• Fiesta Especial Celebration Day Header - April 5th 10 am - 3 pm alamo dome parking lot c, pre-registration required
  • Attendee Registration

    Special Ed. Prog. | Day Programs | Children's Shelters | Individuals with Disabilities
  • ​Teachers and Students: Advance reservations are required. Reservation includes complimentary admission and unlimited rides for students and their teachers/caregivers. Field trip materials and resources are available for your use.  Schools may apply for a bus reimbursement award. Due to reduced funding, limited bus stipends (reimbursements) are available at $100/school this year. Please do not request these funds if your school has the resources to cover your trip.

    Registration includes general admission for students and their support networks with access to unlimited rides, Fiesta Especial sponsored games, photo booth, and prizes. Guests may bring sack lunches, ice chests and coolers. Food and carnival-operated games are available at current retail rates.  This year in order to keep with our mission to make it an impactful disibility friendly experience, we will have a limit to the number of students attending.  Once that cap is met, you will be put on a waitlist.  It will be on a first come/first serve basis.

    PLEASE NOTE that the Assumption of Risk Agreement is required at the time of registration.

  • Service Providers: Advance reservations are required. This registration option is for those who operate a day program, group home, or provide services to adults with disabilities. 

    Registration includes general admission for students and their support networks with access to unlimited rides, Fiesta Especial sponsored games, photo booth, and prizes. Guests may bring sack lunches. Ice chests and coolers may be checked in at the eating area. Food and carnival-operated games are available at current retail rates.

    PLEASE NOTE that the Assumption of Risk Agreement is required at the time of registration.

  • Children's Shelters: This registration option is for those who operate a children's shelter program. 

    Registration includes general admission for students and their support networks with access to unlimited rides, Fiesta Especial sponsored games, photo booth, and prizes. Guests may bring sack lunches. Ice chests and coolers may be checked in at the eating area. Food and carnival-operated games are available at current retail rates.

    PLEASE NOTE that the Assumption of Risk Agreement is required at the time of registration.

  • Individuals and Families: Advanced reservations are required. This registration is for families with an individual with disabilities who would like to bring them out to participate in Fiesta Especial. 

    Registration includes general admission for students and their support networks with access to unlimited rides, Fiesta Especial sponsored games, photo booth, and prizes. Guests may bring sack lunches. Ice chests and coolers may be checked in at the eating area. Food and carnival-operated games are available at current retail rates.

    General admission will NOT be granted at the gate. NO EXCEPTIONS.

    A Valid ID and Assumption of Risk Agreement is required at check-in for every person over 18 in the group.

  • PROGRAM SURVEY

    Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions. By doing so, you help us meeting your educational and programming needs and provide us with the data we need to secure the funding that keeps this program low to no cost to those we serve.
  • To learn more about the programs, click on the links below:
    • Fiesta Especial Inclusion 5K & Parade
    • Fiesta Especial Royal Court (A Leadership & Life Skills Development Program)
    • AccessAbility fest
    • abilitySTRONG Parade
    • Conversation 360°
    • Changing SA

  • ATTENDEE INFORMATION

  • STUDENT BODY / CLIENT INFORMATION

  • Based on the total number of special education students and PALs referenced above, please indicate the age ranges for your student body below.

  • STAFF/VOLUNTEER SUPPORT INFORMATION

  • Each individual guest over the age of 18 must present a valid ID for admission.  The name on the ID must match the name on your registration. There will be no general admissions granted at the gate. Advance registration is REQUIRED.

    We take great care to ensure the safety of our guests and appreciate you being prepared with your identification upon arrival at guest registration. Admission bands will be presented to pre-registered & validated guests only. 

  • TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

  • TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT SUPPORT

    Please do not request support funds if your school or PTA has the ability to cover the cost of your transportation.

    Limited funds are available to assist special education classes in covering the costs of district bus use costs for your Fiesta Especial® Field Trip / Community Instruction & Training Trip. Funds will be awarded in the order requests are received. You may request up to / no more than $100 in reimbursement support for your 2023 trip to Fiesta Especial Celebration Day.

  • Award Rules & Regulations: Transportation reimbursements will be distributed within 7 days of receipt of your Official Transportation Invoice from your school district. Invoices may be emailed to FiestaEspecial@disABILITYsa.org or faxed to 866-461-5481. The deadline to submit invoices for reimbursement is Friday, June 3rd, 2023. If an invoice is not submitted by this date, you forfeit your award.

  • For future planning purposes, we are interested in teachers’ transportation options to Fiesta Especial. On a scale from 1 to 5, how likely would you be to bring your class to Fiesta Especial without the bus subsidy? 

  • SHOEBOX FLOAT DISPLAY

    This year, each class/group/family will submit one singular float into the Shoebox Float Contest. 

    The shoebox judging will begin at 10:30 am. By notifying us of your intention to participate with the question on the right, you will receive information about line-up and logistics that will be sent out one week prior to the event. Top Floats in each category will receive trophies. Everyone in the class will receive a participation ribbon.

  • VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

    Volunteers are recruited each year to assist you! If you would like to be assigned a volunteer to help enable your greatest level of participation in the Celebration Day experience, please let us know. It is our goal to secure enough volunteers to meet the # of requests. However, these volunteers will be assigned to classrooms on a first request, first serve bases until we run out of volunteers.

  • ASSUMPTION OF RISK REQUIREMENT

    CLICK HERE to download the Wade Shows Assumption of Risk Agreement, complete it and attach it with the upload option below.

  • ASSUMPTION OF RISK REQUIREMENT

    CLICK HERE to download the Wade Shows Assumption of Risk Agreement or copy and paste the following URL into another internet browser window:
    http://www.fiestaespecial.com/uploads/6/4/7/1/6471084/2023_assumption_of_risk_agreement.docx__1_.pdf

    Complete the form, scan, and attach it with the upload option below.

    If your class is not planning to ride the rides or needs an exception on submitting your agreement along with your registration, please upload a letter explaining your situation instead. Thank you!

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