A first glimpse at the world of Ratatouille at Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris recently unveiled the first photo and video trailer of the Ratatouille themed area that will open next summer at Walt Disney Studios Park, including a ride-through attraction, shop, and themed table service restaurant

DLP_RatatouilleThe new attraction and themed area is inspired by the Oscar-winning Disney●Pixar film Ratatouille, which tells the story of Rémy, a young rat who is talented in the kitchen and dreams of one day becoming a great chef. This leads to a fun but perilous journey that eventually lands him the job of head chef at one of the most famous restaurants in Paris.

Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy*, the ride-through attraction, takes guests on an adventure with Remy whereguests magically shrink down to the size of a rat and join Rémy and his friends as they scurry through the kitchen, dining room, and walls of Gusteau’s famous Parisian restaurant, all the while trying to avoid his nemesis, Chef Skinner. This attraction will immerse guests into Rémy’s animated world as they experience what it’s like to be a rat in a human sized world.

The attraction will be located in a new corner of Toon Studio that’s been transformed into a Ratatouille-inspired version of Paris. This themed area will also feature a shop, Chez Marianne Souvenirs de Paris** and a rat-scale themed table service restaurant, Bistrot Chez Rémy*. The restaurant, which is the (check the blog, but I think we use first-of-its-kind at a Disney Park, will be directly adjacent to the attraction and serve the little chef’s famous dish, ratatouille.

Following Crush’s Coaster(1), Cars Race Rally(2) and Toy Story Playland(3), Ratatouille will be the fourth attraction at Walt Disney Studios Park inspired by a Disney●Pixar film, allowing Disneyland Paris to once again combine its narration skills with state-of-the-art technology to offer the best possible experience.

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Meet Sabine, the No-Nonsense Heroine from Star Wars Rebels

Sabine is a key member of the Ghost crew in Star Wars Rebels. As seen in this special video, featuring early design concepts, animation tests, and final art, Sabine is unlike any Star Wars character – especially in her love for blowing things up and tagging her work with graffiti. (http://youtu.be/-_0A2-YDexw)

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Watch – World Premiere of Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Trailer

Jimmy Kimmel Live – World Premiere of First Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

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Muppets Most Wanted “Winter Games” TV Spot

Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.

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Watch a Deleted Scene from Disney’s ‘Frozen’

Disney has released a deleted scene featuring the first time Anna and Kristoff met.


Meet Kristoff – Frozen Deleted Scene on Disney Video

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Pixie-Dusted Disney Cruise Line Offers Fun for Families and Guests of all Ages

The pixie-dusted Disney Cruise Line fleet has doubled in size with the launch of the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. What hasn’t changed is what set Disney Cruise Line apart from its inception. On a Disney cruise, adults find relaxation and indulgence, children engage in immersive, magical adventures with favorite characters, and together as families they create memories that last a lifetime. Onboard a Disney ship, guests find a vacation experience they feel was created especially for them.

The Disney Cruise Line ships—the 4,000-capacity Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream and the 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder and Disney Magic—are modern classics that celebrate the legendary ocean liners of the past while combining innovative technology with magical Disney touches to create extraordinary guest experiences.

The moment guests are welcomed aboard, they begin a journey complete with legendary Disney service and attention to detail, incomparable entertainment and unforgettable dining. In short, an unparalleled vacation experience for every member of the family.

Entertainment for Everyone

On Disney Cruise Line, fun is always afloat. There is entertainment for all ages, day and night, including original theatrical productions, adventurous deck parties, fireworks at sea, movies on the deck’s giant screen, first-run films (including some in digital 3-D for the first time at sea), exclusive Disney character interactions and much more.

Broadway-style musicals are presented nightly at the magnificent Walt Disney Theatre, a 1,340-seat performing art palace on the Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream, 977-seats on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder. There are original productions distinctive to each ship, plus guest-favorite offerings that can be enjoyed on more than one ship.

“Disney Wishes” (Disney Fantasy) is a 45-minute musical journey about three best friends who discover the secret to being a grown-up is staying connected to their inner child, and “Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular” (Disney Fantasy) is a fast-paced musical comedy during which Aladdin is back as the “street rat” of Agrabah.

