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Couple Visits Disneyland Every Day in 2012

At the end of 2012 I came across an interesting post on the official Disney Parks blog: a couple visited Disneyland every single day in 2012.  On December 31, Jeff Reitz and Tonya Mickesh received special gifts personally from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs.  It was a typical fancy Disney ceremony: as the two made their way down Main Street, Staggs was waiting for them to present their honors in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Their honors included being made honorary citizens of Disneyland, and a stay in the Disneyland Dream Suite, a luxury apartment off the … Continue reading →

Higher Prices, Lower Crowds at Disney World

Things are going up and down at Disney World these days. The first thing that’s up is the general ticket costs. That shouldn’t be news to anyone who’s considered a Disney vacation in the past few years. Every year Disney keeps raising their prices; since the last time we covered this topic, a one-day one-park adult admission price has gone up again. Now it costs adults $79 to visit a single park for one day, and child tickets have climbed to $68. And that’s not the only price hike that happened in ’09. Many of the prices for the park’s … Continue reading →

Living Next Door to Disney

From where I stand thousands of miles away, it sounds wonderful to be able to live next door to Disney. If I go to Disney World, I’m looking at organizing transatlantic flights, hotels, restaurants and all the other associated tourist costs. To be able to visit Disney World without all that additional expense sounds like a dream come true. Imagine being able to buy discounted annual pass and be able to take the kids to any of the Disney parks whenever you felt like it. Could there ever be a day when there wasn’t something to do with the kids … Continue reading →

New Time Shares Coming to the Animal Kingdom

Do you enjoy vacationing regularly at Disney World? Well, you’re in luck there is a plan in the works for 458 time-share units to be opened at the Animal Kingdom. This is the sixth such time share type of property to open in the Disney World area and will include some new construction and renovated accommodations at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and will feature the African details popular at the lodge as well as views of the Savannah. The new time-share property will be called Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas. There are over 19,000 time-share units available in Orlando and according … Continue reading →

Disney World Implementing New Fingerprint Scanner Security

One of the happiest places on Earth is increasing their security by scanning fingerprint information as a part of securing access to the parks. They have used finger geometry (biometrics) information for years in order to prevent the resale or fraud associated with their attraction tickets, but they were just using the shape of your finger as opposed to your fingerprint itself. By the end of this month, however, all of their geometry readers will be replaced with fingerprint scanners. A spokesperson for the Orlando Walt Disney World parks has identified this as a technology upgrade. It’s important to understand … Continue reading →