WDWPlanner.com Newsletter
November 10, 2008
A WDWPlanner.com publication, Issue #47
Library of Congress ISSN 1939-781X
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In this issue:
Buy 4 Nights, Get 3 Free at select Disney Value Resorts
Celebrate Me! Personalized Pins
Pictures of Polynesian Resort Pool
Pirates Cruises at Walt Disney World
Buy 4, Get 3 FREE at select
Disney Value Resorts!
Buy a 4-night/4-day package
and get 3 nights FREE
including Theme Park tickets!
Package for most nights between 1/4
- 4/4 and 4/19 - 6/27.
Example package: A standard room at
a Disney Value Resort priced at $1271 for a family of 4 - that's like
paying only $46 a night per person.
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Plus, when you travel between
1/4/09-3/29/09, you'll also get a
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"Celebrate Me!" Personalized Pins
Available at Walt Disney World as of November 10, 2008, you can celebrate "you" with new "Create Your Own" Disney pins. Celebrate friends and family or even yourself with a variety of Disney character pins, names and phrases. Base pins will retail between $6.95 to $8.95 (plus tax). The PVC Nameplates will retail at $2.00 each (plus tax).
The base pins with removable PVC nameplates will be accepted for trade with or without the PVC insert attached. Individual PVC nameplates will not accepted for trade by themselves. Other "pre-printed" Disney Personalized pins will continue to not be accepted for trade.
For upcoming pin events,
visit our pin trading page at:
Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World(r)
Vacation will show you how to save up to 40% on your next vacation at
Walt Disney World. Save on Disney hotels, dining, Theme Park tickets,
and souvenirs! Click here for more info:
http://www.affordabledisney.com/index.html?0394
Pictures of Polynesian Resort Pool
I came across an old picture of the
Polynesian Resort pool recently (pre-volcano) and thought others might
enjoy comparing the old to the new.
New Polynesian Resort Pool:
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Struggling Cypress Gardens is to close again
-- next week -- though officials are promising to reopen the 72-year-old
park in March, 2009 after a major overhaul that will include the
elimination of the zoo and the roller coasters and other non-water
rides.
Plans call for a renewed focus on three areas -- the ski show that was the park's original draw, the botanical gardens that made it famous for generations and the water park that opened a few years ago. The zoo area and the ride area will be permanently closed.
Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party 2009 Dates Announced
2009 Event Dates:
February 20, 27; March 8, 12, 20, 27; April 1, 22; May 1, 8, 15, 20, 25, 30; June 3
7:00 pm to midnight
“Disney’s Enchanted Adventures Parade” features a 39-foot-long pirate
ship overflowing with swashbuckling adventurers. The colorful cavalcade
moves down
More info on the Pirates page: wdwplanner.com/pirates.htm
Pirates Treasure Hunt Cruises
The object is to find the buried treasure at the resort beach around the Lagoon -
kids are given clues and a treasure map. A credit card must be used to
guarantee your reservation. There is a 24-hour cancellation policy.
15 children maximum.
Hosted by Pirates trained in Water Life Saving. Children get a bandanna, an
ice cream snack, and a portion of the found treasure, as well as lunch,
consisting of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, gummy bears, juice box and
Krispie Treat.
For kids ages 4 to 12 years (must be potty trained) - adults can not stay with
the kids. Cost is $30.01 per child, plus tax. This can be booked up
to 180 days in advance. Call 407-WDW-DINE.
The cruise takes place at four locations.
For more info, visit the Pirates page at: wdwplanner.com/pirates.htm
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