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Disney World ups admission price

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Beginning this Sunday Walt Disney World will raise the cost of its basic 1-day admission ticket to $67.00. That’s up $4 from current prices. This is the second price raise in less than a year. Last January the price went from $59.75 to $63.00. For those of you playing along that’s a 12% increase in… Read More »Disney World ups admission price

Analysts see strong third quarter for Disney.

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Well duh. One word. Pirates. Okay Two words. Pirates. Cars. However, strong showings at the themeparks (which are in some doubt due to gas prices) and great merchandise sales could propel Disney’s stock price upward. (link)

New ABC Video: LOST fan theories

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ABC went to Comic-con and captured on video various fan theories about the mysteries of LOST. It’s the most popular download on the ABC video site right now. Speaking of ABCs online video program, they recently announced that more shows from the fall schedule will hit the web, albeit with more commercials and shorter viewing… Read More »New ABC Video: LOST fan theories

Hong Kong Disneyland… more bad news reports

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Shaun Rein of the China Market Research Group at SeekingAlpha takes a look at Disney’s theme park presence in Hong Kong and reveals the results from his guest suvey. Disney should be concerned. Respondents said that the park was "Too small without enough rides," and that "It was not catered properly to Chinese crowds." Many… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland… more bad news reports

Invincible Previewed for some NFL Teams

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Disney’s Invincible, which tells the story of a walk-on success from the streets of Philadelphia who made it on to the Eagles, has been screened for the Green Bay Packers and possibly a few other NFL Teams. A few sports writers have seen the movie too and early reviews are trickling in. Finally, Philadelphia’s NBC10… Read More »Invincible Previewed for some NFL Teams

Disney’s new Hurricane Reservation Policy

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Disney Announces Walt Disney World Resort Peace of Mind Tropical Weather Policy: Fees Waived for Cancellations as well as Re-bookings Edit

Disney Destinations and Walt Disney Travel Co. have announced a new policy providing greater flexibility to modify or cancel Walt Disney World Resort advance reservations in the event of a hurricane warning — and it represents a bit of financial sunshine. During the 2006 hurricane season, in the event a hurricane warning is issued by the National Hurricane Center for the Orlando area or for the guest’s place of residence within 7 days before the scheduled arrival date, the guest may call in advance to reschedule or cancel their Walt Disney Travel Co. Magic Your Way vacation package without any cancellation or change fees imposed by Disney. This policy also applies to most Walt Disney World Resort room-only reservations booked directly with Disney, as well as reservations at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort or Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort in the event a hurricane warning is issued for those destinations. When the guest reschedules, all deposited monies for rooms, park tickets, Disney dining plans and other Disney products and services will be applied toward the rescheduled vacation.

Thanks to The LaughingPlace for the headsup. More of the press release continues below the cut.

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Maximize your Fastpass

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Kelly at Families.com’s Unofficial Disney Blog points out some of the tips and tricks for maximizing your Fastpass use at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. For instance: The Fastpass kiosks at Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin at Disneyland and Grizzly River Run at Disney’s California Adventure are on an entirely different network system. So, it is… Read More »Maximize your Fastpass