Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation
THE DISNEY NEWS
August 24, 2005
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In this issue...
* New deals and specials - including a fare frenzy in
Florida
* The latest news from around the "World" - including online
reservations for strollers and wheelchairs at SeaWorld and
Busch Gardens
* Lisa writes about shipping items to Disney World hotels
* Mike writes about his vacation at WDW in June
* This week's money saving tip
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We continuously update our information and you can find
these current specials in our Addenda:
WALT DISNEY WORLD:
A reminder...
* An exclusive deal for Affordable Disney members only at
Walt Disney World's Port Orleans French Quarter in November,
2005.
* An exclusive deal for Affordable Disney members only at
Walt Disney World's Port Orleans French Quarter and
Wilderness Lodge in December, 2005!
"Hi John, I just joined your affordable Disney group. My
wife and I have been planning a trip to Disney World in
December. When we received your newsletter and saw the
prices we were just awed."
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Fare Frenzy in Florida! This airline is running an airfare
special between Florida and select cities for $39 to $79
one-way with 14-day advance purchase! 14-day advance
purchase required. Purchase August 16 through September 8,
2005, midnight Pacific Time. Travel August 30 through
November 17, 2005.
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Canadian Air Special: Buy a ticket to the U.S. and get
another one free. Whoever flies free is up to you. Book by
August 26, 2005 and save on the following select routes when
two people travel together. Planes come with comfy leather
seats and live seatback TV from ExpressVu. Valid on select
dates in August, September and October. From $191 for two!
Includes flights from:
* Toronto to Orlando
* Toronto to Tampa
* Vancouver to Los Angeles
* Montréal to Fort Lauderdale
* Toronto to Las Vegas (service begins September 5)
* Vancouver to Palm Springs (service begins October 14)
* Winnipeg to Phoenix (service begins October 14)
* Winnipeg to Los Angeles (service begins October 12)
* Calgary to Fort Lauderdale (service begins October 14)
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Universal Ticket Special saves you $100.00! Get four
consecutive days of admission to Universal Studios and
Islands of Adventure for only $99 + tax! Plus! Receive a
FREE COUPON BOOKLET for discounts on food and merchandise at
Universal. Hurry! You must purchase by 09/05/05!
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Save up to $21 off general admission with this new ticket at
Busch Gardens and SeaWorld!
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Get a free $15.00 Lowe's® Gift Card with this SeaWorld
promotion!
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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD
Save up to $30.00 on Annual Passes!
Get $10.00 OFF a 1-Day ticket and a second visit for FREE!
Includes over $100.00 in Universal Studios savings coupons!
All You Can Eat for $20 per day at participating
restaurants!
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DISNEYLAND PARIS
How to enter the parks after 5 PM at a discount!
Students save $21.00 on a 1-Day Park Hopper!
You can buy a 1-day park hopper for the price of a 1 day
ticket at this location and save $10.00 per ticket!
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LAS VEGAS
Indulge yourself at this Hotel & Casino on select nights
August 24, 2005 - November 30, 2005 from $79 per room, per
night, based on single or double occupancy! Book by
September 1, 2005. Book your stay during BONUS DAYS and
receive:
* Room Upgrade
* 2 for 1 drinks
* 2 Day Passes to The Spa
* Book online and receive a $10 Starbucks Credit!
Stay in the lap of luxury at this Hotel & Casino from $49
per night single or double occupancy! Valid select dates
September 1 - December 22, 2005. Must book by September 1,
2005. Includes:
* Strip view rooms
* Floors 9-16
* King or Two Queens
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OTHER VACATION SPECIALS
1-Day Fall Coastal cruises from $89! Explore the wondrous
and scenic Pacific coastline on a 1-Day Fall Coastal cruise.
Experience all of this cruise line's onboard pampering and
luxuries as they sail from Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle. Plus,
take in views of the scenic straits, forested isles and a
possible glimpse of the resident orcas. Valid on select
dates in September.
