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Show Notes
Hosts: Matt Hochberg, Len Testa, Mike Newell, Mike Scopa, Mary Waring & Sue Pisaturo
Topics:
- Dining, Parties & More
- Sue says Free Dining is returning in 2007 and is being offered to guests who check out between November 8 through January 1, 2007 for thos who will book a Magic Your Way package trip in that timeframe for between August 5 through September 29, 2007 will recieve Free Dining
- Sue thinks its a great idea
- Len says the dates Disney picked during Hurricane season
- Matt thinks Disney is trying to make it more difficult to get free dining
- Sue says Disney is a business and thinks it's a great marketing idea
- Mary doesn't think they'll fill up the rooms anyway due to the time of year that free dining is being offered and thinks it's very possible for it to be opened up to the general public as it has been in recent years
- Matt thinks the old system was fine
- Sue thinks guests would like the idea of it being offered now
- Len thinks Disney is simply trying to figure out a way to fill up rooms during a slow time of the year
- Sue says Adventures by Disney has expanded to include Austria, Ireland, Czech Repiblic, Spain and parts of the United States
- Sue did the London & Paris trip with Adventures by Disney and said the trip was very simple
- Sue says if you book by December 2, you can book up to $900 (depending on the itinerary)
- Sue mentions Small World Vacations is also offering 100 of the local currency to those who book by December 2
- Matt has heard Prague is beautiful
- Sue says Adventues by Disney is not for everyone because of it's cost, but if you enjoy the "hand holding", it's great
- Sue says a Disney tour has high end accomodations, more tour guides and local tour guides than other tours
- Mary says Disney is going after a high-end market
- Sue describes the Pirate and Princess Parties
- Mary says the event will feature a full size pirate ship with Jack Sparrow, a new fireworks display , pirate tutorials, photo opportunities, an Under the Sea dance party, musicians and jugglers, carnival games, Disney characters in pirate costume, riverboat ride, space pirate dance party with Stitch
- Mary says in terms of value, it's silly to pay for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party a few days before Christmas considering the days around Christmas (Dec 23 onwards) will have the same "stuff" in the parks as the party
- Len mentions the cap for the special events is 25,000 now and it used to be 10-15,000
Running Time: 19:41
