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December 30, 2009
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Hi Everyone!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May God bless you and make all your dreams come true in 2010!
FYI: We just published the 2010 - 14th edition - of our "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation." Enjoy!
REMEMBER: 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 - Military ticket special for Walt Disney World (tax FREE!), Passholder Appreciation Month (save 50% on tickets!), car rental deal (FREE day!), and Branson Winter Special ($42 rooms!)
News from around the "World":
* This day in Disney history
* Top-Ranked Youth Teams Compete at Disney’s Soccer Showcase
* Couple gets free Disney honeymoon from vet
* Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar
* CityWalk Calendar And Venue Entertainment - January 2010
* Which Orlando restaurants offer that 'wow' factor
* Taking the Kids -- Aboard the biggest cruise ship afloat
* The good and bad of 2009
* SeaWorld's Aquatica waterpark to get new ride
* Disneyland Resort Calendar
* This week at Disneyland Paris
* What's new at Disneyland Tokyo
* This week in Las Vegas
* Branson Calendar of Events
* Beth writes about the balloon ride at Downtown Disney
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NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
Military Ticket Special For Walt Disney World
4-Day Base ticket: $99; 4-Day Park Hopper: $124; 4-Day Fun & More: $124; and 4-Day Park Hopper Fun & More: $149. And these tickets are tax FREE! Military can buy one personal ticket and five additional tickets! These tickets are NOT sold online or at the Disney ticket window.
--------------------------------
Passholder Appreciation Month
These theme parks will feature deals for Annual Passholders in January:
* Friends save 50% on park tickets
* Discounted show tickets
* Free breakfast for two
* and more!
--------------------------------
Free Car Rental
Rent a Compact through Fullsize car at this rental car company for a weekend and get a third day FREE with this coupon code!
Rent a Minivan for four days and get one day FREE.
--------------------------------
Branson Winter Special
From $42 per night! The hotel offers an indoor pool and spa, guest laundry, elevators, 24-hour front desk, and ticket service on property.
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 70 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* Save up to $750.00 on this Walt Disney World vacation package
* FREE Disney Cruise with purchase of this package
* FREE nights and FREE tickets at Walt Disney World
* FREE night at a Walt Disney World luxury resort
* Two Nights FREE at Disneyland California
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* All kids go FREE at Disneyland Paris
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Kids fly FREE to Disneyland California
* Get a FREE ticket to the Walt Disney World theme parks in 2009
* Room discounts and FREE tickets for the military
* Buy a day, get a FREE day at Universal Hollywood
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion
* BIG Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Florida Resident Discounts Galore! Too many to list here!
* Universal Orlando Resorts half off strategy
* Disneyland ticket deal for locals
* Luxury cruise discount exclusively for police and firefighters
* New parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* New source for discounted Disney Villas
* SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal
* Disney World discounts for annual passholders
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Orlando Theme Park Package
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Universal Blue Man Group discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* 2011 Disney cruises now booking
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Vegas Resort & Casino discounts
* Super Branson Promotion
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
Basic Member
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
Nation’s Top-Ranked Youth Teams Take the Field at Disney’s Soccer Showcase
Couple gets free Disney honeymoon from vet after blizzard strands groom
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
CityWalk Calendar And Venue Entertainment - January 2010
Which Orlando restaurants offer that 'wow' factor
Taking the Kids -- Aboard the biggest cruise ship afloat
The good and bad of 2009
SeaWorld's Aquatica waterpark to get new ride
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Disneyland Resort Calendar
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DISNEYLAND PARIS
This week at Disneyland Paris
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND TOKYO
What's new at Tokyo Disneyland
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BRANSON, MO
Branson Calendar of Events
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LAS VEGAS
This Week in Las Vegas
--------------------------------
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 addres
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, writes about the balloon ride at Downtown Disney:
"Up, up and away!
One of the coolest things about being a travel agent that specializes in Disney products is that the non-Disney vendors go out of their way to get your attention. In this case, we were all given vouchers for a free ride at Characters in Flight, the helium balloon ride in Downtown Disney. This attraction opened last spring and is located near Planet Hollywood, just over the West End bridge. Adults are $16, kids (ages 3-9) are $10. We did this on a Saturday evening. The line looked short, but moved VERY slowly. It turns out that the number of people who can board each flight depends on the wind. It was quite gusty that evening, so they only took five people at a time. Once we paid, we were given boarding passes and sent over to a gate.
