Two weeks in a row for Travel Tip Tuesday! I have to say that I am impressed with myself :). With Star Wars weekends currently going on at Hollywood Studios I thought it would be a good time to mention the Jedi Training Academy. Every day there are several 30 minute shows next to the Star Tours ride where little ones (ages 4 to 12) get to be Jedi's in training and help the Jedi Master to fight off Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers. It is a really cute show, especially for those little (or big....my hubby) Star Wars fans. My daughter really loves it. Somehow my hubby has managed to make her a Star Wars and Indiana Jones fan so this show is right up their alley. We usually catch at least a snip-it of it every trip.
My daughter loves to watch the show, but has never wanted to be a part of it. Therefore, I don't have first hand knowledge of what it takes to get your child on stage, but I feel like I can give you a few tips based on what I have seen, and what my friends have experienced. If your baby has always dreamed of being a Padawan, or would love to defeat the dark side, you will have to get to the park at rope drop. It used to be that the Jedi's in training were chosen before each show, but that has all changed in the past year or so. Now, when you walk down Hollywood Boulevard at park opening you will see signs on your left for Jedi Training Academy. These signs will direct you to the sign up area. At this point, the employee will help you find a show time that is available for your little Padawan. They will tell you when to arrive at the show as well to get your little one into their robe and get prepped for the show. The show times will fill up quickly each morning so you want to get there early to assure you get a space in a show. Be prepared, as the shows are out in the open. You will be standing in the hot sun with complete strangers trying to get good pictures of your baby so you may want to stake out a good place as early as is allowed for each show. Good luck, and May the Force be with you!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Travel Tip Tuesday
Hello again to the cyber world! I am really really behind now on posts. The end of school is always such a blur to me as I always seem to stay super busy! I think I have started the bulk of my last few posts in a similar fashion :)
Anyway, today's travel tip is super easy and simple. I have talked about deals before, but really feel like it bears repeating the ways you can find discounts for trips to Disney World. At bare minimum, always check in the Special Offers sections of the disneyworld.com website. If you look under the tab that says Tickets & Packages, it will list the current offers under Special Offers. There is almost always some kind of discount out there. For example, if you look on the website right now you will see a military discount and two different room only discounts for travel dates ranging between June 15 and Sept 29. For room only discounts, you have to stay completely within the listed dates. In other words if you check in Sept 25 and check out Oct 4, you will get the room only discount only from Sept 25 to Sept 29. The other dates of your trip you will pay full rack rate. However, if there is a package deal out there, you will get it the full length of your stay as long you check in before the last posted date. In the example above of the Sept 25 to Oct 4 trip you would get the deal for the whole trip since you are checking in before Sept 29.
What is the difference? A room only discount is just like it sounds. You are only booking the room. Usually people only do this if they can get passes through a third party (Undercover Tourist) or if they are annual pass holders. A package deal includes room, park tickets, and maybe dining. We almost always have a package since we travel during the time period when they often offer free dining. So, in our case this year we were able to get free dining for the whole length of our stay since we are checking in by September 29th, which was the last day of the free dining offer. Although that promotion just ended, I expect a new one to be offered in the near future for September 30 through the end of the year. Be on the lookout if you think you will be traveling during that time period. Keep checking the Disney website frequently as it should go live soon based on past years activity of this promotion.
There are several websites that also list all of the current deals and discounts. My favorites are mousesavers.com, allears.net, and touringplans.com. There are many more out there though. You can google Disney World discounts and all of the current ones will show up as well. I just like to go straight to the Disney website as you can book the deals straight from a link under special offers. Make sure you do it from the section listing the deal though or you won't get the deal and you will have to call Disney to get it changed. If you are unsure, you can always call Disney at 407-939-7675 and tell them what deal you are trying to book. Also, remember that you can always call Disney and have them adjust your reservation if a new deal comes out after you book!
Anyway, today's travel tip is super easy and simple. I have talked about deals before, but really feel like it bears repeating the ways you can find discounts for trips to Disney World. At bare minimum, always check in the Special Offers sections of the disneyworld.com website. If you look under the tab that says Tickets & Packages, it will list the current offers under Special Offers. There is almost always some kind of discount out there. For example, if you look on the website right now you will see a military discount and two different room only discounts for travel dates ranging between June 15 and Sept 29. For room only discounts, you have to stay completely within the listed dates. In other words if you check in Sept 25 and check out Oct 4, you will get the room only discount only from Sept 25 to Sept 29. The other dates of your trip you will pay full rack rate. However, if there is a package deal out there, you will get it the full length of your stay as long you check in before the last posted date. In the example above of the Sept 25 to Oct 4 trip you would get the deal for the whole trip since you are checking in before Sept 29.
What is the difference? A room only discount is just like it sounds. You are only booking the room. Usually people only do this if they can get passes through a third party (Undercover Tourist) or if they are annual pass holders. A package deal includes room, park tickets, and maybe dining. We almost always have a package since we travel during the time period when they often offer free dining. So, in our case this year we were able to get free dining for the whole length of our stay since we are checking in by September 29th, which was the last day of the free dining offer. Although that promotion just ended, I expect a new one to be offered in the near future for September 30 through the end of the year. Be on the lookout if you think you will be traveling during that time period. Keep checking the Disney website frequently as it should go live soon based on past years activity of this promotion.
There are several websites that also list all of the current deals and discounts. My favorites are mousesavers.com, allears.net, and touringplans.com. There are many more out there though. You can google Disney World discounts and all of the current ones will show up as well. I just like to go straight to the Disney website as you can book the deals straight from a link under special offers. Make sure you do it from the section listing the deal though or you won't get the deal and you will have to call Disney to get it changed. If you are unsure, you can always call Disney at 407-939-7675 and tell them what deal you are trying to book. Also, remember that you can always call Disney and have them adjust your reservation if a new deal comes out after you book!
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