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Disneyland World of Color Dinner Packages

June 16, 2011 by guest blogging 3 Comments

Much like the Fantasmic dinner package in Walt Disney World, Disneyland offers a dining package at select restaurants that come with a FASTPASS for the breathtaking show “World of Color”.

There are several dining options for World of Color FASTPASS packages, including lunch or dinner at Wine Country Trattoria or dinner at Ariel’s Grotto. If a sit down meal isn’t your style, there are World of Color picnic lunches available, which will also provide you with the preferred viewing.

The dinner menus are prix fixe, three course meals, Ariel’s Grotto is $39.99 for adults and $20.99 for children (ages 3-9) (passholder discounts may apply!). Reservations are recommended and can be made 60 days prior to arrival by calling (714) 781-DINE.

The three course meal begins with an appetizer trio, an antipasti tower that includes an antipasto platter, a mixed greens salad and bakery breads.

For the main course, your choices range from meat selections such as herb crusted chicken breast, santa maria style tri-tip steak (I recommend this!) and a selection of sustainable fish. There are pasta and vegetarian friendly dishes as well.

Dessert is served on a platter to share, with petite sweets: warm chocolate cake, green apple mousse in a cone, tiramisu chocolate cups, French macaroons, passion fruit quenelles, chocolate ganache crunch triangles and white chocolate with fresh berries.

I was able to experience Ariel’s Grotto for the World of Color package and I enjoyed the spiral staircase that leads you “under the sea” into the dining room saturated with blue and teal hues with coral accents. The view of Paradise Pier is nice as the restaurant is on the water, it’s a relaxing dinner since Ariel and friends only appear for breakfast and lunch. While the food was good, we found the service a bit lacking. The overall experience was worth it for the World of Color FASTPASS, but for our next visit we decided to try Wine Country Trattoria and found that much more to our liking.

If you would like to experience Disneyland and the World of Color Show, take advantage of the Summer Room-Only offer and save up to 25% on Disneyland resort hotels. Book by June 18, 2011 for travel June 19, 2011 through August 13, 2011. Book June 19, 2011 through July 23, 2011 for arrivals most night July 17, 2011 through August 13, 2011. Travel must be completed by August 14, 2011. Upgrade your room only reservation to a package and receive two Disney FASTPASS tickets for each person in their party per stay for check-in dates June 3rd through September 5th. Also receive early access to “The Little Mermaid~Ariel’s Undersea Adventure” 30-miutes prior to the opening of Disney California Adventure park from June 4th to September 5th.

Book with Pixie Vacations in June (for travel anytime) and you will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 Disney gift card!

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Disneyland World of Color Dinner Packages

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New Characters Coming to Disney California Adventure Park

June 15, 2011 by Chip 1 Comment

There are new friends coming to Disney California Adventure park this summer! On June 25, the Wilderness Explorers’ Camp will open at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, featuring Russell and Dug from the Disney•Pixar film, “Up.” The Ahwahnee Camp Circle will be the place where guests can participate in a special ceremony with Russell and graduate to Senior Wilderness Explorers. Also, as guests enter the trail, they will be met by Dug, the friendly dog. The trail will feature Wilderness Explorer activities through which young guests can earn merit badges.

On July 9, Phineas and Ferb will debut their new show, “Phineas and Ferb’s Rockin’ Rollin’ Dance Party,” also at Disney California Adventure park. The show will be an interactive dance party featuring the Disney Channel favorites. Guests will have the chance to join in on dances and activities while a DJ spins songs from the series.

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Disney California Adventure ‘World of Color’ Dinner Details

June 15, 2011 by Chip 1 Comment

Disney California Adventure park is a frenzy of satin, chiffon and glitter as a favorite spot for breakfast and lunch with the Disney princesses, at dinnertime the dining room takes on a decidedly different ambiance. With no Disney characters, it’s an ideal spot for an evening cocktail with a view of Paradise Pier through the windows. Best of all, a preferred viewing FASTPASS for “World of Color“ is part of the deal.

Ariel’s Grotto recently got a nod from the Southern California Restaurant Writers with a “Gold” award (Four Stars), judged on food, service, ambiance and beverages and achieving between 95 and 100 points by a vote of the members.

