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April 8, 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 Disney sweepstakes, new parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests, Disney Caribbean Cruise sale, kids fly FREE to Disneyland California, $3 a day rental car deal, SeaWorld Partner Hotel Special, Bahamas Resort Special, and Antigua, Cancun, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Punta Cana vacation packages
* News from around the "World" - Video of Disney's Winter Summerland miniature golf
* Beth, our travel agent, writes about getting a FREE Disney vacation
* Disney’s Smallest Audio-Animatronics Figure Brings ‘Chef Remy’ to Life at Les Chefs de France in Epcot
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NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
# 4 new sweeps added this week to win a Disney / Florida vacation! That makes 21 active sweepstakes and contests to win a Walt Disney World / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California vacation!
# Two new Walt Disney World parties are now available for guests staying at a Disney resort!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
7-night Caribbean Cruises from $999 per person, double occupancy. Category 12 stateroom. Plus! Receive an onboard credit up to $75 per stateroom when you book Categories 10-12.
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DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Kids Fly Free! Package starts at $75 per person per day. Also includes room, park hoppers, shopping card and free parking at the parks.
-------------------------------
RENTAL CAR OFFER
Rent a car in Florida to drop off in another state for $14.99 per week! California, Iowa, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, and West Virginia excluded. Reserve by April 12. Valid April 13 - June 30.
-------------------------------
SEAWORLD PARTNER HOTEL SPECIAL
Advance booking rates from $99 per night! Enjoy:
* FREE hot buffet breakfast daily
* FREE parking and High-speed Internet access
* FREE shuttle to select theme parks based on schedule
* Studio, 1- and 2-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens
* Heated resort-style pool and whirlpool
* Sports Court
* Exercise room
* Video Arcade
* Guest Laundry
* Pets welcome for a fee
Plus!
* Stay 4 Nights/Get 4 SeaWorld Tickets
* Incredible Golf Packages
* Super Shoppers Package at nearby outlets
* and more!
-------------------------------
BAHAMAS RESORT SPECIAL
4 Nights from $399 plus $200 air credit!
A resort destination that has truly redefined entertainment and gaming in the tropics with its vibrant tribute to fun and playfulness.
This unique, ocean-themed destination offers a variety of guest accommodations; over 35 restaurants, bars and lounges to satisfy any palette; the largest and most exciting casino in The Bahamas; extensive meeting facilities; and a marina capable of handling yachts of any size.
The focal point of the unique family entertainment experience... is the 20 million gallons of fresh and salt-water pools and lagoons, amazing water adventures, cascading waterfalls, a marine habitat second only to Mother Nature with a remarkable, unparalleled assortment of exhibit lagoons and underwater formations - all located on a seemingly endless stretch of beach that has been called the most beautiful in the world. (Source: Press Release)
-------------------------------
Antigua: 70% Off! Sample Price: 5 Nts. All-Inclusive Resort & Transfers from $585!
Cancun: Resort & Spa: Up to 3 Kids at no charge when staying with parents in family friendly suites!
Jamaica: Up to 30% Off Resort Sale! Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
Costa Rica - Guanacaste: Sample Price: 7 Nts. All-Inclusive Resort & Transfers from $625! Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
Punta Cana: $82 pp All-Inclusive Nightly Special. Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
=================================================
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
* Walt Disney World on $58 per day
* Disneyland California ticket sale
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* FREE night at Disney Deluxe Resort
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* BIG room discount at the Las Vegas Mirage Casino & Resort
* Orlando theme park vacation package
* California theme park promotion
* Legoland San Diego special
* Caribbean cruise deals
* Disney Cruise Line sale
* Disneyland California package deal
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Luxury Cruise promotion
* WDW luxury resort deal for residents of this northeast state
* FREE nights AND tickets at these hotels near Disney
* Orlando Theme Park Package with hotel and tickets to 3 parks
* Luxury Cruise Special: Kids sail from $99 and $250 to spend
* Disney World: $1375 for a family of four for 7 nights
* 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 Busch Gardens
* 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
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids stay and play FREE at Disneyland Paris
* Disneyland California package with $150 Disney 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
* Vegas Resort & Casino special
* Disney hotel room special for Floridians
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
Don't mess with Stitch (and what's the deal with Daisy?)
