Disney Vacation Package Savings

Here, at the Minute-By-Minute HQ, we are always thinking about ways of making your vacation better. One way, is to find savings.

Disney has recently released a phenomenal buy 4 get 3 free package for most of the first 6 months of 2009. If you book during a certain period, you can also get a $200.00 Disney gift card.

Clare S at A Pocketful of Pixie Dust shares a lot more of the information on the package. Head over there and take a look!

Mike Scopa Analyzes the Disney Commercials

You've seen those commercials that promise a Walt Disney World vacation for a family of four for $1696.00, right? Well, Mike Scopa, from AllEars and WDW Today, takes a look at the package offered and what it entails.

What Walt Disney World Means by "Magic Your Way."

Mike has a great analysis of the deal and walks us through a lot of the options that are needed. Is it really going to work for you?

Glow Stick Tips!

Ever been harangued by someone in your party to buy the $15.95 light up necklace or flashing princess wand while waiting for Fantasmic! or Wishes?

On our last two trips, we spent some time shopping at the local dollar/value store and bought loads of the glow sticks and glow stick necklaces.

I was delighted when I saw that Mrs. S at A Pocketful of Pixie Dust posted the cheap glow sticks tip on her site.

Make sure to spend some time at her site. She offers lots of great tips.

Guest Services

Richard, at Photos From the Parks, presents a great photo essay on the different Guest Services.

As Richard states:

At the heart of the Disney experience is conducting business the Disney way, where guests always feel their needs have been attended to and have access to cast members with knowledge about a particular topic. In order to provide specific access to CMs with such information, Guest Relations locations are found in each of the parks including Downtown Disney and are easily recognizable in the Disney Guidemaps by the information icon: a lowercase 'i' in a bright blue rectangle. If you're not sure about anything while visiting a park chances are Guest Relations will set you on the right path.

Richard has some great pictures of all the locations. Make sure to check out his site and leave him some Disney Geek love!

The Flower and Garden Soft Reset

Ryan at Main Street Gazette has posted a great article with photos and descriptions of the various areas at Epcot that will help with the Soft Reset. Anyone that has visited Epcot with kids will be able to appreciate a 15 minute play break to recharge the kid's batteries.

Young Adventurer's - Flower and Garden Festival 2008

A Little Sherbeth...

We stayed off of 192 on our last vacation and someone mentioned to us that we could take Sherbeth Rd to shortcut I-4 to the parks every morning. We did find that is saved us almost 15 minutes a morning by avoiding the gridlock on I-4.

Mrs. S at a Pocketful of Pixie Dust shares a map and directions for Sherbeth Rd.

It made a large difference on our vacation!

Trip Tips

Colin, at The Disney World Blog has some great tips for taking young children to Walt Disney World. Although, I don't agree that you should wait until your child is five (unless you are not going to go every year), all of his other tips are spot on and will help with planning your next trip.

Touring Tips - Walt Disney World with children

Stop by his site and leave him some Disney Geek love!