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Affordable Disney Members should log in at our password-
protected site (The Disney Reading Room) to access the
particulars about the above mentioned specials.
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here.
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Lisa writes:
"Hi There John, There are 10 of us going (my husbands
family) to WDW. Our son who is 22 months is going as well.
He is highly allergic to milk. I wanted to ship his soy milk
cartons and some other snacks down for him. What is the best
way to do this? We are staying at the Caribbean Beach
Resort, and are expecting our Magical Express Tags any day
now.. so we'll keep you updated. Thanx so much."
FEDEX is Disney's official shipper. I would send the package
by FEDEX to:
Caribbean Beach Resort
900 Cayman Way
Lake Buena Vista, 32830
Put your name and reservation number on the package so Disney
knows it's for your party.
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News From Around The "World"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
"The Water Park Fun & More Option is the new name for the
Magic Plus Pack Option... For each admission, [you] can
choose to visit one of the following: DisneyQuest® Indoor
Interactive Theme Park, Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park,
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Downtown Disney®
Pleasure Island or receive general admission to Disney's
Wide World of Sports® Complex. The number of admissions is
based on the length of the ticket. So the more admissions,
the more fun!" Cost: $45.
Disney is expanding its Extra Magic Hours to Typhoon Lagoon
and Blizzard Beach Water Parks. You must be a resort guest
to take advantage of it.
Typhoon Lagoon will stay open three hours longer on Saturday
nights August 27 through September 24.
Blizzard Beach will open an hour early Wednesday mornings
August 31 through September 28.
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer, 08/23/05)
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The Disney Insider Ezine has announced the following
sweepstakes:
"Win an Insider-exclusive trip for 4 to Disneyland! The Grand
Prize package is loaded with fabulous treats:
* Roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and Park passes
for 4 people!
* Private tour of Walt's Apartment at Disneyland
* Backstage tour of Disney's 'Aladdin: A Musical
Spectacular'
* Special Park tour
* Priority seating at Park events
* Plus, 50 lucky winners will receive an exclusive, limited
- edition Disney Insider pin from Disney Auctions."
Enter the Insider Sweepstakes here.
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"Walt Disney Co said it will employ an outside monitor to
probe claims that four Chinese factories licensed to create
its branded products violate labor laws and put workers in
danger, the Wall Street Journal reported."
Source: forbes.com, 08/21/05)
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Guests at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens can reserve strollers,
ECVs and wheelchairs online.
To reserve online at SeaWorld, click here.
To reserve online at Busch Gardens, click here.
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Here's the official website of Disney Fairies.
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CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT
Magic Kingdom
Fun and Sun Shop: Closed until 2006
Liberty Square Riverboat: 9/11/2005 - 9/19/2005
Epcot
The Living Seas: 8/21/2005 - Nov. 2005
Turtle Talk with Crush: 8/21/2005 - Nov. 2005
Norway's Stave Church: 9/12/2005 - 11/14/2005
Restaurant Akershus: 9/4/2005 - 9/14/2005
Ice Station Cool: 5/31/2005 - Winter 2005
Italy's La Bottega Shop: 9-6/2005 - 9/22/2005
Disney-MGM Studios
ABC Commissary: 9/6/2005 - 9/12/2005
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre: 9/6/2005 - 9/12/2005
Disney's Contemporary Resort
South Garden Wing: 5/30/2005 - 10/31/2005
Disney's Boardwalk Resort
Keister Coaster pool slide: 9/6/2005 - 9/26/2005
Disney's All-Star Music Resort
Piano Pool: 9/6/2005 - 9/14/2005
Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort
Old Man Island Spa: 9/6/2005 - 9/23/2005
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer)
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
Our Ticket agent has great prices on tickets to Walt Disney
World and other Florida attractions!
