Hi there folks!
As we started our new feature, MEMORABLE MONDAYS this past Monday, we had a photo submitted by one of our members. I have photos for the next 2 weeks, and will be needing more pictures sent to me. If you would like to share a special photo from a special trip, please send it to me, along with a short story about the photograph. Please submit the information to: Disneynut1958@gmail.com. I look forward to seeing your pictures, and sharing with our readers!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Inclusive experiences at Aulani!! Looks great, right??
Inclusive Experiences at Aulani
You can make a splash in the Waikolohe Valley. Meet some popular Disney characters. And reconnect with loved ones as they explore the many wonders of Aulani.
Inclusive experiences offer fun for everyone – along with extra vacation value. Here are just a few examples of activities that are included in an Aulani vacation:
- Aulani Starlit Hui: This evening celebration by the beach features traditional and modern entertainment, including hula performers, lively music, Disney Characters and more.
- Mo‘olele Storytelling: Guests of all ages gather ‘round a fire pit for a night of enchanting tales, complete with puppetry, props and magical effects.
- ‘Ohana Disney Movie Nights: On the Aulani Events Lawn your Clients can watch family-friendly Disney movies under the stars, as well as enjoy pre-movie games, activities and trivia competitions.
- Aunty’s Beach House: Kids are invited to explore this special area designed just for them as they engage in Hawaiian activities, games and crafts.
- Menehune Adventure Trail: On this high-tech scavenger hunt, Guests explore Aulani to solve riddles, search for statues and discover surprises.
- Māka‘ika‘i, the Art of Aulani: This guided walking tour showcases the art of Aulani.
- Māka‘ika‘i, the Nature and Wildlife of Aulani: On this guided walking tour your Clients can learn about the native plants, nature and beauty of Aulani.
- ‘Ohana Hula: Delve deeper into Hawaiian culture with a free hula lesson for the entire family.
All of these activities are in addition to a host of other free amenities available to Aulani Guests, including:
- Pools: With crystalline waters, winding streams, interactive play features and more, Waikolohe Valley brims with family fun for every age and interest. Meanwhile, relaxation abounds at the Resort’s “quiet pool,” Wailana, as well as at the four whirlpool spas available to your Clients.
- Beach: Your Clients can stroll the soft sands, make a splash in the Pacific Ocean or unwind in a complimentary beach chair.
- Fitness Center: The fully-equipped health club features cardio and strength training equipment, a Kinesis machine, free weights, a stretching area and more.
- Pau Hana Community Room: Here Guests of all ages connect with friends and family over free Hawaiian arts and crafts, video games, board games, books and Disney family movies.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Disney WONDER sails to Hawai'i!!!
Yesterday, the Disney Wonder® called on Honolulu, Hawaii for the first-time, sailing past iconic Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach. The Disney Wonder
is in the middle of a special 15-night Hawaiian cruise with stops in
Hilo, Hawaii; Kahului, Maui; Honolulu, Oahu; Nawiliwili, Kauai and
Ensenada, Mexico.
Disney Cruise Line® is offering a second 14-night Hawaiian voyage that will depart from the Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012. Space is still available.
For more information, and to book your cruise, contact me at kris@mickeytoday.com. Our agency give UP to a $250.00 on board credit!!
Disney Cruise Line® is offering a second 14-night Hawaiian voyage that will depart from the Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012. Space is still available.
For more information, and to book your cruise, contact me at kris@mickeytoday.com. Our agency give UP to a $250.00 on board credit!!
New Blog feature starts today! MEMORABLE MONDAYS!
We begin our new weekly feature today called MEMORABLE MONDAYS. Each Monday, I will be posting a picture that has been submitted to me via e-mail (Disneynut1958@gmail.com). The request is, please send me a very MEMORABLE picture from any Disney trip. WDW, Disneyland, Disney Cruise, whatever you desire.
