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Hi Everyone! Lean back, prop up your feet, and take a Disney break!
Deals and Updates as of February 23, 2005 We continuously update our information and you can find the latest additions in our Addenda:
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DISNEYLAND, CALIFORNIA 2nd Day FREE at Universal Studios Hollywood!
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OTHER VACATION SPECIALS Great Transatlantic Sale aboard this magnificent cruise ship! Free upgrades from Inside to Balcony on select sailings! From $1,599 per person. "Awesome deal!" says Beth, our travel agent. Log in today for more details. Not a member? Join our Disney family here.
News From Around The "World" "America's most popular film critics, Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper, of the popular syndicated TV show "Ebert & Roeper," will host their Fifth Annual Film Festival at Sea aboard the Disney Wonder® Oct. 2-6." Features film reviews, question and answer sessions, and meet the critics reception. Guest can participate by adding $225 to cruise rate. The Atlanta Braves are returning to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex for Major League Baseball Spring Training in February and March 2005." Tickets are available at Ticketmaster (online or 407/839-3900) and at Wide World of Sports box office. Cost: $13 (lawn seats); $21 (lower reserved). (Source: Disney Cruise Line® and Walt Disney World® Resort, 02/22/05) To attract families, "Cypress Gardens owner Kent Buescher plans to break ground today on a $10 million water park that will include several speed slides, a wave pool, a lazy river and a children's water play area... Designs for Splash Island, which is slated to open this summer, include a Polynesian theme with lush landscaping... An arcade complete with interactive games and a DJ will open in a few weeks, which will further appeal to teens." (Source: Orlando Sentinel, 02/22/05) For the rest of the story, click here. "To test an expansion of its vacation business beyond theme parks and cruises -- and beyond Florida and California -- the Walt Disney Co. will begin offering weeklong guided tours later this year through the wilds of Wyoming and Hawaii." Cost: $5,600 - $7,800 per family of four, airfare excluded. Sample tours: Hawaii: surfing lessons and tours of volcanos; Wyoming: horseback riding. (Source: Orlando Sentinel, 02/19/05) For the rest of the story, click here. Disneyland Paris: "Less than half the size of its American cousin in Florida, the resort features two theme parks - Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park - a Disney Village of shops, restaurants and live entertainment, a golf course, and seven on-site theme hotels. There are four more hotels within the resort and nine more Disney-approved hotels nearby. If you are staying in Paris, the Metro (RER line A to Marne La Vallée/Chessy) will drop you at the front gates in 35 minutes. Three full days will allow you to see just about everything at Disney. Staying at the resort is definitely the way to go if you plan on multiple-day visits to the parks. Some of the hotels are within walking distance and free shuttle buses operate at all of the resort's hotels." (Source: Toronto Star, 02/17/05) For the rest of the story, click here.
Disneyland Hong Kong: "Walt Disney, the United States entertainment
company whose new theme park opens on Lantau in September, started taking
reservations Tuesday for the resort's two new hotels, and the asking price
is half the tariff charged at the company's swankiest hotel at its Walt Disney
World theme park in Orlando, Florida."
(Source: The Standard, 02/16/05) For the rest of the story, click here. Here's another article. 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. |
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Amber sent us her trip report: "Hi, John! Just thought I'd let you know that we just got back from our first family trip to Disney World! We spent the week at Liki Tiki Village and spent 2 days at Disney: Epcot on Sept 27th and Magic Kingdom on Sept. 29th. Yes, we survived Hurricane Jeanne on Sunday and still went to Epcot the next day! The hurricane had strong winds and lots of rain, but our building was sturdy so we actually enjoyed the hurricane. It's probably a once in a lifetime experience for us since we're from Indiana! The hurricane made for a wonderful trip to Epcot since there was hardly anyone there! In our party was me, my 6 year old son, my 2 year old girl, Grandma and Grandpa. Epcot opened an hour late due to some clean-up from the Hurricane. When we got in we went directly to Test Track, which my 6 year old son loved! The line was 5 minutes long so we skipped the fastpass. We got a FastPass for Mission: Space. The fastpass return wait was for 40 minutes later so we grabbed a bite to eat beforehand. I was surprised to find my 6 year old loved this ride, too. He talked forever about how he got to land the spaceship all by himself! Wonders of Life was closed so then we went to the Universe of Energy. The movie had already started so we went right in and watched the last 5 minutes and got on the ride. Even my 2 year old daughter loved the dinosaurs. Next, we crossed over to the West side. We started with Imagination since my son spotted the interactive water fountains. After playing there for about a half hour, we walked right into Honey, I shrunk the Audience. (There was no Fastpass due to no crowd.) Both kids loved this movie. My son kept saying, "That's real water!" Next we went to see Figment, but the timing of the car didn't match the timings of the animations so the kids were confused. They would see the animations, but we'd be so far ahead or behind them that they could hardly see them. Next was the land pavilion. We got Fastpass tickets for the Living Land ride for 40 minutes later and went to see the Circle of life. Neither of the kids really liked this movie, even with the Lion King characters. We'll skip it next time. By the time we got out of there we only had 10 minutes until the Living Land ride. Both kids really enjoyed the boat ride and the baby alligators. Then we went on to the Living Seas. The kids like the Nemo room. The adults weren't very impressed. My son was entranced with the scuba diving demonstration. Then we went to Spaceship Earth, which of course, we walked right onto. The kids enjoyed it. We then went back to the test track and got a Fastpass before heading to Mexico and Norway for their rides. Unfortunately, Mexico was broken. However, both kids loved the Norway boat ride. I was impressed that my 2 year old liked it so much. On the way out of the park we rode the Test Track 2 more times, once with the Fast Pass and once with the Rider Switch Pass since my 2 year old couldn't ride it. My 2 year old doesn't like load fireworks so we skipped them. On Wed, Sept 29th, we went to the Magic Kingdom. All fastpasses were for 35 minutes after you got you're fastpass and you could get another one in 40 minutes. My kids fell instantly in love with the Magic Kingdom! My daughter absolutely loved seeing Cinderella's castle. Our first ride of the day was Buzz Lightyear. We walked right on. The fastpass wasn't even available all day. My 2 year old absolutely loved this ride. It was her favorite ride and she wanted to ride it again all day! My 6 year old son didn't like it because he couldn't get a very high score. Next we walked right on Space Mountain. This was my 6 year old's favorite ride. I think the dark actually helped with his fear of big roller coasters! The kids were begging to go on the Transit Authority so we rode this one next. Both kids really enjoyed it, especially my 2 year old. Next was the Indy Speedway. It was interesting that we had to travel from Indianapolis to Florida just to ride it! We were lucky enough to be able to "race" each other since we were side by side. Both kids got to drive and had a blast." TO BE CONTINUED
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