"I thought I knew all the tips for saving money at WDW, even
being a member of the Magic Kingdom Club for over 15 years,
but just learning about [your ticket agent] saved our family
over $300!!! Thanks." Janet Handy, Bel Air, MD
"Plenty of roadside outfits in Orlando promise discounted
tickets, but most of them really want to rope you into a
time-share sales pitch in exchange for vouchers - accept at
your own risk. [Affordable Disney's ticket agent], though,
is legit." The New York Post, November 16, 2004.
FORGET paying too much for your Disney tickets! Keep that
extra money in YOUR pocket! Join our Disney family today.
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DISNEY CRUISE LINE
The Disney Magic is going to Norfolk, VA October 1 for 10
days to add spa treatment suites, expand the fitness center,
and provide more space for children's activities.
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer, 08/23/05)
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DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"The only attraction in the park's Tomorrowland area that
remains basically the same as it was on Disneyland's opening
day in 1955, Autopia was Walt Disney's vision of the fun
that would arrive on the freeways of the future...
Other Disney parks around the world have their Autopias or
an equivalent. At Walt Disney World in Florida it became the
Indy Speedway. The version in Europe, near Paris, retains
the Autopia name but is assigned to Discoveryland and offers
carefully groomed boxwoods in a style reminiscent of the
gardens at Versailles." (Source: nytimes.com, 08/22/05)
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Mike sent us his WDW trip report:
"Hi John,
Disney World was awesome. We left on 6/24 at 3 am and rested
overnight in South Carolina after 16 hrs on the road. We had
breakfast in New Jersey, lunch in Virginia and dinner in
South Carolina. We passed by M&T Bank Stadium and Camden
Yards in Baltimore. We arrived in WDW at 1:05 on 6/25. It
took about 20 hours of travel time, breaks and sleep time
not included.
We stayed at the All-Star Sports resort with a baseball
theme. They also had basketball, football, tennis and
surfing. Excellent accommodations not far from the food court
(good food ). it had two pools, one at our place and two
buildings over in the surfing section. We only had a short
walk to the bus stop. When you stay there Disney runs a free
shuttle to all parks. They run every 20 minutes.
We visited Epcot, Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, and Animal
Kingdom. My favorite is Epcot. I rode on Mission Space twice
and the Test Track. At the other parks I rode on the Tower
of Terror, Soarin', and Space Mountain. (Dramamine came in
handy ) We saw the Lights, Motors, Action! extreme stunt
show from France at MGM. At Animal Kingdom we went on the
Kilamanjaro Safari. We went on the Kali River Rapids. We saw
the 3-d shows "It's Tough to Be a Bug!" and Mickey's
Philharmagic. We took the Maharajah Jungle Trek.
We took a trip to Splash Mountain. We saw Cinderella's
coronation at Cinderellabration (brought in from Tokyo for
the 50th). We rode on the monorail. We took the backlot tour
at MGM. We saw the Indiana Jones epic stunt spectacular
show. I enjoyed the eleven countries at Epcot. We had an egg
roll in China and a frankfurter in Germany! The fireworks at
Epcot were something to see with music and narration. It's
called IllumiNations. Clever.
The Magic Kingdom fireworks show was held at the Castle.
Wow! Again it was nothing like I had ever seen and it began
with Tinkerbell flying overhead from the Castle directly
over us and beyond (on a cable). The narration and music was
entertaining and fit the fireworks perfectly. And what a
fireworks show it was.
Earlier in the evening we saw the nightime parade of
characters on floats all lit up with elaborate designs. We
also saw two daytime parades on Main street USA. Even the
barbershop quartet was as musical as they were funny.
That is about all I can remember. I'm sure I missed
something. I took plenty of pictures and video. We didn't
have time for all that Disney has but we made a point to see
what we wanted to this time. We want to go again but aren't
sure when we'll be back. When you're there you lose track of
time and the days. I was skeptical at first but was
convinced the place has a certain unexplainable magic to it.
Kids of all ages will agree.
The weather was hot and tropical with sporadic showers.
