Episode #43 covers our excited anticipation of the August WDW trip! Ten days in Walt Disney World!! We cannot wait!!
Shannon being pregnant. Testing out the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan (AKA The Jabba the Hutt dining plan). These aspects are of special interest to this trip. How will they affect our in park exploits? What other events and attractions are we looking forward to during this trip?
Magic Never Ends is the podcast where you follow the weekly shenanigans of two Disney fans as they Embrace the Magic, Imagination, and Dreams of Disney.
Don’t forget to visit The Slim Down for Westfest 2009 on-going initiative at The DPN Forums! See it in action at http://tinyurl.com/4r9bmr
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Sorry for the delay in Episode #42! We had fun recording it so hopefully you’ll this episode was worth the wait.
On This Episode of The Magic Never Ends Podcast:
* Some Disney news and notes
* Kona Cafe restaurant review
* Miley Cyrus “Breakout” album review
* The Disney Channel Games 2008 Update
* Your Voice Mails!!
Magic Never Ends is the podcast where you follow the weekly shenanigans of two Disney fans as they Embrace the Magic, Imagination, and Dreams of Disney.
Don’t forget to visit The Slim Down for Westfest 2009 on-going initiative at The DPN Forums! See it in action at http://tinyurl.com/4r9bmr
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
E-mail us at podcast@magicneverends.com.
Call us at 206-350-2422.
Visit us at http://www.magicneverends.com for more ways to connect with us as well as other hilarious content.
Music featured on this episode: Miley Cyrus “Breakout”, “Lilo & Stitch” Original Movie Soundtrack.
When planning your next vacation, please contact Jana at travel@mainstreettravelco.com or Toll Free at 1(800)593-1262. Tell her that Will and Shannon sent you!
‘U Rock The Summer on Disney.com’ Sweepstakes Lets Fans Channel Their Inner Rock Star to Become a Music Video Legend
Online Promotion with User-Generated Video Uploads Gives Fans the Opportunity to Attend The Highly Anticipated Worldwide Premiere of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” and Meet Disney Stars
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
Disney.com today announced the launch of ‘U Rock the Summer on Disney.com’, a unique promotion that gives fans the opportunity to create their own music videos to song clips from popular Disney artists, post the original videos on the U Rock site ( www.Disney.com/URock) and enter to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
“With ‘U Rock the Summer’ we’re not just bringing great new video entertainment to Disney.com, we’re asking our millions of fans to become a part of our entertainment,” said Paul Yanover, executive vice president and managing director, Disney Online. “And we’re thrilled to be able to offer guests the chance to win prizes tied to the music and artists they are most passionate about.”
Today through Sept. 1, guests can visit Disney.com/URock and enter the sweepstakes once a day, every day for a chance to attend the star-studded world premiere of Walt Disney Pictures’ “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” coming to theaters this fall.
In addition, guests can download song clips and create videos for High School Musical 2’s “All for One,” Jonas Brothers’ “Burnin’ Up,” The Cheetah Girls’ “One World” or “Ever Ever After” as recorded by Jordan Pruitt on “Disneymania 6″. Fans that upload videos will have the chance to win one of these once-in-a-lifetime experiences:
– Rock out at a Jonas Brothers concert and meet the Jonas Brothers
– Rock out at “The Cheetah Girls: One World Live Concert Tour” and meet The Cheetah Girls
– Record a “Disneymania 6″ song and meet “Disneymania 6″ recording artist Jordan Pruitt
– Host a Radio Disney Street Jam party that will bring rock n’ roll to your whole block
Coming soon, guests will be able to watch, share and comment on a variety of videos that were uploaded as part of the sweepstakes. Guests will be e-mailed if their video is posted on Disney.com and will be able to share their creation with family and friends.
The kick off of ‘U Rock the Summer’ comes on the heels of an all-time record breaking traffic month for Disney.com, driven primarily by special video and entertainment events including the streaming of the Disney Channel Original Movie “Camp Rock” and full-length Wonderful World of Disney films as well as a unique online experience around “Wall-E.” In the month of June, more than 30 million unique users visited the Disney Online network of sites, according to comScore Media Metrix. This bested the previous record set in May 2008 by six percent and represents a 28 percent increase in unique visitors and 65 percent jump in both total visits and average daily total minutes compared to the same period last year.
