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Disney Transportation

Information source for Disney transportation, Orlando airport and around-town transportation. Also includes driving directions, tips, and maps,

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'Ohana Restaurant

'Ohana is a very popular restaurant located at the Polynesian Resort at Walt Disney World. It features delicious American-Polynesian food served in a fun and tropical setting.

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'Ohana Photo Gallery

This is the 'Ohana Photo Gallery, a collection of photos taken at 'Ohana, a restaurant at the Polynesian Resort in Walt Disney World.

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Visitors' Disney World Stories

Great Disney World stories, contributed by visitors from around the world.

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The Disney Scoop Issue #032

The latest issue of the Disney Scoop is now available! Lots of news items, website updates, and more.

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MVMCP

The insanely popular Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party ( MVMCP ) at the Magic Kingdom is a holiday must for all ages!

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Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival

The taste-bud pleasing Food and Wine Festival is a popular fall event at Disney World!

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Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival

The beautiful and fragrant Flower and Garden Festival is a popular spring-time event at Disney World!

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Typhoon Lagoon Hours of Operation

Check here for the Disney Typhoon Lagoon Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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Free Dining with a Disney World Vacation Package!

Disney is now offering free dining when you book a non-discounted room and ticket package at select Disney Resorts. The dining plan option varies according to the chosen resort level.

Book a Value resort and receive the Quick-Service Dining Plan.

Book a Moderate resort and receive the Basic Dining Plan.

Book a Deluxe or Deluxe Villa resort and receive Basic Dining Plan.

This discount is available for most nights from 8/28/11 to 9/24/11. You must book by 8/27/11. All discounts are subject to availability, and certain restrictions or blackout dates may apply.

Package also includes 20-page Photopass Photo Book.

Discount Codes: The following codes can be used for obtaining these discounts by calling Disney directly, or by contacting a travel agent.

For Value Resorts: QUH

For Moderate, Deluxe & Deluxe Villa Resorts: N23

This discount must be booked from 5/2/11 - 8/27/11. A minimum stay and base ticket purchase may be required. All discounts are subject to availability, certain restrictions apply. One Photopass book per package.

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    Magic Kingdom Hours of Operation

    Check here for the Magic Kingdom Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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    EPCOT Hours of Operation

    Check here for EPCOT Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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    Disney Studios Hours of Operation

    Check here for the Disney Studios Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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    Blizzard Beach Hours of Operation

    Check here for the Disney Blizzard Beach Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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    Animal Kingdom Hours of Operation

    Check here for the Disney Animal Kingdom Hours of Operation for the next six months. The past six months of park hours are also included for your reference.

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    Shopping for and flying with Snow Globes

    If you are flying and decide to buy a water globe, absolutely have it shipped, unless it is one of the tiny globes. Because it has more than 3oz of liquid

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    Ride after the fireworks

    If the Magic Kingdom has extra magic hours or remains open after the Wishes firework display, ride, ride, ride! We have practiced this tip numerous times.

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    Maria's Vinylmation Disney Character Autograph figure

    I bought a Vinylmation figure online, one of those create-your-own ones, and had all the Disney characters sign it. We had an amazing figure that we'll

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    Advertise with Plan a Magical Vacation

    All of the information you need to advertise or become a site sponsor on the www.plan-a-magical-vacation.com website.

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    Homemade, Customized Disney t-shirts

    For our post-graduation Disney World trip, my friends and I made custom, personalized t-shirts. We scanned a new coloring page (featuring Mickey and

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    Which side of the street during a Disney parade...

    One of the things that we learned the hard way during our stay at Disney World was that if you are on the wrong side of the street when one of the parades

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    Disney-Themed Dinner Nights

    As an avid Disney lover I love all things Disney. Unfortunatly we can not go every year but we do go every couple of years. We plan a year in advance

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    Save Spaceship Earth for later in the day

    Ride Spaceship Earth later in the evening. Since it is one of the first rides visiters come upon when entering EPCOT, the lines get very long early in

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    Disney Fun Fact of the Day via text message....

    My boyfriend and I are planning our trip to Disney World and the wait is almost unbearable! To help pass the time, I send him a fun fact of the day

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