping: For Self-Care, Relationships, and Teams
Understanding how dopamine drives ND behavior
How to “hack” motivation, reduce shame, and build reward systems
Visual tools to map what sparks and drains dopamine for you and your community
3. ND Habit Building + Executive Dysfunction Systems - Danielle
Habit stacking, visual reminders, and DOPE 66 principles
How to stop “starting over” and build scaffolded success
Planning with brains that don’t work linearly
4. Multi-Sensory Calming & Regulation Techniques - Danielle & Tara
Real-world application for therapists, teachers, and parents
Portable tools for calming (smells, textures, sounds, breath)
Creating mini-regulation stations at work, school, and home
5. ND Health & Wellness Needs
Nutrition, hydration, and sleep patterns in ND adults
Why ADHD brains burn out faster (and how to build stamina)
Supplements, movement, and biofeedback for long-term support
6. Overcoming Overwhelm + Burnout Cycles - Shaye & Rebekah
Why ND brains burn out faster and how to reset safely
Recognizing burnout in helpers who can’t stop helping
Developing sustainable boundaries and flexible routines
7. Behavioral Modification + Conflict Resolution (with a Human-First Lens)
Autonomy vs. compliance in ND environments
Scripts for conflict resolution that regulate BOTH people
De-escalation techniques for parenting, classrooms, and therapy clients
8. Navigating Accommodations (Without Apologizing) - Jessica, Kristy & Danielle
How to advocate for what you need in work, schools, and life
The Cost of not providing Accommodations
The WIDE Survey + framing accommodations through results and need
Creating collaborative support plans, not punishment plans
9. Parenting and Communication Tools for ND Parents - Katie
Emotional co-regulation in the home
How to communicate with kids when you’re also dysregulated
Scripts, visual aids, and when to pause rather than push
10. ND Relationships: Repair, Rejection, and Rebuilding Tara & Tim
Navigating RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) in all relationships
Relationship roles when one or both partners are ND
Self-awareness, communication scripts, and radical honesty
💰 Investment in Your Growth (and Sanity)
Double Occupancy: $3750/person
Single Occupancy: $4250/person
(Payment plans available!)(3rd Party Financing also Available)
Includes EVERYTHING listed above. No surprise add-ons. No hidden fees. Just magic.