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Disney FREE Dining has now been released to the general public. Click here for more details!

Get Disney VISA FREE Dining with the purchase of select Magic Your Way® Vacations

For Disney VISA Cardmembers looking for both a magical vacation and a way to save money, this Walt Disney World® Resort vacation package is the perfect opportunity. Disney VISA FREE Dining is available now exclusively to Disney VISA Cardmembers. Availability on this offer is limited, so don’t delay!

Now through May 18, 2012, purchase a non-discounted Magic Your Way® package including a minimum 3-night stay at select Disney Value Resorts and get the Quick-Service Dining Plan for FREE. Or, buy a non-discounted Magic Your Way® package including a minimum 3-night stay at select Disney Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resorts and get the Plus Disney Dining Plan for FREE. To participate in this Disney VISA FREE Dining promotion, you must be a Disney VISA cardholder and you must use your Disney VISA for the deposit and final payment.

Disney VISA FREE Dining Booking Window:
Now-May 18, 2012

Disney VISA FREE Dining Travel Window:
Valid for arrivals most nights Aug. 25 – Sep. 29, 2012

Contact your Magic Maker® now for a taste of these scrumptious savings!

*Disney Visa FREE Dining Packages booked at a Disney Value Resort will receive the Quick-Service Dining Plan for free. Moderate, Deluxe, and Deluxe Villa Resorts will receive the Plus Disney Dining Plan for free. Upgrades to dining plans are available at an additional cost. Ask your Magic Maker® which Dining Plan may be best for your family.

To qualify for the Disney Visa FREE Dining promotion, a minimum stay of 3-nights and 2-day Magic Your Way® Base Ticket is required. Number of packages based on this special is limited. Accommodations at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort (Family Suites), and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground (Campsites) are excluded from this offer. Offer excludes alcohol beverages. Children 3-9 must order from the children’s menu when available. Magic Your Way® Base Tickets are for one Theme Park per day and must be used with 14 days of first use.

No group rates or other discounts apply. Offers cannot be combined and are nontransferable. Advance reservations required. Disney Visa FREE Dining offer is subject to change without notice.

By Magic Maker® Megan Caceres

My daughters and I love trying new foods so dining is a big part of our vacations. My girls start choosing where they want to eat on our next trip while we are still on our current one. Now dining with food allergies (dairy, nuts, shellfish and several fruits) might take away from the pleasure of dining out, but not at Walt Disney World® Resort. From our first trip all the worry I had regarding my daughter’s allergies and mine vanished, due to the great service I received from the wonderful cast members when I called to make reservations, to the chefs and managers at all of the dining establishments. Even making reservations now online, it is easy to note all allergies and food intolerances.

But what about desserts? Allergies can be a bit tricky here. My daughter luckily is a fruit lover, and at the few establishments that we venture to at home, she is satisfied with a nice fruit platter, but we are on vacation…and as every parent knows, the kids are looking forward to desserts.

Well the folks at Walt Disney World® Resort won me over on our first trip with the care they took at making her feel like she was not going to lose out on some of the wonderful delights. At almost every table service restaurant we have ever been to they have always had dairy-free ice cream or allergy free cookies, but the chefs have gone beyond in ways I could never have dreamed of. Their service truly shows their dedication to their customers, and the great imagination that they have at designing fabulous desserts even with a ton of restrictions.

Counter Services should not be left out either, by contacting Special Dining at Walt Disney World® Resort, not only do they provide a form that you can submit back to them with all your advance dining reservations (which they then forward to the chefs at the restaurants) but they also send you a ton of information with great details of all the allergy free / food intolerance options throughout all the parks and resorts.

With the service that we get here, Walt Disney World® Resort had become our annual trip, we can all enjoy dining which is one of our favorite things, I can enjoy without worrying about an allergic reaction and my daughter…well to this day she says her desserts are better than ours, so I guess from her that is an A+ rating.

Contact your Magic Maker® to help make your dining arrangements and discuss with them any special dietary needs or concerns you may have.

Happy Leap Day!

Today, guests at both the Magic Kingdom® Park in Florida and the Disneyland® Park in California are celebrating Leap Day by spending a full 24-hours in their favorite park! With so much to see and do in each park, they will be hard-pressed to experience everything even within this very long day!

This special One More Disney Day split-screen video shows how the Magic Kingdom® Park and the Disneyland® Park are very similar but uniquely different at the same time. Enjoy!

Thanks for joining us this month as we are found out what our readers what they would do with One More Disney Day!

Spend an entire 24-hours inside the Magic Kingdom® Park or Disneyland® Park experiencing all your favorite shows, parades, attractions, and of course meet-and-greets!

What Would You Do With One More Disney Day? Click here for more details!

This offer is no longer valid. Please click here to view all current Walt Disney World® Resort specials.

These savings will leave you smiling from ear to ear! These spectacular savings of up to 30% at select Walt Disney World® Resort are limited, so contact us today!

Offer Details:

Book by Mar. 31, 2012, for stays most nights Apr. 13 – May 24 and May 28 – Jun. 14, 2012. You can save:

• 20% at Disney Value Resorts (except Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort), Disney’s Fort Wilderness Cabins, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, Disney’s Polynesian Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Standard View).
• 25% at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani, and Disney’s BoardWalk Villas.
• 30% at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort, and Disney’s Old Key West Resort.

• 15% at Disney Value Resorts (except Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort), Disney’s Fort Wilderness Cabins, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, Disney’s Polynesian Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (Standard View).
• 20% at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani, and Disney’s BoardWalk Villas.
• 25% at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort,
• 30% at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Disney’s Old Key West Resort.

Talk to your Magic Maker® about adding tickets and the Disney Dining Plan to your room reservation.

*The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Minimum length of stay requirements may apply for Friday or Saturday arrivals. Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room. Additional per adult charges apply if more than two adults per room. Excludes suites and 3-bedroom villas. No group rates or other discounts apply.

This afternoon, Lady Liberty was one of the first to get a glimpse at Disney Cruise Line’s® newest ship. After traveling nearly 3,800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, the Disney Fantasy™ Cruise Ship made it to New York City.  The Disney Fantasy™ will stay in New York until March 1st when it will be christened at a special ceremony. After, she will sail to her home port in Port Canaveral, FL.

Check back with us later this week as we when we will give you all the details on the christening ceremony.