Disney's Winter Summerland miniature golf (with video)
Life-size Remy of 'Ratatouille' meets Chef Bocuse at Epcot
Couple's fairy-tale wedding dream comes true at Disney World
Debut of Downtown Disney balloon rides pushed back
Area teams train at Disney's Wide World of Sports
A Museum to Show Walt Disney’s Human Side
Disney puts a new Broadway ticket offer in place
Disney hatches an egg-cellent idea for kids
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
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OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
Universal Orlando faces cash squeeze next year if it can't refinance large loans
SeaWorld Orlando gets four new baby otters Video
Video: Take a ride on Central Florida's new attraction -- Zipline Safari
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Still bothered by the changes that were recently made to "it’s a small world" ? "Get a key and open your minds"
Family memories are worth the expense of Disneyland - From a Canadian perspective
9-story ‘four-star’ hotel to go up near Disneyland
Disneyland Resort Calendar
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
Parents' guide to Disneyland Paris
For UK Residents: Day trip for the whole family to Disneyland® Resort Paris for just £75!
Disneyland Resort Paris Half-Board Meal Plans Valuable for Travel Agents
--------------------------------
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.
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, writes:
A FREE DISNEY VACATION?
"Well, no, not really. Nothings truly free as far as I'm concerned, but you could get close. US Residents can apply for a Disney Rewards Visa card through Chase. These are cool because you earn "reward dollars" for everything you charge to the card, and they can rack up pretty fast if you're as clever as some of my clients are. For instance, one woman said she used to have her mortgage payment automatically debited from her checking account each month until she found out she could pay with a Visa card. She then changed her set-up so that the mortgage was automatically paid with her Disney Visa each month instead, and that automatic mortgage payment from her checking account went to Chase instead of the mortgage company. The result was nearly $40 a month to her "rewards" balance. She also started purchasing gas, groceries, and nearly everything else she always used her debit card for.
Then she got REAL creative... Her husband was having surgery. Nearly all of it was going to be covered by insurance, but instead of having the hospital and doctors file directly with the insurance company, she paid it all with her Disney Visa and submitted the claims to insurance herself. Those claims were mailed immediately and (amazingly) she was reimbursed for all but one of them by the time her bill came. After nearly three years of collecting her reward dollars, she finally booked her trip - and in a big way! She and her (fully recovered) hubby took their two grandchildren for a week-long stay at the Polynesian resort. She booked well in advance, got a free dining offer, and paid less than $200 out of pocket for the trip. The rest was all covered with her Disney Reward Dollars.
I have to say that this is a rather exceptional story. The interest on the card is crazy-high, so you need to pay it off 100% every month. Few people are that disciplined. Also, you'd need to charge $200,000 to earn enough do a Disney vacation. (You can do it for less, but $2,000 is about average.) Unless you're using the card for business reasons or make some seriously large purchases, it would take you quite awhile to charge that much. On the other hand, if you're charging things you were going to pay for immediately anyway, you'd might as well get a little something extra when you can... and when you finally DO get around to booking that Disney vacation, if you have to charge any of it back to your card you'll get 6 months 0% financing on all Disney vacation purchases."
=================================================
Disney’s Smallest Audio-Animatronics Figure Brings ‘Chef Remy’ to Life at Les Chefs de France in Epcot
From the Silver Screen to Haute Cuisine!
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The newest chef at Walt Disney World Resort may be small in stature, but he’s a big hit with guests enjoying haute cuisine at Les Chefs de France in Epcot. With his flair for French fare, diners of all ages are eating up his whimsical tableside visits.
His name is Remy, and he’s the rat-turned-chef made famous in the Academy Award-winning Disney*Pixar film "Ratatouille." A new Audio-Animatronicscharacter created by Walt Disney Imagineering, Remy stars in a new guest experience at Les Chefs de France entitled "Bon Appétit from Chef Remy." Les Chefs de France is one of the restaurants featured at the France pavilion in Epcot.
