Monday, April 12, 2010
In non Disney news
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Updated Itinerary
Wednesday 2/10:
9:00 Fly to Orlando
1:30 Arrive and check into hotel
3:00 Epcot
6:30 pm - dinner at Restaurant Merakesh
Thursday 2/11: Rachel and Family Arrive / Josh arrives?
Extra morning magic hours Magic Kingdom opens at 8:00 am
Day at Magic Kingdom
7:40 pm - dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern - character meal menu
Friday 2/12: My BIRTHDAY!!
Day at Epcot
5:00 pm - return to hotels get ready for dinner
7:30 pm - dinner at California Grill menu
Head to Epcot
Extra evening magic hours Epcot closes at 11:00
Saturday 2/13: Tammy & Family arrive
Extra magic hours - Hollywood Studios opens at 8:00 am
Morning & Afternoon at Studios
Meet up with Tammy
Potential for College Pall time in evening
Sunday 2/14: Birthday Celebration!!!!
9:00 am - Meet at Animal Kingdom Park for opening
1:05 pm - lunch at Tusker House restaurant menu
3:15 pm - Finding Nemo the Musical
6:00 pm - Park closes - lose plans eat together or not/head to another park/ game of mini golf
Extra evening magic hours Magic Kingdom closes at 2:00 am
Monday 2/15:
Extra morning magic hours Animal Kingdom opens at 8:00 am
10:00 am - breakfast at 1900 Park Fare - character buffet - menu
Head to Hollywood Studio
7:45 pm - dinner at Sci-fi Dine-in Theater menu
Extra magic hours Hollywood Studio closes at 11:00 pm
Tuesday 2/16:
Extra magic hours Epcot opens at 8:00 am
Spend morning at Epcot
1:25 pm - lunch at Le Cellier menu
Spend rest of day at Epcot or other park
Wednesday 2/17:
Last day at Disney
12:00 take Magical Express to airport
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
New Deals
FREE Gift Card with Jan-June 2010 Packages
With this special offer, get a FREE Disney Gift Card when you book a full-price Walt Disney World vacation package (including accommodations and tickets) for a minimum of 5 nights/5 days between 1/3/10-6/3/10 (some dates are not available, and rooms are limited and subject to availability).
- Stay at a Disney Value resort and get a $300 Disney Gift Card with your 5-night or longer vacation package.
- Stay at a Disney Moderate resort and get a $500 Disney Gift Card with your 5-night or longer vacation package.
- Stay at a Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort and get a $750 Disney Gift Card with your 5-night or longer vacation package.
The Disney Gift Card can be used for almost anything at Walt Disney World, including souvenirs, tours, spa treatments, watercraft rental, gratuities, alcoholic beverages or meals.
You can add the Quick Service Dining Plan, the regular Dining Plan or the Deluxe Dining Plan to this package.
The package includes standard Magic Your Way Base Tickets. You can pay extra to upgrade them with the Park Hopper, Water Parks & More and/or No Expiration option(s) if you choose.
This offer cannot be applied to the Premium or Platinum packages or to "split stays" (for example, 2 nights at one hotel, 3 nights at another).
Note that if you need only a 4-day ticket and you have an undiscounted package, it may be worthwhile to switch to this package (which requires a minimum of a 5-day ticket) because the cost of that extra day on your ticket is low compared with the value of the gift card.
Also note that if you've already booked the "7 Nights for the Price of 4" or "7 Nights for the Price of 5" package (now discontinued) and are staying at least 7 nights, it is a better deal than this new offer. If you have one of those packages with only a 6-night stay in a Value resort, the new package may be a better deal.
You must book this special package by 3/27/10.
Room Only Deals:
January-June Savings of up to 45% Off
Stay dates: 1/1/10 to 6/3/10. Get a 25%-45% discount off regular "Rack" rates. Percent off varies by length of stay. Use code QNY. Some dates will be blocked out. Rates not available for all dates and resorts.
- Save 25% at Disney Value Resorts when you stay 1-4 nights; save 30% when you stay 5 nights or longer
- Save 30% at Disney Moderate Resorts when you stay 1-4 nights; save 35% when you stay 5 nights or longer
- Save 35% at Disney Deluxe Resorts when you stay 1-4 nights; save 40% when you stay 5 nights or longer
- Save 40% at Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts when you stay 1-4 nights; save 45% when you stay 5 nights or longer
Note that you CAN add tickets and Dining Plan to this offer, effectively making this a vacation package. If you do this, your booking will probably fall under the vacation package rules. You must book room and tickets to get the dining package. Code for room + tickets + regular Dining Plan is QOX.
About Booking
You must book by 3/27/10. For phone bookings, you pay a deposit of one night's room rate plus tax. No change or cancellation fee will be charged if you make your modification more than 5 days before arrival. Thanks to Small World Vacations for info.