Today, we feature a photo from our member Kathy Mattox (an old school chum of mine). She states,
Today, we feature a photo from our member Kathy Mattox (an old school chum of mine). She states,
"We went to Disneyland in 1965 on a family vacation. Everyone except mom is in the picture. We had a wonderful time!"
Gotta love old photos, right? Look at the happy, smiling faces....at the "Happiest Place on Earth!"
Thank you for sharing this great memory Kathy!!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Next Installment of My 5 Favorites!
HI gang!
Last week, if you will remember my blog was about My 5 Favorite Resorts on Walt Disney World property. This week, I was planning on covering My 5 Favorite Attractions. Well, I will be doing that, sort of. Since I have such a great love of SO MANY attractions, there is no way that I could pick only 5. So, what I have decided to do, it pick My Top 5 Favorite attractions from each park.I will be starting with Magic Kingdom, and over the next several weeks, will be covering Hollywood Studios, EPCOT and then Animal Kingdom. So, join me as I give information of these attractions in the words of Disney Parks, and also my own opinions and also what makes these so special to me as a guest, and from my own heart. See if you agree with me on any of my choices today, as we cover Magic Kingdom!
First off, I must give honorable mentions to "runners up"-
**Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover**- This is just a relaxing ride to take a breather on, and fun to boot. Paging Mr. Tom Morrow.......gotta love it!
**Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress** - So rich in history, so fun to experience. "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is a song you just can't get out of your head. This was hard to keep off my list of top 5, but I had to draw the line someplace!
**Walt Disney World Railroad** - Another "breather" kind of an attraction. Some people don't consider it an attraction, but I do, and would never miss riding on the trains at least once in a day.
# 5 - JUNGLE CRUISE-
Travel on the rivers of three different continents. See exotic animals, zany explorers and ancient ruins as your skipper leads you into the jungle. Be prepared for surprises along the way; your skipper is sure to regale you with humorous tales of danger. I just love how the skippers engage and joke around with their passengers. As many times as I have been on this attraction, I have yet to experience a "bad skipper." And I think you know what I am getting as when I say "bad." They all get into "character," as they are cast members after all. Jungle Cruise brings back some great memories for me from my first trip to "the World," back in 1976 on my senior class trip. I think most of the group was on the same boat, and I remember the skipper picking on one of the guys from my class, and I remember laughing so hard.
# 4 - SPLASH MOUNTAIN-
Hop a hollowed-out log to follow Brer Rabbit's mischievous escapades as he tries to flee the clutches of Brer Fox and Brer Bear until you plunge five stories off Chick-a-pin Hill! "It's the truth. It's actual. Everything is satisfactual. It's a zip a dee doo dah day!" How can one no love this attraction? It just has that "feel good" feelin' about it. The music, the scenery, and that awesome drop down five stories at the end into the "briar patch!" If I could take away the "getting soaked" part, that would be a real win-win! I remember when my youngest was on Splash Mountain for the first time at age 7. We were on our way down the big drop, and he yells over to me, "I wanna go again!" Oh yes, proud Disney crazed Mom was I!!
# 3 - HAUNTED MANSION
Make yourself at "tomb sweet tomb" in the home of 999 happy haunts, where there's "always room for one more." Inside hop on a Doom Buggy to get in the "spirit" of things. Experience the stretching room, the seance and hitchhiking ghosts in this true Disney classic. How could this not be on my Top 5 list? I know many of you would put this at #1, but I have my reasons for my top spot.
Haunted Mansion is classic indeed. I think one of my favorite things to do is look for something new each time I ride, and of course always seem to find many things I did not notice last time. There is just so much to see! I love the part when the ghost hitch hikes a ride with you! This attraction brings back fond memories of my kids as well.
# 2 - IT'S A SMALL WORLD
This 10 minute boat ride through the happiest, busiest and most diversely populated "doll house" on the planet. Wonderfully elaborate, and a very "feel good" attraction. Of course you leave singing "It's a Small World" over, and over in your head! BUT THAT'S OK!!! You are not alone!!