“Disney’s Believe” (Disney Fantasy, Disney Dream) is a story about a botanist who discovers “family” is something far more important to tend to than his plants.

“The Golden Mickeys” (Disney Dream, Disney Wonder) combines theatrical song and dance, animated film, video and special effects and many of Disney’s most famous characters to salute Walt Disney and his legacy of animation magic.

“Villains Tonight!“ (Disney Dream, Disney Magic) casts a comical spell on the wicked and wonderful world of Disney villains.

“Disney Dreams … An Enchanted Classic” (Disney Magic, Disney Wonder) tells a bedtime story featuring Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Cinderella, Ariel and other popular Disney characters who together teach a young girl the power of her dreams.

The toy-sized adventure of Buzz Lightyear and Woody comes to life in the delightful “Toy Story-The Musical” (Disney Wonder). “Twice Charmed: An Original Twist on the Cinderella Story” (Disney Magic) immerses the audience in a musical fairy tale.

In addition to stage shows, Disney Cruise Line offers a host of special parties, including the adventurously themed deck party, Pirates IN the Caribbean. With stunt performers rappelling from atop the funnel, an epic battle at sea ensues as the good guys take on the villains. Characters such as Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Captain Mickey, Minnie and Goofy join guests for a raucous good time, complete with music and dancing.

And as part of the nighttime fun: a spectacular pyrotechnics performance—fireworks at sea like only Disney can do!

Walt Disney Theatre hosts first-run Disney film premieres, allowing cruisers to enjoy a film’s opening at the same time it’s making its nationwide release on land. Buena Vista Theatre also shows first-run releases and Disney classics. Both state-of-the-art theaters feature Disney Digital 3-D technology, bringing a whole new dimension of cinematic entertainment to the high seas.

Atop each ship’s forward funnel, Funnel Vision is a state-of-the-art, jumbo LED screen. Classic Disney animated features, movies, major sporting events and more are shown, as well as video presentations to enhance outdoor entertainment and deck parties by the family pool.

There are also daily character greetings, variety acts and live entertainment throughout each cruise.

Fun for Children, Tweens and Teens

Aboard Disney Cruise Line ships, it’s great to be a kid. Children can let their imagination sail free in nearly an entire deck customized just for them, tweens and teens have places to kick back and the smallest seafarers are cared for in a colorful space with an under-the-sea theme. Dedicated, age-specific areas and customized, interactive programs inspire, entertain and spark the imagination of children ages 3 months to 17 years.

While children are enjoying the most extensive youth activity areas at sea, parents can enjoy the ship “worry-free,” thanks to complimentary use of wave phones that allow crew or kids to contact parents anytime and anywhere on the ship. Plus, all Disney Cruise Line youth activities are supervised by specially trained, dedicated counselors and feature some of the longest operating hours at sea, providing greater flexibility for parents and even more fun for kids.

Infants and toddlers (ages 12 weeks to 3 years) are cared for and entertained with toys, books, crafts and games at Flounder’s Reef Nursery (Disney Wonder) and at It’s a Small World Nursery (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic). Disney Cruise Line’s babysitting services offer the longest operating hours of any cruise company. As an added convenience, all baby products needed for a Disney cruise can be pre-arranged and delivered directly to a guest’s stateroom upon arrival.

Children can customize their vacation by choosing from a variety of activities. Disney’s Oceaneer Club and Disney’s Oceaneer Lab (ages 3-12) transport children to magical realms of adventure and exploration … Tweens (ages 11-14) enjoy video games, a multitude of hi-tech entertainment arts and movies in Edge.

For the teens, Vibe (ages 14-17) provides an ultra-cool teen-only hangout. Vibe is the perfect chill-out spot with music, Internet access, plasma-screen TVs, MP3 players, games, karaoke and snacks. On the Disney Fantasy and Disney Dream, teens have their own private deck for fun outside in the sun.

