Give Kids the World Village

Give Kids The World Village is an 89-acre nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida that provides critically ill children and their families with week-long wish vacations at no cost.

Give Kids The World aims to fulfill that wish, providing children and their families with all-inclusive vacations including transportation, accommodations, food, theme park tickets, and entertainment.

Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Henri spent five years in the Auschwitz and Matthausen concentration camps [citation needed] during World War II.

In the 1980s, Henri began offering complimentary hotel rooms to children with life-threatening illnesses who wished to visit Walt Disney World.

The Village encompasses 166 private storybook villas, four accessible rides and attractions, including the Enchanted Carousel, the Jurassic Junction (JJ's) train experience, Kelly's Sunny Swing and Lori's Magical Flight, the Gingerbread House Restaurant, the Serendipity pirate-themed entertainment stage, two wheelchair accessible pools, Jack's Wacky WaterWorks splash pad, horseback riding, a nature trail, gardens and koi pond, Henri's Starlite Scoops, a space-themed accessible ice cream parlor, Jersey Jaxson's Playroom, Julie's Safari Theater, Matthew's Boundless Playground (featuring the world's largest game of Candy Land), Amberville Train Station, the Happy Harbor Fishing Pond, a chapel, and the Castle of Miracles (where the stars of every child who has visited are displayed on the ceiling).

The Enchanted Carousel at Give Kids The World Village