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March 4, 2009
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Hi Everyone!
NOTE: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World® Vacation," to make your vacation affordable.
Now on with the show...
In this blog...
* Deals and specials - new sweepstakes, Disney Cruise Line special, Disneyland vacation package, FREE airfare to Disneyland, SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal, BIG airfare sale, and latest Vegas Resort & Casino promotions
* News from around the "World" - Disney announces summer 2009 schedule
* A teacher writes about pulling your kids out of school for a vacation
* Walt Disney World Resort Debuts New Online Check-In Service
* Updated ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Will Return to Disneyland Later This Year
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NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
3 new sweeps added this week to win a Disney / Florida vacation! That makes 22 active sweepstakes and contests to win a Walt Disney World / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California vacation!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
Big savings on 3-, 4- and 7-night sailings for families!
-------------------------------
DISNEYLAND VACATION PACKAGE
# From $241per person! Includes tickets and more!
# FREE airfare for these visitors to Disneyland!
-------------------------------
SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO
Get two days for the price of one!
-------------------------------
BIG AIRFARE SALE
Fares from $39!
-------------------------------
VEGAS
Treasure Island: Deluxe Room and Suite Offer. FREE meals FREE show admission, discounts, resort credit and more! Plus! Cirque du Soleil special!
The Mirage Las Vegas: Show and room discounts!
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 50 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* A week at Walt Disney World from $1375 for a family of four
* Disney's new Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary on sale
* WDW discounts for annual passholders and Florida residents
* Military, Florida and Georgia residents save at Orlando parks
* Las Vegas room discounts and FREE nights
* Awesome deal on 3-Day Cruise in December
* Universal hotel discounts
* Spring Training package
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* WDW luxury resort special for residents of this northeast state
* FREE nights AND tickets at these hotels near Disney
* Orlando Theme Park Package with hotel and admission to 3 parks
* Luxury Cruise Special: Kids sail from $99 and $250 voucher
* Advance Purchase Rates at this Orlando Luxury Resort Hotel
* Free Disneyland Gift Card valued up to $150
* 100 free upgrades in hotels all over the world
* Massive cruise sale with FREE air
* AMTRAK special for Florida Residents
* Walt Disney World 3 nights FREE
* Room discounts, FREE tickets and Package for military
* Room discounts and Package with Dining for Annual Passholders
* 2 Days for the Price of 1 at Universal Hollywood
* Unlimited visits throughout 2009 for $65 at SeaWorld San Diego
* Annual Pass deal for Florida Residents at non-Disney theme park
* BIG Amtrak sale
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* SeaWorld Hotel suite sale
* Kids eat FREE at Universal hotels
* Universal Blue Man Group discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Disneyland 4th night FREE
* Walt Disney World vacation package that discounts everything
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids stay and play FREE at Disneyland Paris
* 34 WDW / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California sweepstakes
* Disneyland California vacation package with $150 gift card
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* 2010 Disney cruises now booking
* Get a FREE ticket to the Walt Disney World theme parks in 2009
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Disney cruise line specials for Florida residents
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here. Members can use the following URLs to log in:
Lifetime Deluxe Member
Lifetime Basic Member
Deluxe Member
Basic Member
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
"Scheduled to open June 1, 2009, The Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa are now taking reservations." (Source: Disney email blast, 03/03/09)
Disney Planner: Summer 2009 - Attraction to Idol-ize, Hail to the (New) Chief, What’s "UP" at Downtown Disney and Treehouse Digs Greet Summer Guests to Walt Disney World Resort
Virgin Megastores, including Disney location, will shut down this summer
Multi-Platinum Christian Rock Band P.O.D. to Make 2009 Concert Debut in September at Disney’s Night of Joy
Surviving the spin: Which rides whirl at Disney World?
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
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OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
New stage highlights Universal's Mardi Gras celebration
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DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"Celebration Point" on Main Street, U.S.A offers guests a new place to take photos and mark their special occasions while celebrating at Disneyland.
Disneyland Resort Calendar
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DISNEY CRUISE LINE
Disney Cruise Line Begins New Ship Construction
Cruising: Disneyland on water, minus the rides
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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.
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A teacher writes:
"One of your writers suggested that a parent of a 10, 8, and 3 year old pull the kids out of school in November stating that they are young and won't miss much. That is so wrong! If a child misses even one day, it can cause a gap in his/her learning. Pulling him/her out for a week could be detrimental. I have seen grades slip more than once because the child comes back from vacation exhausted and overwhelmed; now the child has to keep up with current work while quickly making up missed work in all subject areas. And vacation is not an excused absence so teachers are less likely to be flexible on due dates as if it were religious or a medical reason.
