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Miss out on the Disney Parks Blog Meetup?

Published September 9, 2013 by Disneyways.com

Did you miss out on the latest Disney Parks Blog meetup? Did you feel a little left out?

Me too.

BUT, here’s some great news for those of us who were not able to attend. My buddy John from BigFatPanda.com has posted a video he filmed during the big night! Like some sort of lovable octopus with multiple hands and arms – he held food, drinks, the video camera – and still managed to get smiles and comments from some of the best Disney correspondents in our community. What a guy! Watch closely to see everyone’s favorite Disney blogger – Mya Space – a character actor hired by Disney to keep everyone laughing!

I think you will agree that it is a real gift to be able to hear and see what it was like to attend this fantastic event. Thanks Panda for sharing the Disney magic with us once again!

Oh and if you will be in the Walt Disney World area on September 13th 2013 – there is another meetup to come. Everyone is invited. No fast and furious emails required. Click here for details, and have a magical day!

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Special Announcement: Disney Collection by Vera Bradley Pricing and Measurements

Published August 31, 2013 by Disneyways.com
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Have you heard about the fantastic Disney Collection by Vera Bradley coming to the Disney Parks and at the Disney Parks on-line store? I scoured the internet to see if I could find price points and measurements for you on the different designs – and I was very excited to find this information to be able to share with you today. The bags are just gorgeous and if you’re wondering if they will fit in to your budget (like I was) – here are some guidelines to follow.

I do want to provide the disclaimer that this pricing was found at Disney World Personal Shopper. Disney has not formally released this information themselves, so I am unable to promise you that it is completely accurate. Also, as with all things Disney, pricing is subject to change. These measurements were taken from similar items on the Vera Bradley website and may not be exact either. Please keep these things in mind and use these figures as a “general” idea.

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Backpack $99.00 The approximate measurements are 10 1/2″ by 13″ by 4″ with a 31 1/4″ adjustable shoulder strap and a 2″ drop.

Tote $99.00 (Judging from previous pictures, the “tote” is the Vera – 6 slip pockets on the inside, zip pocket on the back, slip pocket on the front.)
Dimensions are: 19 1/4″ x 14 3/4″ x 6 1/4″ with an 11″ strap drop.

Duffel $99.00 The approximate measurements are 22″ by 11 1/2″ by 11 1/2″ with a 15″ strap drop

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Hipster $70.00 The approximate measurements are 11″ by 11″ by 1 3/4″ with a 52″ adjustable strap

Mini Hipster $60.00 The approximate measurements are 6″ by 7 1/2″ by 3/4″ with a 53″ adjustable strap

Smart Phone Wristlet $55.00 5 1/2″ by 3 1/4″ by 2″ with a 6″ strap

Cosmetic Case $35.00

ID Case $15.00 5″ by 3″

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For more information about The Disney Collection by Vera Bradley including release dates, design names and more – click HERE.

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Disney Parks Podcast Episode 63 Vera Bradley, Dapper Day, Prizes and More!

Published August 29, 2013 by Disneyways.com

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Check out the latest episode of the Disney Parks Podcast! Hear how Disney is “going to the dogs” and so much more! The team has been working hard to improve the sound quality and I think it really shows! Leave me a note if you are enjoying the podcast and let me know what you would like to hear more of, or if you have questions or comments! I’d love to hear from you. Have a magical day!!

PS We will have a limited supply of goody bags and prizes available at our next event. Click here for details and come join us! As a reminder – to listen to the show – just click the photo above to go to the DPP page. Look for the small grey circle with the sideways white triangle inside. Click on that circle and make sure your speakers are on. The show will begin immediately. There’s a lot of time sensitive news and information in this one so don’t wait – listen in as soon as you can. Thanks for tuning in – I appreciate you SO much. 🙂

Have a magical day!

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A D23 Recap! Disney Parks Podcast Show Number 62

Published August 23, 2013 by Disneyways.com

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Click HERE to be taken to this Disney Parks Podcast  Special Edition Episode!

I think you will really enjoy hearing Tony and Sid tell us all about their personal experience at this amazing expo! I had a lot of fun channeling my inner Oprah – and interviewing these two!

 

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Click HERE to read more about our relationship with the Disney Parks Podcast. 

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Discount Park Tickets Available for Dapper Day Fall 2013

Published August 19, 2013 by Disneyways.com

Back in June we released some preliminary details, but today we have some new Dapper Day Fall 2013 information.

Visit these links to previous posts to  learn more about the history of Dapper Day,  how to dress, even see photos . We also have a fabulous Dapper Day pinterest board  to help provide you with even more inspiration!  As a reminder, Dapper Day Fall Soiree at Walt Disney World will beheld on Saturday September 21, 2013.

Check out our awesome video from last time!

Dapper Day events celebrate the tradition of stepping out in style. All sophisticated fashions, from vintage-inspired to contemporary chic, are encouraged.

