Mickey Economics

The Walt Disney World Resort just released an interesting report that looks at the economic influence Team Mickey had on Florida in FY 2009 (which ended Oct 2009). The $18.2 billion in annual economic activity generated locally by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts accounts for a staggering 2.5 percent of the gross domestic product for the entire state

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Adventures by Disney: Central and South America

This month I started my look at the unique Adventures by Disney vacation program by highlighting their trips to Asia, Africa, and Australia. This week I’d like to overview Adventures by Disney in Central and South America.

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Disney World Vacation And Savings Travel

Disney World Vacation And Savings Travel Guide. Ex-Disney Employee Reveals Insider Secrets. “See How

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Too Much is Never Enough

FoxFurr has begun posting regularly over at 2719 Hyperion. It’s a great match and I’m happy to see her writing get wider recognition. In “ Too Much Stuff

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Tips for visiting Disney World from The Crazy Dazy

Some personal cost-cutting tips for your trip to Disney World from Ellen at The Crazy Dazy : We went during the off-season in the middle of January.  We were taking a 5-day trip (a quick trip saves you money, too!), so the kids only missed a little bit of school.  The crowds are much smaller, it’s not hot in Florida during that time of year (saves on you having to drink a ton of bottled water), and the best thing—we got round-trip air tickets for $100 each.  We have a family of five; we had two free tickets, so our whole family flew for $300 round trip.  We couldn’t drive it for that.  It was totally worth it to going during school because of the smaller crowds, more pleasant weather and CHEAP airfare (bought directly from the carrier’s site—we’ve found that to be cheaper, too)!  Plus, there was a 70 degree difference between home & Orlando ! Make Disney World your only stop.  If you stay on the resort   (we stayed at the cheapest—All-Star Musical—plenty nice), they will give you free transportation to/from the airport and that saves you the cost of a rental car.  That makes up for any cost increase of staying at the resort.  And they give you free transportation   anywhere in the resort!  And you get extra hours in the park if you stay at the resort.  And the headache & time it saves you!   Our kids were totally cool with only seeing Disney World.  They had only been to grandparents before, so this trip was huge!   Use the Disney Dining Plan .   It saves you up to 30% on some of the best food!  The price of the dining is included in the cost of your package (like a cruise), and it allowed us to save tons of time of having to run back to our room to eat.  Our meals included an appetizer, entrée & dessert.  It was a lot of food!  You are allotted so many meals during your stay.  Since we checked in at night, we missed a meal.  The plan allows you to combine meals to have a very nice meal at one of their upscale restaurants.  We did that with our missed meal and got to eat in Cinderella’s castle during the fireworks at Cinderella’s Castle .

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