Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney Travel Deals
In the past Disney usually did not release discounted rates until a few months prior to travel dates. That certainly is not the case now. Disney has discounts for all their destinations, and some of the deals stretch right into Summer 2010. Disney has a different mindset about how to present deals. The better deals are the first deals out, when that deal expires, a new deal is released, but it is usually not quite as deep a discount as the first deal. Another interesting new touch is that Disney is extending existing deals for Walt Disney World travel, instead of releasing new ones. What are the current available discounts? There are a few actually.
Let’s start with Walt Disney World. Here is what you would find for discounts now, depending on your travel dates.
- There is the Disney Gift Card Offer. This deal is available for bookings through mid-April, and has to be booked by March 27, 2010. You can get up to a $75.00 Disney Gift Card for qualified stays at a Walt Disney World Resort.
- An offer that gives discounts all the way into August 2010 is the Winter-Summer offer. This deal offers a percentage off of your Walt Disney World Resort room, up to 45% off! It is a room only discount, with a twist. You can turn it into a Magic Your Way Package.
- If you are a Florida Resident, you can get a discount on a room only stay.
- If you are an Annual Passholder, you can get a discount off of a room only stay, and, as an added perk for Annual Passholders, Disney allows these guests to book a dining plan without purchasing theme park tickets.
- Disney also offers spectacular deals for the military, and they also are allowed to add a dining plan without purchasing tickets.
- There are also discounts available for AAA members.
Disneyland has several offers as well.
- There is a Winter Room Only Offer, and you can add tickets and other features to this offer. Travel must be completed by May 4, 2010, and booked by April 1, 2010.
- Disneyland also has a deal if you buy a three-night, five-day package, you will get two more nights free! This offer is available for travel through April 29, 2010, and must be booked by April 1, 2010.
- For selected arrivals, through April 30, 2010, kids can fly free, one per adult paid fare, on select airlines, when airfare is purchased with a qualified Disneyland package.
- AAA members also get discounts at Disneyland.
- Military personnel can find good deals at Disneyland hotels.
The offers at Disney Cruise Line aren’t as plentiful, but there are very good rates available for the Mediterranean Sailings, and Florida Residents and active military can find good deals as well. Your best bet, when booking a Disney Cruise Line vacation, is to book as early as you can. The best rates are always the rates that are first released. Disney ships book up, because they are the highest quality cruise. You get so much with a Disney cruise. Book early and you get your best deal.
Adventures by Disney vacation rates fluctuate, and this is another example of the earlier you book, the better your rate.
What is the bottom line, and when is the best time to book your Disney Vacation? I’d say you best bet is to book your Disney vacation as soon as you can. This insures you the best deal. Book through Disney Specialist, in particular an Earmarked agency and you will be sure you have someone working with you who Disney recognizes as an authorized Disney vacation planner. Specifically, book through an Our Laughing Place Travel agent, and you will be sure of the best deal. We pride ourselves in the fact that we watch for deals, and even if you already have a discounted rate, we still watch, and make sure you have the best deal. Disney has it all! You can find your perfect family vacation at a Disney destination, and find a vacation that fits in your budget.
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Planning your Family Vacation – Disney Destinations on a Budget
It is time to start planning your family vacation for 2010. Maybe money is a little tighter this year, but you still want to provide your family with a vacation they can enjoy. Some good news for Disney guests is that Disney has answered the budget conscious needs of their guests. Lots of good discounts have been available for Disney packages. Every Disney Destination has had some kind of special discount offer. Of course, different restrictions apply to each offer.
Adventures by Disney has an offer out now for a free cruise with select booked itineraries.
Walt Disney World is offering a free Disney Gift card, worth up to $750.00, with Magic Your Way Packages. Also, at Walt Disney World, you will find room only discounts. Your Our Laughing Place Travel agent will find the best deal for you.
Disney Cruise Line has a few offers for kids to sail for free!
Disneyland is offering two free nights at their resorts, if you pay for three nights
Making family memories, being together, it is so important, right? You want to take your family, and escape to a place where you can have some fun. Disney provides a vacation escape. Being able to leave your cares behind, and let your inner child out Disney style, skipping down Main Street USA in Disneyland, or throwing your hands in the air and dancing on the Disney Wonder during the sail away party. How about a visit to an exotic faraway land, Like the Galapagos Islands? The ultimate Disney escape, Walt Disney World, gives Disney’s guests the best escape.