The ‘U Rock the Summer on Disney.com’ prizes are presented in partnership with Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records and Radio Disney.
About Disney Online
Disney Online ( www.Disney.com), a unit of Disney Interactive Media Group, produces the No. 1 kids’ entertainment and family community destination on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1996, Disney.com is the online gateway to all of the company’s Disney-branded entertainment initiatives, providing comprehensive access to, and information about Disney movies, travel, television, games, mobile, music, shopping and live events.
In addition, Disney Online develops and publishes a range of online products and services including Disney Club Penguin, Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Disney’s Toontown Online, Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online, Disney Game Downloads, Disney Game Kingdom Online and Disney Connection.
Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) is a unit of The Walt Disney Company.
No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. Many will enter, few will win. Open only to permanent legal residents physically located and residing within the 50 states of the U.S. or D.C., as of 8/04/08. Internet Entries and Video Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. PT on 9/01/08. Mail Entries must be postmarked by 9/01/08 and received by 9/05/08. Prize and travel restrictions apply. Not all videos will be posted online. Posting and rating of videos does not affect the outcome of the U Rock the Summer on Disney.com Sweepstakes. For Official Rules and how to participate without submitting a Video go to Disney.com/URock. Kids under 13 years of age must have parental/legal guardian consent prior to entering or uploading a video.
SOURCE: Disney Online
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As if rising gas and food prices weren’t enough, a ticket to the Magic Kingdom will soon cost a few bucks more.
The Walt Disney Co. said Friday it is raising one-day ticket prices at its domestic parks starting Sunday.
Tickets for those aged 10 and older to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will rise from $71 to $75, while tickets for children aged 3 to 9 will go from $60 to $63.
At Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., one-day prices will rise from $66 to $69 for those aged 10 and older, and from $56 to $59 for children aged 3 to 9.
The price increase applies in varying degrees for longer stays, while the park hopper option, an add-on that allows ticket-holders to move among any of Disney’s parks, will cost $50, up from $45.
According to Scott Powers at the Orlando Sentinel:
Walt Disney World has unveiled a rendering and a few details of some retheming and renovations in the works for Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort — theming it after the hugely-popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride/movies/games franchise.
Beds that look like ships. Dressers that look like old crates. Curtains that look like tattered sails. The attached artist’s rendering shows a few of the details.
Disney is planning the look for 384 rooms in the Trinidad South Village Area, set to be ready sometime next year. The resort has a total of 2,112 rooms.
Disney also announced a revised Magic Your Way plan. For fixed price per day, guests can add a Quick Service Dining starting Jan. 11, 2009. The package offers two quick service meals and two snacks for each night of stay, as well as a refillable drink mug for unlimited refills of non-alcoholic beverages at Disney resort hotels.
Clients who book through Walt Disney Travel Co. also will receive a new benefit — 30 minute play-cards for Disney’s resort hotel video arcades.
Some interesting changes coming! Shannon and I aren’t huge fans of the WDW quick service (QS) establishments. There are some fine QS places. But we chose the Dining Plan to “afford” better food at the table service (TS) restaurants. And the Dining Plan gives us QS credits. So not sure if we’d only want to eat at QS while at WDW.
But I do see a benefit to this plan. It takes people away from the sit-down establishments and shuttles them towards the quicker moving counter service. It’s a big boom in potential revenue for Disney. Disney gets the guaranteed money from the QS Dining Plan without negatively affecting any potential walk-up customers as the previous Dining Plan did to the sit-down restaurants. QS places might experience a higher volume though but so much that people can still eat at their favorite QS spot.
Additionally those that wanted to participate in the savings from a Dining Plan can now do so. Or tempt those that were on the fence before about purchasing a Disney Dining Plan. While no price is quoted, it is QS after all and probably be around $30/person for each night of their stay.