Six days a week, four times a day (subject to change), a Maître d’ greets diners with a rolling gourmet food cart. Dramatically lifting the lid from a silver-domed cheese platter, the Maître d’ reveals the guest of honor - a six-inch-tall rat with silky-soft fur, pink paws and traditional toque. Chef Remy then comes to life, entertaining diners with sprightly movements and lively banter. Winding their way through the restaurant, Remy and his Maître d’ pal make stops at each table. In addition to his hijinks, Chef Remy might even bust a move to the beat of different tunes, from the soft sway of a French love song to the hot sounds of hip-hop.
The 40-minute experience provides guests an up-close encounter with the “Ratatouille” star as he laughs, sniffles and even flirts with his new friends.
Remy is part of the Living Character initiative created for Disney Parks by Walt Disney Imagineering.
"By combining technologies, our Living Character initiative creates new levels of guest interaction and brings characters to life like never before," said Holger Irmler, who worked on the Remy project for Walt Disney Imagineering. "Things we do are so complex, yet our goal is to make them seem so magical to our guests."
Since its inception, the initiative has been providing guests with a dash of never-before-seen technology and a heaping helping of legendary Disney magic. The first Living Character debuted in 2004 in the form of a large and lovable dinosaur named Lucky.
Not only is Remy one of the newest Audio-Animatronicscharacters created by Walt Disney Imagineering, he also holds the distinction of being the smallest one ever created. Having already wowed guests at Disneyland Resort Paris, Imagineers chose Epcot as the next park for Remy to visit – with Les Chefs de France serving as the perfect Parisian setting for his Walt Disney World debut.
Guests dining at Les Chefs de France are encouraged to make advance reservations by calling 407/WDW-DINE (407/939-3463) up to 90 days prior to their visit. "Bon Appétit from Chef Remy" is scheduled to take place at Les Chefs de France Monday through Saturday until Sept. 5, 2009 (subject to change). (Source: Press Release, 04/06/09)
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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.
=============================================
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.
=============================================
Updates From Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation
April 8, 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:
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: 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 Disney sweepstakes, new parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests, Disney Caribbean Cruise sale, kids fly FREE to Disneyland California, $3 a day rental car deal, SeaWorld Partner Hotel Special, Bahamas Resort Special, and Antigua, Cancun, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Punta Cana vacation packages
* News from around the "World" - Video of Disney's Winter Summerland miniature golf
* Beth, our travel agent, writes about getting a FREE Disney vacation
* Disney’s Smallest Audio-Animatronics Figure Brings ‘Chef Remy’ to Life at Les Chefs de France in Epcot
=================================================
NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
# 4 new sweeps added this week to win a Disney / Florida vacation! That makes 21 active sweepstakes and contests to win a Walt Disney World / Florida / Disneyland / Southern California vacation!
# Two new Walt Disney World parties are now available for guests staying at a Disney resort!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
7-night Caribbean Cruises from $999 per person, double occupancy. Category 12 stateroom. Plus! Receive an onboard credit up to $75 per stateroom when you book Categories 10-12.
-------------------------------
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Kids Fly Free! Package starts at $75 per person per day. Also includes room, park hoppers, shopping card and free parking at the parks.
-------------------------------
RENTAL CAR OFFER
Rent a car in Florida to drop off in another state for $14.99 per week! California, Iowa, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, and West Virginia excluded. Reserve by April 12. Valid April 13 - June 30.
-------------------------------
SEAWORLD PARTNER HOTEL SPECIAL
Advance booking rates from $99 per night! Enjoy:
* FREE hot buffet breakfast daily
* FREE parking and High-speed Internet access
* FREE shuttle to select theme parks based on schedule
* Studio, 1- and 2-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens
* Heated resort-style pool and whirlpool
* Sports Court
* Exercise room
* Video Arcade
* Guest Laundry
* Pets welcome for a fee
Plus!
* Stay 4 Nights/Get 4 SeaWorld Tickets
* Incredible Golf Packages
* Super Shoppers Package at nearby outlets
* and more!
