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During the Coolest Summer Ever, Florida residents can stay and play at Walt Disney World Resort with cool summer offers.

Walt Disney World Resort hotel offers

• Guests can enjoy cool rates during select dates at Disney Resort hotels most Sunday to Thursday nights starting June 6 to July 2, and July 6 to August 13. For example, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort has a hot rate starting as low as $107 per night, plus tax. Florida residents must book by August 10, 2015.

More information on resort rates is available by calling 407-W-DISNEY or visiting Disneyworld.com.

Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park tickets

• Florida residents can play with the Discover Disney Ticket: three days of cool attractions at the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks for $139 per person plus tax from now until June 5, 2015. Add a fourth day for just $20 more.

More information about the Discover Disney Ticket is available on DisneyWorld.com/3-Days and by calling 407-939-7886. Proof of Florida residency is required.

Walt Disney World Resort Annual Pass

• With a Florida Resident Annual Pass, guests can choose from five different options that can include unlimited admission to all four Walt Disney World theme parks, complimentary parking, special discounts, and more. The Annual Pass Monthly Payment Program for Florida residents makes it easy to enjoy favorite attractions, events and festivals.

For more information about Florida resident tickets, annual passes and hotel rates, guests may visit Disneyworld.com/residentsummer.

While Walt Disney World Resort is the second most popular place in the world to take a selfie, (after the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France) it ranks first among the best places to get everyone in the picture, too, thanks to Disney’s PhotoPass Service.

Using the latest digital equipment and Disney-engineered technology, a team of Disney PhotoPass photographers take photos of guests enjoying time together inside the four Walt Disney World theme parks, meeting Disney Characters, during Disney Character dining experiences and near numerous iconic locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort.

The complimentary Disney PhotoPass service gives guests a convenient way to capture treasured moments with everyone in the picture together. And the ability to share memories has never been easier thanks to the online component of Disney PhotoPass, where guests’ vacation photos are linked together into one online account that they can access at their leisure to view, share and order photos.

A cool new Disney PhotoPass feature available at select Walt Disney World attractions captures guests experiences on video, letting them relive the excitement of the rollicking turns on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom or the thrilling drops on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Also new, Animated Magic Shots add some Disney animation to photo memories for guests. When visiting select locations at Walt Disney World theme parks such as behind Spaceship Earth at Epcot, guests can ask a Disney PhotoPass photographer for an Animated Magic Shot. Once they visit MyDisneyPhotoPass.com, they’ll be surprised to find that animation has been applied to their photo featuring a Disney Character.

Other enhanced Disney PhotoPass products and services are offered for Walt Disney World Resort guests, including:

Memory Maker — Now there’s an innovative way for guests to capture and relive the magical memories of their Walt Disney World vacation through Disney PhotoPass’ Memory Maker service. Memory Maker allows guests to collect, view, download and share all of the Walt Disney World vacation photos linked to their My Disney Experience accounts.

When taking photos with a Disney PhotoPass photographer, guests can associate their photos by touching their MagicBand, Memory Maker card, Disney PhotoPass card or park admission ticket to a device that the photographer uses.

For photos and videos taken on attractions at Walt Disney World Resort, guests with a MagicBand will have their photos automatically associated to their account by simply wearing them while experiencing the attraction. If a guest does not have a MagicBand, they can associate their attraction photos (other than Seven Dwarfs Mine Train location) to a Memory Maker card or park admission ticket by touching their card or ticket to the photo touch point located next to their photo at the attraction preview wall.

Guests with Memory Maker also can download images and other digital content from Family & Friends connections in My Disney Experience who choose to share their photos. All photos and videos are available for guests to collect for 30 days from the day Memory Maker is redeemed or from the date of the first content download.

Guests can purchase Memory Maker in advance of their vacation online for $169 plus tax, or purchase it once they arrive at Walt Disney World Resort at select merchandise locations for $199 plus tax or after their vacation by visiting DisneyWorld.com/Memory-Maker.

Memory Maker One Day — For guests visiting the Walt Disney World theme parks for a shorter time, a new Memory Maker One Day product is just the thing to capture a day full of Disney memories. When guests purchase a 1-day Magic Your Way park admission ticket, they can add Memory Maker to their ticket for just $39 and receive a complimentary MagicBand.

With the Memory Maker One Day, guests will receive unlimited digital downloads for the day they use their ticket to enter the Walt Disney World theme parks, including access and downloads for all photos captured on attractions, at Disney Character Meet and Greet locations and Disney Character dining locations. Guests can purchase the Memory Maker One Day at Magic Kingdom Vacation Planning booths.*

For more information about Disney’s PhotoPass service, guests may visit http://www.disneyphotopass.com.

Affordable family vacations at Walt Disney World Resort can combine convenience, flexibility, savings and extra value. Planning is the key . . . and here are some ideas and things to consider while planning to chase the guesswork and let the fun begin!…

Before You Go

Covering nearly 40 square miles, Walt Disney World Resort can be vexing to the guest for whom it is “uncharted territory.”  With their time at the Vacation Kingdom limited, guests who have done research and made preliminary determinations concerning what they want to experience discover they can be more “efficient” at having fun.  A couple of sources for information and advice about Walt Disney World vacations are:

• Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2015, available at bookstores coast-to-coast.
• DisneyWorldMoms.com, a panel of Disney-savvy parents who answer questions and offer advice on a Disney World-wide spectrum of topics.

The latest information about Walt Disney World Resort is available at the official Walt Disney World website, www.disneyworld.com.  Several notable “clicks” on the home page are:

• Special Offers to learn about currently offered Disney discount.
• Free Disney Parks Vacation Planning Guide DVD to receive a planning tool the family can watch together that takes the viewer on a tour of the theme parks, water parks and resorts, shows affordable ways to stay and play, and provides information about shows and attractions.
• MyDisneyExperience.com — where you can design the Walt Disney World Resort vacation you want, personalizing everything from at-home planning to in-park experiences. With the web site and free My Disney Experience mobile app, you can create your own personal guide to the magic. The web site and mobile app contain interactive maps and itinerary tools, give you the ability to reserve FastPass+ selections in advance.

A special area of the official Walt Disney World website, Disneyworld.com, is devoted to information for guests Traveling With Little Ones at Walt Disney World Resort.  Among the valuable topics covered: Vacation packing, travel tips, minimum height requirements on attractions, kids programs, dining and more.

Travel agents are experts who are familiar with vacation destinations and how to get there.  They will explain the choices, make the calls and book arrangements.  They save you time, and their services generally are provided at a modest cost — sometimes no cost — to you.  Options to consider:

• Disney vacation planners can answer questions, offer suggestions and book reservations at 407/W-DISNEY (407/934-7639).
• AAA members are offered special lodging programs at selected hotels and preferred parking at the theme parks when they purchase a select AAA vacation package or pre-purchase select theme park tickets at participating clubs.
• Vacation packages available through travel agents, disneyworld.com and 407/W-DISNEY combine popular components of a vacation at Walt Disney World Resort.  In addition to convenience, packages also may save money and often include special value-added features.  Walt Disney World Resort sometimes offers special time-limited packages that provide even greater savings.

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