Travel Dates: January 23 – March 20, 2011

Update 6/26/10 – Disney added April 17, 2011 10 night cruise to the kids free offer. The original dates sold out in a matter of days, this date should be gone very quickly, so book today  if you want to go.

Update 6/28/10 – All of the kids sail free cruises are now sold out. There are rooms that are opening from time to time, but they are few and far between. When they open, they tend to only be the veranda staterooms, and only during some of the off times (January and early February).

Disney Cruise Line has announced a promotion where kids 3 – 17 sail free on Mexican Riviera Disney Cruises during the travel dates above. These 7 night cruises sailing out of Los Angeles stop in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. In order to qualify for the kids sail free, each stateroom must have 2 full paying passengers, and you can have up to 3 free kids per stateroom, in a category 4 stateroom (2 free kids in other staterooms).

• Kids 17 and under sail free when traveling with two full-fare Guests in the same stateroom.
• Government Taxes and Fees not included, and must be paid for any free kids
• Offer applies to stateroom Categories 4 -11, suites are not included.
• Verification of age is required within 48 hours of booking for children who will be 17 years old by the sail date
• A deposit is not required and cancellation fees are not assessed for kids with this offer (though adults are still subject to normal cruise deposit and cancellation requirements
• Kids Sail Free offer must be booked by July 31, 2010.

If you would like to get a quote for this fantastic Disney Cruise discount, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Travel Dates: August 15 – December 21, 2010

Update July 6, 2010 – Walt Disney World has extended the travel dates to cover through December 21, 2010. Availability for the new dates in October, November and December is very low, and many dates are blacked out. To travel during those months, you must check in between the following dates:

• Aug. 15 – Oct. 7, 2010
• Oct. 22 – Oct. 28, 2010
• Nov. 12 – Nov. 18, 2010
• Nov. 27 – Dec. 2, 2010
• Dec. 10 – Dec. 21, 2010

Walt Disney World has announced the “Free Dining” promotion for the sixth consecutive year. Currently, the discount is currently available to anyone, the Disney VISA cardholder pre-booking period is over. With the “Free Dining” promotion, Disney resort guests who book a Magic Your Way package that includes both your Disney resort room and your Magic Your Way park passes, will receive one of the Disney Dining plan add-on for free for all guest three and older in their party. There are a few requirements:

• You must book at least a three night stay, and your stay cannot be longer than 14 nights
• You must include at least a two day Magic Your Way base ticket

A slight change from 2009. Guests staying at a Disney World value resort will receive the Quick Service Dining Plan for free. Guests will be able to upgrade to either the Disney Dining plan or the Deluxe Disney Dining plan by paying the price difference. To upgrade to the Disney Dining Plan, the increased cost will be $10 per adult and $2 per child per night of your stay. To upgrade to the Disney Deluxe Dining plan, guests will pay $40 per adult and $11 per child per night of your stay.

Guests staying at a Disney World Moderate, Deluxe or Disney Villa resort will receive the Disney Dining Plan included for free. Disney World guests at moderate, deluxe and villa resorts will also be able to book the “Free Dining”, and upgrade to the Disney Deluxe Dining for the normal price difference, which is $30 for adults and $9 for children three to nine. The Wine and Dine option is also available at full price to add onto either the Basic or Deluxe dining plans.

Availability is extremely limited, and must be booked by August 14, 2010. It appears that all suites have been excluded from this offer, with the exception of the family suites at All-Star Music, which is included. All Disney resorts, including value resorts are included in the offer.