To reserve a room with the January-June Savings, call the Disney Reservations Center at (407) W-DISNEY or contact a travel agent who specializes in Disney travel, and request the specific offer code.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Schedule Thus Far
Wednesday 2/10/10:
Arrive
Eat Dinner at Marrakesh in Epcot
Thursday 2/11/10:
MK opens at 8:00 am
No plans yet
Friday 2/12/10:
7:30 Dinner at California Grill - Contemporary Resort
Epcot closes at 11:00
Saturday 2/13/10:
Tammy's Family Arrives
College palls afternoon/evening?
Sunday 2/14/10:
Heather's Birthday Celebration - Animal Kingdom
1:05 Lunch at the Tusker House
3:15 Reserved Seating at Finding Nemo the Musical
Magic Kingdom open till 2:00 am
2/15/10:
10:00 am Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare
Hollywood Studios day
7:45 Dinner at Sci-fi dine in theater
Fantasmic show - ??
HS open till 11:00 pm
2/16/10:
EP opens at 8:00 am
no plans yet
2/17/10:
Fly Home at 3:00 pm.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Latest Disney Deals
From: Mouse Savers
7-for-4 or 7-for-5 Package Offer for November 2009 - March 2010
Now you can purchase a fantastic buy 4, get 7 or buy 5, get 7 vacation package offer valid for stays November 1 - December 24, 2009 through January 3 - March 27, 2010.
Here are the details:
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Buy a 4-night/4 day vacation package at a MODERATE, DELUXE or DELUXE VILLA resort, get a 7-night/7-day package. That's 3 FREE hotel nights and 3 extra days on your theme park admission tickets, equivalent to a 43% discount on your room and tickets! You must buy a package that includes at least 4 nights' accommodations at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel plus minimum 4-day Magic Your Way Base Tickets to qualify for the 3 FREE nights and the 3 extra days on your tickets.
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Buy a 5-night/5 day vacation package at a VALUE resort, get a 7-night/7-day package. That's 2 FREE hotel nights and 2 extra days on your theme park admission tickets, equivalent to a 29% discount on your room and tickets! You must buy a package that includes at least 5 nights' accommodations at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel plus minimum 5-day Magic Your Way Base Tickets to qualify for the 2 FREE nights and the 2 extra days on your tickets.
Extra days on a ticket don't cost that much, so the primary savings are on the hotel room portion, so the higher category hotels offer the most total savings.
To calculate your approximate savings on a "buy 4, get 7" package at a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort:
- Multiply the room rate (2009 or 2010) times 3 (savings of 3 nights' room rate).
- Add $9.58 per person (ticket savings for the 3 extra days).
- The total is your savings.
To calculate your approximate savings on a "buy 5, get 7" package at a Value resort:
- Multiply the room rate (2009 or 2010) times 2 (savings of 2 nights' room rate).
- Add $6.39 per person (approx ticket savings for the 2 extra days).
- The total is your savings.
You can stay longer than 7 nights (up to 10 nights) with this package, but there is a maximum of 3 free nights and 3 extra days per ticket, per stay, if you will be staying in a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort, or 2 free nights and 2 extra days per ticket, per stay, if you will be staying in a Value resort.
You can stay less than 7 nights, but you still must purchase 4 nights at a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort, or 5 nights at a Value resort, so you'll end up with fewer free nights/extra days. The minimum total stay to make this offer worthwhile at all would be 5 nights at a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort, or 6 nights at a Value resort. Obviously a 7-night stay is the best deal!
You can add the Quick Service Dining Plan for 2009 or 2010, the regular Dining Plan for 2009 or 2010, or the Deluxe Dining Plan for 2009 or 2010, but you will pay full price for your dining plan (no free days of dining).
The package includes standard Magic Your Way Base Tickets. You can upgrade them with the Park Hopper, Water Parks & More and/or No Expiration option(s), but you'll pay the regular price for those upgrades.
This offer cannot be applied to the Premium or Platinum packages or to "split stays" (for example, 4 nights at one hotel, 3 nights at another).
You must book this special package by 12/20/09.
You can book these deals through your travel agent. You have already booked your trip check to see if you can have the deals applied.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dining in Disney: Favorites, Plans, and Ideas
Resorts:
- California Grill - Feb 12th, current menu
- 1900 Park Fare Character Breakfast w/ Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, The Mad Hatter, and possibly Pooh Bear & Tigger (trying for 1st time).
- Grand View Lounge Afternoon Tea (trying for 1st time) - current menu
- Jiko: The Cooking Place - current menu
- The Maya Grill - current menu
- Restaurant Marrakesh (trying for 1st time) - current menu
- Le Cellier - current menu
- Biergarten - current menu
Magic Kingdom:
- Liberty Tree Tavern - current menu
- The Crystal Palace character meal with Winnie the Pooh & friends - current menu
Animal Kingdom:
Downtown/Market-Place: