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We’ll set a date just as soon as we get enough readers to cover our fare. UNCLE WALT’S H.Q., SVALBARD — Uncle Walt’s Insider is pleased to announce its First Annual “Cruise with Uncle Walt & Friends”! We set sail next Spring!* Sailing on the majestic Disney Magic, readers who sign up for this event…
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Pacific and European itineraries will add many days at sea to reach the private island. CELEBRATION, FL — Passengers on Disney Cruise Line’s many Caribbean itineraries have long enjoyed a visit to Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the Bahamas. But beginning in 2019, every Disney cruise, no matter where its primary destination, will included…
Guest surveys determined the theme of each button. ORLANDO, FL — Universal Studios Florida is taking a cue from its Disney neighbor, and has begun offering free “celebration buttons” to its visitors. They will not exactly match Walt Disney World’s buttons, however, which celebrate a guest’s first visit, birthday, marriage/anniversary or circumcision. Instead, the message…
Guests will be “more than encouraged” to stay a little longer. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — “Here in Florida, we have something special that we never enjoyed at Disneyland: the blessing of size,” Walt Disney said. With today’s news, he might have added, “… and the blessing of absolutely controlling our guests and their spending.”…
Ticket prices will no longer be based on the day you arrive at the park, but when you leave it. WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL — The Walt Disney World Resort and Spa announced last week a transition to so-called “date-based” ticketing. In the new system, which was to have begun on October 16, park admission…