Adults Relax, Dine and Play

Disney Cruise Line offers adult cruise passengers upscale and sophisticated experiences designed just for them. From elegant dinners … to backstage tours … to the exclusive Quiet Cove pool, adults will find endless ways to relax and enjoy themselves in areas set aside just for them.

Relaxation and rejuvenation take control at Vista Spa and Salon (Disney Wonder) and at Senses Spa & Salon (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic), where the only thing more indulgent than massage, body wrap and pedicure is enjoying a treatment in a “spa villa” complete with an indoor suite connected to a private outdoor verandah with personal hot tub and open-air shower.

Palo, located high atop each ship, is a romantic fine-dining restaurant exclusively for adults. Remy (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy) is Disney Cruise Line’s first premier adult-dining option. Meanwhile, Cove Café provides the perfect place to sit back and sip a gourmet coffee on all ships.

After Hours (Disney Magic), Route 66 (Disney Wonder), The District (Disney Dream) and Europa (Disney Fantasy) are nighttime entertainment neighborhoods offering adults an array of entertainment in clubs and pubs each night.

On Disney Cruise Line’s private island, Castaway Cay, adults have a beach all their own. At Serenity Bay, sparkling turquoise waters meet pristine white sand and two-person hammocks provide a peaceful place to relax. Private ocean-side cabanas are the ultimate venue for luxurious spa treatments.

Exceptional Dining Experiences

Uniquely themed restaurants are as delightful as they are delicious. While guests “rotate” through different restaurants each night, the same servers accompany them. This rotational dining takes guests through a variety of dining experiences and menus while providing friendly, familiar, personalized service each night.

At Animator’s Palate, Pacific Rim flavors combine with California freshness and a host of other cultural and culinary influences. As an added treat, passengers enjoy dinner and a show. On the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, animation scenes from Disney films magically come alive with color. On the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, the restaurant transforms into a shimmering undersea world where Crush, the sea turtle from the Disney•Pixar film “Finding Nemo,” swims around the room, conversing with and entertaining guests. On special evenings aboard the Disney Fantasy and Disney Magic, guests’ own drawings become animated.

Carioca’s (Disney Magic) is inspired by the vibrant atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro. Parrot Cay (Disney Wonder) features flavors from the Caribbean. Enchanted Garden (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy) is a casual restaurant inspired by the gardens of Versailles, featuring a seasonal menu of market-fresh ingredients.

Elegant Lumiere’s (Disney Magic), Triton’s (Disney Wonder), Royal Palace (Disney Dream) and Royal Court (Disney Fantasy) combine the best of continental cuisine with casual elegance for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Adults may opt to dine at Palo, a premier restaurant featuring sweeping ocean views and modern Italian cuisine, and Remy (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy), an exquisite, French-inspired gourmet restaurant.

There are casual dining alternatives at Beach Blanket Buffet (Disney Wonder) and Cabanas (Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, Disney Magic).

Disney Difference

Most Disney Caribbean and Bahamian cruises lead to the magical shores of Castaway Cay, a private island paradise exclusively for Disney Cruise Line guests, with activities and areas for families, teens and adults.

On a Disney cruise, staterooms are family-size, immaculately appointed with a nautical Disney flair and smartly designed to let guests stretch out in style and comfort. As an added convenience, most staterooms feature a “split bath-and-a-half” with a sink and tub/shower in one room and a sink and toilet in a separate room.

To learn more about Disney Cruise Line or to book a vacation, guests can visit www.disneycruise.com, call Disney Cruise Line at 888-325-2500 or contact their travel agent.

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Disneyland Resort Fact Sheet

When Walt Disney opened Disneyland, the original Disney theme park, on July 17, 1955, he said he hoped it would be “a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” He famously observed: “Disneyland will never be completed…as long as there is imagination left in the world.”

Since 1955, the Disneyland Resort has welcomed more than 600 million guests. It has expanded to become an approximately 500-acre, world-class, multi-day, family resort destination, complete with two renowned Disney theme parks, three hotels and the exciting shopping, dining and entertainment district known as the Downtown Disney District.

