Buena Park is ideal for student groups!

Southern California is a great destination for student travel, and Buena Park is the ideal place to base your group! What location has more to offer than Buena Park, with a major theme park, a water park, exciting venues for dinner and entertainment, movie theaters, shopping, and so much more! Many activities are within walking distance to hotels. And Disneyland park is just 10 minutes away!

Special Student Programs

Knott’s Berry Farm’s 'Adventures in Education' is truly a showcase of opportunities for students to be enlightened about the world
around them in a fun and captivating way. The programs are designed as themed tours and are tied to school curricula at appropriate grades.
The topics include:

• Transportation
• Geology
• Native American Indian history and lore
• Westward Movement
• Early California (pre-Gold Rush Era)
• Early American Heritage
• Energy in Motion/Physics
• Scout Patch program

All programs are available year round, and bookings for the upcoming school year are accepted after Labor Day. For more information, call (714) 220-5244 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday.

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Buena Park lights up the Dark Ages for students! Medieval Times hosts more than 50,000 students annually at its educational matinees. The 90-minute presentation includes topics such as the political structure of the feudal society, cultural traditions and changes in Western society, the Crusades, warfare and tournaments, conflict between Christians and Moslems in Spain and the expulsion of Jews and Moslems from Spain in 1492. Set against the backdrop of the pageantry of a realistic medieval tournament, the important historical perspectives spring to life and give enthusiastic students a unique and insightful perspective on this rich chapter of the world’s history. To inquire about the matinee schedule or to receive a copy of the Medieval Times Educational Guide, please call 1-888-WE-JOUST or visit www.medievaltimes.com

Buena Park’s hotels are student –friendly, offering a wide variety of features and amenities priced right for the student market.

Many of Southern California’s famous attractions are within an hour’s drive, such as Universal Studios Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Downtown Los Angeles, and Venice Beach, to name a few. There are great options for educational components to student tours within easy reach, such as the Discovery Science Center and Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Richard Nixon Library, Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, The Getty Museum, and historic Olvera Street in Downtown Los Angeles.

Want to book an event on the beach for your group? Find out all about your beach options at www.parks.ca.gov. Bolsa Chica State Beach and Huntington State Beach are the closest state-owned beaches to Buena Park, and they are within a 40-minute drive. Just head south from Buena Park on Beach Boulevard—you can’t miss it! You can call and speak to their special event coordinator at (714) 377-9422, Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). You can also e-mail any questions to northsectorevents@parks.ca.gov. Call Bolsa Chica Catering at (213) 739-9913 or visit their website at www.bolsachicacatering.com for food and beverage arrangements.