Magic Kingdom transforms for the holidays
Here’s a cool video from Disney showing how the entrance to the Magic Kingdom is transformed from a October theme to the December holidays.
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Oasis of the Seas Bridge and Shipyard
For those of you interested in the “behind the scenes” workings of a cruise ship here’s a video from Royal Caribbean on the Oasis of the Seas. The operation of the Bridge is described as well as some details on the construction of this huge megaship.
Holidays at Disney World
Heart warming Disney commercial about kids from around the globe coming to Disney World for the holidays. Our family’s best Disney World trips have been in early December with the special Disney touches for the holidays – great time to visit!
Holland America floats out Nieuw Amsterdam
The new ships keep coming! Holland America floating out of its newest vessel, the “Nieuw Amsterdam” at a shipyard in Italy last week. From this video simulation this ship looks great! She will first sail in the summer of 2010.
Bay Lake Tower View Of Fireworks
You can get a great view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the rooftop deck of the new Bay Lake Tower. Disney shows this in the following video. Bay Lake Tower is a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resort but it is also available to non-DVC members. Contact us if you’d like a price quote for Bay Lake Towers for your next Disney World stay.
Oasis of Seas Barely Clears a Bridge
Here’s a cool video from Royal Caribbean about their new Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship afloat, barely making it under a bridge on her maiden voyage.
Fun at Hotel Marina El Cid (Mexico)
“The Hotel Marina El Cid was beautiful and the people there bent over backwards to make sure our trip was everything we wanted. My daughter Haleigh fell in love with the whole staff that ran the kids club, she never wanted to leave.”
Pirates League At Disney World
Want to look like a Pirate? The Pirates League attraction at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom (Adventureland) gives you a chance to do that. See this short video from Disney for an example of the face painting available. Reservations can be made at (407) WDW-CREW (939-2739). Theme park admission required. Open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Disney announces new cruise ship details
Disney yesterday announced details on the first of their two new ships – the Disney Dream. The Disney Dream will sail 3,4, and 5 night Bahamas cruises from Port Canaveral, Florida starting January 26, 2011. We are already receiving a number of requests for Disney Dream reservations from our clients. This new addition to the Disney Cruise family is sure to be popular!
History of Disney’s Haunted Mansion
With Halloween approaching Disney has released this great short video about the history of their Haunted Mansion Ride. The Disneyland version has a special “nightmare before christmas” theme as described at the end of this video: