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MagicBands will be available for purchase next week for
guests staying offsite at non-Walt Disney World Resort hotels.
Selling at a lower than expected price, the MagicBands will
be available at select merchandise locations for $12.95 plus tax. This is
slightly lower than the expected $15 price point. Color choices will be pink,
blue, red, green, orange, gray and yellow
Advance
FastPass+ reservations will be available to offsite day guests from
3/31/2014. Those guests will not be issued a MagicBand, but will instead use
their RFID ticket media for touch to enter, and FastPass+. A MagicBand can then
be purchased and will be linked to the guests My Disney Experience account and
will operate in the same way as their RFID ticket media. The bands will not be
eligible for touch-to-pay, which is currently only available to Walt Disney
World Resort hotel guests.
Offsite day guests will be able to make FastPass+
reservations for each day that is linked to their My Disney Experience account,
starting 30 days in advance of the visit.
Guests staying at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
Resort will be able to make advance FastPass+ reservations up to 60 days in
advance of their check-in date starting 3/31/2014. This gives those guests the
same FastPass+ privileges as the Disney operated Walt Disney World Resort
hotels.
Swan and Dolphin guests will not receive MagicBands however,
but they will be available for purchase at $12.95. The MagicBand is optional,
as all FastPass+ and park entry can be done with the standard issue RFID ticket
media. Touch-to-pay will not be available.
Up until now, guests at the Swan and Dolphin have been
making same day FastPass+ reservations at dedicated in-park kiosks staffed by
Cast Members.
You can now find Baby Cakes NYC doughnuts for sale at the
Gardens Kiosk at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The kiosk opened
last year, with the aim of offering allergy advice for the Animal
Kingdom restaurants, and an assortment of special dietary food products.
New parking fees
price increases are now in effect at the four theme parks at Walt Disney World. Valet parking at the
resorts has also seen an increase.
New parking fees as of March 30 2014.
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Automobile, taxi, limo or motorcycle: $17
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Camper, trailer or RV: $18
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Bus or tractor trailer: $21
The last increase was in June 2013 which saw a $1 rise to
$15.
Many guests do not pay parking fees, as resort guests
automatically get complimentary parking. Most annual passholders also receive
free parking as part of their pass benefits. Offsite guests using single or
multi-day tickets will mostly be impacted by the rise.
Valet parking has increased to $20 at the Walt Disney World
Resort hotels. It was previously priced at $15. Self parking at the Walt Disney
World operated hotels remains complimentary.
Moana Mickey's Arcade is now closed at Disney's Polynesian
Resort.
It is not clear yet if the closure is permanent, or for a
refurbishment, however the video game area closed 3/30/2014. Arcade areas
remain available for guests to use at the nearby Grand Floridian and
Contemporary Resort hotels.
Disney's Polynesian Resort is undergoing major changes to
accommodate the addition of
the Disney Vacation Club Villas at the resort. Closures of Captain
Cook's, the main Nanea Volcano
pool, and extensive changes to the lobby are all set to begin soon.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Night of Joy, a special
ticket event at Magic Kingdom Park featuring the top names in Christian music.
Taking place on 9/5/2014 and 9/6/2014, single-night tickets
are $59 plus tax in advance and $69 plus tax on the days of the show. There is
also a two-night ticket option, which is $108 per night and includes a 1-day
admission to one of Disney’s two water parks or DisneyQuest if you purchase
them through 8/5/2014
Here is the full line-up for the 2014 Night of Joy.
Friday, 9/5/2014:
Hillsong United
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West
for KING & COUNTRY
Mandisa
Building 429
Matt Maher
The Neverclaim
Saturday, 9/6/ 2014:
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Israel Houghton & New Breed
Britt Nicole
Colton Dixon
Rhett Walker
We As Human
1 Girl Nation
The Diamond Horseshoe at the Magic Kingdom is opening for
quick service lunch beginning 4/1/2014 for family style table service dinner
later in the month.
You can find sandwiches, snacks and beverages for quick
service lunch 4/1 - 7/204 and 4/11 - 28/2014, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Later in the month, the restaurant will be open for table
service family-style turkey dinner. Reservations are required, and service
dates are 4/13/2014 4:30 to 9:30 PM, 4/14/2014 - 4/17/2014 4:30 to 8:30 PM,
4/18/2014 4:30 to 9:30 PM, 4/19/2014 4:30 to 8:30 PM.
Star Wars Weekends 2014 will bring two new Star Wars
character dining experiences to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Start your day with the “Star Wars” Dine-In Galactic
Breakfast! at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant. Breakfast at the Sci-Fi
Dine-In Theater Restaurant will include classic Star Wars movie characters and
scenes from the films. “Star Wars” Dine-In Galactic Breakfast characters may
include Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Jawas, Greedo, and Boba Fett.
For dinner from 4pm, the Hollywood and Vine has been
transformed into Jedi Mickey’s “Star Wars” Dine at Hollywood and Vine where
Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Chip and Dale have all come together to
celebrate the greatest saga ever told.
Both of these new character dining experiences will be
offered daily, and not just on Star Wars Weekend days, from 5/4/2014 through
6/15/2014.
Yon can make reservations now by calling 407-WDW-DINE. For
guests on the Disney Dining Plan, both experiences will require 2 table service
credits.
No discounts of any kind are available.
The price of the “Star Wars” Dine-In Galactic Breakfast!
experience is $47.99 for adults and $29.99 for children. The Jedi Mickey’s
“Star Wars” Dine at Hollywood and Vine experience is $55.99 for adults and
$33.99 for children, or as part of the “Fantasmic!” Dinner Package at a price
of adults $59.99 and $36.99 for children. Both experiences include a digital
photograph, and prices exclude tax and tip.
The line-up for the 2014 Sounds Like Summer Concert Series
at Epcot has been released.
As always, performers are subject to change.
June 8-14: Hotel California ~ A Salute to the Eagles
June 15-21: Don’t Stop Believin’ ~ Journey Tribute Band
June 22-28: Good Vibrations ~ A Tribute to The Beach Boys
June 29-July 5: Don’t Look Back ~ Boston Tribute Band
July 6 to 12: Stayin’ Alive ~ A Tribute to the Bee Gees
July 13 to 19: Slippery When Wet ~ The Ultimate Bon Jovi
Tribute
July 20 to 26: 2U ~ A Tribute to U2
Show times are 5:30, 6:45 and 8:00 PM – except on July 4
when show times are 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 and 9:00 PM. Sounds Like Summer concerts
are included with Epcot admission and take place at the America Gardens Theater
in World Showcase.
Just in time for the upcoming busy spring break and Easter
period, both new ferry boat docks serving the Magic Kingdom are now complete.
A second ferry boat dock has been added to both the
Transportation and Ticket Center and the Magic Kingdom, which now allows
simultaneous load and unload of two ferrys at either dock.
The docks are not yet in operation, but they appear to
have
all of the necessary components in place to begin service.
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