Disneyland Park Ticket Prices Raised!

2014 Disneyland Park Ticket Price Increases

For those planning on a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth, this news is just in from the Disneyland Resort. The Disneyland resort spontaneously raised ticket prices overnight, and it appears that they have eliminated their popular SoCal Annual Pass although their SoCal Select Pass remains.  Although it still holds true, that the longer you stay, the less you pay, in these already tough economic times, what will these price increases affect your plans to visit in the future?  What are your thoughts on these latest price hikes ? Leave your comments and thoughts below.

New ticket and parking pricing can be found below:

2014 DISNEYLAND RESORT ADMISSION PRICES

•   1-Day 1 Park                  

◦                     $96 Adult, ($4 Increase)

◦                     $90 Child, ($4 Increase)

•   1-Day Park Hopper       

◦                     $150 Adult, ($13 Increase)

◦                     $144 Child, ($13 Increase)

•   2-Day, 1 park per day    

◦                     $178 Adult, ($3 Increase)

◦                     $165 Child, ($3 Increase)

•   2-Day Park Hopper      

◦                     $217 Adult, ($7 Increase)

◦                     $204 Child, ($10 Increase)

•   3-Day, 1 park per day with Magic Morning   

◦                     $226 Adult, ($1 Increase)

◦                     $215 Child, ($6 Increase)

•   3-Day Park Hopper with Magic Morning     

◦                     $265 Adult, ($5 Increase)

◦                     $254 Child, ($10 Increase)

•   4-Day, 1 park per day with Magic Morning

◦                     $250 Adult, (no price change)

◦                     $235 Child, ($5 Increase)

•   4-Day Park Hopper with Magic Morning   

◦                     $289 Adult, ($4 Increase)

◦                     $274 Child, ($9 Increase)

•   5-Day, 1 park per day with a Magic Morning

◦                     $266 Adult, ($1 Increase)

◦                     $250 Child, ($6 Increase)

•   5-Day Park Hopper with Magic Morning      

◦                     $305 Adult, ($5 Increase)

◦                     $289 Child, ($10 Increase)

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2014 DISNEYLAND RESORT ANNUAL PASSPORT PRICES

•   SoCal Select Annual Passport - $289  ($10 Increase) 

◦                     Monthly Payment option  $16.09 (SoCal Resident Only) $159 to add parking. 

•   Deluxe Annual Passport - $519 ($10 Increase)

◦                     SoCal Resident Monthly payment  $35.25. $159 to add parking. 

•   Premium Annual Passport - $699, ($30 Increase) 

◦                     Monthly payment for SoCal Resident $50.25. Includes Parking and No Blackout Dates. 

•   Premier Passport - $1,029, ($50 Increase)

Disneyland Resort parking

◦                     $17 for Auto / Motorcycle  ($1 Increase)

◦                     $22 for Oversized  ($1 Increase)

◦                     $27 for Buses ($11 Increase)

Kids Love to Cruise with Disney

The whole family loves cruising with Disney but specially the kids!  Disney offer so many fun, exciting, and adventurous opportunities for all ages!  Disney makes it easy for your kids to have a blast even without mom and dad!

When you board the ship you have the opportunity ,as a family, to explore all of the youth activities before the ship sets sail.  The ship offers It's a Small World Nursery or Flounders Reef nursery for children ages 3 months to 3 years.  For children ages 3 years to 12 years the ship offer the Oceaneers Club and Laboratory.  Tween ages 11 through 14 can have a blast at Edge.  Finally your teens ages 14 to 17 can get to know more teens on the ship at Vibe. Your young ones may even get a picture with their favorite character!
  
The younger cruisers can enjoy Goofy golf (No pun intended), basketball, soccer, ping pong, and shuffleboard.  The ship also offers an arcade and some nights free arcade play time.  As a family you can enjoy family games and family dancing at the D Lounge or Studio Sea.  My favorite things are the Bon Voyage and Pirate on board deck dance parties! 

My kids enjoyed the Edge so much that we had to pull them away every night to go to bed!  They did so many cool activities with the kids such as a scavenger hunt that brought them throughout the ship to solve puzzles and each puzzle told the kids where to go and what to do.  They played Gender Wars Boys vs Girls!  The girls had to answer questions about the boys and the boys had to answer questions about the girls!  I wish I could have been a fly on the wall!  They also played "Who can make the worst drink", and the cast member had to drink it!  My kids team won that because they put hot chocolate, creamer, lemonade, water, and Dr Pepper together and it made the poor cast member gag!  They also had video game tournaments, make a pizza night, and matching games.  With every adventure there was a prize to be won! 