# 1 - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
I bet those of you who know me well, knew this was going to be my #1 pick!"Yo ho, yo ho! A pirate's life for me!" As you take this wild ride through caverns and fierce sea battles you join the rowdiest rouges and rapscallions that ever sacked the Spanish Main. It's a boat ride through classic Disney swashbuckling adventures. And now, with the addition of Captain Jack Sparrow, it's even more fun. Discover Capt'n Jack and his arch rival Barbossa as they interact with some of your favorite Audio-Animatronic swabs and they are adding a twist to the already fun adventure, and even more special effects.
This ride is the most special of all to me, as it was the first ride I took my kids on when they were really old enough to appreciate what they were seeing and experiencing. It pretty much became "our ride" from that point on. That is how they referred to it for years. When the Pirates of the Caribbean movies came out, were were there for opening night for each of them. Pirates really brings back so many great memories. On my last trip with my new husband, it was the first attraction we headed to the first night we arrived. Extra magic hours were going on, and it was raining....but there we were repeating.......twice that night, and again 2 days later when we went back to Magic Kingdom. Saavy?
Last week, if you will remember my blog was about My 5 Favorite Resorts on Walt Disney World property. This week, I was planning on covering My 5 Favorite Attractions. Well, I will be doing that, sort of. Since I have such a great love of SO MANY attractions, there is no way that I could pick only 5. So, what I have decided to do, it pick My Top 5 Favorite attractions from each park.I will be starting with Magic Kingdom, and over the next several weeks, will be covering Hollywood Studios, EPCOT and then Animal Kingdom. So, join me as I give information of these attractions in the words of Disney Parks, and also my own opinions and also what makes these so special to me as a guest, and from my own heart. See if you agree with me on any of my choices today, as we cover Magic Kingdom!
First off, I must give honorable mentions to "runners up"-
**Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover**- This is just a relaxing ride to take a breather on, and fun to boot. Paging Mr. Tom Morrow.......gotta love it!
**Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress** - So rich in history, so fun to experience. "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is a song you just can't get out of your head. This was hard to keep off my list of top 5, but I had to draw the line someplace!
**Walt Disney World Railroad** - Another "breather" kind of an attraction. Some people don't consider it an attraction, but I do, and would never miss riding on the trains at least once in a day.
# 5 - JUNGLE CRUISE-
Travel on the rivers of three different continents. See exotic animals, zany explorers and ancient ruins as your skipper leads you into the jungle. Be prepared for surprises along the way; your skipper is sure to regale you with humorous tales of danger. I just love how the skippers engage and joke around with their passengers. As many times as I have been on this attraction, I have yet to experience a "bad skipper." And I think you know what I am getting as when I say "bad." They all get into "character," as they are cast members after all. Jungle Cruise brings back some great memories for me from my first trip to "the World," back in 1976 on my senior class trip. I think most of the group was on the same boat, and I remember the skipper picking on one of the guys from my class, and I remember laughing so hard.
# 4 - SPLASH MOUNTAIN-
Hop a hollowed-out log to follow Brer Rabbit's mischievous escapades as he tries to flee the clutches of Brer Fox and Brer Bear until you plunge five stories off Chick-a-pin Hill! "It's the truth. It's actual. Everything is satisfactual. It's a zip a dee doo dah day!" How can one no love this attraction? It just has that "feel good" feelin' about it. The music, the scenery, and that awesome drop down five stories at the end into the "briar patch!" If I could take away the "getting soaked" part, that would be a real win-win! I remember when my youngest was on Splash Mountain for the first time at age 7. We were on our way down the big drop, and he yells over to me, "I wanna go again!" Oh yes, proud Disney crazed Mom was I!!
# 3 - HAUNTED MANSION
Make yourself at "tomb sweet tomb" in the home of 999 happy haunts, where there's "always room for one more." Inside hop on a Doom Buggy to get in the "spirit" of things. Experience the stretching room, the seance and hitchhiking ghosts in this true Disney classic. How could this not be on my Top 5 list? I know many of you would put this at #1, but I have my reasons for my top spot.
