Pixar Fest at Disneyland Park in California starts tomorrow, April 26, 2024, and will go through August 4, 2024.
Celebrate friendship and beyond with exciting entertainment, Pixar pals, and more. There will be a new daytime parade, an exciting nighttime spectacular, fun Pixar character encounters, and delicious Pixar-inspired foods at festival marketplaces.
The “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” daytime parade will have dynamic, colorful floats and more than 2 dozen favorite characters from Pixar Animation Studios films.
The “Together Forever – A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular” fireworks show will feature immersive projections, colorful lasers and memorable music on select nights.
Club Pixar and the Pixar Pals Playtime Party will be fun character experiences with dance parties, photo opportunities, screenings of Pixar shorts and more.
Enjoy 6 festival marketplaces in Disney California Adventure Park with tasty menus inspired by Pixar stories.
Of course, there will be limited-time merchandise and novelties, too.
Downtown Disney will join the fun, too, with Pixar-themed foods, merchandise, entertainment, and decor.
This sounds like a really fun festival! Please contact me if you want to chat about planning your Disneyland trip.
Disney announced new resort savings offers for Summer through Early Fall 2024. On sale now. Lock in your summer vacation now with just a $200 deposit!
Even if you already have a trip booked, you may be able to get one of these offers applied to it if your booking fits the criteria.
Disney® Visa® Free Dining Offer
Enjoy a FREE dining plan when you use your Disney Visa Card to purchase a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option – for arrivals most nights from:
July 1 to July 31, 2024
September 1 to September 7, 2024
December 9 to December 21, 2024
The dining plan included in this special offer depends on the Disney Resort hotel you selected. The Disney Dining Plan is included when you choose a stay at a Disney Deluxe or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort hotel. The Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan is included when you choose a stay at a Disney Moderate or Disney Value Resort hotel. Offer excludes select room types.
The number of packages allocated for this offer is limited. Disney Visa Cardmember must stay in the room. Everyone in the same room must be on the same package. Advance package reservations are required. Some Table-Service restaurants may have limited or no availability at time of package purchase.
All Guests:Stay Longer and Save More on Rooms
Save 10% – 30% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels when you stay 5 – 14 consecutive nights or 10% – 25% on shorter stays. This offer is valid for stays most nights from July 8 to October 3, 2024.
Florida Residents: Save Up to 30% on Rooms
Florida residents can save 10% – 30% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels, valid for 1 – 14 night stays most nights from July 8 – October 3, 2024.
Proof of Florida residency is required at check-in.
Annual Passholders: Save Up to 35% on Rooms
For 1 – 14 night stays from July 8 – October 3, 2024, annual passholders can save 10% – 35% depending on the resort.
Proof of Annual Pass required at check-in.
This is a good time to book a trip while these offers are going on. The previously posted Ticket Offer is still valid for summer stays as well. Lock in a deal with just a $200 deposit for packages with rooms and tickets or the first night rate for room-only bookings before they sell out.
The number of rooms allocated for any of these offers is limited and excludes certain room types. Savings are based on the non-discounted price for the same room.
Feel free to contact me to check if your desired resort has availability for any offers.
Disney just announced that Test Track in EPCOT at Disney World will close temporarily beginning June 17, 2024 for reimagining.
They are reaching back into Disney history for inspiration for the redesign of this ride, including the original World of Motion attraction from the early days of EPCOT. The picture above is a first look at a brand-new rendering of the attraction.
If you have huge Test Track fans in your group, take note of this closing date when planning your trip. No reopening date has been announced yet but it’s expected to be closed for several months for this extended reimagining.
If you want to chat about this or about planning your next Disney trip, please contact me.
Disney Cruise Line has announced its sailing itineraries for summer 2025. They include sailings to/from the Bahamas, Caribbean, Alaska, and, for the first time ever, European sailings to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe on board the Disney Fantasy!