The re-theming of Caribbean Beach Resort will probably generate some groans from the general public. More, pirates?! I like pirates! I am unsure why Disney didn’t think of this sooner. I’m more interested in staying at CBR with the pirate theme.
Plus, again, we look at the money angle. Most boys love pirates. They want to be pirates. Now the little Disney boys will want to stay at CBR, an under-performing and often criticized resort. This also might tempt families to upgrade from a value to a moderate resort.
Disney has tempted me again. Although not a fan of QS places so much, I want to test out this new dining plan. And I love pirates so I want to stay at CBR. Guess that means more “research” trips!
Ashley Tisdale is up for another VMA - Best Pop Video. In order for her to become an official nominee, you must vote! Voting ends on August 1, so head over to MTV.com to cast your vote.
We seen this trailer twice while at the movies recently. It looks very cute and very funny. Especially the hamster side-kick. It is sure to be another great family movie from Walt Disney Pictures.
The Muppets are invading your favorite Disney Channel programs! A half-hour sketch comedy show called “Studio DC: Almost Live!” will have your favorite Muppet characters interacting with Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, Ashley Tisdale and more! Watch the premiere on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) and witness the hilarity!
Episode #41 marks the beginning of Magic Never Ends YEAR TWO!! MNE Year One was about discovery. This second year is about change and expansion. Thanks for making Year One a success. We hope you continue to join us for all the fun, silliness and excitement! Plus you might just learn a few things while we entertain you.
On This Episode of The Magic Never Ends Podcast:
* The August WDW MPSS is finalized!
* We’re going on a cruise!
* Shannon’s announcement
* ‘Ohana Dinner Review
* Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa Review
* Your Voice Mails and E-mails!!
Magic Never Ends is the podcast where you follow the weekly shenanigans of two Disney fans as they Embrace the Magic, Imagination, and Dreams of Disney.
Join us next week for Episode #42, where we’ll review Miley Cyrus‘ new album “Breakout”, we review another yummy WDW restaurant, interact with YOU through your wonderful voice mails and e-mails…and Shannon might even sing a song!
Don’t forget to visit The Slim Down for Westfest 2009 on-going initiative at The DPN Forums! See it in action at http://tinyurl.com/4r9bmr
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
E-mail us at podcast@magicneverends.com.
Call us at 206-350-2422.
Visit us at http://www.magicneverends.com for more ways to connect with us as well as other hilarious content.
Music featured on this episode: Toy Story Original Movie Soundtrack, music from the World Showcase American Adventure Loop.
When planning your next vacation, please contact Jana at travel@mainstreettravelco.com or Toll Free at 1(800)593-1262. Tell her that Will and Shannon sent you!
As The Attack of the Tweens Trip Report Episode (MNE Ep. 39) ran long, we saved our enthusiastic thoughts on the music, moves and magic of Camp Rock for Episode 40! Disney describes it as their most rocking Disney Channel movie! What does Will and Shannon think of this claim?
We’ll UP the Tween Factor even more as we cover new videos from Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers!
Don’t worry, we’ll balance out the Tween craziness with our review of Wall-E, the latest theatrical release from Pixar. Find out where Will and Shannon rank it among the other Pixar movies. Hear on thoughts after reflecting on the movie for a few weeks.
We close out this episode with YOUR feedback!
Magic Never Ends is the podcast where you follow the weekly shenanigans of two Disney fans as they Embrace the Magic, Imagination, and Dreams of Disney.
Don’t forget to visit The Slim Down for Westfest 2009 on-going initiative at The DPN Forums! See it in action at http://tinyurl.com/4r9bmr
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
E-mail us at podcast@magicneverends.com.
Call us at 206-350-2422.
Visit us at http://www.magicneverends.com for more ways to connect with us as well as other hilarious content.
Music featured on this episode: Camp Rock Original Movie Soundtrack, Wall-E Original Movie Soundtrack, “7 Things” by Miley Cyrus, and “Burnin’ Up” by The Jonas Brothers.
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