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POSTED Wed, 02/11/2015 - 18:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Hotel Occupancy at Disney Resorts Reached 89 Percent in First Quarter

During its fiscal first quarter The Walt Disney Company has seen its domestic hotel occupancy spike to 89 percent, compared to 81 percent for the same time last year. The report took into account room occupancy at all Walt Disney World Resort hotels and Disneyland Resort hotels.

POSTED Mon, 01/19/2015 - 18:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Four Seasons Resort Orlando Named a Five Diamond Hotel by AAA

AAA recently announced the latest hotels and restaurants to achieve Five Diamond Rating and the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort was on the list. The Four Seasons Resort Orlando is the only Five Diamond rated hotel in the Orlando area.

POSTED Thu, 10/30/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Announces Largest Makeover in its History

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is getting a makeover.

The hotel recently announced a multi-year and multi-phase $125 million redesign project that will eventually transform every guest room in the two hotels.

POSTED Mon, 09/29/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Walt Disney World Offering Guests a Virtual Video Tour of Hotels

Disney has added a new vacation planning tool to the Walt Disney World Resort website.

Guests can now view virtual video tours of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels on the Disney Parks website. The videos can be found on the page for the hotels, embedded in the photo slideshow.

The virtual videos give guests an aerial view of the hotel while the narrator lists the amenities available at the hotels including spas, transportation, dining, and more. The videos can be viewed at the Walt Disney World Resort website.

POSTED Fri, 09/26/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Retail MagicBands Give Walt Disney World Guests the Option to ‘Link-it-Later’

There is a new option for the retail MagicBands sold at the Walt Disney World Resort.

It's called 'Link-It-Later' and this option gives guests the option to purchase a retail MagicBand and link it to a valid theme park admission at a later date.

Before the launch of Link-It-Later, guests who purchased a retail MagicBand had to link it at the time of purchase with a valid theme park admission, Memory Maker card, or another active MagicBand.

POSTED Wed, 08/07/2013 - 10:00 | POSTED BY Guest Author
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Walt Disney Worlds Salutes U.S. Military with Special Rates on Rooms and Park Tickets

The Walt Disney World Resort has announced its latest special pricing for tickets and rooms for active duty United States military personnel, retirees, and their families.

From August 12, 2013 through September 24, 2014 active and retired U.S. military personnel - including active and retired members of the United States Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reservists - or their spouses can purchase discounted tickets for the Magic Kingdom.

The ticket prices are:

POSTED Tue, 01/15/2013 - 06:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Online Check-in Period Extended to 60 Days

Preparations are happening across property to get ready for the MyMagic+ features that we talked about last week. To this end the My Disney Experience Website has increased the time period in which you can check-in to your Walt Disney World Resort Online. Formerly guests staying on property at one of the Disney Resort Hotels were allowed to check in as far out as 10 days in advance to their arrival date.

POSTED Thu, 07/12/2012 - 14:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Art of Animation Resort Takes Top Spot on TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor has a new number one Orlando area hotel: Disney's Art of Animation resort. The new kid on Disney's resort block recently took over the top spot on TripAdvisor's website, ousting Floridays, a hotel on south International Drive. Floridays had been at the top of the list for nearly a year.

POSTED Sat, 06/09/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Royal Plaza Hotel at Walt Disney World to Become a B Hotel

The Royal Plaza Hotel at Walt Disney World will soon be getting a makeover and a new name. Earlier this week, B Hotels & Resorts LLC announced they would make the Royal Plaza a B Hotel.

This will make the third B Hotel in Florida. The B Ocean Fort Lauderdale opened last year while the B Hotel South Beach is set to open early 2013. In addition, B Hotels & Resorts LLC are planning to start a full service budget chain of hotels called "b2." The first of this chain is expected to debut in Miami early next year.

POSTED Tue, 05/01/2012 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Melinda Gregory
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Swan and Dolphin Named a Top 10 Meeting Hotel in U.S.

Earlier this month, Cvent, "the largest cloud-based provider of event management and venue selection solutions," named the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin to its list of Top Meeting Hotels in the United States. The Disney hotel was ranked at 7th in a list of 100.

