Stay, Play and Dine Discount Announced for Early 2015 at Disney World!

You’ve been asking, and waiting, and it’s finally arrived!  The first Disney discount offer of 2015 is Stay, Play and Dine!

The Stay, Play and Dine offer is valid for travel December 14-20, 2014 and January 5-March 7, 2015.  A minimum stay of 3 nights and 2-day tickets is required to take advantage of this fabulous offer!

Booking Windows are as follows:

• Visa Cardholders: October 6-December 29, 2014
• General Public: October 9-December 29, 2014

This offer excludes Art of Animation Little Mermaid Rooms, Grand Floridian Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Poly Villas, Campsites and 3 bedroom Villas.

If you prefer to skip the bundle discount Disney is also offering a Room-Only discount as well.  Save up to 30% on rooms most nights during stays January 5-March 28,2015.   Discounts are limited and rates vary

• All Star Sports, All Star Music, Pop Century and  Art Of Animation Family Suites 15% off on weekends, 20% off on weekdays

• All Star Movies 10% off on weekends, 15% off on weekdays

• Coronado Springs, Caribbean Beach, POR-Riverside, Wilderness Cabins 20% off on weekends, 25% off on weekdays

• Port Orleans French Quarter 10% off on weekends, 15% off on weekdays

• Coronado Springs Suites 10% off all nights

• Yacht Club, Beach Club, Boardwalk, Polynesian, Contemporary, Grand Floridian, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge {standard and pool view only at AKL}  30% off all nights

• Animal Kingdom Lodge Club Level and Savanna View 20% off all nights

• Deluxe Suites at all Deluxe Resorts 10% off

Villa Resorts:

• Saratoga Springs, Old Key West, Beach Club, Boardwalk Villas, Wilderness Lodge Villas 30% off all nights

• Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo and Kidani 20% off

This offer excludes Art of Animation Little Mermaid Rooms, Grand Floridian Villas, Bay Lake Tower, Poly Villas, Campsites and 3 bedroom Villas.

Are you ready to save while you Stay, Play and Dine at Walt Disney World?  Contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com or through my contact form for more information and a quick quote!

NEW Disney Cruise Line Discounts From $135 Per Person Arrive In Port

Winter is forecasted to be record breaking this year with above average snowfall.  Brrrr!  Would you like to escape the cold with a tropical getaway?  How about a cruise for spring break? Disney has released some incredible low rates for select sailings in 2014 and 2015. Many of these sailings are the perfect excuse to plan a warm vacation during the cold winter or enjoy a spring break trip! Disney Cruise Line vacations offer something for every member of the family to enjoy from the exciting kids and teen clubs to the spa and Broadway-style entertainment. You can book your next Disney Cruise Line vacation with one of the following discounted rates:

4-Night Bahamian Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $188 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• Available most sail dates September 7 – 21, 2015 aboard Disney Dream
• Category 6A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

3-Night Bahamian Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $188 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For September 11 & 18, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Dream
• Category 6A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

4-Night Bahamian Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $188 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For November 30 & December 7, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Dream
• Category 6A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

3-Night Bahamian Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $188 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For December 4 & 11, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Dream
• Category 6A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $232 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For December 6, 2014 sailing aboard Disney Fantasy
• Category 7A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $269 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For March 21, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Fantasy
• Category 7A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $202 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For April 25, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Fantasy
• Category 7A Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $155 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For November 9, 2014 sailing aboard Disney Magic
• Category 11A Standard Inside Stateroom

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $155 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For November 2 & 16, 2014 sailings aboard Disney Magic
• Category 11A Standard Inside Stateroom

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $151 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For January 23, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 9C Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $170 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For February 22 & March 1, 2015 sailings
• Category 11B Standard Inside Stateroom

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $187 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For February 22 & March 1, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Magic
• Category 9C Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom

7-Night Western Caribbean Cruises (Port Canaveral departure)

• From $250 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For February 22 & March 1, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Magic
• Category 5B Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $135 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For January 23, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 11B Standard Inside Stateroom

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $194 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For January 23, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 5B Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $145 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For March 1, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 11B Standard Inside Stateroom

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $163 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For March 1, 2015 sailing aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 9C Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom

5-Night Western Caribbean Cruise (Miami departure)

• From $201 per person, per night (based on double occupancy)
• For March 1 & 6, 2015 sailings aboard Disney Wonder
• Category 5B Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah

*Rates are listed in US Dollars and are valid through September 30, 2014, but subject to availability. The above rates exclude government taxes and fees, gratuities, and port excursions.

Are you ready to dip your toes in the sand this winter?  Contact me for a quick, no-obligation quote for your magical Disney Cruise vacation!  Make your dreams of sand, sun and fun a reality!

Free Dining at Disney World is Here!

The time you’ve been waiting for has arrived!  Free dining is now available to all guests at Walt Disney World!

