Specials Disney – Disneyland announces Summer promotion Stay 3, Get 2 free

This is a new promotion from Disneyland for this summer. This promotion offers 5 nights at a Disneyland Resort or Good Neighbor Hotel and 5 days of theme park admission for the price of three. This is one of the best summer offers ever at the Disneyland Resort!

This promotion is valid for travel from April 1st through September 26th, 2009, though the discounts do not apply to Good Neighbor Hotels until May 1st.

The ticket-only offer gives you 2 extra days of park admission when you purchase a 3-Day or longer Disneyland Resort Park Hopper Bonus Ticket. This means your 3-day ticket becomes a 5-day ticket, or your 4-day ticket becomes a 5-day ticket. These tickets must be purchased before your trip, either through the Disneyland Web site or as part of your vacation package. You cannot purchase this promotional ticket from the Disneyland Resort ticket booths, so plan ahead!

The Disneyland Resort Hotel offer gives you 2 free nights when you book 3 or more nights between April 1st - September 26th, 2009 at the Disneyland Hotel, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel or the Paradise Pier Hotel.

The Good Neighbor Hotel offer gives you 2 free nights when you 3 or more nights between May 1st - September 26th, 2009 at a participating Good Neighbor Hotel.

As with any offer, there's a lot of fine print:
Offer is valid for bookings from 3/24/09 through 8/11/09 and for arrivals from 5/1/09 though 9/26/09 with travel being completed by 10/1/09. Upon the purchase of a 3-night package, with 3-Day Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® souvenir tickets, at a participating hotel, two (2) consecutive free nights will be added to the hotel stay and two (2) days added to the tickets. Limited to two (2) free nights per package/reservation and not valid for previously booked rooms. Check for offers associated with longer night stays. The Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® souvenir tickets expire 13 days after first day of use or 10/13/09, whichever occurs first, and each day of use constitutes one full day of use. Tickets may not be sold or transferred for commercial purposes. Offers subject to availability and blockout dates; advance reservations required. Not valid with any other discount or promotion. Subject to restrictions and change without notice. ©Disney

Specials Disney – FREE Disney Dining plan

Disney is now hurting for business…not as much as others but they are still hurting. Disney is now offering free Dining plan. This is an awesome deal. When you purchase one of these 5-night/6-day Magic Your Way hotel and theme park ticket packages, your family will enjoy the Disney Dining Plan, Free. That's a savings of $654 for a family of four. Valid for stays most nights 8/16/09 to 10/03/09. It's the Disney vacation you've been dreaming of.

Rooms fill up fast. Book through June 21, 2009. Sample pricing:

• $58 per person per day for family of 4 at select Disney Value Resorts - in a standard room. Total package price $1,390.
• $74 per person per day for family of 4 at select Disney Moderate Resorts - in a standard room. Total package price $1,764.
• $95 per person per day for family of 4 at select Disney Deluxe Resorts - in a standard room at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge & Disney's Wilderness Lodge. Total package price $2,276.
• $108 per person per day for family of 4 at select Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts - in a studio room at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney's Old Key West Resort. Total package price $2,586.

Save $654 for a family of four.
Prices based on 2 adults, 1 junior and 1 child. The number of rooms available at these rates is limited. Savings based on non-discounted price for the same package. Tickets are for one Theme Park per day and must be used within 14 days of first use. Excludes gratuities for Disney Dining Plan

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Specials Disney – Save Money

Family with kids always loves Disney. And while Disney is fun - that doesn't mean they have to be at a park every second of your vacation. So, this idea is for people who've rented a car or drove to the park.

Don't get the park hopper. Several parks in one day? That's a recipe for crankiness and problems. Instead, go to the park first thing in the morning and figure out which rides you REALLY want to ride. If you can ride - go, otherwise, get your FastPass and hit the other stuff.

When the kids are tuckered out or are ready to go to the second park, go back to the hotel and play in the pool. Disney's pools are awesome. No matter what age, your kids will love the GIANT pools with slides and fountains - definitely worth it.

If you haven't decided where to stay yet, check out the Nickelodeon Hotel just outside Disney property. That's another great hotel with stuff to do towards the end of the day so you can avoid the Park Hopper.

On Day 2 take the family to the beach. Other than the drive - that's free. Who doesn't love the beach and world famous Cocoa Beach is 45 minutes away. Great places to body surf, build sand castles, eat lunch, suntan - it's the best. And even better you'll pass a Wal-Mart on the way there. Wal-Mart has tons of cool Disney stuff for 25% of the price. Hats, shirts, mugs - whatever you were planning on buying at the park. At the end of the day, head back to the Disney and splurge on one of their property restaurants. It'll be fun.

On Day 3 take them to another park. This way they'll feel like they got the true Disney experience, but also had a great vacation and you didn't spend a fortune.