In 2010 Disney has come up with a new way to earn a free ticket to a Disney World or Disneyland theme park: Volunteer!

Disney has partnered with HandsOn Network to develop a large scale program aimed at getting 1 million people to volunteer their time in 2010.

Even children as young as 6 years old are eligible to volunteer along with their family.

To participate in this program you must first go to the Disney Parks Website to register.

After you register, you can use your zip code to seek out volunteering activites that you can sign up for.

The volunteering may take as little as 2 1/2 hours to qualify for the Free 1 Day Park Ticket depending upon the activity you sign up for.

After completing your volunteering service and getting it validated, you can print a vocher from the website that you can take to the Disney World or Disneyland  to get your free ticket and gain entrance to the theme park or your choice.

There are a number of program regulations and stipulations, including Black Out days, so please go to the website to check out all of the details.

Feel good about helping others out through your volunteer service and enjoy a day at your favorite Disney World theme park.  How great is that?

Video by DisneyParks at YouTube.

In order to promote the new "Give A Day. Get A Disney Day" program, Disney Characters traveled to 5 Cities across North America: Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles and Toronto on September 30th, 2009.

The goal of the program is to get One Million people to volunteer service for a day at a participating organization during 2010. Those that volunteer and complete the requirements will receive a FREE one day Disney Park Pass to either Disney World or Disneyland.

To learn more about the "Give A Day. Get A Disney Day." program and/or register go to: www.DisneyParks.com

Video by DisneyParks on YouTube.

Disney Parks has a new promotion for 2010. Instead of the Free Park Ticket on your birthday promotion that has been during 2009, Disney is promoting community service and rewarding it.

The 2010 promotion is called "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." By vounteering a day of your time to a qualified volunteer agency, you can receive a free one day park ticket for either one of the Disney World parks or one of the Disneyland parks.

The full details of the promotion can be found at: http://www.disneyparks.com/ .

During 2010 Disney is hoping to inspire one million people to participate in this promotion and volunteer in their communities.

From the official Disney Press Release:

“In 2010, we want to recognize and add one more reason for celebration: the contributions people make to their communities every day,” said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “We want to inspire 1 million volunteers – people who will invest time and energy to make their own communities and neighborhoods a better place.”

To enable people to sign up for an eligible volunteer project, Disney is working with HandsOn Network, the nation’s largest volunteer network. Part of Points of Light Institute, HandsOn Network has 250 on-the-ground volunteer action centers across the country and connects volunteers to more than 70,000 nonprofit agencies that need their help.

“Wherever we live, our communities need our hands-on help to thrive,” said Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light Institute. “We are thrilled at this unprecedented effort by Disney Parks to help mobilize 1 million volunteers into action. ‘Give a Day, Get a Disney Day’ has the potential to reach so many families and instill the volunteer spirit in a new generation.”

Bob Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said, “‘Give a Day, Get a Disney Day’ fits perfectly with our long history of supporting and participating in volunteer efforts. It’s a great way to honor guests who are making a positive contribution to their communities.”