-------------------------------
BAHAMAS RESORT SPECIAL
4 Nights from $399 plus $200 air credit!
A resort destination that has truly redefined entertainment and gaming in the tropics with its vibrant tribute to fun and playfulness.
This unique, ocean-themed destination offers a variety of guest accommodations; over 35 restaurants, bars and lounges to satisfy any palette; the largest and most exciting casino in The Bahamas; extensive meeting facilities; and a marina capable of handling yachts of any size.
The focal point of the unique family entertainment experience... is the 20 million gallons of fresh and salt-water pools and lagoons, amazing water adventures, cascading waterfalls, a marine habitat second only to Mother Nature with a remarkable, unparalleled assortment of exhibit lagoons and underwater formations - all located on a seemingly endless stretch of beach that has been called the most beautiful in the world. (Source: Press Release)
-------------------------------
Antigua: 70% Off! Sample Price: 5 Nts. All-Inclusive Resort & Transfers from $585!
Cancun: Resort & Spa: Up to 3 Kids at no charge when staying with parents in family friendly suites!
Jamaica: Up to 30% Off Resort Sale! Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
Costa Rica - Guanacaste: Sample Price: 7 Nts. All-Inclusive Resort & Transfers from $625! Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
Punta Cana: $82 pp All-Inclusive Nightly Special. Kids Stay, Play and Eat at No Charge Special!
=================================================
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
* Walt Disney World on $58 per day
* Disneyland California ticket sale
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* FREE night at Disney Deluxe Resort
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* BIG room discount at the Las Vegas Mirage Casino & Resort
* Orlando theme park vacation package
* California theme park promotion
* Legoland San Diego special
* Caribbean cruise deals
* Disney Cruise Line sale
* Disneyland California package deal
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Luxury Cruise promotion
* WDW luxury resort deal for residents of this northeast state
* FREE nights AND tickets at these hotels near Disney
* Orlando Theme Park Package with hotel and tickets to 3 parks
* Luxury Cruise Special: Kids sail from $99 and $250 to spend
* Disney World: $1375 for a family of four for 7 nights
* 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 Busch Gardens
* 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
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids stay and play FREE at Disneyland Paris
* Disneyland California package with $150 Disney 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
* Vegas Resort & Casino special
* Disney hotel room special for Floridians
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
Don't mess with Stitch (and what's the deal with Daisy?)
Disney's Winter Summerland miniature golf (with video)
Life-size Remy of 'Ratatouille' meets Chef Bocuse at Epcot
Couple's fairy-tale wedding dream comes true at Disney World
Debut of Downtown Disney balloon rides pushed back
Area teams train at Disney's Wide World of Sports
A Museum to Show Walt Disney’s Human Side
Disney puts a new Broadway ticket offer in place
Disney hatches an egg-cellent idea for kids
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
Universal Orlando faces cash squeeze next year if it can't refinance large loans
SeaWorld Orlando gets four new baby otters Video
Video: Take a ride on Central Florida's new attraction -- Zipline Safari
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Still bothered by the changes that were recently made to "it’s a small world" ? "Get a key and open your minds"
Family memories are worth the expense of Disneyland - From a Canadian perspective
9-story ‘four-star’ hotel to go up near Disneyland
Disneyland Resort Calendar
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
Parents' guide to Disneyland Paris
For UK Residents: Day trip for the whole family to Disneyland® Resort Paris for just £75!
Disneyland Resort Paris Half-Board Meal Plans Valuable for Travel Agents
--------------------------------
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.
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, writes:
A FREE DISNEY VACATION?
"Well, no, not really. Nothings truly free as far as I'm concerned, but you could get close. US Residents can apply for a Disney Rewards Visa card through Chase. These are cool because you earn "reward dollars" for everything you charge to the card, and they can rack up pretty fast if you're as clever as some of my clients are. For instance, one woman said she used to have her mortgage payment automatically debited from her checking account each month until she found out she could pay with a Visa card. She then changed her set-up so that the mortgage was automatically paid with her Disney Visa each month instead, and that automatic mortgage payment from her checking account went to Chase instead of the mortgage company. The result was nearly $40 a month to her "rewards" balance. She also started purchasing gas, groceries, and nearly everything else she always used her debit card for.