One thing to note that while the last date of travel is October 2, the free dining will extend past that date, as long as you check in October 2 or before. As usual, this is subject to availability.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Travel Dates: August 15 – October 2, 2010

Walt Disney World has announced the “Free Dining” promotion for the sixth consecutive year. Currently, the discount is only available to Disney VISA cardholders, though it will be released to the general public starting on Monday, May 3, 2010. With the “Free Dining” promotion, Disney resort guests who book a Magic Your Way package that includes both your Disney resort room and your Magic Your Way park passes, will receive one of the Disney Dining plan add-on for free for all guest three and older in their party. There are a few requirements:

• You must book at least a three night stay, and your stay cannot be longer than 10 nights
• You must include at least a two day Magic Your Way base ticket
• You must pay your $200 per room deposit at time of booking, you cannot “hold” a reservation

A slight change from 2009. Guests staying at a Disney World value resort will receive the Quick Service Dining Plan for free. Guests will be able to upgrade to either the Disney Dining plan or the Deluxe Disney Dining plan by paying the price difference. To upgrade to the Disney Dining Plan, the increased cost will be $10 per adult and $2 per child per night of your stay. To upgrade to the Disney Deluxe Dining plan, guests will pay $40 per adult and $11 per child per night of your stay.

Guests staying at a Disney World Moderate, Deluxe or Disney Villa resort will receive the Disney Dining Plan included for free. Disney World guests at moderate, deluxe and villa resorts will also be able to book the “Free Dining”, and upgrade to the Disney Deluxe Dining for the normal price difference, which is $30 for adults and $9 for children three to nine. The Wine and Dine option is also available at full price to add onto either the Basic or Deluxe dining plans.

Availability is extremely limited, and must be booked by August 14, 2010 It appears that all suites have been excluded from this offer, though all resorts, including value resorts are included (All-Star Family Suites are included). To receive the Disney VISA cardholder discount, you must pay your deposit at time of booking with your Disney VISA, and you must pay the balance with your Disney VISA card as well, when due. As a reminder, this exact discount will be released on May 3 to the general public without the Disney VISA requirements.

One thing to note that while the last date of travel is October 2, the free dining will extend past that date, as long as you check in October 2 or before. As usual, this is subject to availability.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Travel Dates: May 2 – October 2, 2010

When you purchase a Magic Your Way Vacation package that includes your Disney resort room and Disney theme Park tickets for stays most nights between May 2 – October 2, 2010, children 3 – 9 can stay FREE and get their Theme Park tickets, FREE!

There are a couple requirements to receive this package:

• Child must stay in room with adult
• All children 3 – 9 are free, as long as there is one adult per room
• Stays must be a minimum of 3 nights, but can be as long as 14 nights
• At least a one day basic park pass must be included in the package, your tickets can be as long as 10 days.

The number of packages available at this rate is limited. Tickets are for one Disney theme Park per day and must be used within 14 days of first use. The hopping or water park add-ons can be included in the package, but the add-ons for the kids are not free.

This discount is available at all Disney resorts, and is subject to availability. Dining plans may be added to the package, but will not be discounted.

Please note this discount is not combinable with any other discount.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Service

We’re on your side, not Disney’s. We are your agent, we work for you. Your Mouseketrips Personal Travel Expert’s goal is to make sure you enjoy the very best vacation for the lowest price possible. We’re going to take the time to get to know you and your travel party. We’re going to find out what you like, what you don’t like, what special events are going on while you’re on your vacation, and anything else we can to enable us to custom-craft your perfect trip. The Disney phone reps, although very nice and helpful, work in a call center and are under pressure to get you off the phone and move on to the next call. They don’t have the luxury of time to really get to know you and what you’re really looking for in a Disney vacation. You will also work with the same agent during your entire experience, you won’t have to deal with a new person each time you call.

Price

Just because our prices and Disney’s are the same right now, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll stay that way. While we love Disney, we don’t want to see them get any more of your hard-earned money than absolutely necessary. We are not under the same obligation to maximize profits and minimize expenses for the Walt Disney Company that the Disney phone representatives are. We will search every way we can to reduce your costs and maximize the value you receive for the money paid. When you call or book online with Disney directly, you won’t get any discount at all unless you know to ask for a specific rate. Also, Disney will not automatically lower the price of your reservation if a new discount comes out after you book, and will not even notify you that a better rate may be available. Mouseketrips carefully monitors each of our reservations and automatically applies any new discount or deal as soon as it become available. You don’t even have to call us – we just send you an e-mail letting you know that a new discount has been applied to your reservation and the amount of your savings.