To come up with the tops for its list, Cvent looked at some 80,000 hotels across the country and followed certain criteria. Among the info considered is the number of meeting rooms, total square footage of meeting space available and how much business the hotel garnered by meeting planners through the Cvent Supplier Network.

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POSTED Thu, 04/09/2015 - 12:00 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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5 Ways To Upgrade Your Walt Disney World Resort Accommodations

The Walt Disney World is a wonderful place to take a vacation for families, and offers guest rooms to suit a wide variety of budgets. Many Disney fans have a "go to" resort when they travel, but if you want to make your next trip a little different, why not consider upgrading your room! Though there are travelers that don't pay a lot of attention to their hotel room, I'm a girl that loves a luxurious resort, so check out these five fabulous ideas to upgrade your Disney Hotel Room

POSTED Mon, 01/12/2015 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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15 Things You Should Do at Walt Disney World in 2015

It's the New Year, so that means everyone is making (and breaking) resolutions. As a Disney fan it seems only fitting that we make some Disney-themed resolutions too. And so we have come up with 15 things that Disney fans should do at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2015. We've included food, rides, experiences, and more to our list of things we can't wait to do this year.

POSTED Mon, 09/08/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Traci C.
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Top 10 Things You Can Get for Free at the Walt Disney World Resort

There's nothing inexpensive about a Walt Disney World vacation. From the hotel to the theme park tickets to airfare to food to must-have souvenirs, it's likely that your wallet is going to be a bit lighter at the end of the vacation.

POSTED Thu, 07/10/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Guest Author
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Traveling to Walt Disney World During Hurricane Season

According to the National Hurricane Center (part of the National Weather Service), the Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends on November 30 every year. This corresponds with some of the highest crowd levels for guests visiting Disney World. On the surface that looks like a bad thing, however, if you look a little deeper into the information, it's not that big of a deal, since not many hurricanes track straight through Central Florida.

POSTED Wed, 05/28/2014 - 05:00 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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A Quick Guide To Walt Disney World's MagicBands

This Summer the vast majority of guests traveling to Walt Disney World will have their first experiences with the next generation technologies that have everyone talking. We've discussed MyMagic+ and the My Disney Experience App in the past couple of weeks. Today, we're going to give you a quick guide all about MagicBands.

POSTED Fri, 02/28/2014 - 06:00 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Magic Kingdom Area Character Breakfasts At Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Guests on their way to the Magic Kingdom Area have some fantastic options to choose from when it comes to that time honored family tradition, Breakfast with the Characters. Breakfasts in the Park can fill up very quickly, but if you can't get in at Cinderella's Royal Table or the Crystal Palace never fear! Visitors can start their Disney day eating nearby at one of the beautiful monorail resort hotels.

POSTED Tue, 05/14/2013 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Resort offers a Taste of Americana

Disney Imagineers are known for their attention to detail, and the theming throughout the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels is no exception. Every nook, every cranny of a resort is meticulously put together in order to transport you to another time and place. You thought your were going on vacation to Florida in 2012?

POSTED Tue, 04/30/2013 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Testing Out Disney's Mobile Lobby Experience

You may have recently heard about a new service at the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels called 'Mobile Lobby Experience.' It's been reported by various online outlets that the system equips friendly Cast Members with iPads and allows guests to be checked-in from locations other than the front desk to quickly check-in guests from curbside or in the lobby area of the hotel. That sounds great! But don't get too excited, the iPad based check-in system is still very much a work in progress.

POSTED Mon, 04/08/2013 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Guest Author
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Downtown Disney Hotels - What You Need To Know

If you've been to the Downtown Disney area you've seen the hotels. Maybe you've stayed at one or all of them. Or maybe you're wondering if it's worth it to say "off property." While we can't tell you where to stay, we can tell you that the Downtown Disney area hotels have enough magical amenities that they're worth considering for your next trip.

POSTED Tue, 03/26/2013 - 05:05 | POSTED BY Kristen Kirk
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Disney Resorts for a Romantic Getaway

People ask me all the time where is the best place to stay on their Walt Disney World vacation. My answer always starts with suggesting that they stay on property, but choosing "the best" resort is a highly personal matter. Disney has a resort to cover just about any size and type of family with a range of budget options, and a broad spectrum of amenities.