The Latest Disney and Orlando Area Discounts

Welcome to The Disney Gals where we do our very best to bring you all the latest information regarding the Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Adventures by Disney, and Orlando theme parks including Universal Studios Florida and Sea World Orlando. We know one of the most important pieces of the planning puzzle is searching for the best deal. Our friends at the Orlando-based travel agency, Destinations in Florida, are who we go use to find the best deals for our friends and family. Feel free to contact them for an obligation free quote today!



Here is the latest list of deals available at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland Resort, Aulani, Universal Studios Florida, and Sea World Orlando.

Disney Discounts

Walt Disney World® Resort

 

• Free Dining Plan Offer at the Walt Disney World® Resort: Now through Sept. 15, 2013, get a FREE Disney Dining Plan when you purchase a non-discounted Walt Disney Travel Company room and ticket package at select Disney Moderate, Disney Deluxe or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort hotels at the Walt Disney World® Resort. Offer valid for arrivals most nights Sep. 29 – Oct. 2, Oct. 18 – Nov. 2, Nov. 11-23 and Dec. 12-22, 2013. Must book by September 15, 2013. Contact Destinations in Florida and request a free online quote today!
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• Save Up To 30% on Rooms at Select Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels This Fall: Book your room only or package reservation and save up to 30% off Official Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels for stays most nights Sept. 29 – Nov 22, 2013, and Nov 30 – Dec. 23, 2013. You can book a room only or upgrade to a package with tickets. You can even add one of the Disney Dining Plans for additional savings. The booking window is Aug. 1 – Sept. 15, 2013, for travel Sept. 29 – Nov. 9, 2013 and Aug. 1 – Nov. 3, 2013 for travel Nov. 10 – Nov. 22, 2013 and Nov. 30 – Dec. 23, 2013. Contact Destinations in Florida and request a free online quote today!

The Latest Disney and Orlando Area Discounts

Welcome to The Disney Gals where we do our very best to bring you all the latest information regarding the Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club Resorts, Adventures by Disney, and Orlando theme parks including Universal Studios Florida and Sea World Orlando. We know one of the most important pieces of the planning puzzle is searching for the best deal. Our friends at the Orlando-based travel agency, Destinations in Florida, are who we go use to find the best deals for our friends and family. Feel free to contact them for an obligation free quote today!

 



Here is the latest list of deals available at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Disneyland Resort, Aulani, Universal Studios Florida, and Sea World Orlando.

Disney Discounts 

 Walt Disney World^® Resort

●     NEW!  Free Dining Plan Offer at the Walt Disney World® Resort:  Now through Sept. 15, 2013, get a FREE Disney Dining Plan when you purchase a non-discounted Walt Disney Travel Company room and ticket package at select Disney Moderate, Disney Deluxe or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort hotels at the Walt Disney World® Resort.  Offer valid for arrivals most nights Sep. 29 – Oct. 2, Oct. 18 – Nov. 2, Nov. 11-23 and Dec. 12-22, 2013.  Must book by September 15, 2013. Contact Destinations in Florida and request a free online quote today!

●     NEW!  Save Up To 30% on Rooms at Select Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels This Fall:  Book your room only or package reservation and save up to 30% off Official Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels for stays most nights Sept. 29 – Nov 22, 2013, and Nov 30 – Dec. 23, 2013.  You can book a room only or upgrade to a package with tickets.  You can even add one of the Disney Dining Plans for additional savings. The booking window is Aug. 1 – Sept. 15, 2013, for travel Sept. 29 – Nov. 9, 2013 and Aug. 1 – Nov. 3, 2013 for travel Nov. 10 – Nov. 22, 2013 and Nov. 30 – Dec. 23, 2013. Contact Destinations in Florida and request a free online quote today!

●     Florida Resident Packages: Florida residents can enjoy a magical getaway with great rates on rooms at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels for stays most nights 06/04/2013 - 08/15/2013. Upgrade this offer to a Magic Your Way Package with minimum 2-Day Magic Your Way Tickets and they'll receive a discount on their tickets!  This offer must be booked before 08/15/2013. Contact Destinations in Florida and request a free online quote today!

More FREE Dining at Walt Disney World

This just in from our friends at Destinations in Florida...

FREE Dining at Walt Disney World has been extended into late Fall 2013! If you stay at a Disney Value Resort, the Quick Service Dining Plan is free. If you stay at a Disney Moderate or Deluxe Resort, the Plus Dining Plan is free. You can also upgrade from the Quick Service Dining Plan to the Plus Dining Plan for an additional $19 per adult per night and $3 per night per child. You can also upgrade from the Plus Dining Plan to the Deluxe Dining Plan for an additional $45 per adult per night and $20 per night per child. Disney will require a deposit of $200 and final payment is due 45 days prior to arrival.

It is available for arrivals most nights between the following dates:
September 29-October 2, 2013
October 18-November 2, 2013
November 11-November 23, 2013
December 12-December 22, 2013
The number of rooms allocated for this offer is extremely limited.

Offer excludes:
Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness
3-Bedroom Villas
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

If these travel dates do not work, save up to 30% on stays at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels, valid for stays most nights:
September 29-November 9, 2013 and
November 10-November 22, 2013 and
November 30-December 23, 2013
he number of rooms allocated for this offer is extremely limited.