Expertise

Each of our Personal Travel Experts is a Disney fan. We’ve visited all of the parks multiple times. We’ve stayed at all of the resort hotels. We’ve eaten at most, if not all, of the restaurants. We’ve been on the special tours and taken part in the behind the scenes events. We’ve used Magical Express and the bus system. We’ve been on all the cruises. Chances are that if it’s available at Disney we’ve already done it. We know what works and what doesn’t. We know what’s good for young children, teenagers, honeymooners, family reunions, birthday celebrations, large group excursions, empty-nesters, anniversaries, and any other special need or event you might have. We’ve helped thousands of clients plan successful and magical trips. You get the benefit of all of that expertise and advice at no charge when booking through Mouseketrips.

In addition to all these great perks, contacting Mouseketrips is easy.

• Toll Free Number – Once we have started the process, we will provide you with a toll free number to contact us
• Email – We reply quickly to email (most of the time), usually the best way to contact us
• Facebook – We have a facebook page, and answer questions there
• Twitter –  Contact us @mouseketrips on twitter, we reply quick that way too

So the question you should really be asking yourself is not “Why would I book through Mouseketrips when I can book directly with Disney at the same price?” but rather “Why would I book through Disney directly when I can enjoy all of these benefits by booking through Mouseketrips – and at the very same (or better) price?”

Travel Dates: May 2 – June 3, 2010

When you purchase a Magic Your Way Vacation package that includes your Disney resort room and Disney theme Park tickets for stays most nights between May 2, 2010 – June 3, 2010, children 3 – 9 can stay FREE and get their Theme Park tickets FREE!

There are a couple requirements to receive this package discount:

• Child must stay in room with adult
• All children 3 – 9 are free, as long as there is one adult per room
• Stays must be a minimum of 3 nights, but can be as long as 14 nights
• At least a one day basic park pass must be included in the package, your tickets can be as long as 10 days.

The number of packages available at this rate is limited. Tickets are for one Disney theme Park per day and must be used within 14 days of first use. The hopping or water park add-ons can be included in the package, but the add-ons for the kids are not free.

This discount is available at all Disney World resorts, and is subject to availability. Dining plans may be added to the package, but will not be discounted.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Travel Dates: May 2 – August 14, 2010

Walt Disney World has released room only discounts for the general public for travel during the travel dates listed above, replacing the discounts that expired on March 27, 2010. Only the nights that are within the travel dates will be discounted. Your reservation can extend past the night of August 14, 2010, but only the night of August 14 and before will be discounted. Rates may not be available all nights, and weekend nights may be higher priced.

Disney World Room only discounts

• Disney World Value resorts – 15% discount
• Disney World Moderate resorts – 20% discount
• Disney World Deluxe resorts – 20% – 30% discount
• Disney World Deluxe Villa resorts – 30% discount

Some Sample Nightly Rates:

• Disney Value resorts, standard room – $89 – $101
• Disney Moderate resorts, standard view room – $136 – $148
• Wilderness Lodge, standard view room: $180 – $225
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, savanna view room – $232 – $285
• Beach Club, standard view room – $255 – $292
• Disney’s Polynesian, garden view room – $273 – $318
• Disney’s Grand Floridian, garden view room – $307 – $349
• Old Key West, 2 bedroom villa – $388 – $468

These prices are for the room only, and do not include the 12.5% room tax. Please note that these rates cover both  regular, summer and value season (July 18 and later at the Deluxe resorts), so your nightly room cost will vary depending on the season of your stay. Weekend nights and nights of July 3 – 5 may be more expensive that weekday nights. If you had booked your reservation before using the previously released room only/package discount, this is not as good of a deal, you should keep what you currently have booked.

