The Disney Traveler

For families who would like to bring home an extra special picture from the Walt Disney World vacation, the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is now accepting reservations for Portrait Sessions.  Guests can book their portrait sessions at the special Disney PhotoPass desk located on the second floor of the Grand Floridian just outside the popular glass elevator.  Alternatively, guests can book their sessions prior to their trips to Walt Disney World by calling 407-824-1700.

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Disney kicked off the Disney Princess Enchanted Tales DVD Sweepstakes to help promote its newest princess movie.  The DVD is certainly nice, but the sweepstakes is fantastic!  Here are the prizes:
Grand Prize: Trip for 4 to Walt Disney World Resort and stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite

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Walt Disney World offers something for the whole family, including educational programs and exhibits.  The newest museum-like exhibit will open inside the American Adventure pavilion at Epcot this fall.
The exhibit will include authentic artifacts from well-known Americans.  Items will change periodically to keep the exhibit fresh.  Early visitors will see George Washington Carver’s microscope, Thomas Edison’s phonograph and motion picture projector, Abraham Lincoln’s hat, and artifacts from Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, Col. John Herrington and Sen. Daniel Inouye.
History lovers, make sure you include the National Treasures exhibit in Epcot’s American Pavilion during your next trip to …read more

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The Haunted Mansion is currently closed for refurbishment (scheduled to reopen just in time for the Halloween season), but this time it’s getting more than a fresh coat of dust.  The latest annual passholder newsletter let the cat out of the bag and shared some sneak peaks into the changes that are coming.  Here’s what they’re saying:
When the attraction reopens this fall, the Ghost Host will be updated with new digital audio.  The new enhancements will allow the Ghost Host to move around the stretch room as well as in guests’ doom buggies.  But sounds are not the only updates …read more

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