Then she got REAL creative... Her husband was having surgery. Nearly all of it was going to be covered by insurance, but instead of having the hospital and doctors file directly with the insurance company, she paid it all with her Disney Visa and submitted the claims to insurance herself. Those claims were mailed immediately and (amazingly) she was reimbursed for all but one of them by the time her bill came. After nearly three years of collecting her reward dollars, she finally booked her trip - and in a big way! She and her (fully recovered) hubby took their two grandchildren for a week-long stay at the Polynesian resort. She booked well in advance, got a free dining offer, and paid less than $200 out of pocket for the trip. The rest was all covered with her Disney Reward Dollars.
I have to say that this is a rather exceptional story. The interest on the card is crazy-high, so you need to pay it off 100% every month. Few people are that disciplined. Also, you'd need to charge $200,000 to earn enough do a Disney vacation. (You can do it for less, but $2,000 is about average.) Unless you're using the card for business reasons or make some seriously large purchases, it would take you quite awhile to charge that much. On the other hand, if you're charging things you were going to pay for immediately anyway, you'd might as well get a little something extra when you can... and when you finally DO get around to booking that Disney vacation, if you have to charge any of it back to your card you'll get 6 months 0% financing on all Disney vacation purchases."
=================================================
Disney’s Smallest Audio-Animatronics Figure Brings ‘Chef Remy’ to Life at Les Chefs de France in Epcot
From the Silver Screen to Haute Cuisine!
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The newest chef at Walt Disney World Resort may be small in stature, but he’s a big hit with guests enjoying haute cuisine at Les Chefs de France in Epcot. With his flair for French fare, diners of all ages are eating up his whimsical tableside visits.
His name is Remy, and he’s the rat-turned-chef made famous in the Academy Award-winning Disney*Pixar film "Ratatouille." A new Audio-Animatronicscharacter created by Walt Disney Imagineering, Remy stars in a new guest experience at Les Chefs de France entitled "Bon Appétit from Chef Remy." Les Chefs de France is one of the restaurants featured at the France pavilion in Epcot.
Six days a week, four times a day (subject to change), a Maître d’ greets diners with a rolling gourmet food cart. Dramatically lifting the lid from a silver-domed cheese platter, the Maître d’ reveals the guest of honor - a six-inch-tall rat with silky-soft fur, pink paws and traditional toque. Chef Remy then comes to life, entertaining diners with sprightly movements and lively banter. Winding their way through the restaurant, Remy and his Maître d’ pal make stops at each table. In addition to his hijinks, Chef Remy might even bust a move to the beat of different tunes, from the soft sway of a French love song to the hot sounds of hip-hop.
The 40-minute experience provides guests an up-close encounter with the “Ratatouille” star as he laughs, sniffles and even flirts with his new friends.
Remy is part of the Living Character initiative created for Disney Parks by Walt Disney Imagineering.
"By combining technologies, our Living Character initiative creates new levels of guest interaction and brings characters to life like never before," said Holger Irmler, who worked on the Remy project for Walt Disney Imagineering. "Things we do are so complex, yet our goal is to make them seem so magical to our guests."
Since its inception, the initiative has been providing guests with a dash of never-before-seen technology and a heaping helping of legendary Disney magic. The first Living Character debuted in 2004 in the form of a large and lovable dinosaur named Lucky.
Not only is Remy one of the newest Audio-Animatronicscharacters created by Walt Disney Imagineering, he also holds the distinction of being the smallest one ever created. Having already wowed guests at Disneyland Resort Paris, Imagineers chose Epcot as the next park for Remy to visit – with Les Chefs de France serving as the perfect Parisian setting for his Walt Disney World debut.
Guests dining at Les Chefs de France are encouraged to make advance reservations by calling 407/WDW-DINE (407/939-3463) up to 90 days prior to their visit. "Bon Appétit from Chef Remy" is scheduled to take place at Les Chefs de France Monday through Saturday until Sept. 5, 2009 (subject to change). (Source: Press Release, 04/06/09)
=================================================
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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