I am all for parents taking their kids to Disney. My suggestion is to go when your child has off from school or to only take a day or two to make a long weekend. In our district our spring break is not the same as most other schools so parents may go then. I hope some of your readers will heed my advice; it is very stressful for both the child and the teacher to have a child miss that much school."
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Walt Disney World Resort Debuts New Online Check-In Service
Service available to guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels, Disney Vacation Club resorts open as of February 2009
Walt Disney World Resort launched a new Online Check-In Service today, designed to simplify and streamline guest arrivals. The new service is complimentary and available to guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels and Disney Vacation Club resorts open as of February 2009.
Within 10 days of their arrival dates, guests are able to provide check-in information, advise the resort of their arrival times and request room preferences (although those cannot be guaranteed). Guests can also register the names of all the people in their party and provide a credit card to cover charges at the resort hotel.
Upon arrival at their resorts, guests visit a special welcome location where their room keys and other registration material are waiting. Disney cast members are also available to provide additional information and answer questions.
Meeting professionals can also arrange private group check-in at a Disney resort convention center or other locations.
“Our new Online Check-In Service offers added convenience and time savings for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests,” said Kevin Myers, vice president of Resort Operations for Walt Disney World Resort. “It’s the latest benefit created as part of our continuous effort to provide a seamless and hassle-free arrival experience for our guests as they begin their Disney vacation.”
Online Check-In Service is the newest Disney service designed to simplify the travel and arrival process. Guests staying at select Walt Disney World hotels get an extra dose of pixie dust with great perks and services including: Complimentary on-property transportation; Disney’s Magical Express, which offers complimentary airport shuttle and luggage delivery; and Extra Magic Hours, where each day one of the Walt Disney World theme parks opens one hour early or stays open up to three hours later, providing extra time in the parks to experience select attractions. (Source: Press Release, 02/24/09)
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Updated ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Will Return to Disneyland Later This Year
Disney Gallery Will Find a New Home In the Current ‘Bank of Main Street’
Hiatus for ‘Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years’ Begins March 16 as Main Street Opera House Prepares For ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Homecoming
A longtime favorite of Disneyland guests will return as “The Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” an enhanced version of the show which appeared, in various forms, in the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland park from 1966 through 2004 . The attraction will reopen later this year in celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
The current Opera House presentation, "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years," will go on hiatus beginning Monday, March 16, in preparation for the new "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" show. When the updated "Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" opens later this year, "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years" will be presented as part of the "Disneyland Story" display of art, models and mementoes in the Opera House lobby.
Also planned for fall 2009 is a prominent new home on Main Street, U.S.A., for The Disney Gallery. Formerly located above Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square, The Disney Gallery houses treasured Disney artwork and collectibles representing creative efforts from throughout The Walt Disney Company. A frequently changing exhibit area often includes never-before-displayed art. The Disney Gallery’s new home will be in the Bank of Main Street building, located next door to the Main Street Opera House and currently serving as the headquarters for Disneyland Resort Annual Passport processing. The Bank will continue to operate as an Annual Passport center until mid-summer 2009. After that, Annual Passport processing will move to the Plaza Pavilion, near the entrance to Adventureland.
The original "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" was created by Walt Disney and his Imagineers for the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair and featured the world’s first fully animated human Audio-Animatronics figure, built by Walt Disney Imagineering. The show, made its Disneyland debut in the Main Street Opera House on July 18, 1965. (Source: Press Release, 02/25/09)
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Affordable Disney Books
Disney and other new books 50-90% off the list price. To check out the bargains, click here.
--------------------------------
Got Coupons?
With the Orlando Entertainment Book, you can save big on travel, groceries, shopping, movie tickets, and more! Save at hotels and restaurants near Walt Disney World, on car rental, airfare, admission to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa! For details, click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Disney Movies and CD's
Save 40-70% on your favorite Disney Movie or CD! Cheap shipping, too! Click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Accommodations
Enjoy Special Rates at select hotels, condos and vacation rentals near Disney. Plus! Receive up to a $100.00 rebate! For hotels, click here.
--------------------------------
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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Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in THE DISNEY NEWS. Always check to be sure. The views and opinions expressed by others in THE DISNEY NEWS do not necessarily reflect the views of AffordableDisney.Com.
=============================================
Updates From Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation
March 4, 2009
Copyright © 1999 - 2009 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved.
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To subscribe to Affordable Disney's blog, click the following
icon:
Or copy and paste the following URL into your RSS Reader:
http://affordabledisney.blogspot.com/atom.xml
: My Yahoo! users can instantly add our blogcontent to My Yahoo! Add My Yahoo!