 

Free Dining is valid August 31-October 3, October 26-November 1, November 9-20 and December 12-23.   Book at value resort and receive FREE quick service dining.  Book at a moderate or Deluxe resort and receive FREE basic dining plan.  Offer excludes campsites, All-Star Movies, both Port Orleans resorts, Little Mermaid/standard rooms at Art of Animation, The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and all 3-bedroom villas.

Availability for this offer is limited and first come, first serve!  You can book through August 8th, but don’t wait!  Contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com or 818-519-0777 to secure your FREE DINING reservation before your first choice is all gobbled up!

Free Dining Released for Disney Visa Cardholders!

Have you been waiting for free dining at Disney World?  Wait no more, free dining is here!  As usual, Disney has made free dining available to their Disney Visa cardholders first and the offer will be released to the general public on May 7.    I have all the info for you and am on hold this morning to secure great deals for guests! Free Dining Dates are:

• August 31 – October 3
• October 26 – November 1
• November 9 – November 20
• December 12 – December 23

You have a great selection of resorts that are included in the free dining promotion.

Disney Value Resorts ~ Quick Service Dining Plan Included

This can be upgraded to regular plan for $18.65 per person per day ($3.20 for children). All-Star Music Resort

All-Star Movies

All-Star Sports Resort

Pop Century Resort

Moderate Resorts ~ Regular Dining Plan Included

Caribbean Beach Resort

Coronado Springs Resort

Deluxe Resorts ~ Regular Dining Plan Included

Animal Kingdom Lodge

Yacht & Beach Club Resorts

BoardWalk Inn

Contemporary Resort

Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Polynesian Resort

Wilderness Lodge

Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts ~ Regular Dining Plan Included

Bay Lake Tower

Animal Kingdom Villas

Beach Club Villas

BoardWalk Villas

Old Key West Resort

Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Fort Wilderness Cabins

Some resorts are excluded, such as Art of Animation, Port Orleans French Quarter & Riverside, Campsites at Ft. Wilderness, and 3-bedroom villas, and Villas at The Grand Floridian. *A 3 night minimum stay (14 night maximum) and two day minimum park ticket is required for each person in the party. Ready to book your magical vacation for this fall and winter?  Contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com or 818-519-0777 for a quick quote to make your vacation dreams a reality!

Character Meals Coming to Disney’s Star Wars Weekends!

A galactic adventure awaits all Star Wars fans!  Beginning May 4th -June 15 Hollywood Studios will have two new Character Dining Meals for Star Wars Weekend.  These will be available to book starting 3/26/2014.

First up is Jedi Mickey’s Star Wars Dine at Hollywood and Vine.  This will be a dinner and will feature Jedi Mickey, Leia Minnie, Darth Goofy, Stormtrooper Donald, and Ewok Chip and Dale.   Seatings for dinner will begin at 4:15 and go until park close.  All meals will include a digital download of a photograph with Ewok Chip and Dale.  Prices:  $56.99 for Adults and $32.99 for kids.  This dining experience can also be added to the Fantasmic Dinner Package.  The Fantasmic dining package will then  be $59.99 for Adults and $36.99 for kids.

Second is the Star Wars Galactic Dine-In Breakfast at Sci-Fi Dine In Theater.  This will be a breakfast and will feature Stormtroopers, Jawa, Greedo, Boba Fett and Darth Vader.  Star Wars trailers and movie clips will also be played on the big screen.  All meals will include a digital photo of your party on a commemorative PhotoPass/Memory Maker card.  Prices will be $47.99 for Adults and $29.99 for kids.

These WILL be available with Dining Plan Credits.  It will be a One Table Service Credit Meal.

Want to have an out of this world dining experience this year at Star Wars Weekends?  Contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com for a quick quote to make your vacation dreams a reality!

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Disney World Summer Discount Offer Now Available!

Dive into Big Savings with this Summer Offer!

Dreaming of a Disney World vacation this summer?  Take the plunge and book your trip with these fabulous summer savings!

Save on rooms at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels for stays most nights June 15 – Aug. 28, 2014.

• Save up to 30% when you stay up to 5 nights*
• Save up to 35% when you stay 6 nights or longer*
• Save even more when you stay 6 nights or longer and add minimum 6-day Magic Your Way® Tickets to your room!**

MUST BOOK BY JUNE 6, 2014!

*Rooms are limited! Length-of-stay requirements may apply. Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room. Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than two adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts. No group rates or other discounts apply. Advance reservations required. Offer excludes campsites, 3-bedroom Villas and is not valid at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – The Little Mermaid Standard Rooms, Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort French Quarter, Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort and Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. 30% savings for select Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts; lower savings for other Resorts.

**Everyone in the same room must be on the same package. Savings based on the non-discounted price of the same ticket.

Are you ready to make your vacation dreams a reality?  Don’t hesitate, contact me for a quick, no-obligation quote today at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com to secure your ideal resort and room type!

Disney Cruise Line Offers Florida Resident and Military Discounts This Spring!

