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Transforming the Disney Dream: From Evolutionary Changes to Revolutionary Designs
Imagination can be a magical thing, taking you places that don't exist and helping you to anticipate experiences you've yet to have. Imagination is definitely a linchpin of the Disney experience, and my imagination had a whole lot to work ... | More
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Dining on the Disney Dream: Exceeding My Expectations
There's so much to say about the Disney Dream, it's hard to know where to start. So, why not start where many cruisers do? "Disney Cruiser, you just boarded the Disney Dream. What are you going to do next?"
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Expanding Disney's California Adventure: Details on the Big Makeover
Disney's California Adventure is due for a big makeover! On Wednesday, October 17, 2007, the Walt Disney Company announced a $1.2 billion re-theming and expansion of Disney's California Adventure theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California. Rumors of ... | More
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Disney Dining Plan: (or) Davey (and Jennifer, Alex, Allie, and Melanie) Does Dining!
'Twas a time, not many years ago, when we considered Disney’s vacation packages and their add-on options with skepticism. Buy a dining package? Ridiculous! You had to overeat at only the most expensive restaurants to get your money’s worth. But ... | More
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Finding Answers: A Disney Guide
Have Disney Questions? Chances are good that the answer is available somewhere! Here are our top ten ways (in order) to find answers to your questions about Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and general travel ... | More
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Disney Dining Plan: Act II
Not long after the article was published, the web was abuzz with a big Disney Dining Plan story. As most folks put it, Disney “cut back” on the number of restaurants that would be offering the Dining Plan in 2007. ... | More
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Disney Fan Gathering: Something for Everyone
What do you call hundreds of Disney fans all gathered in the same place to enjoy the magic together? MouseFest!
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The Laugh Floor Comedy Club: A Sneak Peek
Walt Disney World's newest attraction, The Laugh Floor Comedy Club at Magic Kingdom, is scheduled to open in early 2007. That doesn't stop folks from hoping to get a sneak peek at the attraction now (see our Updates). On our ... | More
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Rome: A Glimpse Into the Power and Glory
There's nothing else quite like the power and glory of Rome, a city where "awe" takes on a whole new meaning, whether looking skyward inside the dome of St. Peter's or deep into the earth at the Roman Forum. Pagan ... | More
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Rumor Round-Up: A Disney Feature
Rumors! What would we do without them? We'd have that much less to talk about in our discussion communities, less "news" to report in our newsletters, much less to worry about as we plan our Disney vacations, and for guidebook ... | More
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Nashville, Tennessee: Travel Feature
Every so often my business travels take me somewhere other than Orlando or Anaheim - a book convention in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, or Chicago; and recently, book sales conferences in Berkeley, California and Nashville, Tennessee. Wherever I ... | More
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Photo ID, Passports, REAL ID: What You Need To Know
"Will we need passports to fly to Walt Disney World?" Recent news stories, blogs, and message board postings have raised this surprising possibility. We've sifted through mounds of information so we can clarify the current state of travel ID for ... | More
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Pleasure Island: A Guide to Upcoming Changes
Late in the afternoon on Friday, June 27, 2008, Walt Disney World announced that the six dance and comedy clubs on Pleasure Island, part of the Downtown Disney shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, would close on September 27, to make ... | More
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Redondo Beach, California: A Visitors Guide
Yet another business journey, to a meeting that could have happened anywhere, but fortunately, it happened in a somewhere that I'd never visited before. It would be my first meeting as a new member of the Board of Directors of ... | More
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Airline Security: 10 Important Tips and Reminders
Travel, and especially air travel, has become more challenging since 9/11. Airport security procedures seem to be in a constant state of flux. The big changes came on 12/31/2002, when U.S. law required that all baggage (checked and carry-on) be ... | More
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Choosing a Disney Resort: 8 Things To Consider
Ah, this is the fun part -- deciding which of the resort hotels at Walt Disney World is best for you. It reminds us of picking one dessert from a tray laden with every imaginable, mouth-watering goodie. Some are a ... | More
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Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter: The Romance of the Old South
Port Orleans French Quarter is a large, moderately priced resort located along the banks of the Sassagoula River, north of Downtown Disney. This resort is popular with young couples, families, and children, both for its value and for its fun ... | More
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Disney's Yacht Club Resort: Seaside Elegance
Offering luxury, convenience, and added amenities, the Yacht Club Resort features a relaxing atmosphere on Crescent Lake within walking distance of Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This lovely resort is housed in a dove-gray clapboard building, exuding elegance and evoking ... | More
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Disney's Pop Century Resort: The Newest Value-Priced Hotel On Property
Auld acquaintance shall be remembered at Pop Century, the Walt Disney World Resort’s newest value-priced resort. By the time the final phase of construction is done (no date is projected at press time), each of the 20th century’s decades will ... | More
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Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa: The Luxurious Life
The most luxurious of Disney’s resorts, the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a breathtaking Victorian hotel with turrets and gabled roofs. It extends into the Seven Seas Lagoon between the Polynesian and the Magic Kingdom. From the moment you ... | More
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Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort: Laidback and Lovin' It
The free spirit of the tropics greets you at the Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s original moderately priced resort. Within easy distance of both Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, this large and sprawling resort is popular with families. The bright, sunny colors ... | More
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Fort Wilderness Resort Camping: Roughing It at Disney
Years ago, we took Dave's then 7-year-old daughter Allie on a surprise Walt Disney World trip. In order to maintain the surprise, we told her we were going camping. She just assumed we were camping in Michigan, but instead we ... | More
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The Disney Rumor Round-Up: Fact and Fiction
Rumors! What would we do without them? We'd have that much less to talk about in our discussion communities, less "news" to report in our newsletters, much less to worry about as we plan our Disney vacations, and for guidebook ... | More
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Disney Dreaming: Book Excerpt from PassPorter's Walt Disney World
A good part of the fun of going to the Walt Disney World Resort is the anticipation before the trip! To really get you into "Disney Dreaming," we present some of our favorite tips to feed your excitement and prepare ... | More
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Disney's Coronado Springs Resort: Festive Fun for All
Coronado Springs is located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios and offers moderately priced rooms and convention facilities. The resort surrounds a 15-acre lake known as Lago (Lake) Dorado. ... | More
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On the Road to Walt Disney World: Doing "The Drive"
Your family's summer road trip to Walt Disney World is just around the bend, and maybe you're beginning to identify with the Clark W. Griswold family, from "National Lampoon's Summer Vacation." Then again, with a little planning, maybe your journey ... | More