With the completion in June 2012 of the Disney California Adventure park expansion, the parks of the Disneyland Resort offer guests more classic characters, more storytelling, more attractions and more of the unique Disney heritage that gives Disney theme parks their special personality.

Disneyland park – Upon its opening on July 17, 1955, Disneyland introduced a new concept in family entertainment and launched the theme park industry. Disneyland presented 18 major attractions on its Opening Day including the Mad Tea Party, the Jungle Cruise, Autopia and the Mark Twain Riverboat, and it featured five themed lands: Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Frontierland and Main Street, U.S.A. Today, Disneyland is an evolving 85-acre American institution featuring more than 60 adventures and attractions in eight themed lands, having added New Orleans Square in 1966, Critter Country (originally Bear County) in 1972 and Mickey’s Toontown in 1993.  Favorite attractions include Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Tours, “it’s a small world,” Indiana Jones Adventure and the mountain range of thrill rides: Matterhorn Bobsleds, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain.

Disney California Adventure park – Since its opening in 2001 with such popular attractions as Soarin’ Over California, California Screamin’ and Grizzly River Run, Disney California Adventure has been bringing adventure and fun to life with Disney storytelling magic. The extremely popular Twilight Zone™Tower of Terror attraction debuted in 2004. On June 15, 2012  three new attractions opened in the new Cars Land, based on the Disney•Pixar movie “Cars,” along with an all new park entry, Buena Vista Street, highlighted by the Carthay Circle Restaurant and Lounge.

With the completion of a multiyear expansion project in 2012, Disney California Adventure grew from its original three themed lands – Golden State, Paradise Pier and Hollywood Pictures Backlot – to a total of eight lands including the new 12-acre Cars Land and Buena Vista Street, “a bug’s land” (which opened in 2002), a renamed Hollywood Land, Condor Flats, Grizzly Peak and Pacific Wharf (all formerly parts of the Golden State area) and Paradise Pier.

The expansion of Disney California Adventure (announced in 2007) launched with the 2008 opening of Toy Story Midway Mania!, an interactive, ride-through attraction where guests enter into a 4-D carnival midway hosted by the “Toy Story” characters. In 2010, the expansion continued with the debut of World of Color, an award-winning, nighttime water spectacular featuring nearly 1,200 fountains that bring Disney animation to life. In 2011, Disney opened The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, a “dark ride” that transports guests “under the sea” to experience scenes and beloved songs from the Little Mermaid film.

In addition, several attractions in Disney California Adventure received new Disney themes during the park’s expansion. The Paradise Pier district now features Mickey’s Fun Wheel, Silly Symphony Swings, Goofy’s Sky School and Disney-themed Games of the Boardwalk.

With the addition of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street, the park features more than 35 adventures and attractions plus distinctive entertainment and dining. Cars Land offers three attractions: Radiator Springs Racers, Luigi’s Flying Tires and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree.

Downtown Disney District -This lively, colorful, admission-free esplanade of exciting restaurants, shops and nightclubs is centrally located between the Disneyland Resort theme parks and hotels.  The 20-acre, 300,000 square-foot avenue features approximately 50 distinct venues including AMC® Theatres, Catal Restaurant, ESPN® Zone, House of Blues®, La Brea Bakery Café, Rainforest Café®, Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen, Tortilla Jo’s, Build-a-Bear Workshop, Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria, WonderGround Gallery and, of course, the World of Disney store. Earl of Sandwich is now open in the Downtown Disney District.

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa -1600 S. Disneyland Drive, (714) 635-2300
Featuring 948 rooms and 50 Disney Vacation Club villas, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel is the flagship hotel of the Disneyland Resort. The design of this AAA Four-Diamond, award-winning luxury property is inspired by the turn-of-the-century California Craftsman movement. In 2009 the hotel became home to the first Disney Vacation Club units on the West Coast. It’s also the first hotel in the United States to be built inside a Disney park (Disney California Adventure).

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel offers suites, a large convention facility, swimming pools, Mandara Spa and two restaurants: Storytellers Café and the award-winning Napa Rose. With approximately 35 sommeliers, including several advanced sommeliers, Napa Rose boasts the most certified wine experts under one roof anywhere in the U.S.

