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ABC Super Soap Weekend 2008

Check out celebrities from your favorite ABC Daytime dramas (All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital) as they step off of your TV screen and into Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ for a star-studded weekend. Experience Celebrity Motorcades and Star Conversations! Then, take advantage of “On Location” Autographs and check out all the hot hunks and daytime divas of ABC. Be sure to attend the ABC Super Soap Weekend. It’s a truly soap-a-licious weekend!

2008 EVENT DATES: Nov. 14-15, 2008

ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS: (subject to change)

SUPER SOAP TALK SHOW
Get the “Total” scoop at the ABC TV Theater for the Wide World of Soaps Live! talk show featuring the ABC Daytime soap stars LIVE on stage throughout the day! Enjoy an exclusive look at show clips and sneak previews of upcoming episodes and find out more about your favorite actors. Ask the stars what you’ve always wanted to know!
STREET JAM NIGHTIME ENTERTAINMENT
Party each evening following the Grand Motorcade at the Colgate® Total® Street Jam – an incredible star-filled concert!
“ON LOCATION” AUTOGRAPHS
Get “up close and personal” with your favorite ABC soap stars at special locations throughout the park.
CELEBRITY MOTORCADES AND STAR CONVERSATIONS
See all the Daytime glamour of the ABC soap stars in “Hollywood style” celebrity motorcades all day long. Each motorcade travels up Hollywood Boulevard to the Sorcerer’s Hat stage and is followed by a fascinating conversation with the stars on stage.
“I WANNA BE A SOAP STAR”
Join in the fun of SOAPnet’s “I Wanna Be A Soap Star”, where selected contestants will compete for their showbiz break to perform in an on-stage scene with one of ABC’s hottest hunks.
SOAP CENTRAL
Don’t miss your chance to purchase show costumes, props, and other “one of a kind” items direct from the sets of your favorite ABC soaps.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:18-05:00August 11th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: ABC Super Soap Weekend, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

La Nouba by Cirque Du Soleil 2009 Dates Announced

Show Dates & Times:
Performances are held from Tuesday through Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m (see exceptions below). There are no performances on Sundays and Mondays.

La Nouba will not be presented on the following dates:

2008: January 22 to 26, March 25, May 20 to 31, July 29, September 23 to 27 and November 18
2009: January 20 to 24, March 24, May 19 to 30, July 28, September 22 to 26 and November 17

What is La Nouba?

Once upon a time, a door opened and two worlds collided. Dreams clashed with reality. The mundane mixed with the marvelous. It was no longer possible to tell where one world began and the other ended. This new place was called La Nouba.

La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, engaging the imagination from beginning to end with opulent sets, brilliant choreography, theatrical lighting and provocative music. Featuring mesmerizing high wire and flying trapezes, stunning acro-gymnastic performances and other dynamic displays of coordination and strength, La Nouba promises to surprise, excite and mystify. Come to La Nouba, where anything is possible.

Did you know Off to Neverland Travel® can include La Nouba in your Walt Disney World® Vacation package? Just let your Magic Maker® know, and they’ll be happy to assist.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:18-05:00August 8th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Cirque du Soleil La Nouba, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Pirate Rooms Now Available at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Have you ever dreamed of sailing the seven seas or searching for buried treasure? Would you like to drift off at night in a pirate-ship bed, dreaming of far-away lands? A new option at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort may be your dream come true!

Beginning in January 2009, 384 rooms in the Trinidad South village will be transformed into Pirate Rooms. These special rooms feature two double beds, along with highly themed furniture, buccaneer accessories, and swashbuckling décor from stem to stern. They are sure to immerse your vacations in the spirit of “The Pirates of the Caribbean!”

Live out your pirate dreams, and stay in one of these unique rooms, a new room category at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. There’s nothing else like it this side of the Seven Seas!