After Disney we spent a day at SeaWorld and went shopping
the next day at the Florida Mall. We left for home on 7/2. I
sure felt that WDW withdrawal too and look forward to
returning sometime in the future. Thanks for the informative
and helpful website!"
Wow, Mike. My feet hurt just reading about all that you saw!
You're right. There is something magical about the way
Disney fills us with a childlike joy that we long for, but
cannot experience, when we get back home. I think Disney
puts something in the water! :)
I'm glad we were able to play a part in helping you have
such a wonderful vacation. Thanks for the feedback!
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MONEY SAVING TIP
Trattoria del Porto
5601 Universal Blvd.
Orlando FL 32819
at the Portofino Bay Hotel
Phone: 407/503-1000
The colorful festivals celebrated in the Italian countryside
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and outdoor dining along the picturesque Harbor Piazza.
Present this coupon and receive $10.00 off lunch or dinner with purchase of two entrees.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Affordable Disney Transportation
Elegance Transportation provides affordable transportation
to Walt Disney World, the Disney Cruise Line, Universal, Wet
'n Wild, the Convention Center, and much more! Elegance also
includes a 30-minute grocery stop at no additional cost.
Plus! Affordable Disney members save up to $10.00 on
roundtrip transportation! For services and rates, click here.
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Don't Leave Home Without It!
Universal offers special deals to Universal Entertainment
MasterCard cardholders. Apply now and receive a movie ticket
with your first purchase! For more details, click here.
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Affordable Disney Books
Disney and other new books 50-90% off the list price.
Hundreds of books under $1.00! Plus! Over 700 videos have
been marked down to $1.99!
Exclusively for Affordable Disney Readers!
Save $5.00 on an order of $35 or more!
Coupon code: bookcloseouts
Coupon password: bargainbooks
Expires: December 31, 2005
To check out the bargains, click here.
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Got Coupons?
With the Orlando Entertainment Book, you can save big on
travel, groceries, shopping, movie tickets, restaurants
near WDW, and more! For details, click here.
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Affordable Accommodations
Get the guaranteed lowest prices at the Downtown Disney
Resorts as well as at hotels, condos and vacation rentals
outside Disney property. Plus! Receive up to a $100.00 rebate! For hotels, click here.
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Affordable Car Rental
Just enter in your travel dates, select the kind of car you
want, and receive a list of car rental prices at over 12
companies starting with the cheapest price! Click here.
Cheryl writes: "I saved over $200.00 on my mini van rental!!!"
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Affordable Airfare
This service delivers as many as 230 flight options in a
single search - more options than any other travel site.
It's possible to save as much as 80%! To compare prices, click here.
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Affordable Luggage
Save up to 60% on Luggage, Backpacks, and more! Click here.
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Own a piece of the Magic Kingdom
Disney framed stock certificates are works of art. They
feature Walt Disney and the Disney characters. Unlike stock
brokers that require you to purchase several shares of
stock, OneShare sells one share of stock and mails you the
certificate. You can frame the stock certificate yourself or
OneShare will frame if for you at a nominal cost. Click here.
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See You Real Soon!
John
AffordableDisney.Com.
johngross@affordabledisney.com
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August 24, 2005
Copyright © 1999 - 2005 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved.
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In this issue...
* New deals and specials - including a fare frenzy in
Florida
* The latest news from around the "World" - including online
reservations for strollers and wheelchairs at SeaWorld and
Busch Gardens
* Lisa writes about shipping items to Disney World hotels
* Mike writes about his vacation at WDW in June
* This week's money saving tip
=================================================
We continuously update our information and you can find
these current specials in our Addenda:
WALT DISNEY WORLD:
A reminder...
* An exclusive deal for Affordable Disney members only at
Walt Disney World's Port Orleans French Quarter in November,
2005.
* An exclusive deal for Affordable Disney members only at
Walt Disney World's Port Orleans French Quarter and
Wilderness Lodge in December, 2005!