The Disney Fantasy will visit Northern Europe to the Mediterranean from May to late July with 5-night to 12-night sailings departing from Barcelona, Spain, and Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy. Some of the picturesque ports include the Greek Isles; Gothenburg, Sweden; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Santorini, Greece; and Valetta, Malta. From late July to September, the Disney Fantasy will sail from Southampton, United Kingdom, to numerous destinations, including Spain, Norway, and the British Isles. Start the European adventure with a 13-night transatlantic voyage from Port Canaveral to cosmopolitan Barcelona, featuring stops at Disney Castaway Cay, Portugal, and Spain.
The Disney Wonder will again embark on adventures to Alaska from Vancouver, Canada, with five-, seven-, eight- and nine-night sailings from May to September. Soak in Alaska’s natural beauty with exciting port adventures to Alaska’s majestic glaciers and gold mining relics. We went on one of these cruises several years ago, and it exceeded all expectations. It remains one of our all-time favorites!
The Disney Dream will sail from Fort Lauderdale on three-night to five-night sailings to one or both of Disney’s magical island destinations along with Nassau or Cozumel.
The Disney Treasure, the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet, will follow its inaugural season with seven-night itineraries from Port Canaveral to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
The Disney Wish and Disney Magic will sail out of Port Canaveral to tropical escapes in The Bahamas and Caribbean, including Disney’s magical island destinations of Castaway Cay and Lookout Cay. The Wish will sail three-night and four-night sailings to Nassau and the beloved beaches of Disney Castaway Cay. The Magic will sail mostly four-night and five-night sailings and one special 10-night southern Caribbean sailing in July that will take families to both of Disney Cruise Line’s island destinations along with Antigua, St. Kitts, San Juan, and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
BookingInformation
Bookings begin on different days next week, starting Monday, March 18, 2024, for different levels of Castaway Cay members and other Disney affinity groups. General members (those who have never sailed on a Disney cruise) can book on Friday, March 22, 2024.
March 18 – Pearl Castaway Club
March 19 – Platinum Castaway Club, Club 33, & Golden Oak Club
March 20 – Gold Castaway Club
March 21 – Silver Castaway Club, Disney Vacation Club, & Adventure Insiders
March 22 – General Public
Costs are generally the lowest when you book during this initial release, and some of the more popular itineraries can sell out quickly. Expect long waits on the phone with DCL. If you don’t need to apply a placeholder or credit to your new booking, it’s definitely going to be faster to book on the DCL website starting at 8 a.m. ET or have a travel agent do it for you.
For more details, visit the Disney Cruise Line Summer 2025 Itineraries page:
We love Disney cruises and have been on all the current ships, so let me know if you want to chat about them. If you want me to help with your bookings, please contact me ASAP.
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida has announced new tickets offers for Spring and Summer 2024!
4-Day, 4-Park Magic Ticket
The 4-Park Magic Ticket includes one admission to each of the 4 Walt Disney World theme parks – Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios – for a total of 4 admissions, on 4 separate days.
Limit one admission per theme park, one theme park per day. This ticket does not require a theme park reservation to enter a park.
The ticket is valid for start dates from April 2 through September 22, 2024. Ticket must be used within 7 days of selected start date.
Tickets start from $99 per day, plus tax (total price starting from $396 plus tax).
3-Day, 3-Park Ticket
The 3-Day, 3-Park Ticket is valid for admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and Animal Kingdom parks only. Not valid for admission to Magic Kingdom park.
Limit one admission per theme park, one theme park per day – for a total of 3 admissions, on 3 separate days. This ticket does not require a theme park reservation to enter a park.
The ticket is valid for start dates from April 2 through September 24, 2024. Ticket must be used within 5 days of selected start date.
Tickets start from $89 per day, plus tax (total price starting from $267 plus tax).
Florida Resident Discover Disney Ticket
Florida residents can purchase a 4-Day Discover Disney Ticket for $235 per ticket or a 3-day ticket for $219 per ticket, plus tax. Tickets are valid for admission to one theme park per day. Add-ons are available.
Tickets are valid from April 2, 2024 through September 28, 2024, with an advance park reservation, subject to availability, and can be used on consecutive or nonconsecutive days.
For Florida Resident tickets, all adults will need to show proof of Florida residency at the park entrance.
Disney Resort Offers
There’s currently an offer to save between 10% – 30% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels when you stay most nights from March 25 to July 7, 2024.