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:18-05:00August 7th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Construction/Refurb, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Pirate Rooms, Pirates of the Caribbean, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Walt Disney World 2009 Packages Released

2009 Walt Disney World® Resort vacation packages are now available to book through Off to Neverland Travel®. These packages feature a brand-new dining option, great savings and exclusive benefits that only Disney can provide.

Ready to book your 2009 package? The fun starts by clicking here.

NEW FOR 2009 –

Quick Service Dining Plan
This new dining plan option is great for families who want to prepay their meals, but do not want to visit a “table-service” restaurant each day during their vacation. For each package night, each person will receive the following:

2 Quick Service Meals – Each meal includes:
- One entrée OR one complete Combo Meal One dessert (Lunch or Dinner) or one juice (Breakfast) One single serving non-alcoholic beverage
2 Snacks – Choose from the following:
- Frozen ice-cream novelty, popsicle or fruit bar
- Box of popcorn
- Single serving grab bag of Frito-Lay’s chips
- One 20oz bottle of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite or Dansani water
- Single piece whole fruit
- Medium fountain soft drink or apple juice
Resort Refillable Drink Mug – 1 per person, per package.

30 Minute Arcade Game Card – Each 2009 package comes with a 30 minute arcade game card. One card per room valid for 30 minutes of arcade game play. Not valid for games with prizes or photo booths. May only be used in arcades located in Disney Resort hotels. Card has no cash value and unused time is not refundable.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:19-05:00August 6th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Disney World Packages, Disney World Quick Service Meal, Quick Service Meal Plan, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World 2009, Walt Disney World Packages|0 Comments

Star-Powered, 16-Act Lineup Slated for Night of Joy 2008 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Night of Joy at Walt Disney World Resort, regarded as one of the top contemporary Christian music events in the country, will feature a 16-act lineup Sept. 5-6 that includes Gospel Music Association Dove Awards winners such as current Artist of the Year Chris Tomlin, Group of the Year Casting Crowns and New Artist of the Year Aaron Shust plus 2004 Artist of the Year MercyMe and enduringly popular tobyMac and Rebecca St. James.

Now in its 26th year, Night of Joy is moving to a new venue, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which features both outstanding concert locations and must-do thrill attractions. Guests attending Night of Joy, which takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (after regular theme park hours), can combine an evening of rockin’ Christian music with the thrills and chills of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror plus the shoot-’em-up fun of Toy Story Mania!

Concerts will take place at several stage locations, with eight national recording acts performing each evening. Here’s how they’ll line up:

Sept. 5 — Tomlin, MercyMe, St. James, BarlowGirl, Matthew West, Rush of Fools, Brandon Heath and Britt Nicole.

Sept. 6 — Casting Crowns, tobyMac, Fred Hammond, Marcos Witt, Mandisa, Shust, RED and Pure NRG.

The lineup represents a continuation of Night of Joy’s historic blend of musical talents — from Christian pop and rock to contemporary Gospel, Urban and hip-hop to Praise and Worship. Half of this year’s acts have won Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, one of Christian music’s highest honors. More than one million guests have experienced Night of Joy from 1983 through 2007, a 25-year period during which the event was held in Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2025-10-09T15:03:26-05:00July 23rd, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Casting Crowns, Night of Joy, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World September|0 Comments

Enjoy While You Can

As with all things in life, change is upon us. The Walt Disney World® Resort is not free from change, in fact, many times they pioneer change before others. Off to Neverland Travel® has confirmed the closure of one show and changes to two Disney restaurants. We wanted to make you aware of the changes so that you can make sure you have a chance to experience these before the changes take place.

Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends in Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park will have its final show on September 27, 2008 according to the Orlando Sentinel. Disney has not announced a replacement at this time.
As of January 5, 2009, the Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom® Park will no longer offering character dining. Dinner will continue to be served without the characters.
As of October 5, the Garden Grill in EPCOT® will only be open for dinner, and will no longer be serving lunch.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2010-02-03T15:28:30-05:00July 17th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Construction/Refurb, Garden Grill Epcot, Liberty Tree Tavern, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Bold New Vision for Downtown Disney

Walt Disney World® Resort has unveiled a new vision for the Downtown Disney® area, with extraordinary new shopping, dining and other experiences including a completely re-imagined Pleasure Island. Also planned are numerous enhancements to popular Downtown Disney locations, as well as additional theming and storytelling brought to life by Walt Disney Imagineers.

“We are committed to offering Guests new and exciting experiences they can only have at Walt Disney World® Resort,” said Downtown Disney Vice President Kevin Lansberry. “Our bold new vision for Downtown Disney reflects the feedback we receive from our Guests each and every day and will enable us to continue to offer the high-quality entertainment that is our hallmark.”

Over the next year, the 120-acre entertainment-shopping-dining complex will add a number of one-of-a-kind, immersive experiences for you to enjoy. Downtown Disney will even get its own iconic attraction, in the form of a giant, tethered balloon that will take Guests 300 feet into the air to view the amazing vistas of Walt Disney World Resort.

Other new experiences include:

In fall 2008, you will enter a world of prehistoric creatures at T-Rex: A Prehistoric Family Adventure. The dinosaur-themed family eatery will serve up pizzas, pastas, seafood and more, and will feature life-size animated dinosaurs that dwell among bubbling geysers, waterfalls and a fossil dig site.
Also this fall, a design-your-own t-shirt store from Hanes will add to the growing collection of merchandise you can personalize.
E-brands Restaurants, an Orlando-based, multi-concept restaurant group, will premier its newest concept in spring 2009. The high-energy, casual eatery will feature authentic Central and South American cuisine, specialty drinks and live music along the waterfront.

You also will enjoy a brand new mix of shopping and dining experiences at Pleasure Island as it is transformed over the next two years.

“Our Guests tell us they want additional shopping and dining experiences at Downtown Disney,” added Lansberry. “We are currently considering a number of unique concepts from around the globe as we re-imagine Pleasure Island and look forward to sharing our progress over the coming months.”

To make way for the new offerings, all of the clubs currently on Pleasure Island will close on Sept. 27, 2008. Other locations on Pleasure Island, including Raglan Road, Fuego by Sosa Cigars, Curl by Sammy Duval, Orlando Harley-Davidson and outdoor food and beverage locations will remain open during the transition.

To complement the new experiences, many popular Downtown Disney locations will undergo enhancements.

Beginning this summer, Portobello Yacht Club will be transformed into a Tuscan Country Trattoria, featuring family-style dishes and a re-designed interior and exterior, including additional outdoor seating.
This fall, Goofy’s Candy Company will add a special new room that will enable families to host one-of-a-kind birthday parties.
The Marketplace Stage will be completely replaced with a larger, covered stage this fall to welcome even more entertainment to Downtown Disney and serve as a new premier venue for Disney Magic Music Days.
Fulton’s Crab House will update its interior fixtures and furnishings and exterior in spring 2009.
Next year, Wolfgang Puck Café will update its interior fixtures and furnishings and enclose its patio with glass to enable guests to enjoy the outdoors year-round.

These efforts come on the heels of recent enhancements at World of Disney, Wolfgang Puck Express, Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, Earl of Sandwich and Cap’n Jack’s Restaurant.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:19-05:00July 2nd, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Construction/Refurb, Downtown Disney, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

Toy Story Mania

Step right up and compete in an interactive “Toy Story” adventure like no other. It’s Toy Story Mania!—a brand-new 4-D attraction inspired by Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story” films, debuting at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ in Florida in late May and at Disney’s California Adventure® Park in Anaheim June 17, 2008. It’s one more magical reason for your Clients to visit Disney Parks during The Year of a Million Dreams celebration!

