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Hi Everyone! Lean back, prop up your feet, and take a Disney break!
Deals and Updates as of August 9, 2004 We continuously update our information and you can find the latest additions in our Addenda:
WALT DISNEY WORLD:
DISNEYLAND, CALIFORNIA:
LAS VEGAS. NEVADA: Stay at this resort and casino during August and September starting from $75! Package includes: Tower Deluxe room, free drinks, beach bag and towel, and more. BRANSON, MISSOURI: Branson Christmas Fantasy. $929 per person, double occupancy. Includes 5 days/4 full dinners, 4 nights accommodations, 6 top headliner shows including the Lawrence Welk and Andy Williams Christmas shows.
OTHER VACATION SPECIALS:
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Disney's Visa® Credit Card from Bank One®
Disney's Visa Card -- a way to take your family on the vacation they've been wishing for sooner and even more affordably than you ever thought possible! For more details, click here.
Are You Suffering Withdrawal From WDW? You know ... that empty feeling you get when you arrive back home from your vacation at WDW and realize it may be a while before you experience that Disney magic again? We have had that feeling ourselves many times. Yet, we always seem to feel better when we read about the experiences of others who share their trip reports with us. It's almost like being there again. We invite you, our readers, to send us some feedback about your experiences during your latest vacation at WDW. Reports on Disney weddings, honeymoons, cruises, and resort vacations on and off Disney property are all welcome. Send your email to: johngross@affordabledisney.com . Thanks!
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News From Around The "World" "Norway has changed over the last sixteen years. So has filmmaking. Tens of millions of people have caught a glimpse of Norway in a 70mm film at the Norwegian pavilion at the Epcot Center in Orlando's Walt Disney World since the film was first shown in 1998. Now, hopefully just in time for the centennial in 2005, a new film is underway." For the rest of the story, click here. Disney will close the Main Pool, Kiddie Pool and Main Spa at Disney's Old Key West Resort 8-10 weeks beginning September 6 for rehab. "Beauty and the Beast is, as ever, a "tale as old as time" in Seaside Music Theater's faithful reproduction of the Broadway smash. An expensive and ambitious production that mimics the Broadway and road-company shows in every respect..." Now playing at Seaside Music Theater at Daytona Beach Community College Theater Center Aug. 3-7 and 10-15. Cost: $21-$38. For information and reservations, call 386/248-0092 or click here. (Source: Orlando Sentinel, 08/03/04) For the rest of the story, click here. Rock the Universe at Universal Studios will feature 22 Christian rock stars September 10 and 11. For more details, click here. Bice Ristorante will open Fall 2004 at Portofino Bay Hotel. The restaurant will feature Italian cuisine amid old world charm. For more details, click here. Beer Festival will take place at Universal CityWalk November, 2004. Here's your chance to sample more than 100 Beers, ciders and barley wines from American breweries.
Universal Orlando is celebrating the holidays Dec. 10 - Jan. 8:
For park hours and events at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, click here. (Source for Universal News: Informational email from Universal Orlando Resorts.) "For the third consecutive year, Islands of Adventure was named favorite theme park by visitors to ThemeParkInsider.com. The site polled about 8,000 readers and released its results last month... AirTran Airways has reduced its fares, which now start at $44 one way. Buy your tickets through Aug. 12... WestJet, a budget airline based in Canada, will now fly from Orlando International Airport to Calgary and Toronto." (Source: Orlando Sentinel, 08/02/04) For the rest of these stories, click here. "Disney chose the YMCA last year to build and operate its new day-care centers. In doing so it passed over Kindercare Learning Centers, the for-profit corporation based in Portland, Ore., that has run two smaller centers for Disney employees for more than a decade... Disney's employees are given priority at the centers, though YMCA and Disney officials say a very limited number of slots will be available to the general public. But even those slots will probably go to the children of contractors working on Disney property, they said." (Source: Orlando Sentinel, 08/02/04) For the rest of the story, click here. 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.
Melissa and her family visited WDW in May, 2004. Here is part five of her trip report: Wednesday, May 26 "We went to Universal Orlando - Islands of Adventure. I like that they had a parking garage, the car wasn't steaming hot when we returned to it. I really enjoyed this park, it's a totally different type of fun and excitement from Disney. The first thing we got on was the Spiderman 3D ride. This was my favorite ride of the whole park, I begged my family to get on it again before we left. You felt more effects with this ride because of the moving cart we were in. I felt like we were really riding through the city and being attacked by villains. My favorite part is when you think you're being pulled high up into the sky and the villains drop the cart; at the very last second Spiderman spins a web and the cart bounces into it and lands on the ground to safety. That was an amazing adventure, we clapped and cheered when it was over! After that we stopped at character land and took pictures with Popeye, Bluto, Olive Oil, Bullwinkle, Broom Hilda, Woody Woodpecker and Betty Boop! We walked down Comic Strip Lane and took lots of pictures. This park had a lot of water rides, which we gladly got on to beat the heat. We got soaked on most of them and were completely dry in about two hours. The best water ride was Jurassic Park River Adventure! The giant T-Rex head at the top of the hill really fools you for what lies ahead. You're too busy screaming from the T-Rex's giant mouth and vicious teeth that when the hill approaches you're completely terrified. The hill was so steep! We went to look at our pictures afterwards and almost died laughing, we pull them out a lot when we want a good laugh. We visited lots of stores and my husband and I took a rest while the kids played on Popeye's boat. We taped the superheroes coming and going on their motorcycles for autographs, the lines were too long to wait so we skipped it. My kids and I waited in the video game area while my husband rode The Hulk roller coaster and Dr. Doom's Fear Fall. We had a great time in Seuss Landing, I believe we rode everything there. My son is a big fan of Dr. Seuss, his favorite was the storybook ride." MELISSA'S TRIP REPORT CONCLUDES NEXT WEEK
4-Day Park Hopper Pass Special Purchase Get them for $10.00 less than Disney charges at their site! It comes with all the bells and whistles of a normal 4-Day Park Hopper, but it expires 14 days from its first use. However, for people who plan on going just 4 days, it's a great deal. This pass is only available for advance order purchasing. 4-Day Park Hopper Plus Pass Our ticket agent writes: "I have acquired the new Disney 4-Day Park Hopper Plus Pass. It is not sold at the gate or AAA. You get 1 "plus" day for the Water Parks or Pleasure Island. It has no expiration date." You must purchase this pass in advance. So order early! Our agent also has great prices on tickets to other popular attractions in Florida. "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 Details on how to purchase these special passes will be provided with your Disney access codes as soon as you join our Disney family.
Money Saving Tip AMF Sky Lanes: 7401 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando FL 32809. 407/855-5731. Save 10% on the Birthday Package, buy 3 games and get 3 games free, enjoy a free half hour of pool with the purchase of a pitcher of draft beer at the regular price with these coupons.
YOU CAN AFFORD DISNEY WORLD! If you THINK a Disney vacation costs too much ... WE AGREE! That's why we created the ULTIMATE Disney savings site. Save up to 40% on your total trip. Learn about discounts on tickets, food, Disney merchandise, hotels ON Disney property, travel, parking, and MUCH more. Too much to list here. See it all at here. "We just got back from a great trip ... and thanks to you and your great advice, [we] saved money and time! ... In total we saved about $3,000.00 for our group of 6. We are going back within a year to use our passes again, and think our per person cost will be in the $150-200 range, flights and all." Michael Barrett, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
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