When the group in front of us boarded, we were let through to wait for our turn. There are just a couple of easy steps up into the balloon (which looks like a big hot air balloon, minus the flames) and a circular walkway around the 'basket.' We were told to spread out evenly and hang onto the rail for the trip up. The tether rolled off its spool rather quickly and it wasn’t long at all until we were up to maximum height (400 feet) and told we could walk around. The view up there is amazing, but you really can’t see much park-wise aside from Spaceship Earth. The view is probably better during the day - but it’s still pretty cool at night! We were only up there maybe five minutes before the descent started. The duration, start to finish, was about 10 minutes.
I’m not crazy about heights and I do get motion sick, both of which were listed as reasons to NOT do this ride, but I went anyway and was 100% fine on both counts. I should also mention that I’m a total wimp when it comes to rides… Test Track is the most daring thing I do (and I don’t enjoy it). I had no trouble with this, though, nor did the other four people (including an eight-year-old girl).
Is it worth the money? Well, it is a cool thing to do, and if you’ve never been in a balloon before it’s a good way to get the basic feel of it. There’s pretty much zero chance that you’ll float away, and it’s a great ride for nearly everyone in the family, BUT it can be a very long wait for a very short ride and I don’t really think I’ll be doing it again anytime soon if I have to pay for it. Nice to do once, not worth doing it twice."
=================================================
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
By the same author:
"100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America."
The Virgin Mary, Our Lady of America, encourages us to seek Her as our model of purity. The prayers in this book petition God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the great Saints for the grace we need to lead pure and holy lives. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Achieving Weight Loss through the Prayers of the Divine Office of the Virgin Mary." True peace with food can only come from establishing a close relationship with God. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Rosary Meditations: A Bouquet of Roses for Our Lady." Shows the beginner and the highly experienced how to meditate while praying the rosary. Click here to read the book for FREE.
Be sure to check out Father Ron Camarda's "Tear in the Desert." It's one of the most spiritual books I have ever read!
"To me, today at age 61, all prayer by the humble or highly placed has one thing in common: supplication for strength and inspiration to carry on the best impulses which should bind us together for a better world. Without such inspiration we would rapidly deteriorate and finally perish." Walt Disney (Source: startedbyamouse.com)
--------------------------------
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 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
December 30, 2009
Copyright © 1999 - 2010 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved.
=================================================
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
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: You can also subscribe to our blog at MSN! Add to My MSN!
=================================================
Hi Everyone!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May God bless you and make all your dreams come true in 2010!
FYI: We just published the 2010 - 14th edition - of our "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation." Enjoy!
REMEMBER: 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 - Military ticket special for Walt Disney World (tax FREE!), Passholder Appreciation Month (save 50% on tickets!), car rental deal (FREE day!), and Branson Winter Special ($42 rooms!)
News from around the "World":
* This day in Disney history
* Top-Ranked Youth Teams Compete at Disney’s Soccer Showcase
* Couple gets free Disney honeymoon from vet
* Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar
* CityWalk Calendar And Venue Entertainment - January 2010
* Which Orlando restaurants offer that 'wow' factor
* Taking the Kids -- Aboard the biggest cruise ship afloat
* The good and bad of 2009
* SeaWorld's Aquatica waterpark to get new ride
* Disneyland Resort Calendar
* This week at Disneyland Paris
* What's new at Disneyland Tokyo
* This week in Las Vegas
* Branson Calendar of Events
* Beth writes about the balloon ride at Downtown Disney
=================================================
NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
Military Ticket Special For Walt Disney World
4-Day Base ticket: $99; 4-Day Park Hopper: $124; 4-Day Fun & More: $124; and 4-Day Park Hopper Fun & More: $149. And these tickets are tax FREE! Military can buy one personal ticket and five additional tickets! These tickets are NOT sold online or at the Disney ticket window.
--------------------------------
Passholder Appreciation Month
These theme parks will feature deals for Annual Passholders in January:
* Friends save 50% on park tickets
* Discounted show tickets
* Free breakfast for two
* and more!
--------------------------------
Free Car Rental
Rent a Compact through Fullsize car at this rental car company for a weekend and get a third day FREE with this coupon code!
Rent a Minivan for four days and get one day FREE.
--------------------------------
Branson Winter Special
From $42 per night! The hotel offers an indoor pool and spa, guest laundry, elevators, 24-hour front desk, and ticket service on property.