Guests will don 3-D glasses before boarding a carnival tram ride vehicle and zipping off into a world of midway-style games hosted by favorite characters like Woody, Buzz, Rex and Hamm! It’s a high-energy adventure that puts Guests right in the action as their game play triggers fun surprises that provide a fourth dimension of fun.

The carnival tram ride vehicles stop to face a series of game booths — high-tech yet rooted in classic midway games of skill — and Guests aim for 3-D animated targets using their own on-board spring-action shooters. Players pair up and sit side-by-side for a friendly competition that delivers an ever-changing variety of targets and surprises.

As they play, Guests can actually see the “virtual” objects they’ve launched leave their spring-action shooters and hit (or miss) the targets. And thanks to 4-D special effects technology, they may sense objects whirring past them as they pop out of the 3-D scenes. Play is energized by the spirit of the “Toy Story” characters cast in games that best suit their very animated personalities.

Toy Story Mania! raises the bar for interactive ride-game attractions and engages Guests in a whole new way with favorite characters from the “Toy Story” films. The Toy Story Mania! games are designed to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages and skills, from beginners to experienced gamers. And no matter how many times Guests return to ride and play, they can be sure every ride-through will seem different!

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:22-05:00May 21st, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Disneyland News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland, Toy Story Mania, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

The Disney Dining Plan is Now Available to Passholders

Now, Walt Disney World® Passholders can save up to 30% off dining with a package for Passholders that includes accommodations and the Disney Dining Plan or Disney Deluxe Dining Plan. Passholder Clients can also choose to add the new Disney Wine & Dine Plan to their package.

This enhancement allows Passholders, who already have a Theme Park ticket, an easy way to experience a wide variety of select restaurants across the Walt Disney World Resort.

And, like all Walt Disney Travel Company packages, you can take advantage of add-on options such as vacation insurance, airfare, ground transportation and the Cirque du Soliel® show La Nouba™.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2010-02-17T08:26:58-05:00March 5th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: Annual Passholder Dining, AP Rates, Walt Disney World|0 Comments

‘American Idol’ Is Going to Disney World

Americal Idol in Walt Disney World Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will create an “American Idol” attraction that will bring the television and pop culture phenomenon to life at the Walt Disney World® Resort. The joint announcement was made by Jay Rasulo, chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts; Simon Fuller, CEO of 19 Entertainment; and Keith Hindle, executive vice president of FremantleMedia Licensing.

The attraction, slated to debut in late 2008, will be located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios^TM and will follow the model of the high-energy show. Disney Guests will be able to experience the challenge of auditioning, the rush of performing on stage in competition, or the thrill of judging the performances in a live interactive entertainment setting with all the glitz and glamour of the distinctive “American Idol” set.

That experience will include an audition process, open to all who register, where Guests perform “live” in front of a Disney’s Hollywood Studios producer to be cast in a theme park show. After backstage preparation – working with a vocal coach, hair and make-up – it’s lights up and showtime in front of a “live” audience and a panel of judges.

Guest performers with the highest votes will compete in an end-of-day Grand Finale show at the Walt Disney World Resort, and the winner of the Grand Finale show will receive a guaranteed reservation for a future regional stadium audition — to ensure no waiting in long lines. But when it comes down to the television show auditions, everyone is treated equal.

“Millions of people have imagined themselves standing on the ‘American Idol’ stage,” said Rasulo. “We’re excited that we will be bringing this dream to life every day at Walt Disney World.”

The coming “American Idol” attraction joins an all-star lineup at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Among the new adventures debuting in 2008: Block Party Bash, an interactive and moving Disney•Pixar spectacle filling the theme park streets, and Toy Story Mania!, a 3-D interactive ride-through video game starring popular Disney•Pixar “Toy Story” characters.

By Off to Neverland Travel|2017-06-27T10:25:24-05:00February 11th, 2008|Categories: Disney News, Walt Disney World News|Tags: American Idol, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Entertainment, Walt Disney World|0 Comments