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Yesterday Disney released two new discounts for dates this spring at the Walt Disney World Resort! Details: Save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels, valid for stays most nights March 2 – June 15, 2015 ! Great rates are also available for stays most nights February 22 – March 1, 2015. Plus, when you upgrade to a room and ticket package with minimum 4-day theme park tickets—you can get one more ticket day for FREE! This offer must be booked by March 28. The number of rooms with this discount is limited so book soon to take advantage of this discount! The following resorts are excluded from the offer: Disney's Art of Animation - Little Mermaid Standard Rooms, Disney's All Star Movies Resort, Disney's Port Orleans - French Quarter, Campsites at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort,  and 3 Bedroom Villas. For a free quote, give us a call at 1-866-566-7858, email vacations@kingdomkonsultant.com , or fill out our quote form . Remember, we never charge...

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A series of uniform commercial code financing statement forms filed with Orange County would indicate a number of new retailers will be coming to Disney Springs. Among those would be, Oakley, L'Occitane (perfume), Alpargatas USA (footwear), Kinectescape Steam & Power (odd knickknacks), Edward Beiner  Spring (eyewear), Erwin Pearl Retail (jelwery), Chapel Headwear, Erin McKenna's Bakery Valentine(Owner of Babycakes), and Great Irish Pubs Florida (owner of Ragland Rd). None of these retailers have been officially confirmed, but we should expect to hear conformation from Disney in the not so distant future. Disney has however confirmed that STK Orlando will be opening in Disney Springs in 2015. The new STK will be located within the waterfront setting of The Landing at Disney Springs, a completely re-imagined shopping, dining and entertainment complex that will double the number of shops and restaurants currently found at Downtown Disney. The Landing is the firs...

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 New versions of the My Disney Experience mobile apps now provide functionality for purchasing theme park tickets. Tickets ranging from 1 to 10 days can be purchased, including the option to add park hopping. Each purchase can be assigned to Family and Friends defined in My Disney Experience, and the tickets are automatically linked. FastPass+ privileges are also automatically assigned at the time of purchase, making the app purchasing of tickets as streamlined as possible. The iOS edition also receives other improvements in v2.5, including improved wait time accuracy and time stamps to indicate when various information was last updated. The new apps are available for both iOS and Android, and are available for download now via the normal update system on each mobile platform. Speaking to Variety co-editor-in-chief Claudia Eller at a Dealmakers Breakfast earlier this week, Bog Iger gave us some insight as to what to expect in one of the new attractions Avatar expansion....

Don't you wish you could just click your heels and go?

Food Truck Park, the permanent home to the 4 Disney operated food trucks is now complete and open on the West Side. The new area has space for four food trucks, and includes tables and chairs for waterside dining. The elevated highline structure that runs alongside the park provides shade, lighting, and covered benches. The park also includes a small performance area for live entertainment. Operating hours vary, but the truck typically open at 4:00 PM daily. The last of the new acts to join Epcot's refreshed World Showcase entertainment line-up has made its debut at the United Kingdom. The Paul McKenna Band is a 4 piece acoustic folk band, performing just outside the The Crown and Crest shop in the heart of the United Kingdom pavilion. Show times are at 11:00 AM, 11:50 AM, 12:45 AM, 1:40 AM, 2:35 PM, 3:35 PM and 4:50 PM. The pavilions other band, The British Revolution, continues to play in the garden band stand. Click here to view the video if it doesn't load below. ...

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