The TOP 10: Disney and Universal Destinations News. Plus, can’t Miss Deals & Discounts.
December 12th, 2023
1️⃣Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Discounts
A Kids Play & Dine for 50% Off Package
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. Valid NOW thru May 24, 2024.
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 December 9 to December 25, 2023
- Most Sunday to Tuesday nights January 9 to March 5, 2024
DISNEY+ OFFER
Disney+ subscribers NEW Offer coming January 3rd, 2024!! Stay Tuned!
💚☕Mention this Blog when you book your 2023 or 2024 trip and get a bonus $10 Starbucks gift card.
2️⃣Disney 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.
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!
Contact me ASAP to book your 2024 Vacation! AngieBaycura@d2travel.com
Bonus Deal: You can purchase Memory Maker at WDW for just $98.
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. Ticket expire December 20th, 2024.
3️⃣Disneyland AFTER DARK
Disneyland After Dark! 
Get in Early for a Pre-Party Mix-In 6-9 pm!
9 pm -12 am Official Party!
Tickets SELL OUT fast…email me: AngieBaycura@d2travel.com
DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK: 💕SWEETHEARTS’ NITE
Jan. 23, 25, 30, Feb. 1, 6, 8, 12 & 14, 2024, at Disneyland Park
DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK: 📺DISNEY CHANNEL NITE (NEW!!)
Mar. 5 & 7, 2024, at Disneyland Park
Both Sweethearts & Disney Channel Nites go ON SALE Dec. 14, 2023 (no earlier than 9 a.m. PT).
DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK: 🌌STAR WARS NITE
April 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, May 2, 7 & 9, 2024 at Disneyland Park
DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK: 🌈PRIDE NITE
June 18 & 20, 2024 at Disneyland Park
On sale dates and additional details for Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite & Pride Nite will drop in the coming months.
4️⃣Walt Disney World Resort News
LUMINOUS The Symphony of Us is now showing at EPCOT! 🌐🎆
Beginning Jan. 9, 2024
- Guests with Park Hopper Ticket or an Annual Pass will be able to once again visit another theme park at ANY TIME OF DAY during park hours!
- Park Pass Reservations are NO longer required. (exception Annual Passholders & Military Salute Tickets).
- Dining Plans return.
Blue Ribbon Corn Dog is coming to Disney’s Boardwalk in 2024.
Walt’s DREAMER Statue was unveiled at Dreamers Point in the World Celebration neighborhood at EPCOT.
EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 
Jan. 12 – Feb. 19, 2024
Performing Arts: Musicians, Live Painting, Art Defying Gravity
DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series full lineup:
- Caissie Levy and Patti Murin (“Frozen”): Jan. 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23
- Heidi Blickenstaff (“Freaky Friday” and “The Little Mermaid”) and Gavin Lee (“Mary Poppins” and “Beauty and the Beast”): Jan. 13, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24
- Ashley Brown (“Mary Poppins” and “Beauty and the Beast”) and L. Steven Taylor (“The Lion King”): Jan. 26, 28 and 29; Feb. 1, 3, 5 and 6
- Kissy Simmons (“The Lion King”) and Josh Strickland (“Tarzan”): Jan. 27, 30, 31; Feb. 2, 4, 7 and 8
- Mandy Gonzalez (“Aida”) and Michael James Scott (“Aladdin” and “Tarzan”): Feb. 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19
- Bradley Gibson (“Hercules” and “The Lion King”) and Shoba Narayan (“Aladdin”): Feb. 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 *
DISNEY ON BROADWAY Dining Packages Open Dec. 19
Culinary Arts: More than 15 Food Studios!
Interactive Experiences, Photopass Magic Shots, Animation Academy, Chalk Art, Paint by Numbers Mural, Photo Ops
Visual Arts: Galleries, Meet Artists and Figment Merch
Figment’s Brush with Master’s Scavenger Hunt
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: Jan thru April 2024
Caribbean Beach Fuentes del Morro Pool: Jan thru end of March 2024
All-Star Movies Fantasia Pool: Jan thru April 2024
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.
5️⃣Disney Cruise Line News
NEW 🚢🌴Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL is NOW OPEN.
5 Reasons you’ll LOVE Port Everglades
- Open Year Round with sailings to the Bahamas & W. Caribbean
- Embark through the “Big Blue World” with adorable Finding Nemo theming.