Disney strives to provide their guests with a vacation experience; something that will provide such good feeling that the guest will want to repeat that feeling. Being Disney’s guest is what it is about. No matter what your budget is, Disney has a vacation for your family, and there will be magic if it is a Disney destination.
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Rest in Peace Roy E. Disney
If you have ever taken a cruise on a Disney Cruise Line ship, you probably had the chance to see Roy E. Disney on the big screen, during the show The Golden Mickey’s. He speaks to Ensign Benson, inspiring her to believe in herself. Soft spoken on the screen, but powerful, and affective, Roy reaches out as if he is there in the theater. I don’t know why, but his part in the show touched me.
Roy E. Disney passed away today, December 16, 2009. He was 79 years old. Roy stepped in a two times, to make his opinions known in the Disney Company. He was never afraid to follow what he believed in. In my opinion, it is Roy who is responsible for starting a process that instilled the Disney Difference in the Disney Destinations we know today. He may not have been as famous as his Uncle Walt, but he held the same ideals.
In 1984 Roy was very unhappy with the leadership capabilities of Walt Disney’s son-in-law, Ron Miller. Roy resigned from the Disney Board of Directors, and sought out investors to back him up in a bid to install new management. His efforts at that time led to the hiring of the famous team of Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Roy rejoined the Board of Directors, and rose to be vice chairman of the Disney Company and chairman of Disney Animation. Roy was very involved in the making of The Lion King, and several other animated films. We can all thank Roy for the return of good Disney animation.
Frank Wells died in 1994, and Roy became disenchanted with Eisner, and again stepped up to the plate. He was forced to resign. Here is an excerpt of his resignation letter to Michael Eisner.
“In conclusion, Michael, it is my sincere belief that it is you who should be leaving and not me. Accordingly, I once again call for your resignation or retirement. The Walt Disney Company deserves fresh, energetic leadership at this challenging time in its history just as it did in 1984 when I headed a restructuring which resulted in your recruitment to the Company.
I have and will always have an enormous allegiance and respect for this Company, founded by my uncle, Walt, and father, Roy, and to our faithful employees and loyal stockholders. I don’t know if you and other directors can comprehend how painful it is for me and the extended Disney family to arrive at this decision. ”
Roy saw the quality of the Disney product slipping away. He did not back away quietly. It was at a shareholders meeting in 2004 that Roy got a standing ovation after making this comment.
“One of the reasons for my leaving, other than the fact that they fired me, was that I saw that quality slipping away from us,”
Roy kept up with what he believed in, and in fact in 2005 Michael Eisner retired, one year shy of his contract. Robert Iger replaced him.
You will be missed Roy E Disney. Thank you for helping keep your Uncle Walt’s dream alive. When I visit Disneyland or Walt Disney World, cruise on Disney Cruise Line, or enjoy the uniqueness of a Adventures by Disney vacation, I will always know that you helped create this magic. You did so in a quiet mannered, yet ever so powerful, way. Rest in Peace, Roy.
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Your Perfect Adventure Awaits
When I hear adults object to a Disney vacation because they think the parks are for children only, I get sad. Not only do I think the world would be a better place if we spent more time embracing our inner child… but Disney is so much more than a playground for the young and young at heart.
For those who want their vacations to be mind-growing in addition to mind-blowing, there are Adventures by Disney — where you’ll travel above and beyond, and see what most ordinary tourists will never experience.
For example, on The Emerald Isle, you’ll go sheep herding in Shannon, take jig lessons in Killarney, and tour cathedrals in Dublin. Or, on Discovery Down Under you’ll plunge into the largest coral reef system on earth, ride camels through the desert to watch the sun set on Ayers Rock, and feel the rush of adrenaline as you zoom around famed Sydney Harbour on a high-speed boat. These are adventures you’ve got to hike, bike and swim to believe.
Take it from me, on Quest for the West I experienced a Wyoming I never even knew existed. I mean, who knew that Yellowstone National Park is the site of a “super volcano?”
With itineraries all around the globe, you’ll experience the world’s authentic wonders come to life. And that’s way more than kid’s stuff.
