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Disney Experiences

How Disney helps reimagine the patient experience in children’s hospitals

Disney works with children’s hospitals and pediatric places of care around the world, creating distinctly Disney experiences that deliver moments of joy when they’re needed most.

Teams across Disney, including their world-renowned Walt Disney Imagineers, worked with a global network of experts to identify unique experiences Disney could provide to ease the fear and anxiety of a hospital stay.

Learn more about Disney’s commitment to delivering joy and comfort through the power of stories.

Disney’s work with Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children includes:

Complimentary Content Access

  • Special screenings of Disney Movie Moments.

    Disney Movie Moments

    Special screenings of newly released Disney movies offer opportunities for families to create happy memories, even at the hospital.

  • Disney+ is offered at the hospital.

    Disney+

    Child Life professionals can share the stories on Disney+ with children as a way to ease the anxiety of a hospital experience.

Starlight Children’s Foundation Programs

  • Deliveries of Disney toys, books, and more from Starlight Children's Foundation.

    Disney Deliveries

    Packages of toys, books, games, movies, and more from across the Disney family of brands bring patients moments of delight, and a sense of the familiar during their hospital stays. Delivered by Starlight Children’s Foundation, bundles come in varying sizes and are available throughout the year.

  • Disney care packages frp, Starlight Children's Foundation.

    Care Packages

    Disney care packages, delivered by Starlight Children’s Foundation, are filled with fun activities and keepsakes such as journals, playing cards, and room decals, helping children brighten and personalize their hospital rooms.

Imaginative Hospital Installations

  • Magic Windows

    Magical windows offer patients and their families mesmerizing views into beloved stories from the worlds of Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.

  • Disney Team of Heroes App

    The Disney Team of Heroes app is loaded with games, interactive tales, animated character encounters, augmented reality and more — transforming hospital waiting times into moments filled with imagination and fun.

Support for Hospital Staff

  • Disney Institute training for staff.

    Disney Institute Training

    Customized training by Disney Institute equips hospital staff of every level with the skills and concepts needed to serve with heart, helping them enhance the patient and family experience.