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DISNEY MILITARY DISCOUNT 2011

Update: the new deeply discounted ticket offer for military families has been officially announced. See this for more.

Steve at MilitaryDisneyTips.com has confirmed here that not only will there be a new military discount for 2011, but also that it has already begun, and that 2010 dates are available!

The 2011 Disney military deal will cover 10/3/2010 through 10/1/2011.  Blackout dates are likely to be announced shortly.

Details are still emerging, but here’s Steve’s key message about the new 2010 and 2011 Disney military discounts:

“This year’s offer like the previous two includes both steeply discounted theme park tickets and outstanding discounts on Disney Resorts for Military Members and their families.”

“As in the past details of this offer are slowly surfacing only after the offer has already started. This year’s offer began on 3 October 2010.”

Military resort hotel discounts of up to 4o% are being offered.

Block out dates known so far include 11/24-11/26/2010, 12/26-12/31/2010, and 4/17-4/30/2011.

Update: the new deeply discounted ticket offer for military families has been officially announced. See this for more.

See this for more of Steve’s reporting.

MousePlanet.com is reporting here that Disney’s reservation systems will be down next week from the afternoon of 10/12 to the morning of 10/14.

MousePlanet says that “the downtime affects your ability to make, cancel, or modify room-only or vacation-package reservations, as well as receiving confirmations and making payments, both by phone and online. Also affected are reservations for dining, recreation (such as fireworks cruises and golf), tours, children’s activity centers, Cirque du Soliel La Nouba, and online check-in service.”

A DISNEY MILITARY DISCOUNT IN 2011?

Disney has not yet announced any Disney World military discounts for 2011.

Steve at MilitaryDisneyTips.com reminds me that each of the last two years the Disney military discount has been announced at the end of December/beginning of January.

He also reminds me that more years don’t have a Disney World military discount than do. [Read more →]

LINES AND WAITS GO DOWN AT THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER

Now that the peak of the summer season is over, lines and waiting times at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter have dropped quite a bit. [Read more →]

THREE NEW DISNEY DEALS FOR 2010 AND 2011

Walt Disney World has announced three new discount programs, each of which extends into 2011.

• One discount offers free dining for many nights from 10/1/2010 through the end of September 2011.  (No, that’s not a typo…)  A five night stay with four days of tickets minimum is required.  The deal needs to be booked by December 20, 2010.  See this for more on the free Disney dining deal.
• A second deal offers a Disney gift card valued from $200-$500.  Most dates from 10/3/2010 through February 16, 2011 are eligible—many more dates than are eligible for the dining plan.  A five night stay is required. The deal needs to be booked by November 21, 2010.  See this for more on the Disney gift card deal.
• The third deal offers discounts of between 25% and 40% off of regular room rates, with the same dates and “buy by” details as the gift card.  No minimum length of stay has been defined—although Disney World’s website notes that “minimum length of stay requirements may apply for Friday and Saturday arrivals.”  See this for more on the Disney room rate discount deal.

(For an update on the material below, which is now out of date, click here!)

UPDATE ON WALT DISNEY WORLD’S FANTASYLAND EXPANSION PROJECT

Recent news has cast into doubt the Fantasyland expansion announced by Disney last year (and detailed here.)

Jim Hill (of JimHillMedia) first commented on the possibility here.

He noted that the Pixie Hollow development was being delayed, and that everything other than The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure and the Be Our Guest restaurant was being revisited, with the goal being to make the Disney World expansion more appealing to guests of all ages.

MORE ON CHANGES TO THE FANTASYLAND EXPANSION PLANS

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