Time To Book Your Holiday Vacation

Well the time is now to book your Holiday Vacations now. If you are reading this you have probably have seen hundreds of web sites offering different types of Vacation Packages at really cheap rates. Well believe me when I tell you this, You need to take advantage of the offers that you see. Also if you are planning on coming to Orlando in Nov. Dec. or Jan. then you really need to book your Vacation Now.

Lets look at the facts:

1. Anybody that is trying to book a Vacation Package should not wait till the last minute. When you wait till the last minute, almost every Resort that does offer Vacation Packages will be sold out. And if they are not sold out will raise there prices and not offer any Discounts. That is why it is always smart to book your Vacation early. This goes for the hotels as well.

2. Most of the Vacation Packages that you see online also offer Theme Park Tickets along with the room. This is a very good offer since the ticket prices at the gate of the Theme Park of your choice is very expensive. ( 1 Day Disney World is $80, 2 Day is $159 and 3 Days is $233, Prices are for Adult and includes tax) (1 Day Universal and Islands of Adventure is $95 per person)

3. In order to get the Discount Vacation Package price, Yes you must attend a 90 minute Time Share Tour of the Resort that you are staying at. But if you want to save money on your Vacation then this is the only way to do it. We all know that it is a pain in the butt, but you would spend the same time sitting down at a resturant and eating breakfast with your family. 

4. So I say to you that yes a 90 Minute tour, a free breakfast is worth it to save money on your next Orlando Vacation.

5. Book now because remember, the Resorts will sell out for the Holidays. 

T-Rex Opens at Downtown Disney

T-Rex at Downtown Disney is the kind of restaurant where families might encourage their kids to go dig in the dirt before dinner. "It's nice dirt. It's clean dirt," said Keith Beitler, Landry's Restaurants' senior vice president and chief operating officer for specialty restaurants. "It's Disney dirt."

T-Rex at Downtown Disney is a big, brash dinosaur-themed restaurant that opens today at Downtown Disney with seating for more than 620, a couple of dozen life-size robotic dinosaurs and real fossils encased in the bathroom walls.

Dishes include mushroom ravioli simmering in lobster cream sauce, with Roma tomatoes and fresh spinach. Collaborators Landry's Restaurants, Schussler Creative and Walt Disney Imagineering, the team that brought Rainforest Cafe to Walt Disney World, aimed at going way beyond that themed restaurant, to create a more interactive mix of décor, show, dining and educational flourishes that Beitler called "eattainment."

Eat to the Beat at Epcot

Eat to the Beat Concert Series - 2008

As with all Walt Disney World events, themed entertainment is part of the festivities. Visitors to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival can “Eat to the Beat!” 

The following line-up of performers is scheduled for the 2008"Eat to the Beat" Concert Series:

09/26 - 09/27 - Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy

09/28 - 09/30 - Sheena Easton

10/01 - 10/04 - Starship starring Mickey Thomas

10/05 - 10/07 - En Vogue

10/08 - 10/09 - Johnny Lang

10/10 - 10/12 - The Smithereens

10/13 - 10/14 - Sister Hazel

10/15 - 10/16 - David Sanborn

10/17 - 10/18 - Jon Secada

10/19 - 10/21 - Spyro Gyra

10/22 - 10/23 - Otis Day & The Knights

10/24 - 10/26 - Exposé

10/27 - 10/28 - Kool & The Gang

10/29 - 10/30 - Boyz II Men

10/31 - 11/02 - Atlanta Rhythm Section

11/03 - 11/05 - David Cassidy

11/06 - 11/07 - Night Ranger

11/08 - 11/09 - Los Lobos

50th Anniversary Edition of Sleeping Beauty

Releasing from the Disney vault at last... and marking the first-ever Walt Disney Classic Animated feature in high definition, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment proudly awakens Walt Disney's original movie Sleeping Beauty with a spectacular 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition-- on October 7, 2008, only for a limited time. Debuting on 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def and an a 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD, the highly-anticipated release heralds the beginning of an exciting new era for Walt Disney's "Platinum Edition" series allowing viewers to see more than ever before in an all-new edition that will never be seen again, and launches the all-new Walt Disney BD-Live Network. It provides the chance for viewers to combine some of today's most popular interactive communications platforms - chat, video messages, online interactivity, communal gaming and more – along with their most treasured home entertainment experiences.

Restored to dazzle new fans with its pristine picture and sound quality, the final fairy tale to be produced by Walt Disney himself, the Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition is a spectacular widescreen event that transports viewers to a magical kingdom. Filled with romance, adventure and humor, the beloved animated classic's 50th Anniversary release celebrates the exhaustive work of The Walt Disney Studios Restoration and Preservation team who have successfully mastered the meticulous processes of creating stunning technologically-advanced Hi-Def productions from classic footage created by Walt Disney and his team in the first golden age of animation.

Food and Wine at Disney's Epcot Center

Central Louisiana will soon be part of the international stage, even if it is confined to an amusement park.

Beginning Sunday Oct 7th, the cities of Alexandria and Pineville will be on display at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center as part of the "Welcome to My Louisiana" experience. The event will put not only Cenla, but the entire state, on display during Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival.

"Worldwide exposure" is how Sherry Smith described the event. Smith is the director of the Alexandria-Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

"It can't help but have a positive effect," she added.

Smith said the Louisiana-focused event was sparked by Walt Disney after the global entertainment company stumbled upon the Louisiana Culinary Trails' Web site. From there, Disney contacted various state offices and the program took off.

Until Oct. 11, Central Louisiana will be in the forefront of the "My Louisiana" event along with the Culinary Trails participants located in Region 5, Smith said. This includes Monroe, Ruston and Avoyelles Parish.

Smith will travel to Orlando Florida and act as an ambassador during that time. With her, she'll bring area artisans Rick Blue, who makes pine-needle baskets, Chef Chris Fett and musician Rusty Allen.

"It's a big deal," Blue said. "I do think it is an honor to show the world what Louisiana has to offer, especially after (Hurricane) Katrina."

While he's originally from North Carolina, Blue has lived in the Cenla area for 33 years.

"This is my Louisiana," declared Blue about his longtime home and mimicking the Epcot event title.

Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy called the event and subsequent statewide exposure a "tremendous" thing.

"This is all part of what Mitch Landrieu as lieutenant governor has been doing with, I would say in the larger sense, the cultural economy," Roy said. "Louisiana is going to get to highlight all the regions of the state."

Roy estimated that Louisiana's cultural economy accounts for in excess of 144,000 jobs.

"These are real dollars that are created by something that Louisiana is really good at, which is marketing its culture, its food and its heritage," Roy added.

Smith said her goal while at the event will be to expose Louisiana's offerings and gain visitors.

"That's what it's all about."

If you don't have tickets yet, check out our Discount Ticket Prices here.

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

This Halloween, join Mickey and his friends at Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom for 18 nights of "not so scary" fun at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. The Magic Kingdom is transformed into a kid-friendly "Spooky" Party. There will be Halloween fireworks and a specially themed parade starring all of your favorite Disney characters like Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck,Goofy etc... Guests, especially children, are invited to wear costumes. However, guests are asked to choose costumes that are not obstructive to the child's view or that may be offensive to other park guests.