Travel Dates: January 2 – February 29, 2012

Disneyland has released special room only rates at the three Disneyland Resort Hotels for stays during the travel dates listed above. Guests can save up to 35% off their resort room.

At Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel:

• Save 35% on most stays Sunday through Thursday
• Save 30% on most stays Friday through Saturday

At the Disneyland Hotel or Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa:

• Save 25% on most stays Sunday through Thursday
• Save 20% on most stays Friday through Saturday

This offer must be booked by February 29, 2012, and travel must be completed by March 1, 2012. Availability may be limited for some dates and at some hotels. This discount is not valid with any other discount offer. This discount is also being advertised as a $500 savings package by Disneyland, it is the same discount.

Tickets may be added to this package. Guests checking in between January 4 and February 29, 2012 will also receive 2 Fast Pass tickets per person to use during their stay.

For more information about this or other Disneyland discounts, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips.

Travel Dates: October 2 – December 24, 2011

Disneyland has released special room only discounts for nights included in the travel dates listed above. Guests can save up to 30% off of their Disneyland Resort room.

Sample Savings

• Save up to 30% off a room-only reservation at Disney’s Paradise Pier
• Save up to 25% off a room-only reservation at the Disneyland Hotel or Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel

Travel must be completed by December 25, 2011. This discount cannot be added to existing reservations. The dates from November 23 – 25, 2011 are blacked out, and are not included in the discount. Availability is limited at all resorts. Rooms hold a maximum of 5 per room. Tickets can be added to this reservation to make it a package.

This offer must be booked by October 15, 2011. Between October 16 and December 24, only the dates of November 1 – December 24 will be available to book at discounted prices.

For more information about this or other Disneyland discounts, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips.

Travel Dates: August 14 – October 1, 2011

Disneyland has released specially discounted room rates for the general public for nights included in the travel dates listed above. These discounts are only available at the three Disneyland Resort hotels.

Disneyland Discount Details:

• Save 30% on most stays Sunday through Thursday at all Disneyland Resort Hotels.
• Save 15% on most stays Friday through Saturday at all Disneyland Resort Hotels.

One other note, guests who check in at one of the three Disneyland Resorts prior to September 5,2011, will also receive 2 Fast Pass tickets per person as well as early admission to ride The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure (you get into Disney’s California Adventure 30 minutes before the park opens).

This offer must be booked by September 24, 2011, and travel must be completed by October 2, 2011. All prices exclude taxes and any resort fees. Advance reservations required at all Disneyland Resort hotels in order to secure the discount. Discount subject to availability as the number of rooms allocated for this offer is restricted. Subject to change without notice.

Please note that Disneyland also released a free character meal discount for these same dates earlier today. If you are staying 4 or 5 nights, you may be better off with the other deal. A stay shorter than 4 nights will not qualify you for the other discount, and a longer stay will most likely be better with this savings. Please compare both offers before booking.

The savings above are on the room portion of your reservation. You can either book a room only reservation, or add park passes to make it a package. Park passes or any other addition will not be discounted.

For more information about this special Disneyland Annual Passholder discount, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips.

Travel Dates: August 14 – September 28, 2011

Disneyland has released a special discount for the three Disneyland Resort Hotels for the travel dates listed above, where guests can save up to $450 off of their package, plus guests receive a free character meal. The savings are a flat savings, based on your Disneyland Resort:

Disneyland Package Savings:

• Save $350 when you a stay at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel
• Save $400 when you stay at the Disneyland Hotel
• Save $450 when you stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

There are a few requirements in order to receive the savings:

• Your package must be a minimum four night stay
• The package must include at least three day park hopper tickets
• Only one “savings” per reservation, regardless of the length of your stay

One other note, guests who check in at one of the three Disneyland Resorts prior to September 5, 2011 will also receive 2 Fast Pass tickets per person as well as early admission to ride The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure (you get into Disney’s California Adventure 30 minutes before the park opens).

This offer must be booked by September 24, 2011, and travel must be completed by October 2, 2011.All prices exclude taxes and any resort fees. Advance reservations required at all Disneyland Resort hotels in order to secure the discount. Discount subject to availability as the number of rooms allocated for this offer is restricted.

Character meal voucher for each person in the reservation (maximum 5 guests). Character meal voucher is valid for one (1) meal (including tax and gratuity) at one (1) of the following: Breakfast in the Park with Minnie and Friends at the Plaza Inn on Main Street, U.S.A., Disneyland Park; Surf’s Up! Breakfast with Mickey & Friends at Disney’s PCH Grill, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel; Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Critter Breakfast at Storytellers Café, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa; Ariel’s Disney Princess Celebration at Ariel’s Grotto,Disney California Adventure™ Park or Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel. Not valid for World of Color Dinner Packages at Ariel’s Grotto or Wine County Trattoria but may be applied up to its retail price at any other Disney owned and operated full-service or counter-service restaurant at theDisneyland Resort.

