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The Disney Traveler

May 10th, 2008

10 Global Drinks to Celebrate World Cocktail Week

In honor of World Cocktail Week, Jon Rochetti at The DC Traveler, challenged his fellow b5media Travel & Culture Channel bloggers to create the “quintessential (tongue-in-cheek) cocktail for our blog destinations.  Check them out:

Jon at The DC Traveler created the Inside the Beltway Martini. 
J. Michael at Starked DC created the DC Martini.
Susan at The Disney Traveler created the […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 2 comments

February 2nd, 2008

View a NASA Shuttle Launch During Your Disney World Trip

Viewing a NASA shuttle take-off is an amazing experience, and one that you just might be able to coordinate with your Walt Disney World vacation.  Kennedy Space Center is less than an hour from Walt Disney World, and it’s easy to check the schedule for shuttle launches in advance of your Disney vacation on the Shuttle […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 2 comments

January 19th, 2008

Visit Disney When Crowds Are Lightest

The Walt Disney World website has a great interactive calendar feature that let’s visitors see when crowds are typically smallest at the Disney World theme parks.  If you don’t like crowds, then you might want to plan your 2008 Disney vacation during the dates in yellow/orange in the calendars pictured after the jump.
Tags: Disney-discounts, disney-travel, […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 3 comments

January 11th, 2008

Sneak Peak at Toy Story Mania Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Nearly a year ago, I published a post announcing that a new Toy Story ride is coming to Disney-MGM Studios which included concept art for the new attraction. A lot has changed in a year. For one, Disney-MGM Studios is now called Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Second, Toy Story Mania is getting closer to opening, and […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 5 comments

January 4th, 2008

Radical Scripting Changes for the Haunted Mansion

For 40 years, the servants of the Haunted Mansion have been welcoming guests in the same macabre way.  As guests enter the foyer and the portrait room, they’re typically greeted by one of those servants delivering a droll pun such as, “Drag your wretched bodies to the dead center of the room.”  Well, those days […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 4 comments

December 21st, 2007

Win a Trip to Disney World & Stay at Cinderella’s Castle

Tampa Bay Online announced a sweepstakes on Wednesday that will award one winner with the ultimate Disney dream vacation - a 4-day, 3-night trip to Walt Disney World including the chance to ring in 2008 from the suite in Cinderella’s Castle in the heart of the Magic Kingdom. 
You have to enter on or before December […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 8 comments

December 19th, 2007

It’s a Small World Closing 1/22/08 for 10 Months

Back in November, the hot Disneyland topic was Disney’s plans to close the It’s a Small World attraction to deepen the channels that the boats travel through.  While Disney denied it, the general consensus is because as Disney guests have gotten progressively heavier over the past several decades, the attraction boats were sinking.  Unfortunately, the boats […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

December 17th, 2007

Atlanta Braves Bring MLB to Disney World

Each year, the Atlanta Braves spend time at Walt Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex for their spring training.  The ticket prices and schedule for the Atlanta Braves 2008 spring training have been released. 
If you need a break from the parks during your Walt Disney World vacation or simply love baseball, catching an Atlanta Braves […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 1 comment

December 14th, 2007

Disneyland’s eTickets: Save Time & Money

Most people purchase tickets to Disneyland’s theme parks on Disney property or online before their visits then wait up to 14 days for those tickets to arrive in the mail.  For Disneyland visitors who want to save some money and time, purchasing Disney eTickets online is a great option.
Tags: buy-Disney-tickets, Disney-eTicket, Disney-park-tickets, disney-tickets, disney-vacation, Disney-website, […]

By Susan Gunelius -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2007

Walt Disney World Princess Sweepstakes Begins

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
Tags: disney-dvd, disney-princess, disney-sweepstakes, disney-vacation, win-disney-vacationShare This

By Susan Gunelius -- 2 comments

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