"Hi John, I just joined your affordable Disney group. My
wife and I have been planning a trip to Disney World in
December. When we received your newsletter and saw the
prices we were just awed."
--------------------------------
Fare Frenzy in Florida! This airline is running an airfare
special between Florida and select cities for $39 to $79
one-way with 14-day advance purchase! 14-day advance
purchase required. Purchase August 16 through September 8,
2005, midnight Pacific Time. Travel August 30 through
November 17, 2005.
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Canadian Air Special: Buy a ticket to the U.S. and get
another one free. Whoever flies free is up to you. Book by
August 26, 2005 and save on the following select routes when
two people travel together. Planes come with comfy leather
seats and live seatback TV from ExpressVu. Valid on select
dates in August, September and October. From $191 for two!
Includes flights from:
* Toronto to Orlando
* Toronto to Tampa
* Vancouver to Los Angeles
* Montréal to Fort Lauderdale
* Toronto to Las Vegas (service begins September 5)
* Vancouver to Palm Springs (service begins October 14)
* Winnipeg to Phoenix (service begins October 14)
* Winnipeg to Los Angeles (service begins October 12)
* Calgary to Fort Lauderdale (service begins October 14)
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Universal Ticket Special saves you $100.00! Get four
consecutive days of admission to Universal Studios and
Islands of Adventure for only $99 + tax! Plus! Receive a
FREE COUPON BOOKLET for discounts on food and merchandise at
Universal. Hurry! You must purchase by 09/05/05!
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Save up to $21 off general admission with this new ticket at
Busch Gardens and SeaWorld!
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Get a free $15.00 Lowe's® Gift Card with this SeaWorld
promotion!
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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD
Save up to $30.00 on Annual Passes!
Get $10.00 OFF a 1-Day ticket and a second visit for FREE!
Includes over $100.00 in Universal Studios savings coupons!
All You Can Eat for $20 per day at participating
restaurants!
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DISNEYLAND PARIS
How to enter the parks after 5 PM at a discount!
Students save $21.00 on a 1-Day Park Hopper!
You can buy a 1-day park hopper for the price of a 1 day
ticket at this location and save $10.00 per ticket!
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LAS VEGAS
Indulge yourself at this Hotel & Casino on select nights
August 24, 2005 - November 30, 2005 from $79 per room, per
night, based on single or double occupancy! Book by
September 1, 2005. Book your stay during BONUS DAYS and
receive:
* Room Upgrade
* 2 for 1 drinks
* 2 Day Passes to The Spa
* Book online and receive a $10 Starbucks Credit!
Stay in the lap of luxury at this Hotel & Casino from $49
per night single or double occupancy! Valid select dates
September 1 - December 22, 2005. Must book by September 1,
2005. Includes:
* Strip view rooms
* Floors 9-16
* King or Two Queens
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OTHER VACATION SPECIALS
1-Day Fall Coastal cruises from $89! Explore the wondrous
and scenic Pacific coastline on a 1-Day Fall Coastal cruise.
Experience all of this cruise line's onboard pampering and
luxuries as they sail from Vancouver, B.C. to Seattle. Plus,
take in views of the scenic straits, forested isles and a
possible glimpse of the resident orcas. Valid on select
dates in September.
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Affordable Disney Members should log in at our password-
protected site (The Disney Reading Room) to access the
particulars about the above mentioned specials.
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here.
=================================================
Lisa writes:
"Hi There John, There are 10 of us going (my husbands
family) to WDW. Our son who is 22 months is going as well.
He is highly allergic to milk. I wanted to ship his soy milk
cartons and some other snacks down for him. What is the best
way to do this? We are staying at the Caribbean Beach
Resort, and are expecting our Magical Express Tags any day
now.. so we'll keep you updated. Thanx so much."
FEDEX is Disney's official shipper. I would send the package
by FEDEX to:
Caribbean Beach Resort
900 Cayman Way
Lake Buena Vista, 32830
Put your name and reservation number on the package so Disney
knows it's for your party.
