Disney Dream sails into Port Canaveral

Arriving in Grand Fashion Tuesday Morning is the long waited Disney Dream. After a long journey across the Atlantic it has made its way to Port Canaveral. Hooray!! Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel is reporting on this historic news: Disney’s newest cruise ship, the 4,000-passenger Disney Dream, pulled into

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Disney hikes the price of SoCal ticket deal

This article comes to us from Sarah Tully at the OC Register. Disney hiked the price of its annual two-day ticket deal for Southern California residents — a promotion that begins Sunday. Southern California residents can pay $99 for two days at Disneyland Resort parks — Disneyland and Disney California

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Oldies But Goodies – Dining Events For Seniors

There are quite a few “special” dining experiences at Walt Disney World many of which are especially suitable for us – the Oldies!! We have experienced quite a few of them and I thought, this week, I would highlight some of our favorites focusing on those that we seniors would

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The ‘Long’ Line and The ‘Other’ Line

I received this Chip Panel article from our friend and long time follower DeAnna. I hope it makes you think next time you see those people bypassing you in line. At Disney World, there are two (2) lines at every ride and exhibit. There’s the LOOOOOONG line, you know……the one

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Disney workers may face choice: Accept contract or strike

When Caitlin Owens, a 23-year-old attractions worker in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, studies the contract Walt Disney World has offered to its largest labor group, she sees herself losing ground. Owens, who must pay for pricey family medical insurance to cover her husband and daughter, says she would ultimately earn less

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Best Things I Love About Disney – Mickey’s PhilharMagic

When I first saw Mickey’s PhilharMagic, in 2003, I was less than impressed. As I look back, the reason became a little more apparent. It was the last day of our visit, we were both tired, and I had been lugging my 330+ pound body around in hot and humid

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Do You Miss The “Lights Of Winter” As Much As I Do?

The “Lights of Winter” has always been a Disney fan favorite. Unfortunately, after 2008 Disney determined the lights will be no more. The Disney Company said that the technology to operate the display was outmoded so it was abandoned as a holiday display. Rather than a wordy article, I just

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Alaska Airlines Vacations Announces ‘Kids Fly Free’ to Disneyland Resort

Alaska Airlines Vacations today launched its newest “Kids Fly Free* to The Disneyland® Resort” program, offering great savings on family travel to Southern California during 2011. The promotion lets children ages 2 to 11 who accompany an adult on an Alaska Airlines Southern California Vacation package travel for just the

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How Do You Handle The Anticipation Of A Trip To Walt Disney World?

Think about the question posed in the title. How do you handle the anticipation of your next Walt Disney World visit? I hope for your peace of mind that you are not as nutty as I am every time there is another trip in the works. Let me tell you

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Chilean Miners win a free trip to Walt Disney World Resort

New Year will mean new memories for the Chilean miners whose saga transfixed the world, as they are treated to a hero’s welcome and family vacations of a lifetime at Walt Disney World Resort next month. During their complimentary six-night Disney vacation, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2011, the miners, their rescuers

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