Please contact me if you want to chat about planning your next Disney trip.
The California Adventure Food & Wine Festival at Disneyland’s California Adventure Park is starting today, March 1, 2024, and will go through April 22, 2024. This will be a celebration of California’s incredible bounty with vibrant cuisine, entertainment and more.
There will be outdoor food and drink kiosks, cooking demonstrations, and beverage seminars. Purchase delicious small plates and beverages inspired by fresh, California-grown ingredients, a variety of artisanal cheeses, and locally brewed craft beers and wines from all across the Golden State.
Visit the Festival Marketplace page to see the menus of the food kiosks. You may also purchase a Sip & Savor pass for some savings on the food purchases. To save time, you may pay for all of the food items that you’ll want from any of the other booths from any booth. Then, you just take the receipt to those other booths and pick them up from the Pickup line rather than having to line up in the Order line for each booth separately.
There will also be live entertainment, activities for the little ones, and of course, plenty of merchandise. Be sure to check the Disneyland app for entertainment schedules.
During this festival, the Soarin’ ride will have a limited time return to Soarin’ Over California! Be sure to catch that!
For details on this festival, view this Food & Wine Festival page:
Starting today, February 27, 2024, Walt Disney World Resort hotel rooms and theme park tickets for dates from January to October 2025 will be available to book.
New for 2025, guests staying at a Disney Resort hotel can enjoy free admission to one of the water parks, Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach, on their check-in day – included with your stay!
In addition, Disney Resort guests will enjoy free transportation between resorts and parks, early access to book Individual lightning Lane passes, early entry to the parks, extended evening hours in the parks for deluxe resort guests, early access to book dining reservations, discounted MagicBand+ purchases, and more.
You can book a full package, which includes room and park tickets, or just a room-only reservation, if you already have tickets via other means such as annual passes or military tickets. If you book a package, you have the option of adding a dining plan to it as well.
The deposit on packages is $200 and you pay the balance before 30 days prior to your check-in day. If you book a room only, your deposit is the cost of the room for the first day and you pay the balance when you check in.
Please note one change to the cancellation policy: For 2025 arrivals, room-only reservations can be canceled without penalty until 8 days prior to arrival. This is a change to the current policy of 5 days. This only applies to room only reservations. If you have a package reservation that includes a room and tickets, the cancellation policy is still 30 days prior.
Don’t miss out on the magic—book your Disney World 2025 adventure today!
Please contact me asap if you want to chat more about planning your Disney trip. Some of the more popular resort rooms can sell out quick.
The 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival at Disney World will be held February 28th – May 27th this year.
We love this festival! The most unique feature of this festival is the awesome topiaries. There are so many incredibly detailed and life-like floral topiaries of Disney characters and various other objects all around the park. If you go, definitely go around to find them all.
Another favorite is all of the different food kiosks with such creative foods and drinks to try. It’s fun to go with others so you can share a little something from each kiosk. There’s no way you can eat everything yourself, at least not in one day. Check out this Food Kitchen page for a full list of the offerings.
The Garden Rocks Concert Series also returns to the America Pavilion Theater with a long lineup of artists. View the concert lineup here often, as the performers can change. Some of the more popular performers can fill up fast, so line up early. If you want to guarantee yourself a seat, you can also reserve a dining package, which will get you a meal during that day and guaranteed entry to the concert show of your choice.
There will also be scavenger hunts, cooking demonstrations, a butterfly house, themed garden areas around the World Showcase countries, play areas and other activities for the little ones, and of course, plenty of merchandise. For more details, view this page for the festival:
Disneyland After Dark: Star WarsNite is back with galactic entertainment, novel themed snacks and unique photo opportunities on eight separate nights at Disneyland park in California!
This separately ticketed event will be held on April 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 and May 2, 7 and 9, 2024. Tickets cost $159 to $169.
Each Star Wars Nite will begin with a pre-party mix-in at Disneyland park from 6pm to 9pm PT before the party officially begins from 9pm to 1am PT.
