Time for a new poll on The Disney Traveler. This time, share your vote for the best Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park by voting below then leave a comment and tell The Disney Traveler readers why that’s your favorite park.
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 Martinimagination.
Justin at The Toronto Traveler created the Toronto Toddy.
Shane at The Tokyo Traveler created the Tokyo Tsunami and the Tokyo Tourist.
Alex at Sirened created the Amsterdam Green Haze Martini.
Mary Jo at Fly Away Cafe created the Stew-tini.
Mary Jo at The Seattle Traveler created the Useless Needle.
Matt at …read more
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 Launch Schedule page of NASA’s website. You can buy tickets to view the launch from the closest viewing location open to the public on the Kennedy Space Center ticket site.
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.
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 the first interior picture was released this week by Disney.
The picture shows Disney Imagineers testing the new Toy Story Mania ride vehicle. According to WDWNews.com, riders will wear 3-D glasses then “shrink” to the size of toys where they’ll follow a midway-themed route. At each …read more
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 are over.
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 23rd. The winner will be announced on December 24th, and you have to take your trip between December 29th and 31st of this year. Follow the link to enter the contest to be the first family ever to ring in the new year from Cinderella’s …read more
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 got stock on the bottom of the channel, and the ride had to shut down numerous times to remove passengers from boats that were simply to heavy to float freely.
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 spring training game is a lot of fun. The crowd is always very involved during the games, and children even get a chance to run the bases! Not only that, but there are often chances to get autographs from the players.
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.
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