Holidays at the Walt Disney World Resort in 2009
From Magic Maker® Kim Restagno
How many times have you heard someone say “You need to see the Walt Disney World® Resort at Christmastime?” or “Have you ever been the Walt Disney World® Resort during the holidays?” I know I heard it many times before I became a Magic Maker™! I must admit at the time I didn’t understand what all the fuss was about, until I got to go in December and see for myself. It was one of my dream vacations; the whole family was able to go. What a grand gathering we had! After all I had heard about the holidays, now I understood the magic of it all.
Disney doesn’t skip over anything when it comes to attention to detail. Decorations abound everywhere you look. Each of the parks and resorts has its own specially decorated tree that greets you as you enter. The Gingerbread House at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a must see! Wreaths, ribbons, and bows garnish doors, light posts and windows. Presents sit under Christmas trees. Garlands, lights, poinsettias and music all add to the magic!
Cinderella Castle is transformed every night at the Magic Kingdom® Park during Castle Dreamlights, a glorious, wintry confection, twinkling in the sky! Or you can celebrate the holidays with your favorite Disney pals at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party* at the Magic Kingdom® Park. Join Mickey and friends, decked out in their holiday yuletide best, for the ultimate jungle holiday adventure at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park! It’s a jinglin’, jumpin’, jivin’ time, you won’t want to miss!!
Don’t miss the The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights* at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™! Immerse yourself in the joy of the season as millions of blinking, twinkling lights dance in synchronized motion to holiday music! Believe it or not, you might even see those tiny white flakes falling in the sky! Epcot’s World Showcase comes alive with diverse holiday traditions of food, fun and entertainment from across the globe.
You name it, you imagine it and the Walt Disney World® Resort has done it!
*Select nights in Nov. & Dec. 2009; Admission to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party requires a separately priced ticket.
Beginning Oct. 26, 2009, at the Walt Disney World® Resort, you can meet Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen, from Walt Disney Pictures’ full-length animated motion picture, “The Princess and the Frog.” Both characters will be in Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom® Park eager to meet little princesses and princes.
When you enter a Disneyland® Resort Theme Park or Walt Disney World® Resort Theme Park Oct. 5 – Nov. 22, 2009, and present your valid Theme Park ticket at select merchandise locations, you will receive a special card with details on how to get a certificate good for up to $8 towards the purchase of one child’s movie ticket when they purchase an adult movie ticket to see “The Princess and the Frog” at participating theaters. This full-length animated feature opens Dec. 11, 2009, and the certificates are redeemable Dec. 11-31, 2009. You must be age 10 or older to receive the special card.
Don’t miss out on “Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy” – giving guests a brand new experience on a classic attraction, only at the Disneyland® Resort. You can experience the supreme scares of this Halloween Time overlay now through Nov. 1, 2009.
ou can get more magic without spending more booty, with free nights headed your way.
It’s a Disney Cruise Line® first! The Disney Wonder® Cruise Ship is sailing to Alaska for a four-month season of 7-night cruises in 2011. Departing out of Vancouver, B.C., the ship will call on popular ports such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.