Dapper Day is NOT a Disney sponsored event. It is completely optional and perfectly OK to stay casual or not even participate at all. Event hours and schedules are merely suggestions and organizers encourage you and your party to enjoy the park at your leisure. The following information is subject to be updated or change, so be sure to subscribe to  Disneyways and check the Dapper Day website for the latest info.

NEW  INFORMATION!

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Spend the afternoon at DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS!

At 5:00 in the evening, you can meet up with friends at the famous Chinese Theater for a nostalgic journey aboard THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE.

After Hollywood Studios closes, (currently scheduled closure is  8PM) hop on a bus, boat, or walk to Disney’s Boardwalk Inn and enjoy elegant clubs, bars, and arcades with the rest of the dapper crowd until 1am.

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Discounted Park Tickets are also available!

After 2:00 pm discount tickets are $74 with tax, and after 4:00 pm they are just $59 with tax. There are also discounted multi-day, park hopper and annual passes (for Florida residents) AVAILABLE HERE. These are regular park tickets sold by Walt Disney World’s Group Ticket Sales just for Dapper Day purposes. They can only be purchased online in advance. (A great deal since a full price 1-day ticket is normally $95 with tax.) The ticket store closes at 9pm on September 20, 2013.

DAPPER DAY Events are NOT private or separate ticketed functions. They are intended to be a regular day to visit the parks with other stylish guests. If you have regular admission to the parks, you are all set.

Dapper Day organizers have items for the Fall Soiree that will be available in an online store starting Friday September 6th, 2013 at Shop.DapperDay.com.

They are already planning Spring of 2014 Events at Disney Parks in Florida and California (dates to be announced).

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Dapper Day 2013 (Part 6 in our series) Discounted Park Tickets, free pins, more video and details

Published February 15, 2013 by Disneyways.com

Join the Fashionable Crowd for DAPPER DAY SPRING 2013 

The third annual all-day outing at Disney Parks is coming Sunday, February 24 to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

Disneyways has a pinterest board for more Dapper Day fun.

DISCOUNTED PARK TICKETS

Arrangements have been made for discounted convention-rate park tickets for the Walt Disney World event. GET DISCOUNTED PARK PASSES (INCLUDING AFTER 2PM, & AFTER 4PM TICKETS FOR $69/$55) FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 2013 HERE. These are regular park tickets sold via WDW’s Group Ticket Sales set up just for Dapper Day and can only be purchased online.
IMPORTANT: All discounted tickets can only be purchased online, and only in advance. 

Online ticket sales ends Sat Feb 23. Only full price park tickets will be available the day of the event.

This is not a private ticketed event, the group-rate tickets are arranged by Dapper Day organizers as a courtesy. Dapper Day organizers do not get a percentage of any sales. On Sun Feb 24 you can also use your WDW annual pass for park entry if you have one.

Reminders for WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT GATHERINGS:

3p THE LIBERTY BELLE BON VOYAGE – Meet at the boat landing in Liberty Square and we’ll all board the first departure at 3p or after for an elegant trip (or two) around The Rivers of America on this original attraction from 1971.

4-5p ISLAND ESCAPADES – Explore jewel filled caverns, frontier forts, and other prime photo-op locations on Tom Sawyer Island. (Board the rafts near the Big Thunder Mountain. Island closes at dusk.)

7p THE DAPPER DERBY – Meet at Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel for a most elegant group ride!

8p-Midnight AFTER DAPPER DRINKS at two locations, the tiki-themed Tambu Lounge in Disney’s Polynesian Resort (main building, Monorail level); and at Mizner’s Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian. Enjoy live jazz standards by the Grand Floridian Society Orchestra (performing until 9:40p) at this upstairs bar behind the bandstand. Top-shelf liquors, port, cognac, scotch and snacks are available.

(*Event hours and schedules are merely suggestions and they encourage you and your party to enjoy the park at your leisure.) The Magic Kingdom will close at 8pm, or  (10p Extra Magic Hours for resort guests). Fireworks at 8pm (Disney park hours and schedules may change.)

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BUTTONS, PINS & MERCHANDISE

Artwork for Dapper Day’s first merchandise collection is created by artist Jerrod Maruyama (see above). All items will also be available shortly after Feb 24 on DapperDay.com.

Dapper Day organizers have arranged some people on the ground at Walt Disney World to give out free buttons. Be sure to follow Dapper Day on twitter for the latest information on this. Remember you can purchase the Disney created pins too – click here for details.

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Important New Dapper Day Information Released (Part 3 in our Dapper Day series!)

Published January 10, 2013 by Disneyways.com

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Photo Credit: DapperDay.com

This is part 3 in our series about Dapper Day in Walt Disney World.

Please click here to read more about Dapper Day, it’s history and purpose.

Please click here to read more about what to wear and to see video from last year’s event at Disneyland.