Disneyland Hotel -1150 West Magic Way, (714) 778-6600
Significant new enhancements at the iconic Disneyland Hotel include re-imagined guest rooms, Disney-themed suites, a new restaurant and bar – Tangaroa Terrace and Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar – and a water play area with Monorail-inspired water slides. Other distinctive restaurants at the hotel include Goofy’s Kitchen and the award-winning Steakhouse 55.  This AAA Four-Diamond hotel features 969 rooms, including some specially themed Disney character suites, and one of the largest contiguous convention spaces in the Western United States with 136,000 square feet.

Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel -1717 S. Disneyland Drive, (714) 999-0990
A casually elegant 481-room hotel themed to the colorful “day at the beach” California seaside culture of fun, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel features the whimsical Disney’s PCH Grill restaurant, a pool deck with cabanas and water slide, and 30,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.

Disneyland Resort Facts & Firsts

  • Opening Date: July 17, 1955
  • 25,000 cast members, making Disneyland Resort the largest single-site employer in Orange County
  • The Matterhorn Bobsleds was the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world when it opened in 1959, and it set the standard for modern-day roller-coaster design.
  • Disneyland created the first daily operating monorail in the western hemisphere.
  • The nighttime water spectacular “World of Color” uses a submersible platform that’s bigger than a football field, with more than 18,000 points of control and revolutionary lighting that infuses nearly 1,200 fountains with color — making it one of the largest show systems ever built.
  • More than 800 species of plants, native to 40 different countries, grow at Disneyland Resort.
  • The landscape surrounding the Jungle Cruise has evolved into its own ecosystem since the attraction opened in 1955. The trees have created a canopy that allows species of ground plants to grow that otherwise wouldn’t in Southern California.
  • Through the years, a virtual “Who’s Who” of the 20th and early 21st centuries has visited the Disneyland Resort, including U.S. presidents (dating to Harry S. Truman), numerous heads of state and countless athletes, artists, authors and celebrities.
  • The Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa are the only AAA Four Diamond Hotels in Anaheim.
  • Disney California Adventure park opened in 2001. It celebrated the completion of a five-year expansion in June 2012, with eight themed lands, including the new Cars Land.
  • Buena Vista Street, the new road into Disney California Adventure, invites guests to step into Los Angeles of the 1920s and ’30s, experiencing the sights and sounds Walt Disney may have discovered when he stepped off the train in California in 1923.
  • At 280,000 square feet and 125 feet tall at its peak, The Ornament Valley Mountain Range in Cars Land is the largest rock structure in any domestic Disney theme park.
  • More than 30 different languages are spoken among Disneyland Resort cast members.
  • Disneyland Resort costuming cast members maintain more than a thousand different costumes for use in the parks and hotels.
  • Approximately 50 certified scuba divers work on the Disneyland Resort Facilities team, which maintains such attractions as “World of Color,” “Fantasmic!” and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
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Disney VoluntEARS Inspire Future Scientists

Ever wonder what makes it possible for guests to take a flight to Endor with Star Tours, or how Big Thunder Mountain Railroad creates thrills as the wildest ride in the wilderness?

Cast Members from Walt Disney World Resort who work on both of those attractions, combined fun with a variety of interactive displays showcasing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to inspire future scientists during the annual Otronicon event at the Orlando Science Center. A celebration of interactive technology, Otronicon gives participants access to innovative technology that’s changing the way Central Floridians live, learn and play. The four-day event attracts thousands of kids annually from schools across the region, inspiring them to consider STEM careers.

“To a kid, Otronicon is a dream come true — four floors of video games, robots, virtual reality and more,” said JoAnn Newman, president and CEO of Orlando Science Center. “With participation from Disney VoluntEARS and representatives of other companies across Central Florida, this event creates engaging opportunities that spark a child’s interest in science and tech careers through the appeal of interactive technology.”