Update: July 26, 2011 – Disneyland has released some room only discounts for the three Disneyland Resort Hotels that have no minimun stay requirements. If you are planning on staying less than 4 nights, or longer than 5 nights, you should compare both offers to see which works best for you.

For more information about this special Disneyland Annual Passholder discount, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips.

Travel Dates: June 3 – September 5, 2011

Disneyland has announced a new $139 three day SoCal ticket deal for travel to the Disneyland Resort this summer.

Southern California resident ticket: This offer is good for three park visits to either Disneyland park or Disney California Adventure park (one park per day) within a 45-day period, for residents residing in ZIP codes 90000 through 93599, and 21000- 22999. For $139, guests will enjoy three fun-filled summer days and nights at the Disneyland Resort. This offer is subject to restrictions and change without notice.

Yes, you can upgrade: For an additional $15, local residents can upgrade to a 3-day Park Hopper ticket that allows guests to visit both parks on the same day.

When you can get it: This offer is available for use June 3 through September 5, 2011 and is blocked out from July 2-4, 2011, and August 21-22, 2011.

Where you can get it: The summer ticket can be purchased at www.disneyland.com/summer, the Disneyland Resort box office, Disney Stores, Disneyland Resort hotels and a variety of southern California supermarkets and retail chains, including Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs, Stater Bros., Food 4 Less, Gelson’s and Deardens. Resident ID is required.

So, a few notes. All three day on the ticket must be used within 45 days of the first use. $139 ticket is not a park hopper, just one park per day, hopping would add $15, but would cover all three days).

When guests check in at one of the three Hotels of the Disneyland Resort from June 3 to September 5, 2011, you will receive two Disney’s FASTPASS tickets for each person in your party per stay. Receipt of FASTPASS tickets is not dependent on any special package, all guests qualify.

Combined with valid theme park admission, it’s a great way to experience Disney Soundsational Summer, whether you go under the sea to experience the all-new “The Little Mermaid~Ariel’s Undersea Adventure” at Disney California Adventure Park, or find out where the Force will take them – in 3-D for the first time – onboard “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” at Disneyland Park.

Offer includes two (2) Disney’s FASTPASS tickets for each registered guest (ages 3 and older) per Disneyland Resort hotel reservation for arrivals from June 3, 2011 through September 5, 2011. Separate theme park admission is required. Each of these Disney’s FASTPASS tickets will allow a guest one (1) entrance to the Disney’s FASTPASS return line of any Disney’s FASTPASS attraction at the Disneyland Resort Theme Parks or one (1) entrance to a specially created, limited-time Disney’s FASTPASS return line for The Little Mermaid~Ariel’s Undersea Adventure attraction. Tickets are valid June 3, 2011 through September 5, 2011. Disney’s FASTPASS attractions and return lines may not operate daily and Disney’s FASTPASS tickets are subject to attraction changes, closures and capacity. No cash value; no substitutions. Tickets may not be sold, copied or transferred for commercial purposes and will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

For more information about a Disneyland vacation, please contact our great sponsor Mouseketrips.

Travel Dates: January 4 – April 11, 2011

Disneyland has released a special package discount where guests can book a 3 night Disneyland Resort stay, and get the fourth night free. In addition, you will also receive a special $20 ESPN Zone game card to use during your stay.

Disneyland Resort Package Inclusions:

• 4 nights at one of the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort
• 4-Day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper souvenir ticket
• Exclusive! Collectible pin, lanyard and luggage tag (one per person)
• $20 ESPN Zone Game card (Located at Downtown Disney District, one per package)
• Mickey’s Toontown Morning Madness—An extra hour in Mickey’s Toontownwith some of your favorite Disney Characters
• Disney Character Call—Receive a “Welcome” call from a Disney Characterwhen your Travel professional books your package online (one per package)
• Preferred Seating at select shows in Disney California Adventure Park

Availability is limited, and not all nights may be available. Travel must be completed by April 15, 2011. A minimum 2 day Disneyland Resort ticket must be included in the package to qualify, though you can get longer tickets. Only one free night per stay (so an 8 night stay will not net you 2 free nights).

Currently, this offer is valid only for the three Disneyland Resort hotels, though many if not all of the Good Neighbor resorts are being included. Please check with your travel agent for availability of the discount at non-Disney resorts.

For more information about this 2011 Disneyland Discount, please contact our sponsor Mouseketrips. This Disneyland discount must be booked by February 19, 2011.