As parents who love our children and love to be with our children Disney has provided a wonderful tool called Wave phones.  You automatically have two that come with your stateroom but for a small fee you can add more to link together.  This provides communication between you and your children throughout the day and evening. As you're young cruisers meet other young ones on the ship they are able to use their Wave phones to communicate with one another.  Disney has definitely done their part to make sure that all young cruisers have an adventurous voyage!

So don't worry if your family will enjoy Disney Cruise and don't worry if they're too young or too old because Disney offers something for everyone!  When cruising with Disney everyone will have their own adventure and the memories you will make individually and as a family are limitless!  All that's left is for your family to pick the date of your "Bon Voyage"!  Happy Sailing and We'll see ya real soon on the open sea!

By Tamela Hansen

Disney's "Million Dollar Arm" Scores a Homerun!

"Million Dollar Arm" is the Feel Good Movie of the Summer

Every once in a while, a movie comes along at just the right moment in your life that touches your heart, touches your soul and you walk out of the theater feeling so uplifted that you know everything is going to be alright with the world. That out of the chaos that can ensue in our everyday lives, there is still goodness to be found and happy endings to be lived. “Million Dollar Arm” is just such a movie.  I have to admit that any movie that describes itself as a baseball movie, has me hooked right from the start but within moments into this, I knew that although the setting and backstory for “Million Dollar Arm” may have been baseball, this was a movie about living your life and finding yourself and accepting the curve balls life those at each of us each and every day.  It’s about growth, about change and about being true to yourself and being the best version of yourself, even when at times the lure of being not quite your best self would be so much easier to do. Oh and there’s baseball too.  

 For those not familiar with the backstory, Walt Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm”   is based on the true story of sports agent JB Bernstein played to perfection by Jon Hamm. Berstein finds that business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called “The Million Dollar Arm.” With the help of cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout Ray Poitevint portrayed by the incomparable Alan Arkin, he discovers Dinesh (Madhur Mittal from “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Rinku (played by Suraj Sharma from “Life of Pi”), two 18-year-old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India, the boys, who have never left their rural villages, are equally challenged when they come to the States. 

As the boys learn the finer points of baseball, JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda, charmingly brought to life by Lake Bell, by learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.  The movie says that “Sometimes in order to win, you have to change the game”, especially when the real game happens to be the game of life.  “Million Dollar Arm” definitely scores a grand slam on all accounts and is definitely the feel good movie of the year, and one that will stick with you long after the popcorn is gone.  “Million Dollar Arm” is now playing in theaters nationwide.  I guarantee you’ll walk out with that warm and fuzzy feeling that will stay with you for a long, long time to come. 

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Kick Off the Summer With These Money Saving DIscounts!

Disney & Orlando Digest – Week of May 12, 2014 Discounts with Destinations in Florida Travel/Destinations to Explore

Enjoy a free meal at T-Rex Cafe with the new Free Dining Deal at Walt Disney World^® Resort

Disney Discounts 

Walt Disney World^® Resort

●      New!  Free Dining Package:  Are you ready for free food?  Disney released the free dining promotion for select dates from August-December 2014.  Book a Value Resort and get the Quick Service Dining for free.  Book a Moderate or Deluxe Resort and get the Basic Dining for free.  Contact us for more details.

●      RunDisney Group Rates:  Are you a runner?  Do you want to run a race with Mickey Mouse?  Join our VIP runners at Destinations in Florida for some of the favorite races including Tower of Terror, Disney Marathon, and Disney Princess Run.  We have fantastic group rates for our runners, including FREE tickets to the Disney Water Parks (with at least a 2-Day Pass).  Contact your favorite agent at Destinations in Florida for more details.

●      Summer Deal for Florida Residents:  Book your summer vacation and get a free Memory Maker photo package to remember your fun!  Book at least a 2-Night/2-Day Package at special prices, just for you!  Plus, get the Memory Maker for FREE!  This discount promotion is available from June 3-Aug. 2, 2014.

●      Affordable Package with Room & Dining:  One of the most expensive parts of a Disney vacation are the tickets!  Save money and enjoy all of the other fun at the Disney with a Ticketless Package.  Book this new package with your hotel and one of the Disney Dining Plans, without the addition of tickets.

●      Save up to 35% off Disney Resorts:  Planning a summer vacation to Disney World?  Now is the time to book your trip with savings up to 35% off the Disney Resort hotels.  These discounts run June 15-August 28.  Hurry, these discounts will sell out quickly!