: You can also subscribe to our blog at MSN! Add to My MSN!
=================================================
Hi Everyone!
NOTE: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World® Vacation," to make your vacation affordable.
Now on with the show...
In this blog...
* Deals and specials - new sweepstakes, Disney Cruise Line special, Disneyland vacation package, FREE airfare to Disneyland, SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal, BIG airfare sale, and latest Vegas Resort & Casino promotions
* News from around the "World" - Disney announces summer 2009 schedule
* A teacher writes about pulling your kids out of school for a vacation
* Walt Disney World Resort Debuts New Online Check-In Service
* Updated ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Will Return to Disneyland Later This Year
=================================================
NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
3 new sweeps added this week to win a Disney / Florida vacation! That makes 22 active sweepstakes and contests to win a Walt Disney World / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California vacation!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
Big savings on 3-, 4- and 7-night sailings for families!
-------------------------------
DISNEYLAND VACATION PACKAGE
# From $241per person! Includes tickets and more!
# FREE airfare for these visitors to Disneyland!
-------------------------------
SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO
Get two days for the price of one!
-------------------------------
BIG AIRFARE SALE
Fares from $39!
-------------------------------
VEGAS
Treasure Island: Deluxe Room and Suite Offer. FREE meals FREE show admission, discounts, resort credit and more! Plus! Cirque du Soleil special!
The Mirage Las Vegas: Show and room discounts!
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 50 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* A week at Walt Disney World from $1375 for a family of four
* Disney's new Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary on sale
* WDW discounts for annual passholders and Florida residents
* Military, Florida and Georgia residents save at Orlando parks
* Las Vegas room discounts and FREE nights
* Awesome deal on 3-Day Cruise in December
* Universal hotel discounts
* Spring Training package
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* WDW luxury resort special for residents of this northeast state
* FREE nights AND tickets at these hotels near Disney
* Orlando Theme Park Package with hotel and admission to 3 parks
* Luxury Cruise Special: Kids sail from $99 and $250 voucher
* Advance Purchase Rates at this Orlando Luxury Resort Hotel
* Free Disneyland Gift Card valued up to $150
* 100 free upgrades in hotels all over the world
* Massive cruise sale with FREE air
* AMTRAK special for Florida Residents
* Walt Disney World 3 nights FREE
* Room discounts, FREE tickets and Package for military
* Room discounts and Package with Dining for Annual Passholders
* 2 Days for the Price of 1 at Universal Hollywood
* Unlimited visits throughout 2009 for $65 at SeaWorld San Diego
* Annual Pass deal for Florida Residents at non-Disney theme park
* BIG Amtrak sale
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* SeaWorld Hotel suite sale
* Kids eat FREE at Universal hotels
* Universal Blue Man Group discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Disneyland 4th night FREE
* Walt Disney World vacation package that discounts everything
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids stay and play FREE at Disneyland Paris
* 34 WDW / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California sweepstakes
* Disneyland California vacation package with $150 gift card
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* 2010 Disney cruises now booking
* Get a FREE ticket to the Walt Disney World theme parks in 2009
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Disney cruise line specials for Florida residents
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here. Members can use the following URLs to log in:
Lifetime Deluxe Member
Lifetime Basic Member
Deluxe Member
Basic Member
=================================================
NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
"Scheduled to open June 1, 2009, The Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa are now taking reservations." (Source: Disney email blast, 03/03/09)
Disney Planner: Summer 2009 - Attraction to Idol-ize, Hail to the (New) Chief, What’s "UP" at Downtown Disney and Treehouse Digs Greet Summer Guests to Walt Disney World Resort
Virgin Megastores, including Disney location, will shut down this summer
Multi-Platinum Christian Rock Band P.O.D. to Make 2009 Concert Debut in September at Disney’s Night of Joy
Surviving the spin: Which rides whirl at Disney World?
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
New stage highlights Universal's Mardi Gras celebration
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"Celebration Point" on Main Street, U.S.A offers guests a new place to take photos and mark their special occasions while celebrating at Disneyland.
Disneyland Resort Calendar
=================================================
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
Disney Cruise Line Begins New Ship Construction
Cruising: Disneyland on water, minus the rides
--------------------------------
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.
=================================================
A teacher writes:
"One of your writers suggested that a parent of a 10, 8, and 3 year old pull the kids out of school in November stating that they are young and won't miss much. That is so wrong! If a child misses even one day, it can cause a gap in his/her learning. Pulling him/her out for a week could be detrimental. I have seen grades slip more than once because the child comes back from vacation exhausted and overwhelmed; now the child has to keep up with current work while quickly making up missed work in all subject areas. And vacation is not an excused absence so teachers are less likely to be flexible on due dates as if it were religious or a medical reason.