Travel Dates: June 1 – September 30, 2010

Disney VISA cardholders can book a special Disneyland Resort package and receive a Disney Gift Card at check in to use during their stay. Guests must book a minimum 2 night stay, either a Disneyland Resort only stay or a Disneyland Resort package including your park passes in order to qualify. As part of your Disneyland stay, you will also enjoy these great Disney benefits:

• Accommodations in the middle of the magic – steps away from both Theme Parks and the Downtown Disney District.
• Magic Morning – entry into Disneyland Park before it opens to the general public, with valid Theme Park admission.
• The chance to meet and dine with Disney Characters – and even receive wake-up calls from them, too!
• Disney’s legendary service – and so much more!

Availability is limited, and you must stay a minimum of 2 consecutive nights. You must pay your entire cost with your Disney VISA or Disney Debit Card in order to qualify. You must book by September 28, 2010.

The Disney Gift Card values are as follows:

• Disney’s Paradise Pier – $100
• Disneyland Hotel – $150
• Disney’s Grand Californian – $200

The Gift Card will be received at check in, and cannot be used to pay for any portion of your package/reservation. Gift Card offer cannot be added to an existing reservation, this applies to new reservations only. Any payments toward your package currently do not qualify for the Disney VISA 0% offer.

Please note there are already 2 decent discounts for these same dates, the 40% room discount and the buy 3 get 2 free offer, please check all three to see which might work best for you.

For more information or to check availability, please contact our great sponsor Mouseketrips and ask for code DRV3.

In the Spring issue of Disney Files, the Disney Vacation Club quarterly magazine, there was an interesting article entitled Wishes Coming True. The subject of the article was upcoming changes that will be made to the DVC booking system, which will be called Wishes.

However, the article also gives us some interesting information about Lilo, the upcoming system to be used at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World for regular guest reservations. The new system will better incorporate some of the recently added initiatives such as the online check-in feature and Mobile Room Ready notification by text, along with some much needed changes. The most interesting of which is “Travel Plans”.

Currently, if you want to stay at more than one WDW resort during your stay, you are required to book multiple reservations, one for each hotel. Packages cannot be made to cover multiple resorts, you must start over on both tickets and dining plans. Seems kind of strange, coming from a company that is known world wide for great customer service. The great prospect of Travel Plans is that Disney will be able to now link multiple reservations into one Travel Plan, presumably allowing reservations to cover more than one resort:

The system will allow for Guest Services to create “travel plans” for guests, consolidating all segments of their Disney vacation into a single itinerary. Even guests who book multiple rooms or resorts for a trip will receive a single confirmation number.

It also appears that Lilo and Wishes will speak to each other, and you will be able to link a DVC reservation and Magic Your Way package together on one travel plan.

This is a much needed change to the Disney booking system, which will allow for much flexible booking of WDW and DL vacations. You will no longer be required to jump through major hoops to stay at more than one WDW resort during your stay. Currently, I do not have any information on a launch date. We may also see many more options made available to guests with this new booking system. I will post additional information as it becomes available.

Travel Dates: April 1 – September 26, 2009

Disneyland has just released a new discount, similar to the popular buy 4 get 3 free promotion at Disney World, the new Buy 3 get 2 free Disneyland deal. Book a 3 night or longer Disneyland stay, and get 2 nights free, and 2 days of park passes free. This offer is available at all three Disneyland Resort hotels. The offer will also be available at many of the Disneyland Good Neighbor Hotels for travel starting on May 1, 2009.

Each Package Includes:

• 5-Nights accommodations at one of the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort or at a conveniently located Disneyland Resort Good Neighbor Hotel
• 5-Day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper souvenir ticket
• Mickey’s Toontown Morning Madness – You can enjoy fun and games with Mickey and his friends one hour before Toontown opens to the public
• Downtown Disney District Fun Card – Add more fun to your shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences with special offers (one per person)
• Preferred Seating – Available at select attractions in Disney’s California Adventure Park
• Disney Character Calls – Get a complimentary phone call from Mickey, Minnie or Goofy. (This is an extra benefit for online bookings only)
•  Plus More!

Upon the purchase of a 3-night package, with 3-Day Disneyland Resort Park Hopper souvenir tickets, at a participating hotel, two (2) consecutive free nights will be added to the hotel stay and two (2) days added to the tickets. Limited to two (2) free nights per package/reservation and not valid for previously booked rooms. The Disneyland Resort Park Hopper souvenir tickets expire 13 days after first day of use or 10/13/09, whichever occurs first, and each day of use constitutes one full day of use. Tickets may not be sold or transferred for commercial purposes. Offers subject to availability and blockout dates; advance reservations required. Not valid with any other discount or promotion. Subject to restrictions and change without notice. This discount must be booked by August 11, 2009.

To book this great Disneyland Discount, please contact our wonderful sponsor Mouseketrips and ask for the 2 free nights at Disneyland