Haunted Mansion is classic indeed. I think one of my favorite things to do is look for something new each time I ride, and of course always seem to find many things I did not notice last time. There is just so much to see! I love the part when the ghost hitch hikes a ride with you! This attraction brings back fond memories of my kids as well.
# 2 - IT'S A SMALL WORLD
This 10 minute boat ride through the happiest, busiest and most diversely populated "doll house" on the planet. Wonderfully elaborate, and a very "feel good" attraction. Of course you leave singing "It's a Small World" over, and over in your head! BUT THAT'S OK!!! You are not alone!!
# 1 - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
I bet those of you who know me well, knew this was going to be my #1 pick!"Yo ho, yo ho! A pirate's life for me!" As you take this wild ride through caverns and fierce sea battles you join the rowdiest rouges and rapscallions that ever sacked the Spanish Main. It's a boat ride through classic Disney swashbuckling adventures. And now, with the addition of Captain Jack Sparrow, it's even more fun. Discover Capt'n Jack and his arch rival Barbossa as they interact with some of your favorite Audio-Animatronic swabs and they are adding a twist to the already fun adventure, and even more special effects.
This ride is the most special of all to me, as it was the first ride I took my kids on when they were really old enough to appreciate what they were seeing and experiencing. It pretty much became "our ride" from that point on. That is how they referred to it for years. When the Pirates of the Caribbean movies came out, were were there for opening night for each of them. Pirates really brings back so many great memories. On my last trip with my new husband, it was the first attraction we headed to the first night we arrived. Extra magic hours were going on, and it was raining....but there we were repeating.......twice that night, and again 2 days later when we went back to Magic Kingdom. Saavy?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Dates Announced!!
Mickey's
Not So Scary Halloween Party
Boo! Don't be afraid. The screams
you hear are squeals of delight, not fright. Disney fantasy and Halloween fun
come together on selected nights in September and October for a one-of-a-kind
celebration. Seize this rare opportunity to visit the Magic Kingdom® in
costume*, ride some of the most popular attractions and enjoy some really sweet
trick-or-treating with favorite Disney characters in their finest Halloween
outfits. With special music, a parade and the spectacular Happy HalloWishes
fireworks show, this is no trick - it's a real treat.
*For safety, costumes must not be obstructive or offensive.
*For safety, costumes must not be obstructive or offensive.
Event
Dates: Dates: Sept. 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 & 30; Oct. 4, 5, 8, 11, 12,
14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30 and 31; Nov. 2
Tickets are $55.95-58.95 an adult
with tickets on the 31st being $69.95
Entertainment Highlights: (subject
to change without notice)
- Mickey's "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade!
- Trick-or-treating throughout Magic Kingdom® Park at numerous locations
- Happy HalloWishes fireworks spectacular - where the Disney Villains go trick-or-treating in the sky!
- Characters decked out in their favorite costumes - so wear yours, too.
- Some of the most popular Magic Kingdom® attractions.
This is a special event which
requires a separately priced event Theme Park ticket.
I'm goin........are you???
MEMORABLE MONDAYS starts on 5/7!!
Hey Gang!
Don't forget, our new feature "Memorable Mondays" will be starting this coming Monday, May 7th. Please send a photo to me of any past Disney trip that really brings back a find "memory" to you. It can be from any Disney location including cruise. Please give me a brief detail about the picture, and what your fond memory is all about. Please send your photo and description to:
Disneynut1958@gmail.com.
We have pictures to start our for the 7th, and the 14th so far!
Thanks!!
Don't forget, our new feature "Memorable Mondays" will be starting this coming Monday, May 7th. Please send a photo to me of any past Disney trip that really brings back a find "memory" to you. It can be from any Disney location including cruise. Please give me a brief detail about the picture, and what your fond memory is all about. Please send your photo and description to:
Disneynut1958@gmail.com.
We have pictures to start our for the 7th, and the 14th so far!
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