Guests in Star Wars-themed costumes* are invited to participate in The Fleet of Fandom cavalcade, where they will join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in a march down Main Street, U.S.A., culminating in a group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, illuminated with galactic projections.
Guests can bring their lightsaber and learn how to handle it with skill, concentration, and a clear mind with a quick stop at the Star Wars Nite Lightsaber Instructional at “it’s a small world” mall. Here, guests will be introduced to all-new maneuvers specially crafted for this year’s recruits. All members of the Light Side and/or Dark Side are welcome.
Guests can bring their lightsabers and gather at the Millennium Falcon for a Resistance Show of Unity!
Dance along at the Galactic Dance Party with a Master DJ on Main Street, U.S.A.
Dine on over twenty new, yummy treats available only during Star Wars Nites.
Encounter Captain Phasma and her elite unit of Stormtroopers in a March of the First Order.
Partake in multiple Star Wars-themed photo opportunities, featuring some new places and faces from across the Star Wars universe.
Admission also includes souvenir keepsakes such as a Star Wars Nite credential and event guide map, plus unlimited digital downloads of Disney PhotoPass photos taken throughout the event.**
In addition to all the themed fun that comes to life just for the party, guests will have the opportunity to ride some popular attractions after regular park hours (often with less wait times).
Tickets On Sale Soon
Tickets can be purchased on Disneyland.com.
Inspire Magic Key annual pass holders will have the first opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets for Star Wars Nite on Tuesday Feb 20, 2024 (no earlier than 9am PT).
On Wednesday Feb 21st and Thursday Feb 22nd, all Magic Key holders will have the opportunity to purchase.
On Friday Feb 23rd (no earlier than 9 a.m. PT), tickets will go on sale to the general public.
Tickets are limited and subject to availability.***
For the first time, if guests are waiting in the online queue to purchase Star Wars Nite tickets, they may have the option to be digitally notified when it’s their time to enter the ticket store.
To participate, once in the queue, guests can choose the “notify me” option and enter their email address. They will receive an email letting them know it’s their turn to return to the waiting room in order to enter the ticket store site. From the time their turn begins, they will have ten minutes to use the link to return to the site.****
These events are very popular and will likely sell out very fast. If you want to purchase tickets, be online before 9am PT and be prepared to wait upwards of several hours possibly.
If you want to chat about this event or planning your Disney trip in general, please feel free to contact me.
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*Costumes are subject to Disney guidelines and should not be obstructive or offensive; please check special event costume guidelines at https://disneyland.disney.go.com/faq/parks/dress/ for restrictions.
**Disney PhotoPass® digital photo downloads exclude separately priced Disney PhotoPass® packages and products offered at select locations. Disney PhotoPass® service is subject to the Disney PhotoPass® Terms and Conditions and expiration policy found at https://disneyland.disney.go.com/photopass-terms-conditions/. Online registration required.
***The number of tickets available for each event date are limited, and event tickets are valid only for the specific event date and hours. Only select attractions, experiences, offerings, and services will be available during the event. Offer, event, and event elements are subject to restrictions, change or cancellation without notice or liability.
****Guests will have 10 minutes to use the link to return to the site from when their turn begins, or they will lose their place in line and will need to re-join the queue at the back of the line. The link will no longer be valid once their turn has ended or After they have used the link to return to the site, whether they purchase tickets or not. If this happens, guests will need to re-join the queue at the back of the line. Guests should check spam and/or junk folders to ensure the initial email confirmation is sent.
Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate it! Do you still need a last-minute gift?
Book a trip!
You can still very quickly book a future weekend getaway, a cruise, or an even longer trip today. Just do an initial booking and plan the rest together. That’s part of the fun!
Most hotel bookings don’t even need a booking payment and resorts or cruises usually only need a 20% deposit. There are plenty of deals out there right now for Disney, Universal, cruises, and many other locations. If you book far out enough, that can give you plenty of time to save up the balance and plan the rest of the trip itinerary later.
Just make sure to book something where your reservation and deposit are cancellable and refundable just in case you end up deciding to change plans. Be sure to read the fine print and know the policies.
If you want me to help you plan and book your trip, contact me anytime. For some ideas of possible trips, check out my Instagram and website.
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