Disney VoluntEARS have been involved with Otronicon for the past three years to encourage students to consider STEM careers and highlight the fun connected with those roles. Walt Disney World Resort also demonstrates support for the Orlando Science Center in other ways, including grants, in-kind donations and volunteer leadership.

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Meet Zeb, the Muscle, from Star Wars Rebels

Every team needs a tough guy. Introducing Zeb, the (smart) muscle of the Ghost crew from Lucasfilm’s upcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels. He is revealed for the first time in this video, featuring concept art, clay sculpts, and final renderings of the character, in addition to creator interviews. (http://youtu.be/Rw86B-GFsDU)

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Disney Vacation Club Gives Members More to Love with New ‘Membership Magic’

Disney Vacation Club is adding even more magic for its members with the launch of Membership Magic today. Membership Magic is a new program designed to introduce numerous enhancements for members, create exclusive vacation options across multiple Disney experiences and provide special, money-saving discounts for members to enjoy. The first wave of experiences has officially rolled out, but members can expect to see several ongoing enhancements in the months to come.

“With Membership Magic, we are giving families even more to love about Disney Vacation Club,” said Ken Potrock, senior vice president and general manager, Disney Vacation Club. “We are introducing great new perks, exclusive experiences and other service enhancements that only members and their guests can access. It’s our special way of thanking our members for being such a valued part of the Disney Vacation Club family.”

Members can see details and important information about some of the immediate features already in play on DVCMember.com, where the homepage has gone through a complete overhaul. The re-design of the homepage is more interactive and user-friendly. Offering plenty of convenient benefits and useful information, the website allows members to ask questions, chat live with Disney Vacation Club representatives and access vacation-planning tools.

From now until April 30, 2014, members can purchase Disney Parks Annual Passes – including the Walt Disney World Premium Pass, the Disneyland Resort Deluxe Pass and the Disney Premiere Passport – at special, discounted rates. Members can visit DVCMember.com to learn more about each offer (including availability and continued access), and access a variety of member discounts on shopping, dining and recreational activities. They may also access the new Disney Vacation Club Member Online Marketplace at any time to shop for exclusive Disney Vacation Club merchandise.

Starting in March, through an association with RCI, enhanced collections of vacation options will be introduced into the Disney Vacation Club mix, growing the number of available exchange vacation spots from hundreds to thousands. For members who purchase directly from Disney, the Disney Collection will also feature an expanded list of Walt Disney World Resort hotels. These are in addition to the existing popular lodging options at Disneyland Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Members will also have access to Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by Disney vacations. Additionally, many of the high-quality resorts that members have long enjoyed through RCI and the Concierge Collection now require fewer vacation points and will offer greater availability.

In addition to the vast vacation options previously mentioned, members can also partake in numerous Disney experiences planned just for them and their guests. The following experiences will include opportunities reserved only for Disney Vacation Club:

  • Adventures by Disney: Two exclusive adventures featuring New York City and an all-new San Francisco and Napa trip that only members and their guests have the opportunity to experience before anyone else
  • Disney Cruise Line: The first summertime Member Cruise is scheduled for August 2014 on the Disney Dream, sailing out of Port Canaveral, Fla., and featuring special entertainment and nightly gifts
  • Great Moments with Walt Disney: A complimentary, Disney Vacation Club-created live theater experience making five tour stops in the U.S. this year, hosted by Disney historian and author Tim O’Day and Disney Files Magazine editor Ryan March
  • Culinary Magic: Dinner events at restaurants such as Flying Fish Café at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn and Citricos at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
  • Recreation Magic: Two new experiences have been created on Walt Disney World waterways – competitive fishing tournaments at Disney’s Contemporary Resort and complimentary sparkling wine, chocolate-covered strawberries and a prime viewing spot when booking a Magic Kingdom Fireworks Cruise
  • Member Bowling Night: Splitsville Luxury Lanes in Downtown Disney area will host weekly bowling nights for members and their guests

Throughout the next several months, Disney Vacation Club members can expect to see new enhancements and offerings from the Membership Magic program – including experiences in California, Hawaii and at sea – as it continues to evolve.

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