The official Dapper Day site has been updated with some more details, so I wanted to share those with you today. This information is in reference to the Dapper Day event taking place at Walt Disney World. Just as a reminder “Dapper Day” events are independently organized social gatherings neither operated by nor associated with The Walt Disney Company. I am not involved in any of the planning and I do not know the organizer personally. I am just hoping to serve my friends, (that’s you!) the Disneyways.com readers, by sharing the new information.

Join the fashionable crowd SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24, for DAPPER DAY Spring 2013, and the 3rd annual spring outing at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

3pm THE LIBERTY BELLE BON VOYAGE – Meet at the boat landing in Liberty Square and we’ll all board the first departure at 3pm or after for an elegant trip (or two) around The Rivers of America on this original attraction from 1971.

4-5pm ISLAND ESCAPADES – Explore jewel filled caverns, frontier forts, and other prime photo-op locations on Tom Sawyer Island. (Board the rafts near the Big Thunder Mountain. Island closes at dusk.)

7pm THE DAPPER DERBY – Meet at Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel for a most elegant group ride!

8pm-Midnight AFTER DAPPER DRINKS at the tiki-themed Tambu Lounge in the Polynesian Resort, main building, Monorail level.

Dapper Day organizers stress that event hours and schedules are merely suggestions and they highly encourage you and your party to enjoy the park at your leisure.

The Magic Kingdom will close at 8pm, (10p Extra Magic Hours for resort guests). Fireworks at 8pm (Disney park hours and schedules may change.)

Another note about dress – Dapper Day events celebrate the tradition of stepping out in style. Any elegant fashions, from vintage-inspired looks to the latest haute couture, are encouraged. Active and retired service members, please consider wearing your dress blues or service uniform to Dapper Day!

Please click HERE to visit the official website for Dapper Day.

Dapper Day 2013 – An Introduction

Published January 2, 2013 by Disneyways.com

Last year Dapper Day saw 3,000 – 4,000 participants in Disneyland alone. Judging by the popularity, we believe it is destined to get bigger every year. So what is Dapper Day and what does it all mean for you and your visit to Disney Parks?

Let me start by saying that Dapper Day is NOT a Disney sponsored event. It is completely optional and perfectly OK to stay casual or not even participate at all.

In fact, the concept is very new. Started spring of 2011, Dapper Day organizes fashionable gatherings at The Disney Resorts in LA, Orlando, and Paris. The coming celebration will be an  all-day event, including an “evening affair.”

Again, it is certainly NOT official, and purely optional and fun. 

How did the event come about? Organizer Justin Jorgensen is said to have been inspired by the original Imagineer Illustrations of Disney Park designs and even more recent concept art for Epcot.

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These images often portray guests dressed as though they are going out for a very upscale event such as an opera or a maybe a high-end restaurant. Why shouldn’t going to Disney still be on par with such grand affairs?  Well, that is what Dapper Day is all about. It is a chance to realize those designer’s dreams. On Dapper Day, you bring those illustrations to life when you become those well dressed guests the designers imagined (or hoped) would be filling the park.

Stay tuned to Disneyways for more on Dapper Day, including ideas for what to wear, videos from last year, event hours and suggested schedules. Each event usually has a simple schedule of one or two in-park gatherings like the evening “Dapper Derby” at the Fantasyland carrousel in Disneyland.  However you and your party are encouraged to enjoy the park at your leisure.

So what are your thoughts? What do you think of the idea of Dapper Day and will you be participating?

 

My Disney Experience Mobile App for Apple and Android

Published August 13, 2012 by Disneyways.com

Have you heard about the My Disney Experience Mobile App?

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Here is the scoop:

“Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online has released  My Disney Experience, a free mobile application designed to help Guests make the most of their experience while visiting the Walt Disney World Resort.
• The app includes state-of-the-art maps with GPS and in-park navigation that provide a vivid, accurate representation of the theme parks, resorts and other on-property points of interest.
• My Disney Experience also includes park hours, wait times, dining and attraction information, a digital tip board and nearby attractions and services.

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• Some of the features require Guests to create an account and sign in to activate functionality.
• Initially, the app is available for the iPhone and iPad (Apple App Store). My Disney Experience for Android smartphones (Google Play and Amazon Android Marketplace) as well as Android tablets, Blackberry, and Windows devices.
• Enhancements and updates will be made to this application as needed.

FAQs

1. What is My Disney Experience?

My Disney Experience is a mobile application created by Walt Disney

Parks and Resorts Online as the official app of the Walt Disney World Resort.

2. How much does My Disney Experience cost?

My Disney Experience is available at no cost. However, messaging and data

charges may apply; check with your mobile carrier.

3. Will My Disney Experience be updated with new information regularly?

Similar to other Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts online content, My

Disney Experience will have the most up-to-date official information from the

Walt Disney World Resort.