LATE SUMMER OFFER - SAVE UP TO 30% ON ROOMS AT SELECT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT HOTELS

Love Orlando, but hate the Heat? Were you waiting for a great deal to plan a trip? Missed out on a Disney Summer Vacation? It’s not too late! Late summer is a wonderful time to visit all the Theme Parks and Attractions. The weather is cooler, the parks can be less crowded and if you take advantage of the deals that are available it can also be less expensive. You can save up to 30% at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels during the late summer period. Book through Aug. 14, 2012, for stays most nights Aug. 15 – Sept. 29, 2012.

Offer Details:

Aug. 15 – Sept. 29, 2012:
Save up to 20% at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort
Save up to 25% at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort Cabins
Save up to 30% at Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts, Disney's BoardWalk, Disney's Animal Kingdom Resort (standard view), Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney's Old Key West Resort
Just add Theme Park tickets and you can take advantage of all the late summer fun.

Booking and Travel Window:
Book May 1 – Aug. 14, 2012, for stays most nights Aug. 15 – Sept. 29, 2012.

Booking Information: When calling our Disney Reservation Center, please reference the "Disney Late Summer Room Offer."

The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited. Minimum length of stay requirements may apply for Friday or Saturday arrivals. Savings based on the non-discounted price for the same room. Additional per adult charges apply if more than two adults per room. Excludes suites and 3-bedroom villas. No group rates or other discounts apply.

Universal Studios – Summer Concert Series

Love music? Parties? Free Concerts?
Then Universal Studios Orlando is the place to be this summer!

Universal Studios knows Music. The largest Hard Rock Café in the world and its adjacent concert hall are here, just outside the turnstiles. Next to that is the Rip Ride Rocket, a thunderous rollercoaster that lets you pick the soundtrack and blast your favorite music as you soar through (and even out of) the park. The line and exit to the coaster is right up against the huge stage that hosts the Summer Concert series, an event which allows you to see major musical stars INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF YOUR TICKET!

For more information, check out our Universal Summer Concert series blog

Universal Studios opens Despicable Me Ride

The Despicable Me ride at Universal Studios Orlando is OPEN! That’s right, I said, “RIDE”. As if the movie wasn’t amazing enough! Featuring an amazing line queue (the entertainment portion before a group of people gets to the ride). It really makes you feel like you have stepped into the world of animation and right into Gru’s home, complete with all the super-villain fixings. The ride is in “Soft openings” which means it is in a phase much like a dress rehearsal, it is open to guests but the team may still be working out small problems here and there. It may also be open only during specific times each day, so when you see that it’s open, take advantage of the opportunity! So far, it has been very well received by the public and is sure to be one of the most popular rides this summer!

For more information, check out our Despicable Me ride blog

Beat the Heat in Orlando with a Theme Park Survival Kit

While it is typically nice for adults and couples vacationing solo to travel light, families, especially those with children, can benefit from a summer survival kit. The goal of any survival kit is to bring the essentials, and when enjoying an Orlando theme park, it may be difficult to know just what those essentials are. Theme parks will offer many of the items listed, so if you forget some, do not panic! Just know that putting a kit together ahead of time will save time and money. Theme parks offer free or nearly- free lockers for when you are on a ride, which for a small fee you can keep for longer periods, so it is really not a hassle to bring a money-saving kit.

for more information, check out our summer survival kit blog