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News From Around The "World"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
"The Water Park Fun & More Option is the new name for the
Magic Plus Pack Option... For each admission, [you] can
choose to visit one of the following: DisneyQuest® Indoor
Interactive Theme Park, Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park,
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Downtown Disney®
Pleasure Island or receive general admission to Disney's
Wide World of Sports® Complex. The number of admissions is
based on the length of the ticket. So the more admissions,
the more fun!" Cost: $45.
Disney is expanding its Extra Magic Hours to Typhoon Lagoon
and Blizzard Beach Water Parks. You must be a resort guest
to take advantage of it.
Typhoon Lagoon will stay open three hours longer on Saturday
nights August 27 through September 24.
Blizzard Beach will open an hour early Wednesday mornings
August 31 through September 28.
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer, 08/23/05)
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The Disney Insider Ezine has announced the following
sweepstakes:
"Win an Insider-exclusive trip for 4 to Disneyland! The Grand
Prize package is loaded with fabulous treats:
* Roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, and Park passes
for 4 people!
* Private tour of Walt's Apartment at Disneyland
* Backstage tour of Disney's 'Aladdin: A Musical
Spectacular'
* Special Park tour
* Priority seating at Park events
* Plus, 50 lucky winners will receive an exclusive, limited
- edition Disney Insider pin from Disney Auctions."
Enter the Insider Sweepstakes here.
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"Walt Disney Co said it will employ an outside monitor to
probe claims that four Chinese factories licensed to create
its branded products violate labor laws and put workers in
danger, the Wall Street Journal reported."
Source: forbes.com, 08/21/05)
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Guests at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens can reserve strollers,
ECVs and wheelchairs online.
To reserve online at SeaWorld, click here.
To reserve online at Busch Gardens, click here.
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Here's the official website of Disney Fairies.
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CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT
Magic Kingdom
Fun and Sun Shop: Closed until 2006
Liberty Square Riverboat: 9/11/2005 - 9/19/2005
Epcot
The Living Seas: 8/21/2005 - Nov. 2005
Turtle Talk with Crush: 8/21/2005 - Nov. 2005
Norway's Stave Church: 9/12/2005 - 11/14/2005
Restaurant Akershus: 9/4/2005 - 9/14/2005
Ice Station Cool: 5/31/2005 - Winter 2005
Italy's La Bottega Shop: 9-6/2005 - 9/22/2005
Disney-MGM Studios
ABC Commissary: 9/6/2005 - 9/12/2005
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre: 9/6/2005 - 9/12/2005
Disney's Contemporary Resort
South Garden Wing: 5/30/2005 - 10/31/2005
Disney's Boardwalk Resort
Keister Coaster pool slide: 9/6/2005 - 9/26/2005
Disney's All-Star Music Resort
Piano Pool: 9/6/2005 - 9/14/2005
Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort
Old Man Island Spa: 9/6/2005 - 9/23/2005
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer)
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
Our Ticket agent has great prices on tickets to Walt Disney
World and other Florida attractions!
"I thought I knew all the tips for saving money at WDW, even
being a member of the Magic Kingdom Club for over 15 years,
but just learning about [your ticket agent] saved our family
over $300!!! Thanks." Janet Handy, Bel Air, MD
"Plenty of roadside outfits in Orlando promise discounted
tickets, but most of them really want to rope you into a
time-share sales pitch in exchange for vouchers - accept at
your own risk. [Affordable Disney's ticket agent], though,
is legit." The New York Post, November 16, 2004.
FORGET paying too much for your Disney tickets! Keep that
extra money in YOUR pocket! Join our Disney family today.
=================================================
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
The Disney Magic is going to Norfolk, VA October 1 for 10
days to add spa treatment suites, expand the fitness center,
and provide more space for children's activities.
(Source: Walt Disney World Mailer, 08/23/05)
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DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"The only attraction in the park's Tomorrowland area that
remains basically the same as it was on Disneyland's opening
day in 1955, Autopia was Walt Disney's vision of the fun
that would arrive on the freeways of the future...
