SSR Rehab

Disney will begin a rehab project at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa which is scheduled to run well into 2012.

The project involves exterior painting for all 18 buildings on property. Individual buildings will be closed off to guests as the painting occurs. The entire project is slated to run from November 2010 through an unspecified date in the summer of 2012.

Construction barriers will be used to minimize the impact on other resort guests.

This refurbishment comes as Saratoga Springs prepares for the conversion of its Paddock-area Leisure Pool to a full blown feature pool with accompanying counter service dining facilities.

DVC Members can purchase La Nouba™ by Cirque du Soleil® for only $50!

La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary and stimulates the imagination from beginning to end with daring acrobatics, dazzling choreography, vibrant music and whimsical characters exclusively at Downtown Disney West Side area at Walt Disney World Resort.

Disney Vacation Club Members, enjoy $50 category 2 seats on Adult & Child tickets.

• Advance Purchase Available: Now-October 23, 2010
• Performance Dates: August 17, 2010-October 23, 2010

Tickets may be purchased by calling Member Services at (800) 800-9800.

Plus tax. Subject to availability. Members may purchase up to 6 discounted tickets. Valid Member ID and advance purchase required. Tickets will be available for pick up at the La Nouba Box Office Will Call window. Offer is not valid for previously purchased tickets, gift certificates, or with any other discounts.

Thinking of buying Disney Vacation Club

If your thinking of taking a DVC (Disney Vacation Club) tour let me know and I can refer you to my great guide.

Special Member Discount on D23 Membership now through September 30!

D23, the official Disney fan club, is offering Disney Vacation Club® Members a 10 percent discount off the purchase of new Gold and Silver D23 Memberships through Sept. 30, 2010!

Named in honor of the company's birth year and created to give fans an inside look at all things Disney, D23 peels back the curtain on everything from Disney Theme Parks to Disney film, television and stage productions to the legendary Walt Disney Archives. In addition, Gold Members receive the quarterly Disney twenty-three magazine — plus a special gift with each magazine! Stay in the loop through a feature-filled website, attend a variety of special events and, perhaps most importantly, meet new friends who share their affection for Disney. As an added bonus, fans who join D23 in 2010 receive "Disney Undiscovered: A 23-Month Calendar of Disney's Unrealized Masterpieces," featuring rare and unreleased images from never-completed Disney film and Theme Park projects.

Make every day a Disney day with D23! To become a D23 Member, visit www.disney.com/d23, click "join D23" and be sure to enter promotional code D23DVC at checkout to receive your discount.

Note that this offer is valid for new D23 Memberships only and therefore doesn't apply to renewals

Halloween Events Offer DVC Member Discounts

Each fall, the Disneyland® and Walt Disney World® Resorts encourage Guests to don their favorite (Theme Park-appropriate) Halloween costumes, go trick-or-treating through the Park and enjoy exclusive entertainment offerings (including Halloween fireworks spectaculars) during specially ticketed, after-hours events, with select nights offering Disney Vacation Club® Member discounts.

Disneyland Resort: Mickey's Halloween Party will take place on Oct. 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 and 31. Moving this year from Disney California Adventure® Park to Disneyland Park, the party will dramatically add to its trick-or-treat stations, giving Guests all the candy-fueled energy they'll need to maximize their enjoyment of the popular Haunted Mansion Holiday and Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy attractions. Guests benefit from early access to the Park (entering the park as early as 3 p.m. for the Tuesday events that begin at 6 p.m., and as early as 4 p.m. for Friday events beginning at 7 p.m.) and nearly all of its attractions, and enjoy exclusive in-Park viewing of the Halloween Screams fireworks spectacular.

Disney Vacation Club Members may purchase as many as eight tickets at the discounted price of $44 each for parties taking place on Oct. 1, 5, 12, 19 and 26 (regular prices are $49 in advance, $54 on the day of the event and $59 for the Oct. 29 and 31 parties). To purchase tickets, call (714) 781-4400, and identify yourself as a Disney Vacation Club Member. Each ticket includes event admission, as well as Disneyland Resort parking for one vehicle (larger vehicles may require an additional fee) on the specified event date.

Walt Disney World Resort: Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade and the Happy HalloWishes fireworks spectacular are among the highlights on tap for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom® Park, scheduled to take place this year on Sept. 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28 and 30; Oct. 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29 and 31; and Nov. 1.

Disney Vacation Club Members may call Member Services to purchase as many as six specially discounted advance-purchase tickets for $49.95 each plus tax for adults and $43.95 plus tax for kids ages 3-9 (a discount of $4 a ticket on regular advance-ticket prices and $10 a ticket on regular day-of-event ticket prices) for events taking place on Sept. 14, 18, 21, 23, 28 and 30, and Oct. 1, 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24 and 26. Remember to present your valid Disney Vacation Club Member ID when you pick up your tickets at will call.

Tickets to both events are subject to availability. Entertainment and offers are subject to change without notice. Please choose costumes that are not obstructive, offensive or violent, and note that Guests' eyes must be visible at all times. Event admission isn't included with regular Park admission, and event tickets are valid only during specific event dates and hours. Remember to mention that you're a Disney Vacation Club Member to get your discount. Discounts cannot be combined with other offers.

Member Discounts Among Festival's 'delicious discoveries'

Sample mouth-watering, delicious, tapas-sized portions from around the globe as you travel through World Showcase. Disney Vacation Club® Member discounts are among the tempting ingredients in the mix for this year's Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival, celebrating 15 years of delicious discoveries Oct. 1-Nov. 14.

Member discounts range from $2 off wine seminars to as much as $3 off culinary demonstrations. As an added perk, Members may book these popular experiences beginning Aug. 25 before the reservations open to the general public on Aug. 27. Note that discounted tickets won't be available at the door of these experiences, so advance booking is required. Make reservations.

You can learn all about this year's festival offering - from the international marketplaces serving foods and beverages from more than 25 countries (including newcomers Belgium and South Korea) to the artists scheduled to perform in the Eat to the Beat Concert Series (Sugar Ray and Air Supply are among the standouts) online at www.disneyworld.com/foodandwine.

When attending the festival, be sure to pick up a Marketplace Discovery Passport. It's a fun new way to track your culinary travels by collecting unique stamps from each of the festival marketplaces, and it makes for a cool (and complimentary!) scrapbook souvenir. Plus, it's presented by Disney Vacation Club, which makes it that much cooler.

Mickey's not so scary halloween party 2010

Dates / Times:

September: 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, 2010
October: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 2010
November: 1 2010
Hours: 7:00 pm – midnight, Parade at 8:15 pm and 10:30 pm, Fireworks at 9:30 pm

This Halloween, join Mickey and his friends at the Magic Kingdom for 24 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.

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.

New DVC Site?

There's a persistent rumor that's been making the rounds of the usual sites (most recently Screamscape) that Wilderness Junction may finally be built as a DVC property on the old River Country site, perhaps in the style of Disneyland Paris' Hotel Cheyenne.

It's an intriguing concept, particularly if they built the train loop to connect the three properties (Wilderness Lodge, Wilderness Junction, and Fort Wilderness).

Who knows what will happen. Even if Disney engineers have been spotted on site, we all know that Disney investigates a lot of things and only pursues some of them.

Still, what do you think of the whole thing?