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 70 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* Save up to $750.00 on this Walt Disney World vacation package
* FREE Disney Cruise with purchase of this package
* FREE nights and FREE tickets at Walt Disney World
* FREE night at a Walt Disney World luxury resort
* Two Nights FREE at Disneyland California
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* All kids go FREE at Disneyland Paris
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Kids fly FREE to Disneyland California
* Get a FREE ticket to the Walt Disney World theme parks in 2009
* Room discounts and FREE tickets for the military
* Buy a day, get a FREE day at Universal Hollywood
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion
* BIG Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Florida Resident Discounts Galore! Too many to list here!
* Universal Orlando Resorts half off strategy
* Disneyland ticket deal for locals
* Luxury cruise discount exclusively for police and firefighters
* New parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* New source for discounted Disney Villas
* SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal
* Disney World discounts for annual passholders
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Orlando Theme Park Package
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Universal Blue Man Group discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* 2011 Disney cruises now booking
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Vegas Resort & Casino discounts
* Super Branson Promotion
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
Basic Member
=================================================
NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
Nation’s Top-Ranked Youth Teams Take the Field at Disney’s Soccer Showcase
Couple gets free Disney honeymoon from vet after blizzard strands groom
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
CityWalk Calendar And Venue Entertainment - January 2010
Which Orlando restaurants offer that 'wow' factor
Taking the Kids -- Aboard the biggest cruise ship afloat
The good and bad of 2009
SeaWorld's Aquatica waterpark to get new ride
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Disneyland Resort Calendar
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
This week at Disneyland Paris
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND TOKYO
What's new at Tokyo Disneyland
--------------------------------
BRANSON, MO
Branson Calendar of Events
--------------------------------
LAS VEGAS
This Week in Las Vegas
--------------------------------
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 addres
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, writes about the balloon ride at Downtown Disney:
"Up, up and away!
One of the coolest things about being a travel agent that specializes in Disney products is that the non-Disney vendors go out of their way to get your attention. In this case, we were all given vouchers for a free ride at Characters in Flight, the helium balloon ride in Downtown Disney. This attraction opened last spring and is located near Planet Hollywood, just over the West End bridge. Adults are $16, kids (ages 3-9) are $10. We did this on a Saturday evening. The line looked short, but moved VERY slowly. It turns out that the number of people who can board each flight depends on the wind. It was quite gusty that evening, so they only took five people at a time. Once we paid, we were given boarding passes and sent over to a gate.
When the group in front of us boarded, we were let through to wait for our turn. There are just a couple of easy steps up into the balloon (which looks like a big hot air balloon, minus the flames) and a circular walkway around the 'basket.' We were told to spread out evenly and hang onto the rail for the trip up. The tether rolled off its spool rather quickly and it wasn’t long at all until we were up to maximum height (400 feet) and told we could walk around. The view up there is amazing, but you really can’t see much park-wise aside from Spaceship Earth. The view is probably better during the day - but it’s still pretty cool at night! We were only up there maybe five minutes before the descent started. The duration, start to finish, was about 10 minutes.
I’m not crazy about heights and I do get motion sick, both of which were listed as reasons to NOT do this ride, but I went anyway and was 100% fine on both counts. I should also mention that I’m a total wimp when it comes to rides… Test Track is the most daring thing I do (and I don’t enjoy it). I had no trouble with this, though, nor did the other four people (including an eight-year-old girl).
Is it worth the money? Well, it is a cool thing to do, and if you’ve never been in a balloon before it’s a good way to get the basic feel of it. There’s pretty much zero chance that you’ll float away, and it’s a great ride for nearly everyone in the family, BUT it can be a very long wait for a very short ride and I don’t really think I’ll be doing it again anytime soon if I have to pay for it. Nice to do once, not worth doing it twice."
=================================================
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
By the same author:
"100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America."
The Virgin Mary, Our Lady of America, encourages us to seek Her as our model of purity. The prayers in this book petition God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the great Saints for the grace we need to lead pure and holy lives. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Achieving Weight Loss through the Prayers of the Divine Office of the Virgin Mary." True peace with food can only come from establishing a close relationship with God. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Rosary Meditations: A Bouquet of Roses for Our Lady." Shows the beginner and the highly experienced how to meditate while praying the rosary. Click here to read the book for FREE.
Be sure to check out Father Ron Camarda's "Tear in the Desert." It's one of the most spiritual books I have ever read!
"To me, today at age 61, all prayer by the humble or highly placed has one thing in common: supplication for strength and inspiration to carry on the best impulses which should bind us together for a better world. Without such inspiration we would rapidly deteriorate and finally perish." Walt Disney (Source: startedbyamouse.com)
--------------------------------
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 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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