Other Disney parks around the world have their Autopias or
an equivalent. At Walt Disney World in Florida it became the
Indy Speedway. The version in Europe, near Paris, retains
the Autopia name but is assigned to Discoveryland and offers
carefully groomed boxwoods in a style reminiscent of the
gardens at Versailles." (Source: nytimes.com, 08/22/05)
=================================================
NOTE: Links to newspaper articles change quickly and without
notice. If you receive a "File Not Found" error message,
search the newspaper's archives for the story. Certain
newspapers require a free registration to view their
articles online. If web addresses are broken into more than
one line, copy and paste all lines.
=================================================
Mike sent us his WDW trip report:
"Hi John,
Disney World was awesome. We left on 6/24 at 3 am and rested
overnight in South Carolina after 16 hrs on the road. We had
breakfast in New Jersey, lunch in Virginia and dinner in
South Carolina. We passed by M&T Bank Stadium and Camden
Yards in Baltimore. We arrived in WDW at 1:05 on 6/25. It
took about 20 hours of travel time, breaks and sleep time
not included.
We stayed at the All-Star Sports resort with a baseball
theme. They also had basketball, football, tennis and
surfing. Excellent accommodations not far from the food court
(good food ). it had two pools, one at our place and two
buildings over in the surfing section. We only had a short
walk to the bus stop. When you stay there Disney runs a free
shuttle to all parks. They run every 20 minutes.
We visited Epcot, Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, and Animal
Kingdom. My favorite is Epcot. I rode on Mission Space twice
and the Test Track. At the other parks I rode on the Tower
of Terror, Soarin', and Space Mountain. (Dramamine came in
handy ) We saw the Lights, Motors, Action! extreme stunt
show from France at MGM. At Animal Kingdom we went on the
Kilamanjaro Safari. We went on the Kali River Rapids. We saw
the 3-d shows "It's Tough to Be a Bug!" and Mickey's
Philharmagic. We took the Maharajah Jungle Trek.
We took a trip to Splash Mountain. We saw Cinderella's
coronation at Cinderellabration (brought in from Tokyo for
the 50th). We rode on the monorail. We took the backlot tour
at MGM. We saw the Indiana Jones epic stunt spectacular
show. I enjoyed the eleven countries at Epcot. We had an egg
roll in China and a frankfurter in Germany! The fireworks at
Epcot were something to see with music and narration. It's
called IllumiNations. Clever.
The Magic Kingdom fireworks show was held at the Castle.
Wow! Again it was nothing like I had ever seen and it began
with Tinkerbell flying overhead from the Castle directly
over us and beyond (on a cable). The narration and music was
entertaining and fit the fireworks perfectly. And what a
fireworks show it was.
Earlier in the evening we saw the nightime parade of
characters on floats all lit up with elaborate designs. We
also saw two daytime parades on Main street USA. Even the
barbershop quartet was as musical as they were funny.
That is about all I can remember. I'm sure I missed
something. I took plenty of pictures and video. We didn't
have time for all that Disney has but we made a point to see
what we wanted to this time. We want to go again but aren't
sure when we'll be back. When you're there you lose track of
time and the days. I was skeptical at first but was
convinced the place has a certain unexplainable magic to it.
Kids of all ages will agree.
The weather was hot and tropical with sporadic showers.
After Disney we spent a day at SeaWorld and went shopping
the next day at the Florida Mall. We left for home on 7/2. I
sure felt that WDW withdrawal too and look forward to
returning sometime in the future. Thanks for the informative
and helpful website!"
Wow, Mike. My feet hurt just reading about all that you saw!
You're right. There is something magical about the way
Disney fills us with a childlike joy that we long for, but
cannot experience, when we get back home. I think Disney
puts something in the water! :)
I'm glad we were able to play a part in helping you have
such a wonderful vacation. Thanks for the feedback!
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