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Adventures by Disney – Not Just a Tour, but a Tour Experience
I admit, when the Adventures by Disney first came out, I was not impressed. I just could not imagine the average family spending as much for a vacation as what it would cost to go on an Adventure by Disney vacation. I was not allowing myself to get past the prices, and start investigating the actual tours. Once I did investigate, I found what I should have expected all along. Disney always seems to create an experience with their vacation itineraries. I found that the details, of each Adventure by Disney itinerary, are put together with great care for each guest’s needs. I found that it was not just a tour, but it was a tour experience.
The Adventures by Disney itineraries are not value itineraries, but when you take a close look at them, you will find they actually are deluxe tours that are value priced. Once you look at what Disney offers, you see that you do get your money’s worth, and then some. For starters, the size of your group will be smaller than you might expect. The average adventure by Disney has 30 to 40 guests, and each Adventure has two Disney tour guides. Disney has gone out and searched for hotels, and attractions, that are top notch. Hotels are 3, 4, and 5, star hotels, and the many private tours offered within each Adventure are truly above and beyond the tours you will find within other tour companies’ itineraries. Most of your meals are included in each Adventure by Disney. With Adventures by Disney you get what Disney calls The Disney Difference, a variety of Disney magical surprises, and Disney touches.
Looking at the 2008 itinerary for the Adventures by Disney Southwest Splendor, you will find yourself immersed in the history and lifestyle of the Southwestern United States. This specialized itinerary will take you from Arizona to Utah, with stays in three different locations.
I think if Walt Disney were alive today, he would be pleased with the Adventures by Disney. Walt was very creative, and he had a knack for creating one of a kind experiences. That is what Adventures by Disney does with each Adventure, creates a one of a kind experience.
Creating magical memories one vacation at a time!
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Disney’s New Frontier: Adventures By Disney
I confess: I am a Disney addict. Disney art decorates every room in my house. I moved to Florida from Oregon so that I could get to Disney World more easily. I started a Disney web site (Our Laughing Place), and a Disney-focused travel agency (Our Laughing Place Travel)… all to support my Disney habit.
If there were a 12 step program, I would only join if the meetings were at a Disney resort.
Some might even go so far as to say, I’ve visited Disney World and Disneyland enough to last a lifetime. And — while it’s true that the Disney imagineers provide plenty of change to keep me coming back to check new venues — I was starting to think I might have to start traveling to other countries to get my Disney thrill.
Imagine my delight to discover the Disney company read my mind and developed an easy way for me to do just that!
Adventures By Disney takes Disney where the magic has never gone before… Land Tours around the World! The focus is – of course – on family fun, and the intention is to provide a quality experience with Disney’s magical touch along the way. The first year these tours were offered publically was 2006, and I sampled the Costa Rica Eco-tour. Here’s the pictorial review I wrote: Path to Pura Vida In 2007, I signed up for two tours: Fiesta Espana and “Quest for the Wild West” (I’ll write a review for this one as soon as we get back
) The 2008 itineraries are so exciting, I could barely whittle it down to three.
There IS a pattern here, and you can probably tell I am as enamored with the impeccability of the Disney style with their land tours as I am with the quality of 
I find in the Disney parks. What can I say? I’m hooked on pixie dust
With Adventures By Disney, I’m ready to travel with Disney to “Infinity and Beyond”!
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2008 Adventures by Disney itineraries
Disney released the 2008 itineraries for their Adventures.
You can save the date starting August 1st, 2007.
To secure your space now on a vacation of a lifetime, all you need is a $300 per person*, fully-refundable deposit to SAVE YOUR DATE and we’ll take care of all of the planning! Don’t miss your chance to see the world with Disney.
Space is limited to save your 2008 itinerary, save your date beginning August 1, 2007!
Terms & Conditions: Credit card deposit of $300 per person reserves your space on a 2008 vacation prior to final pricing and itinerary details. Your deposit must be received prior to August 31, 2007 and is fully refundable until 14 days after we publish, and notify you of our final pricing and itinerary details. You must notify us if you decide to cancel, in which case our sole obligation is to credit your deposit to your credit card. Conditions and restrictions apply and availability is limited. We strongly recommend that you do not make any non-cancelable commitments (such as airfare) until your 2008 reservation is finalized. |
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