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The Toy Story Mania (set to open in 2008)
Location: Disney-MGM Studios, In the former “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Play It!”
and Disney’s California Adventure® Park

Woody the Cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and Green Army Men. You will ride and play inside a toybox. Celebrating the Disney*Pixar classics “Toy Story” and “Toy Story II,” Toy Story Mania will take the interactive ride-game experience to exciting new heights.

No matter how many times you return to ride and play, you can be sure every ride-through will be different. Players pair up and sit side-by-side for a friendly competition that delivers an ever-changing variety of targets and surprises.

Part of “The Year of a Million Dreams”

Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club. at Magic Kingdom
Laugh, joke, sing songs and match wits with the beloved animated characters from “Monsters, Inc.” This is an interactive attraction being created by the Disney Imagineers. Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club featuring the hillarious one-eyed hero Mike Wazowski, who has opened a comedy club to collect laughs that will generate power for the future. As Monster-of-Ceremonies, Mike recruits two comedian wannabes whose slapstick humor that will engages audiences. Guests will even get to text-message jokes on their cell phones for possible use in the show. The show will be in a 400-seat theater in Tomorrowland. (Spring 2007)

“Dream Along with Mickey.” at Cinderella Castle forecourt
Several times daily, Mickey and friends treat guests to a party on the forecourt stage of Cinderella Castle. Favorite Disney characters join the party as the dreams of happily-ever-after and adventure come alive on stage amid music and dancing. So strong are the dreams that they even overcome Maleficent and her intentions of turning the dreams into nightmares. A grand finale brings the 20-minute live stage show to a close.

“The Seas with Nemo & Friends.” at Epcot.
This fabulous attraction picks up where the “Finding Nemo” left off. See the marine life swimming in The Seas with Nemo & Friends pavilion (formerly The Living Seas). You will board “clamobiles” and float amid a coral reef where you meet Mr. Ray and his class on a field trip. Where you will soon discover Nemo has wandered off. Your journey to find Nemo begins. Along the way, you will me your favorite characters such as Bruce, Dory, Crush and Marlin as they join in the search. In the musical finale of the attraction, Nemo is happily reunited with his father and friends. Opened in late 2006 This new attraction anchors the newly renamed and re-launched The Seas with Nemo & Friends pavilion, A mix of fantasy with real sea life with interactive experiences such as the “Turtle Talk With Crush.”

“Finding Nemo-The Musical.” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
The undersea world from the movie “Finding Nemo” will come to life in an all-new Broadway-style musical stage show. With original songs by Tony Award-winning “Avenue Q” co-composer-creator Robert Lopez and a cappella musical “Along the Way” co-creator Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Finding Nemo-The Musical” will surround you in the story of Marlin and Nemo, an overprotective clownfish father and his curious son, through a production that combines puppets, dancers, aerialists and animated backdrops. Shown in an enclosed, air-conditioned Theater in the Wild.  Enjoy innovative lighting, sound, special effects and the theatrical puppetry of Michael Curry, who co-designed the detailed character puppets seen in the Broadway version of Disney’s “The Lion King.” “Finding Nemo-The Musical” will show several times daily. (Grand opening January 2007)

Periodically Disney will run specials that can save you as much as 40% off the rack rates at the Disney resorts. The savings can add up.  

Disney has five pricing seasons at Walt Disney World & Disneyland resort hotels each year.  Booking off season is the best way to save money on Disney’s resort hotels

Value Season - Regular Season - Summer Season - Peak Season - Holiday Season

Be sure to check the links below. These are the pages we post all the current specials offered at the Disney resorts. Be sure to check these pages often, as they change when ever specials are released. The number of rooms allocated for offers are often limited.

Walt Disney World Discounts 
Disneyland Discounts 

Our goal is to offer you tips, secrets and strategies when traveling to WDW, DLR, Disney Cruise or other attractions in Orlando. NOTE:  You can use this post to request any topic you would like us to address. Just click on the “comments” button below this post, and we will be happy to help. 

If you are able to travel at any time during the year, you will want to visit when crowds are the lightest and when severe weather conditions, like hurricanes, are not an issue. This will allow you to visit the parks at a more comfortable pace, without the hassle of extremely long lines and overcrowding.

“LEAST CROWDED”
2nd week of January through the 1st week of February
September & October
Week after Labor Day until Thanksgiving
Week after Thanksgiving through the week before Christmas

“AVERAGE ATTENDANCE”
1st week in January
2nd week in February until Presidents Week
End of February through 2nd week of March
Last week in April through 1st week in June
Thanksgiving week

“MOST CROWDED”
Presidents Week
3rd week in March through 3rd week in April
2nd week in June through Labor Day
Christmas Through New Years Day

What to Wear?
To give you an idea of what to pack for your vacation, we have put together a chart of the average temperatures and rainfall. Please keep in mind that these are the average. It is always a good idea to bring along extra clothing just in case the weather suddenly changes. 

Note that June, July, August and September are considered hurricane season in Florida. Although the parks are open 365 days per year, Disney has been known to close for major hurricanes.

Beginning May 25, 2008, the Disney Magic is scheduled to sail 12 consecutive seven-night cruise vacations from the Port of Los Angeles to Mexican Riviera ports of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

In addition to the 12 Mexican Riviera cruises, Disney Cruise Line will also offer two 15-night repositioning cruises through the Panama Canal. The Disney Magic will depart Port Canaveral and head west on May 10, 2008, with the return cruise to Florida scheduled for Aug. 17, 2008.

This marks the second time the 2,700 passenger ship has sailed from the Port of Los Angeles, giving your Clients another opportunity to sail this popular itinerary and providing West Coast residents with a prime opportunity to experience a Disney Cruise Line vacation.