Disney News

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Magical news! You can explore paradise on either an Eastern or Western Caribbean itinerary this winter with this offer from Disney Cruise Line®.

Featuring unparalleled Disney quality and service, one-of-a-kind entertainment, immersive experiences and favorite Disney Characters, it’s a vacation experience that every member of the family will feel was created especially for them!

Offer Details:
Book a verandah stateroom and kids ages 17 and under, traveling with two full-fare Guests in the same stateroom, sail FREE* on most 7-night Caribbean cruises.

Travel Window:

• Sail dates: Jan. 8 – March 5, 2011, excluding Feb. 19, 2011.

*The number of staterooms allocated for this offer is limited. Offer is only available to U.S. and Canada residents. Rates are in U.S. dollars, per person, based on double occupancy. Valid for stateroom categories 4A through 7A only. Government Taxes and Fees and Port Adventures not included. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or onboard credits. See Disney Cruise Line® brochure for applicable Terms and Conditions.

Ships’ Registry: The Bahamas

There’s a new fairy in Pixie Hollow at the Walt Disney World® Resort and her name is Vidia. She’s known as the fastest-flying fairy there is and now you’ll be able to meet Vidia at the Magic Kingdom® Park along with Tinker Bell and her other friends including Terrance, Silvermist, Rosetta, and Fawn.

Vidia is one of the stars of the upcoming movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” set to be released on Blu-ray, DVD and via movie download on September 21.

For just 14 days in August and 14 days in September-October, Chef Mickey’s restaurant at Disney’s Contemporary Resort is adding a lunch buffet, complete with Disney Characters to meet and greet diners.

High demand for the free dining package necessitates the expanded dining time, but anyone (not just guests on the package) can make a reservation.Cost is $28.75 including tax, $15.97 ages 3 to 9, under 3 free.

Dates are now through Aug. 28, and Sept. 19-Oct. 2. Lunch hours are 12:30-2:30 p.m. Breakfast and dinner are still offered as usual.

Contact your Magic Maker® to help with your dining reservations.
Free Dining is available for select dates through September 2011*.
Click here for details or click below to request a quote.

2010 Christian music Artist of the Year Casting Crowns and past Christian music “Artists of the Year” Third Day, mercyme and Chris Tomlin head a star-powered 16-act lineup set for Disney’s Night of Joy 2010 Sept. 10-11 when the long-running Christian music event makes its return to Magic Kingdom® Park at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida.

Also part of the two-night event (when specific acts play one evening each): David Crowder*Band, Family Force 5, Red, BarlowGirl, Day of Fire, Smokie Norful, Lecrae, Tenth Avenue North, Sidewalk Prophets, Thousand Foot Krutch and Britt Nicole.

We have a first look at the 2010 Night of Joy Concert Schedule (artist/times subject to change without notice)

Friday, September 10

Saturday, September 11

Spring-a-Leak, a 2,400-square-foot  water playground, opened Saturday on Disney Cruise Line’s private island, Castaway Cay.

Spring-a-Leak is themed as a storm-ravaged structure. Guests enter and are greeted by dripping pipes and broken plumbing. A splash pad is the focal point, and water fountains and jets spray guests. Shade is provided by leftover pieces of the corrugated steel roof, aged and distressed fabric and the occasional palm tree growing up through the floor foundation.

Spring-a Leak is open to all ages, but is the perfect hangout for toddlers and preschoolers.

This is the latest in a series of improvements to the private island. In May, Pelican Plunge, a floating deck with two corkscrew slides, was added to the family beach. Private cabanas and a second barbecue restaurant, Cookies Too, are in the works but have not opened yet. Scuttle’s Cove, the area for children’s activities, is expected to gain a 200-square-foot wet deck with geysers.