●      Free Day to Play at the Disney Theme Parks:  Buy 6 or more tickets for your family or friends with the 4-Day, 5-Day, 6-Day, 7-Day, 8-Day, or 9-Day tickets and you will get an extra day free.  Imagine another day to ride Splash Mountain or another day to get pictures with Mickey Mouse!  If you are visiting together, order your tickets together to save money!  Must book by June 14.

●      Florida Resident & Annual Passholder Rates:  Florida Residents and Annual Passholders can take advantage of great rates on rooms at select Disney Resorts hotels for stays through early summer.

●      Military Discount:  Active duty and retired members of the US military can get specially discounted rooms at Disney Resort most nights through September 27^th, 2014.  Thank you for serving our country.  

Disneyland® Resort

●      Book a Package for as Little as $91 Per Person/Per Day:  Stay right down the road from the Disney Magic at a Good Neighbor Hotel from now through August 12.  Book a package with tickets for as little as $91 per person/per day.

●      New!  3rd, 4th or 5th Night Free at Disneyland Good Neighbor Hotels:  Visit Anaheim during select nights through December 2014.  Stay at a select Disney Good Neighbor Hotels and enjoy a 3rd night, 4th night or 5th night free.  Contact your favorite Destinations in Florida/Destinations to Explore agent for details.

Disney Cruise Line®

●   Special Rates for Florida Residents and US Military:  Take advantage of special deals for Florida Residents and active/retired United States Military.

●   Last Minute Restricted Deals:  If you are flexible about the location of your stateroom and willing to book last minute you may be able to save BIG! Disney offers Restricted Guarantee rooms 15-60 days before departure dates, sometimes just a few days before departure. These are very restricted and with many rules, but if you are not picky you can save up 40%.

●   Canadian Resident Deal:  If you are a Canadian Resident, you can enjoy 20% off select rates on the May 24, 2014 Alaska sailing departing from Vancouver, Canada.  Take advantage of this special deal, just for you!

Aulani Hawaii

●      Get up to a $500 Room Credit to Spend During Your Visit:  Book a 1 or 2-Bedroom Villa from April 23-June 16, 2014 and receive up to a $500 resort credit for a 4-Night vacation.  Book a Deluxe Studio or regular room for 4 nights and receive a $400 resort credit.

Universal Orlando Resort Discounts

●      Free Gift Card or Transfers:  From May 31-December 24, you can book a Universal Getaway Package and get either free roundtrip transportation from the airport or a free $50 gift card to spend during your vacation.  Great freebies for your Orlando vacation!  Book by December 24.

●      Cabana Bay Beach Resort Florida Resident Deal:  Are you ready to experience the spectacular new Cabana Bay Beach Resort?  Florida Residents can be the first to experience this new hotel at special prices, just for you.  Rates start from just $94 per night plus tax.  This deal is good through June 5.

●      Universal 1-Day or 2-Day Pass with Shuttle Transportation for 2014:  Take a day away from the Disney World Parks to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!  Book a 1-Day or 2-Day Pass to Universal Studios with shuttle transportation included in the ticket.  This special ticket is only available with select companies including Destinations in Florida.

●      “Take 2” Transfer:  If you do not want to rent a car during your Orlando vacation, take advantage of the new “Take 2” Transfer ticket for only $39 per person.  This transfer includes transportation from a Disney Resort hotel to Universal Orlando Resort for a Universal Studios vacation.  After your Universal vacation, the transportation takes you back to the Orlando International Airport.

●      Cabana Bay Preview Period:  Experience Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort with special rates during the preview period of March 31-June 14.  Book by June 14.

Sea World Discounts

●      Eat for Free During Your Vacation:  Book a Sea World Package at one of the partner hotels and get the All Day Dining Deal for FREE! 

●      Kids Free at Sea World:  Book your Sea World Package and kids play for free.  You will receive one free child ticket (ages 3-9) for every paid adult.

Royal Caribbean

●      Buy 1 and Get 1 50% Off on Royal Caribbean Cruise:  This exciting offer is good from May 1-31 for cruises in 2015 and 2016.  Book now to take advantage of the best stateroom choices and cruises.  Plus, buy one and get the 2nd person 50% off!  Some exclusions apply, so contact us for more specific details.

Orlando Attraction Ticket Discounts

●      Kennedy Space Center Tickets:  Pre-order your tickets to Kennedy Space Center and save money with special prices.  Experience the Space Shuttle Atlantis, US Astronaut Hall of Fame, and more; just an hour from Orlando.  Click here to more details and to purchase tickets.

Book your family memories today with your favorite

Destinations in Florida/Destinations to Explore travel agent!