- Close Proximity to 3 Airports! Pre & Post Stays in Ft. Lauderdale.
- Visit Disney’s Island Destinations: Castaway Cay AND Lookout Cay
- Disney Gives Back to the Community: Donations to Junior Achievement South Florida and Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.
- Arrival Point: Mabrika Cove
- Cultural Pavilion: Goombay Cultural Center
- Entertainment: Triton’s Trumpet Stage
- Retail Shop: Treasures of Eleuthera
- Adult Only 18+ Retreat: Serenity Bay
🏝Lookout Cay debuts Summer 2024.
AngieBaycura@d2travel.com, when you’re ready to book your next Disney Cruise!
🎄🎁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.
6️⃣Disneyland Resort News
Disneyland’s ❄🎄Festival of Holidays: Disney California Adventure Park lasts until Jan. 7, 2024.
NEW Disneyland Resort HOTEL Offer
SAVE up to 20% on Sunday to Thursday night stays at a Disneyland Resort hotel from January 15 through March 7, 2024.
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
- Save up to 20%
Disneyland Hotel
- Save up to 15%
The Villas at Disneyland Hotel (NEW!!)
- Save up to 15%
Book now through March 7, 2024. Travel must be completed by March 8, 2024.
Book Today! AngieBaycura@d2travel.com
Disney VISA Cardmembers can SAVE up to 25% on 4-night stays at the same hotels. Book now through March 4, 2024. Travel must be completed by March 8, 2024.
Military Rates & Discounted Tickets for 2024!! Contact me to get a Quote.
PIXAR PLACE HOTEL officially opens on January 30th, 2024!! The NEW Rooms are so much FUN! I’m a huge Pixar fan…so I cannot wait to stay here! 👀Look at all the details!
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! returns May 24th, 2024!!
7️⃣Universal Orlando Resort News
You Do YULE🎄 at Universal Orlando is happening NOW thru Dec. 31, 2023!
The merriment and fun continue! Grinchmas, Wizarding World Christmas, Macy’s Holiday Parade, Earl the Chipmunk Scavenger Hunt 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!
2 NEW Hotels are coming to Universal Orlando Resort!!
Universal Stella Nova Resort and Universal Terra Luna Resort will each feature 750 guest rooms in the resort’s Prime Value category! #BudgetFriendly #FamilyFriendly #universalorlando
Featuring tranquil accommodations, Universal Stella Nova Resort is inspired by distant galaxies, new stars and mysterious black holes, while Universal Terra Luna Resort is inspired by the massive and diverse planetary elements of the universe.
Stella Nova opens Jan. 25, 2025
Terra Luna opens February 25, 2025
Don’t forget the NEW Theme Park: EPIC Universe opens in 2025!! Stay tuned for official opening date.
📸Universal Orlando Resort will now be using Photo Validation, at Park Entry! Just scan your ticket, smile, and go! Using Photo Validation is optional – let a Team Member know at the Park Entrance if you would like to opt out.
Visit Universal Orlando Resort in 2024! Get a Quote now! 🌍
🎁Book your Trip with me and receive Pro Tips, Itinerary Advice, Wizarding World Secrets & Gifts!
2024 Universal Orlando Military Freedom Passes and Vacation Packages
💙Up to 40% off your hotel stay!
Freedom Pass: $210 for 2 Parks. $245 for 3 Parks.
Visit almost every single day November 16, 2023, through December 20, 2024. 
Each Military ID may purchase 6 tickets. Spouse with military ID can also purchase 6 tickets.
Pass blockout dates include December 25, 2023 – January 2, 2024, and March 25 – 31, 2024.
Temporary Attraction Closures
🚂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.
8️⃣Disney 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.
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.
9️⃣EPCOT 🎄🌐🐭Festival of the Holidays: NOW thru Dec. 31st
1. 
Celebrity Narrators at this year’s Candlelight Processional:
- 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
🔟Walt Disney World Dining Plans return Jan. 9, 2024!
My personal opinion & recommendation! Just add it. With ever-increasing food/drink/menu prices at Disney, this is a really good deal!
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. 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.
Thanks for Reading!
🥀Enchantingly Yours, Angie Baycura
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