Be Our Guest Restaruant- More Information

Everybody knows that the rose was an important part of the Beauty and the Beast movie and it looks like Disney is incoorporating this into the theming of the Be Our Guest Restaurant too.  Roses will be everywhere and it will be fun to find them around the restaurant! 

On the Disney blog they also said that reservations will begin in late August, but yet again no one is telling when you will be able to make your reservations for.  They are really irratating me :-) about this!!  I want to know when the restaurant will open!!  Oh, well, hopefully we'll find out soon!

Is Jake and the Neverland Pirate Crew moving into Hollywood N' Vine?

Rumors are circulating today that Disney will replace the current Disney Play N' Dine at Hollywood Studios' with a new character meal featuring Jake, Izzy, Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee.  Fans of Jake and the Neverland Pirates are holding their breaths that this will be true!!

They say that they will replace some other Disney Junior stars at Hollywood N' Vine at breakfast and lunch. 

I really hope this rumor pans out because although my boys are a little too old, my other kids are not and I think I would love it too!!

This will probably be a very hard reservation if this does become reality, so plan ahead!
 

Check out my website www.mouseworldnews.com for more information!

Changes for 2013- Extra Magic Hours Reduced

Disney is apparently going to make some changes starting in 2013.  One is rumored to be the reduction of evening Extra Magic Hours by 1 hour.  So, what does this mean?  Well, instead of staying open 3 extra hours in the evening for resort guests it will now only be 2.

What are Extra Magic Hours?  They are an incentive given to Disney Resort guests.  This means you are staying at a Disney Resort on property.  Usually they are 1 extra hour in the morning or 3 extra hours in the evening at certain parks each day. 

Personally, this doesn't change what we do at all.  Why?  Because we tend to avoid the park that is scheduled to have EMH.  We have found that these parks are usually more crowded than the other parks.  Saying that, we have tried the EMH morning at Animal Kingdom a few times.  It wasn't terrible, but it was more crowded.  However, we went straight to the safari ride and then toured for a little while before going to breakfast at Tusker House. 

Also, it looks like prices for the dining plan are going up again!  What's new though.  Disney keeps making it harder for the average family to go the world.  This makes Free dining even more inticing! 

Matching T-Shirts at Disney

Every year when we go to Walt Disney World, we plan out matching t-shirts to wear.  For a big family this makes it so much easier to make sure we are all together and it really helps when the kids are on a playground or when we are in a mad dash to a ride (think the crazy chaos to Toy Story Mania!).  I know that some people out there are thinking that I am crazy, but believe me it does help!

So, what kind of shirts are we talking about here?  Well, we have done matching or cooridinating shirts from the Disney Store.  One year we bought Donald Duck shirts for the boys and Daisy for the girls.  We have also made tye dye shirts and got many compliments on those.  We painted a Mickey head on them with a bleach pen so they were Disneyfied.  And, many times, we have had t-shirts that were made with iron-on transfers.  You could use any image you want and there are people out there who will personalize these for you if you want!  One other idea is to use bleach to make spiral Mickey heads on colored shirts!  This was fun too!

What do you all think?  Are you going to try it?  It really does help!

Side note:  Rooms are filling quickly for the Free Dining Promo!  Book today or email me to help you! kerri@fairytaledreamtravels.com

Fantasyland Expansion- Prince Eric's Castle

Update on the Fantasyland Expansion in Walt Disney World!  New pictures were released showing Prince Eric's Castle as part of the new Little Mermaid ride.  It looks really cool! 

I really hope that this is open  when we go in November!  If not, I at least hope we can see what they are doing!

On that note, I will get on my soapbox again about how irritating it is when Disney says "Holiday Time"!  What does that really mean??  Technically the Magic Kingdom starts celebrating Christmas at the beginning of November with the start of the special ticket Christmas event.  So, will it be open by then?  Who knows!  I know that they are trying to cover themselves in case they have delays, but come on!  Us planners out here are dying to know! 

Ok, off my vent!  My next post will be about matching shirts for big families. 

Free Dining Fall 2012 for Walt Disney World for Everyone!

It's here!!  Free dining at Walt Disney World for everyone starts today!!  Select dates September 30-December 13! 9/30-10/4, 10/19-11/1, 11/9-11/15, 11/23-11/29, 12/10-12/13  Rooms are limited so book quickly!  Free Quick Service dining for value resort guests and free Regular dining for Moderate and Deluxe guests.  Little Mermaid standard rooms, 3 bedroom villas, and campsites are excluded.

