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Magical Dining Month is back, and several restaurants at Walt Disney World are participating in this popular promotional offer. If you opted for the new room only discounts over Free Dining, you’re in luck! From August 23 through September 30, 2019, select Walt Disney World restaurants (and nearly 100 others in Orlando) will offer three-course,
Disney Visa Credit Cardholders can now book the new Gran Destino Tower at the reimagined Coronado Springs Resort at a discounted rate of $199 per night for a water view room. This deal applies to Walt Disney World travel dates most nights from July 15 to September 28, 2019. Gran Destino Tower literally just opened,
Last year, as a supplement to our comprehensive Tokyo Disney Resort Planning Guide, we wrote “Visiting Tokyo Disneyland Near the Summer 2020 Olympics?” Basically, this was in response to many readers who indicated that they might visit during or after Japan’s Olympics. That remains a good read if you’re debating whether to plan a trip
In a surprising turn of events, Walt Disney World has released new promotions for the fall and holiday 2019 seasons, including room only discounts for September through December. The bigger news is that Free Dining is back for many dates up until Christmas week! We’ll cover all the details of the new Free Disney Dining
Amazon’s Prime Day starts NOW and runs through tomorrow, with great deals on Disney toys, books, collectibles, travel accessories, and more! In this post, we round up the best discounted items that will be useful for your Walt Disney World vacations, or that will make great gifts…for yourself or others. (Last updated July 16, 2019
Walt Disney World has released new promotions for Fall & Christmas 2019, including room-only discounts for the general public, Florida residents, and Annual Passholders for September through December. This is in addition to the New Free Dining Dates for Fall & Holiday 2019 we’ve already covered here. While we’ve been expecting room-only discounts for September
The recently announced MagicBand upgrade option is available for pre-arrival Walt Disney World resort hotel guests and new and renewing Annual Passholders. In this post, we’ll walk you through the process of upgrading your Magic Band via the My Disney Experience app with screenshots–and show you every single themed design. (Last updated July 16, 2019.)
Walt Disney World has announced that the Skyliner gondolas will take flight and officially begin transporting guests between the parks and resorts exactly one month after the official debut of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, on September 29, 2019. In this post, we’ll offer some thoughts on the official opening date, possibility of soft openings before
Free Disney Dining Plan is a Walt Disney World promotion that is usually a great vacation package discount. Here, we’ll cover deal info, tips for booking, whether 2019 Free Dining will return, early 2020 rumors, and answers to frequently asked questions including whether Free Dining is “worth it.” (Last updated July 16, 2019.) For 2019,
Walt Disney World will soon build a path between Magic Kingdom and Grand Floridian. While this has been rumored for decades, Disney has finally filed a new permit with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection with a title that’s a dead giveaway: “GRAND FLORIDIAN TO MK WALKWAY.” Subsequent to this, Disney has confirmed that the
During our recent summer visits to Walt Disney World, the low crowds have really stuck out. This has been the case for the last few years, and is once again true in Summer 2019 as the parks are in the midst of a pre-Star Wars Land slump. (Last updated July 14, 2019.) The first time