Offer excludes:
Campsites
3-Bedroom Villas
Little Mermaid Rooms at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Each offer must be booked by September 15, 2013. Offers cannot be combined.

Current Disney and Orlando Area Discounts

DISNEY AND ORLANDO DIGEST
courtesy of Destinations in Florida

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Walt Disney World

FREE Dining – EVERYONE can get the free Disney Dining Plan for travel dates of 9/2/13 – 9/25/13. You must purchase a package that includes a minimum of 3 nights’ accommodation at a Disney Resort and a minimum 2-day Base Ticket. If you stay at a Disney Value Resort, the Quick Service Dining Plan is free. If you stay at a Disney Moderate or Deluxe Resort, the Basic Dining is free. You can also upgrade from the Quick Service to the Basic Dining for an additional $19 per adult per night and $3 per night per child. You can also upgrade from the Basic Dining to the Deluxe Dining for an additional $45 per adult per night and $20 per night per child. Book by 7/31/13. Disney will require a deposit of $200 and final payment is due 45 days prior to arrival.

Save Up To 30% on Rooms at Select Walt Disney World Resort Hotels - Book your room only or package reservation and save up to 30% off the Disney Resort hotels for 8/15/13 – 9/28/13.. You can book a room only or upgrade to a package with tickets. You can even add one of the Disney Dining Plans for additional savings. This discount expires on July 31, 2013.

The Dos and Don'ts to a Magical Disney Dining Experience

Trying to figure out the ins and outs of Disney dining can be just as overwhelming as planning your actual Disney vacation.  By following these few simple Dos and Don’ts I can help you take the stress and worry out of planning your Disney dining! 

Week 1 Do and Don’t

Do Make Advanced Dining Reservations.

Don’t be afraid to try something new.

Do get a Disney Dining Plan

The Disney Dining Plan is an add-on to the Magic Your Way vacation packages, which include room and park tickets. The Disney Dining Plan is only available to those guests that will be staying at a Disney Property Resort. Not only can the Disney Dining Plan save you money, it can also take the guesswork out of having to budget for your dining once you arrive at Disney World. When you choose to add the Disney Dining Plan, you are essentially pre-paying for a certain number of meals and snacks. For each night of your stay, each guest over the age of three on your reservation gets an allocation of quick service meals, table service meals, and snacks, the number of which depends on which dining plan you choose. Disney offers three dining plan options: the Quick Service Dining Plan, which provides two quick service meals and one snack per person, as well as one resort refillable drink mug per person. The Basic Dining Plan gives you one quick service, one table service, one snack, and one resort refillable drink mug per person. Finally the Deluxe Dining Plan offers three meals (quick service or table service), two snacks, and one resort refillable drink mug per person. The Disney Dining Plan can end up saving you up to 25% on dining at Disney World. 

Don’t forget to leave enough travel time to get to your dining destination.

Whether you are eating at a restaurant that is in the park you are attending or you are traveling somewhere else within the Walt Disney World resort, make sure you leave yourself enough travel time. For example, if you are attending the Mickey’s Backyard BBQ dinner show at Disney’s Fort Wilderness, you are asked to arrive 30 minutes prior to show time. Not too bad, right?  However, once you arrive at the resort, there is a twenty-minute motor coach ride to the pavilion. So you would want to leave about 90 minutes early in order to arrive on time. If you are dining within the park you are attending that day, you want make sure you leave yourself enough time to walk to where ever it is that you are dining.

Be sure to check back next week to see what my next Disney Dining Do and Don’t will be!

Written by Meghan Blair, the "Disney Foodie" -- As a Florida Resident, Meghan combines her love of Disney and her love of food! She will give you the best restaurant and dining tips and suggestions to make your meals, just as magical as the rest of your vacation! Book your next vacation with Meghan by clicking this link.

Lots To Do In Line

As we all know, when it comes to attention to details, nobody does it better than Disney. From the story telling of each ride, to the interactive queues leading up to the ride, Disney in a class all by itself.  As great as Disney is for keeping you entertained from beginning to end, we all know that there are times when you just need a little more to do to pass the time.

Enter the Intrepid Traveler Meredith Pierce, author of the book Lots To Do In Line Walt Disney World as well as the downloadable app Lots to Do In Line Disneyland. Meredith has put together the comprehensive fun guide, which is a must have for any Disney fan. Whether is it your first visit to the Parks, or you are a season Disney pro, these must have guides have something for everyone from the young to the young at heart.

          
Set up in easy to use sections divided by both Parks as well as the Lands within the Parks, Meredith gives you everything from challenging questions to fun Treasure hunts to “pop quizzes”. She has cleverly written the book in such a way that everyone from the solo traveler, to families, to groups who want to compete with one another throughout the day can find something just for them. And let’s be honest, truth be told there’s a competitive side to all of us. Who doesn't love to hear the squeal of delight from a child as they out score their parent or the victory you feel showing your teenager that you may just know a little more than they do. Consider yourself the expert in Disney trivia-let’s sees how you fare: