🥀The Enchanted Rose Report

All the Latest News from Disney and Universal Destinations. Plus, can’t Miss Deals & Discounts.

November 3rd, 2023

1. Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Discounts

A Kids Play & Dine for 50% Off Package 

This Offer drops on Nov. 14, 2023!!

The Details: Children’s (ages 3 through 9) theme park tickets and dining plans will be HALF OFF (50%!!) with the purchase of a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Co. vacation package for families that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel, theme park tickets and a dining plan.

This is a fantastic option for those who also want the convenience of having their tickets, room and meals already paid for before they arrive! 

Valid for stays most nights March 3 through June 30, 2024.

Disney’s Water Park Offer 

NEW super cool seasonal pass for just $79 (adult) & $73 (child) plus tax.

DISNEY DINING CARD OFFER

Receive up to a $1,000 Disney Dining Promo Card when you purchase a non-discounted (min.) 5-night, 4-day vacation package that includes:

• A room at a select Disney Deluxe Resort or Disney Deluxe Villa Resort or other great accommodations.
• Theme Park ticket(s)

This offer is valid for ARRIVALS on:

• Most nights November 25 to November 29, 2023
• Most nights December 9 to December 25, 2023
• Most Sunday to Tuesday nights January 9 to March 5, 2024

DISNEY+ OFFER

Disney+ subscribers save up to 35% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels from November 26 – December 25, 2023.

ROOM ONLY OFFER

Save up to 25% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels on stays most nights October 2 to December 25, 2023.

Contact me ASAP to get a Quote! Rooms are booking quickly & inventory is very limited. AngieBaycura@d2travel.com

Plus…

Florida Residents save up to 35% on rooms at select Disney Resort hotels, valid for stays most nights October 2 through December 25, 2023. Annual Passholders can save up to 40% at select hotels.

💚☕Mention this Blog when you book your 2023 or 2024 trip and get a bonus $10 Starbucks gift card.

2. Disney Military Families

Military Salute is BACK for 2024!

Members of the U.S. military can enjoy great rates at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels for stays most nights January 1, 2024 through December 20, 2024.

Contact me ASAP to book your 2024 Vacation! AngieBaycura@d2travel.com

You can add Memory Maker at WDW for $98

Tickets can be purchased from your local base or Shades of Green (no tax)!! I’m a PRO with all things Military and Disney…my family has been using these amazing offers since 2014!

Shades of Green Pricing

2024 Military Promotional Tickets for Ages 3+

4-Day Park Hopper Promotional Ticket

$ 365.00

4-Day Park Hopper Plus Promotional Ticket

$ 395.00

5-Day Park Hopper Promotional Ticket

$ 385.00

5-Day Park Hopper Plus Promotional Ticket

$ 415.00

6-Day Park Hopper Promotional Ticket

$ 405.00

6-Day Park Hopper Plus Promotional Ticket

$ 435.00

Disney 4-Day, 5-Day and 6-Day Disney Military Salute Tickets may not be used on the following BLOCKOUT dates: March 24-April 6, 2024 and November 24-30, 2024.

3. WDW HOLIDAY PARTIES

Jollywood Nights, the new Holiday Party at Hollywood Studios!

A new separately ticketed event from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Ticket prices will range from $159 – $179 per person.

Party dates are:

• November: 11, 18, 20, 27, 29.
• December: 4, 6,16,18, 20
• SOLD OUT Dates: Nov 11 & 18 and Dec 16.

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

Ticket prices will range from $159-$199 per person.

The party dates are:

• November 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 30
• December: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22
• 💥SOLD OUT Dates: Nov 9 & 11 and Dec 1 & Dec 22.

❤Interested in Attending? AngieBaycura@d2travel.com

4. Walt Disney World Resort News

LUMINOUS The Symphony of Us, debuts December 5th at EPCOT! 🌐🎆

Beginning Jan. 9, 2024, guests with a ticket with Park Hopper benefits or an Annual Pass will be able to once again visit another theme park at ANY TIME OF DAY during park hours!

 SAVE the DATES! 🎨The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts returns Jan. 12, 2024!

run Disney 2024-2025

NEW: 2024 Disneyland® Halloween Half Marathon Weekend. September 5-8, 2024, Disneyland Resort

Check out the Calendar of Events. On your Mark, Get Set, GO…. let’s start planning today! 

❌Refurbishment: POOLS

Port Orleans French Quarter Doubloon Lagoon Pool, Caribbean Beach Fuentes del Morro Pool, and All-Star Movies Fantasia Pool: Jan thru April 2023

Yacht & Beach Club Stormalong Bay & Shipwreck Pool: Jan thru May 2025

SKYLINER Routine Maintenance/Closure Dates coming Jan 2024

• Jan. 16-21: The line between Disney’s Pop Century Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort will be closed. The line between Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be closed.

• Jan. 16-27: The line between Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Riviera Resort and International Gateway at EPCOT will be closed.

Bus transportation will be available at all Disney Skyliner Resorts throughout the planned closure so Guests can reach their desired destinations across Walt Disney World.

5. Disney Cruise Line News

2025 Bookings open to the public on Nov. 6, 2023. Clients that are Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club and select other affinity groups may take advantage of the following extended early booking windows:

• Pearl Castaway Club Members: Monday, Oct. 30, 2023
• Platinum Castaway Club Members, Golden Oak and Club 33 Members: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
• Gold Castaway Club Members: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023
• Silver Castaway Club Members, Disney Vacation Club and Adventure Insiders: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
• Bookings open to all Guests: Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
• Bookings NOW open to all Guests for 2024 Cruises!

AngieBaycura@d2travel.com

HOLIDAY BOOKING OFFER: BOOK ANY 2024 OR 2025 🐭🚢DCL CRUISE BY END OF 2023 AND RECEIVE UP TO $100 ONBOARD CREDIT*!!

*Credit applied 1 week prior to Sailing. Credit depends on total Cruise Vacation Package Price. Min. $2,000 Package/$20 Credit.

Get a Disney Cruise Quote!

6. Say Aloha to AULANI in Ko Olina, Hawaii 🏝🌺

Current Deals💲

Save 25% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on: January 6, 2024 through January 16, 2024 & February 8, 2024 through March 14, 2024

Save 20% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on: January 17, 2024 through February 7, 2024 & March 15, 2024 through March 24, 2024

Save 20% for stays of 4 nights on: January 6, 2024 through March 24, 2024

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Ocean View and Partial Ocean View Rooms
Save 30% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on: January 6, 2024 through January 16, 2024 and February 8, 2024 through March 14, 2024

Save 25% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on: January 17, 2024 through February 7, 2024 and March 15, 2024 through March 24, 2024

Standard, Island Garden and Poolside Garden View Rooms
Save 25% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on:January 6, 2024 through January 16, 2024 and February 8, 2024 through March 14, 2024

Save 20% for stays of 5 or more nights for travel on:January 17, 2024 through February 7, 2024 and March 15, 2024 through March 24, 2024

All Views
Save 20% for stays of 4 nights for travel on: January 6, 2024 through March 24, 2024

7. Disneyland Resort News

Disneyland’s ❄🎄Festival of Holidays is back at Disney California Adventure Park! 

Nov. 10, 2023 – Jan. 7, 2024.

PRO TIPS:

Consider purchasing the Sip & Savor Pass: The pass provides 8 convenient entitlement tabs that you can redeem for select food and nonalcoholic beverages at participating Festive Foods Marketplace kiosks and dining locations. 

Don’t miss the heartwarming “Disney ¡Viva Navidad!” Street Party celebration! See some of your fave characters dressed in their holiday best.

My #1 must do: visit the ADORABLE Cars Land! The festive makeover is amazing.

End your night with a viewing of World of Color-Season of Light! Talk about a magical holiday vacation!

Update on Disneyland Resort’s Paradise Pier Hotel transformation…

PIXAR PLACE HOTEL officially opens on January 30th, 2024!! 

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming and what’s already open!💙💛💖

• Check out these cool new rooms! #pixar #disneyhotel #dlr
• Great Maple restaurant opens in November! Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner…modern American eatery/upscale comfort food.
• A Grab & Go spot called Sketch Pad Cafe will open a few weeks after Great Maple.
• Finding Nemo splash pad & pool area is open now!
• Stor-E (gift shop) is already open!
• Mikey & Sulley inspired fitness center is also open.

The 🎄Holidays at Disneyland begin November 10, 2023 thru January 7, 2024.

The reimagined Adventure Treehouse opens November 10th.

NEW 🎈Kids’ Ticket OFFER: Purchase a child’s ticket (valid only for children ages 3-9) to a Disneyland Resort theme park for as low as $50 per child, per day. Choose from 1, 2 or 3-Day Park tickets, with upgrades such as Park Hopper tickets or Disney Genie+ service also available to add-on. Valid for use between Jan. 8, 2024-March 10, 2024 (no blockout dates, subject to park reservation availability)*

🎆FANTASMIC! is closed until Spring 2024!!

8. Universal Orlando Resort

The Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort: November 17 to Dec 31, 2023

• Grinchmas including the very popular Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast! Booking NOW. Full payment due at time of booking.
• Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s
• Christmas in the Wizarding World including The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle
• Universal’s Holiday Tour
• Mannheim Steamroller
• Holiday Decor at Hotels, CityWalk and Parks
• Seasonal Eats, Merch and More

💛💚💜 Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval is back! February 3 – April 7, 2024. Let the good times roll with a parade, beads, music, and food inspired by Carnaval celebrations from New Orleans and beyond!

Universal Orlando TICKET OFFER: 💥Buy a 3-Day, 2-Park Ticket and Get 2 DAYS FREE

Includes the following benefits:

• Five days of access to Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure with purchase of a 3-Day Base or Park-to-Park ticket
• For $35 more, add access to Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park

This offer is valid for any five (5) calendar days during an eight (8) consecutive calendar day period which commences on and includes the date selected.

2024 Universal Orlando Resort Vacation Packages: Get a Quote! 🌍

🎁Book with Me = Pro Tips, Itinerary Advice, Wizarding World Secrets and Gifts!

Temporary Attraction Closures

Dudley Do-Right’s Rip Saw Falls will be closed until November 17th.

🚂The Hogwarts Express will be closed for scheduled maintenance from Dec. 10 – 16, 2023.

🦖Jurassic Park River Adventure will be closed January 8 – February 1, 2024.

Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges will be closed February 5 – March 8, 2024.

9. Disney World After Hours Events Return in 2024

Disney After Hours events are returning to Walt Disney World Resort with plenty of late-night delights!! You’ll get three hours – after hours – to ride your favorite attractions, see beloved characters and refuel on unlimited, complimentary snacks! Plus, you can enter the parks at 7 pm!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios 9:30 pm to Midnight.

*Jan. 10 through April 10, 2024

Magic Kingdom 10 pm to 1 am.

*Jan. 11 through April 8, 2024

EPCOT 10 pm to 1 am.

*Feb. 2 through April 4, 2024.

Booked guests of Walt Disney World Resort hotels, Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels, and Shades of Green can purchase tickets starting Nov. 7, 2023.

All guests can buy tickets starting Nov. 14. Reach out to get a Quote! I can book these special event tickets for you! 

Disney After Hours ticket prices range from $155 to $175 (plus tax) for Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. EPCOT After Hours ticket pricing ranges from $149 to $159 (plus tax). Specially priced tickets are available for APs and DVC members.

10. EPCOT 🎄🌐🐭Festival of the Holidays

1. Celebrity Narrators at this year’s Candlelight Processional:

• Chrissy Metz (NEW): Nov. 24-25
• Luis Fonsi (NEW): Nov. 26-27
• Ann-Margret (NEW): Nov. 28-29
• Simu Liu: Nov. 30-Dec. 2
• John Stamos: Dec. 3-5
• Neil Patrick Harris: Dec. 6-8
• Marlee Matlin: Dec. 9-11
• Brendan Fraser (NEW): Dec. 12-14 (Oh, how I wish I was attending this one!)
• Eva Longoria (NEW): Dec. 15-16
• Joey McIntyre (NEW): Dec. 17-18
• Sterling K. Brown (NEW): Dec. 19-20
• Jordan Fisher (NEW): Dec. 21-23
• Steven Curtis Chapman: Dec. 24-26
• Audra McDonald (NEW): Dec. 27-28
• Lisa Ling: Dec. 29-30

2.  Candlelight Processional Dining Packages

3.  Santa returns to the Odyssey Pavilion

4. World Showcase will feature Storytellers from around the World.

5. Ride a “Holiday” Living with the Land and Listen to Joyful! Gospel and R&B songs celebrating Christmas & Kwanzaa

6. More than 15 Holiday Kitchens plus a Holiday Cookie Stroll.

7.  Olaf Scavenger Hunt

8.  Sparkling, Snowy Festival Exclusive Merch

11. Walt Disney World Dining Plans return Jan. 9, 2024!

Disney Dining Plans:  Add to your Vacation Package for arrivals beginning Jan. 9, 2024. Each guest in your room must have the same dining plan. Ages 3+.

Quick Service: 2 Quick Service Meals including 1 non-alcoholic drink or alcoholic drink for 21+ per night, 1 Snack per night, 1 Refillable Mug for length of stay.

Standard: 1 Table Service Meal per night, 1 Quick Service Meal per night (1 non-alcoholic drink or alcoholic drink for 21+ for each table & quick service meal), 1 Snack per night, 1 Refillable Mug for length of stay.

Quick Service Dining Plan: $57.01 per adult & $23.83 per child (per night)

Standard Dining Plan: $94.28 per adult & 29.69 per child (per night)

These prices include taxes but not tips/gratuities.

Bonus Info: Children 3-9 must order from the children’s menu. Under 3 eat free from an adult’s plate.

Remember some restaurants will require 2 Table Service credits (not 1): Be Our Guest, Story Book Dining at Artist Point, Fairytale Dining at Cinderella’s Royal Table, Dinner Shows and all Fine/Signature Dining Restaurants.

12. Universal’s updated Exclusive Vacation Package!! 🧙🏼‍♀️🧙🏼‍♂️🏰

• Min. 3 Night Stay at a Universal Hotel.
• Min. 2 Day Park to Park Tickets. Early Park Admission.
• 2 Breakfasts: Leaky Cauldron & Three Broomsticks.
• Shutterbutton’s Photography Session (includes a DVD photo album and an exclusive photo print & special package backdrop.
• NEW 🍦Florean Fortescue Ice Cream Flight (4 flavors) and a Honeydukes Cooler Tote.

Thanks for Reading!

🥀Enchantingly Yours,

Angie Baycura

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