Are you a Florida resident or military active/retired? Need last minute Spring Break plans?  Look no further…Disney Cruise Line is offering FABULOUS discounts to both Florida residents and active and retired military members!

Florida Residents can enjoy a 3-night Bahamian cruise, departing from Port Canaveral on April 3, in a Category 05A stateroom on the Disney Dream for just $175 per night, per person, or a total of $525 each! Proof of Florida residency is required to take advantage of this discount and these costs do not include government taxes and fees, which are approximately $54 per person. Please note that these rates are based on double occupancy and are subject to availability. Gratuities and port excursions are an additional fee as well.

Active and retired members of the U.S. military are eligible for discounted 3-night Bahamian cruises as well. You can sail for $175 per person, per night in a category 05A stateroom on the Disney Dream on the following 3-night Bahamian cruises:
March 20, 2014
March 27, 2014
April 3, 2014
April 10, 2014

Just having returned from a 3-night Bahamian cruise I can say one thing…a Disney cruise is an AMAZING experience.  I would highly recommend it to everyone!  The experience will leave you wanting to cruise with Mickey again and again!

Make this spring break extraordinary!  Contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com for more information or a free, no obligation quote!

Save Up to 30% at Disney World Resorts!

You heard it here folks, it’s time for some monstrous savings at Disney World resorts and on Disney park tickets with a new discount!   You can contact me at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com or at 818-519-0777 for a quick quote to find out how much the latest Disney discount can save you!  Or fill out the handy, dandy contact form to for a quick, FREE quote! 

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Disney Gift Card Giveaway!

What would you do with $25 free Disney dollars?   Hop on over to our Facebook page and check us out!  Like the page and share it with your friends and family because when we hit 250 “likes” we’re going to give away a $25 Disney gift card!  That’s $25 dollars you can spend at the store, online, at the parks or to help pay for your next Disney vacation!  What are you waiting for?  Visit us on Facebook today!

Keeping the Surprises Coming at Disney World!

I spent a lot of time planning our surprise Disney vacation.  Maybe too much time.  Especially since a lot of our plans weren’t realized due to time constraints of the trip being a surprise…which meant no working on Disney projects when the oldest was home!

That being said, I really wanted to continue the element of surprise while we were at Disney World.  Once the kids found out that we were going they had no clue about any of the details.  Well, except for where we were staying because we spilled the beans later that night of the video.  I had three things I wanted to surprise the kids with while we were at Disney: welcome gifts, dining

Dining & Illuminations Invite

reservations and our Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets.

Thanks to my friends at the Dis boards I was able to easily surprise the kids with the Dining reservations.  Kind souls created invites for me for each dining reservation we had except for my birthday date night dinner.  They were phenomenal and so much fun.  Each morning the kids opened the dining invitations for that day.   I had quite a few, but I’ll share one just for fun!

Festive & fun Christmas Party Invite!

 

Marion at the Disboards made license plate stroller tags for me and also made our MVMCP invite.  It was so fun, even if it may have used the last of my green ink! I cannot express how grateful I am for the extra pixie dust that these ladies sprinkled on our trip!

Easy & fun way to identify our stroller

Last, but not least, are our welcome gifts!  I have received so many questions about these and am more than happy to share!  I had been inspired by Pinterest and creating them was very simple.

First, I bought red, $1 buckets at Michaels.  I made these over the summer so the pails were easy to find, but red seemed a harder color than bright summer ones.  Second, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the Mickey heads and the boys names onto adhesive vinyl.  I then transferred these to the buckets so that they were labeled for each boy.  (If you don’t have a Silhouette or a Cricut you could go to any place that makes vinyl transfers for you to put them on a bucket, etc…or ask your travel agent for help!)   Super easy, fairly quick and since I own the Cameo, relatively cheap!

Welcome letters for each boy

Last, I filled them with goodies for the boys to use during their trip including home-made autograph books, Mickey light-up spinners, water toys for the pool, coloring packets, temporary tattoos and other goodies.  I found most of these items at the Dollar Store.  For a buck it was easy to fill the buckets.  The autograph books took a lot of time and love.  The Mickey spinners, which are available at the parks, were purchased in advance through the Disney store online when they had a sale on Disney Parks merchandise.   Oh, and I can’t forget the fabulous Welcome letter by  Marion on the Disboards!

Don’t have the time to put a gift together yourself?  You can always seek the help of Disney Florist.  For a fee they will come in and leave a gift, decorate a room for an occasion and leave magic waiting for you when you return to your room!  They do a fabulous job, I just prefer to add the personal touches and do it myself!  (Plus, it’s a little easier on my pocketbook!)

Have you surprised your kids or partner with a trip or special gift?  What did you find was the best surprise they received?  Share your stories with us by leaving a comment below!

And remember, we’re happy to help you plan a magical vacation and the perfect surprise!  You can find us on Facebook or by emailing us at gretchen@destinationsinflorida.com!  Have a magical day!