This is a huge savings for big families and think of all of the great places you can eat at!  Not to mention the peace of mind knowing you and your kids can pick whatever you want to eat without worrying about the price of each thing. And, most character meals are included!!

Something important to remember is that you have to check-in on one of the dates that are specified to get dining for your entire stay.  For example, if you check in on December 13 you'll get free dining for your whole stay. 

Also, remember that you can upgrade the dining plan to the plan of your choice!  If you get quick service for free you can pay to upgrade to the regular dining! 

Good luck to everyone and as always let me know if you need any help!  I can take care of everything for you if you don't want to do it yourself!  kerri@fairytaledreamtravels.com

2013 Walt Disney World Packages are Out!!

Planning a trip in 2013 to Walt Disney World?  If so, be happy today because you can now book your vacation!!  2013 packages came out today!!!  To book you need to have $200 per room deposit with final payment not due until 45 days prior to your trip.    I already priced out a trip for someone this morning, so email me if you want me to help you out.  kerri@fairytaledreamtravels.com  Or, if you don't need help, you should be able to do this yourself on the Walt Disney World website.  Important to remember that any discounts can be applied to your reservation even after you book, so your prices are not set in stone!  I just changed our reservations to the Free Dining, so it is easily done.  Any discount can save you a lot of money so keep that in mind when you are overwhelmed by the prices you see now!


Tomorrow fall free dining should come out for everyone, so if you are waiting for that, stay tuned!!

Free Dining- More details

So, I was so excited to read that Disney was releasing Free Dining to Disney Visa Cardholders today for our dates!  I called as soon as I found out and was able to get it for our resort.  I just had to upgrade to a different view room because there were no standard rooms available.  We still saved over $1000 and now we don't have to worry about food while we are there which is priceless when you have a lot of kids!  I LOVE the dining plan, so I am super excited to have gotten this!!!

Anyway, here is the link with more details:
http://www.disneyrewards.com/offers/wdwfreedinejuly12

Rememeber if you don't have the Disney Visa Card, you shouldn't have to wait long to get this deal!  It should open to everyone on Thursday!  Rooms are limited though, so call right away- Disney directly or your travel agent.

Disney Free Dining for Disney Visa Card Holders!!

If you have a Disney Visa Card, you can now get free dining for selected dates in the fall!!  Call Disney now or email me and I can make the reservation for you!  kerri@fairytaledreamtravels.com

More Free Disney Dining Rumor Details!

Here are some more insights into the Disney Free Dining rumor (said to come out on July 12) I've told you about.  I read that the dates covered will be:

9/30-10/4
10/19-11/1
11/9-11/15
11/23-11/29
12/10-12/13

Now, remember that if your arrival date falls in one of these dates you will get free dining for your entire stay.  For example, if you check in on 11/15 and then stay to 11/22 you will get free dining! 

People staying at value resorts are said to get the Quick Service plan, while people staying at the moderates and deluxe resorts will get the regular Disney Dining Plan.

I've also read that the Art of Animation Little Mermaid standard rooms will not be a part of this deal.  That really stinks, but Disney knows that they will probably fill that new resort easily. 

Stay tuned....

Juicy Free Dining Rumor!!!

Ok, so I was so happy to catch up on my Disney news today when I read that a reliable source is saying that Disney is releasing FREE  DINING dates for the fall on July 12!!!  I so hope that this is right!  Dates will include select dates in October-December!  For those that don't understand the Dining Plan or why this is so exciting, I posted even more details on my brand new site Mouse World News so please check it out (Free Disney Dining Plan Rumor).

Also, today I found out that I will be able to start booking 2013 packages for clients on July 11, so if you are wanting to take a trip next year, email me!  kerri@fairytaledreamtravels.com 
Remember, you only need $200 to make a depost and then you can make payments up until 45 days prior to your trip.

Be Our Guest Restuarant Details

So, last week Disney released some information about the new Be Our Guest Restuarant in the Magic Kingdom.  The chef said there will be French inspired items on the menu and that it will be counter service at lunch and table service at dinner.  The table service will be 1 credit per person and it will not be a character meal at this time, so it will not require a credit card deposit.  They also said that they will begin taking reservations in August (DIS boards is reporting August 4), but, and a big but here, they didn't say when the reservation will be for!!  This drives me crazy!!  Don't they know that I am axiously waiting for this!!??  Oh well, I'll just have to wait some more and pray for pixie dust that it will be open when we are there. 

By the way, I am starting a new website called Mouse World News and will also be on facebook with this same name.  This will be a news and updates site for everyone about Walt Disney World.  I'm going to try to update it every couple of days.  More on that to come!