You are able to add Magic Your Way park passes and any of the Disney Dining plans to these discounted room rates, making the reservation a Magic Your Way package. You must add park passes to the reservation on order to book one of the Disney Dining plans.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Travel Dates: June 12 and June 24, 2010

Disney Cruise Line has released a special Kids Sail Free discount for limited Northern European Disney Cruises during the summer of 2010. There are a few requirements:

• Kids 17 and under sail free when traveling with two full-fare Guests in the same stateroom.
• Government Taxes and Fees not included, and must be paid for any free kids
• Offer applies to stateroom Categories 8 -11, suites are not included.
• Verification of age is required within 48 hours of booking for children who will be 17 years old by the sail date
• A deposit is not required and cancellation fees are not assessed for kids with this offer (though adults are still subject to normal cruise deposit and cancellation requirements)

The Northern European Disney Cruises are 12 night cruises, sailing from Dover, England, and includes stopping in ports such as Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Stockholm. Available cruise dates are June 12, 2010 (includes Helsinki, Finland) and June 24, 2010 (includes Tallin, Estonia).

This special cannot be applied to existing reservations. You would need to cancel your existing reservation, and rebook at prevailing rates with the kids free promotion. We would be happy to check prices with the discount for you, compared to your existing reservation.

If you would like to get a quote for this fantastic Disney Cruise discount, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.

Disneyland has released 2 new discounts for Summer 2010 travel dates.

Buy 3 get 2 Free Deal

Travel Dates: May 1 – September 26, 2010

Disneyland is extending an offer available during the first half of 2010. Just book a 3 night stay with 3 day Disneyland park hoppers, and get 2 additional nights and 2 additional days of park passes included for free. Your package must include at least a 5 night stay and at least a 5 day park pass for each person in the party.

It appears that many of the Good Neighbor hotels have added this special too. We have seen availability with the Anaheim Marriott, the Hyatt Regency, the Motel 6 Maingate, Fairfield Inn and the Staybridge Suites among others.

40% Savings on the Disneyland Resort Hotels

Travel Dates: May 1 – September 29, 2010

Save up to 40% on the 3 Disneyland Resort hotels. This is a room only discount, though park passes can be added making it a package. Unless you are staying exactly 5 nights, it is likely this is going to be a better deal than the Buy 3 get 2 free offer.

• Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel - Enjoy 30% off standard room rates starting at $168/night
• The Disneyland Hotel - Enjoy 35% off standard room rates starting at $169/night
• Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel - Enjoy 40% off standard room rates starting at $213/night

These prices do not include the room taxes or $12 per night resort fee. Minimum stay of 2 nights required.

Both discounts must be booked by September 1, 2010.

For more information, please contact us to receive a no obligation, free Mouseketrips price quote for your Disneyland vacation.

Travel Dates: March 14 – October 2, 2010

This discount is for Disney VISA and debit cardholders only. When you purchase a Magic Your Way Vacation package that includes your Disney resort room, Disney theme Park tickets and a Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan for stays most nights between March 14, 2010 – October 2, 2010, a child 3 – 9 can stay, get 5-day Theme Park tickets and the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan, FREE!

There are a couple requirements to receive this package:

• Child must stay in room with adult.
• Maximum of four Guests per room. (one child free with each paying adult)
• Stays must be a minimum of 3 nights, but can be as long as 14 nights
• At least a one day basic park pass must be included in the package, your tickets can be as long as 10 days.
• Quick Service Dining is included free, but you can upgrade to the Disney Dining or Deluxe Disney Dining by paying the price difference
• You must pay the $200 deposit with your Disney VISA/debit card at time of booking

The number of packages available at this rate is limited. Tickets are for one Disney theme Park per day and must be used within 14 days of first use. The hopping or water park add-ons can be included in the package, but the add-ons for the kids are not free.

This discount is available at all Disney resorts, and is subject to availability. You must pay the $200 deposit at time of booking with your Disney card. For reservations traveling within 45 days of booking, the full amount of the trip will be due at time of booking.

Please note, this discount must be booked by June 3, 2010.

If you would like to get a quote or more information about these special room only discounts for Walt Disney World, please feel free to contact us for a free, no obligation Mouseketrips quote.