I am all for parents taking their kids to Disney. My suggestion is to go when your child has off from school or to only take a day or two to make a long weekend. In our district our spring break is not the same as most other schools so parents may go then. I hope some of your readers will heed my advice; it is very stressful for both the child and the teacher to have a child miss that much school."
=================================================
Walt Disney World Resort Debuts New Online Check-In Service
Service available to guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels, Disney Vacation Club resorts open as of February 2009
Walt Disney World Resort launched a new Online Check-In Service today, designed to simplify and streamline guest arrivals. The new service is complimentary and available to guests staying at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels and Disney Vacation Club resorts open as of February 2009.
Within 10 days of their arrival dates, guests are able to provide check-in information, advise the resort of their arrival times and request room preferences (although those cannot be guaranteed). Guests can also register the names of all the people in their party and provide a credit card to cover charges at the resort hotel.
Upon arrival at their resorts, guests visit a special welcome location where their room keys and other registration material are waiting. Disney cast members are also available to provide additional information and answer questions.
Meeting professionals can also arrange private group check-in at a Disney resort convention center or other locations.
“Our new Online Check-In Service offers added convenience and time savings for Walt Disney World Resort hotel guests,” said Kevin Myers, vice president of Resort Operations for Walt Disney World Resort. “It’s the latest benefit created as part of our continuous effort to provide a seamless and hassle-free arrival experience for our guests as they begin their Disney vacation.”
Online Check-In Service is the newest Disney service designed to simplify the travel and arrival process. Guests staying at select Walt Disney World hotels get an extra dose of pixie dust with great perks and services including: Complimentary on-property transportation; Disney’s Magical Express, which offers complimentary airport shuttle and luggage delivery; and Extra Magic Hours, where each day one of the Walt Disney World theme parks opens one hour early or stays open up to three hours later, providing extra time in the parks to experience select attractions. (Source: Press Release, 02/24/09)
=================================================
Updated ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Will Return to Disneyland Later This Year
Disney Gallery Will Find a New Home In the Current ‘Bank of Main Street’
Hiatus for ‘Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years’ Begins March 16 as Main Street Opera House Prepares For ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln’ Homecoming
A longtime favorite of Disneyland guests will return as “The Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln,” an enhanced version of the show which appeared, in various forms, in the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland park from 1966 through 2004 . The attraction will reopen later this year in celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
The current Opera House presentation, "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years," will go on hiatus beginning Monday, March 16, in preparation for the new "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" show. When the updated "Disneyland Story, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" opens later this year, "Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years" will be presented as part of the "Disneyland Story" display of art, models and mementoes in the Opera House lobby.
Also planned for fall 2009 is a prominent new home on Main Street, U.S.A., for The Disney Gallery. Formerly located above Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square, The Disney Gallery houses treasured Disney artwork and collectibles representing creative efforts from throughout The Walt Disney Company. A frequently changing exhibit area often includes never-before-displayed art. The Disney Gallery’s new home will be in the Bank of Main Street building, located next door to the Main Street Opera House and currently serving as the headquarters for Disneyland Resort Annual Passport processing. The Bank will continue to operate as an Annual Passport center until mid-summer 2009. After that, Annual Passport processing will move to the Plaza Pavilion, near the entrance to Adventureland.
The original "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" was created by Walt Disney and his Imagineers for the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair and featured the world’s first fully animated human Audio-Animatronics figure, built by Walt Disney Imagineering. The show, made its Disneyland debut in the Main Street Opera House on July 18, 1965. (Source: Press Release, 02/25/09)
=================================================
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Affordable Disney Books
Disney and other new books 50-90% off the list price. To check out the bargains, click here.
--------------------------------
Got Coupons?
With the Orlando Entertainment Book, you can save big on travel, groceries, shopping, movie tickets, and more! Save at hotels and restaurants near Walt Disney World, on car rental, airfare, admission to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa! For details, click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Disney Movies and CD's
Save 40-70% on your favorite Disney Movie or CD! Cheap shipping, too! Click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Accommodations
Enjoy Special Rates at select hotels, condos and vacation rentals near Disney. Plus! Receive up to a $100.00 rebate! For hotels, click here.
--------------------------------
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.
=============================================
See You Real Soon!
John
AffordableDisney.Com.
johngross@affordabledisney.com
=============================================
Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in THE DISNEY NEWS. Always check to be sure. The views and opinions expressed by others in THE DISNEY NEWS do not necessarily reflect the views of AffordableDisney.Com.
=============================================
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