Relax with a superfruit martini (blueberry vodka, pomegranate liqueur, cranberry juice, agave nectar and fresh lemon juice) or an agave nectar margarita (tequila, agave nectar and fresh lime juice). Dinner is fixed price, else we’d make a meal of the Antipasti Tower – one is grilled veggies and cheeses, the other adds clams, shrimp, prosciutto and chorizo.

Move on to a favorite entrée: sustainable fish with wild rice and sweet pineapple chutney; pasta with Italian sausage; herb-crusted chicken breast with cheddar mashed potatoes; tender tri-tip slow roasted over rock salt, cioppino with lobster, fish, scallops, mussels, shrimp and chorizo; or spinach and ricotta agnolotti (ravioli) in a light mushroom broth.

Dessert is to be shared, but we find that the warm chocolate cake goes first. Nibble green apple mousse in a cone, tiramisù chocolate cups, French macaroons, passion fruit quenelles, chocolate ganache crunch triangles and white chocolate with fresh berries. You won’t leave hungry.

You can make reservations up to 60 days in advance. Cost is $39.99 for adults, $20.99 ages 3 to 9. And Passholder discounts apply! Call 714-781-DINE (3463).

Have you tried Ariel’s for dinner?

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Disney California Adventure ‘World of Color’ Dinner Details

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Disney Soundsational Summer Begins

June 14, 2011 by Chip 5 Comments

This summer, families can enjoy special benefits and magical savings at an on-site Disneyland Resort hotel in Southern California. This offer comes just in time for Disney Soundsational Summer, a season when the Resort is celebrating new adventures, classic Disney experiences and the debut of “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade.”

Disney Soundsational Summer, which runs June 3 through Sept. 5, includes the latest milestone in the expansion of Disney California Adventure park, The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. At Disneyland park, guests will enjoy the sensational, new 3-D excursions of Star Tours in Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.

Summer Hotel Offer

The Disneyland Resort is offering up to 25 percent off room-only reservations* at Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, a property featuring “day-at-the-beach” themed fun. Or, guests may enjoy up to 20 percent off room-only reservations at either the luxurious 948-room Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, or the iconic 969-room Disneyland Hotel, featuring newly renovated rooms.
The new, contemporary rooms at the Disneyland Hotel boast sophisticated Disney touches, such as headboards featuring dynamic fiber-optic firework patterns. Also new to the Disneyland Hotel is a pool-and-slide water play area and a poolside restaurant and bar, Tangaroa Terrace – Casual Island Dining and Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar. Both feature a tropical motif inspired by Adventureland inside Disneyland park.

When travelers book the summer hotel offer from now through June 18, 2011, they can take advantage of a broader selection of travel dates, beginning June 19 – Aug. 13, 2011. Or, travel is available from July 17 – Aug. 13, 2011 for bookings June 19 – July 23, 2011. Travel must be completed by Aug. 14, 2011.

For more information, to check availability and book, visit www.pixievacations.com for more details!

Special Disney On-Site Benefits

Guests who check-in at any one of the Resort’s three hotel properties, from June 3 to Sept. 5, 2011, receive two of Disney’s FASTPASS**tickets for each person in their party, per stay. Separate theme park admission is required.
In addition, guests of the Disneyland Resort hotels receive daily summer access to the new attraction The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure 30 minutes prior to the scheduled opening of Disney California Adventure park.*** The early access incentive is available from June 4 – Sept. 5, 2011, and each guest must have a valid admission ticket and present a valid hotel room key.

For general Disneyland Resort information, park hours and entertainment schedules, call (714) 781-4565 or visit www.disneyland.com. For the latest ticket offers, visit www.disneyland.com/offers or call Pixie Vacations

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AP Payment Plan Option Now Available to NorCal Residents

June 14, 2011 by Jessica 1 Comment

With the news of the ticket and annual pass price hikes, none of us were really thrilled. There is a bit of good news for Northern California residents with annual passes, though.

Northern California residents will now be able to opt for the payment plan option rather than having to pay one large sum in full.

The payment plan was introduced in 2008 but was only available to Southern California residents, which frustrated many Northern California passholders.

Here is a list of the new annual pass price hike, which took effect June 12:

Southern California Select Annual Pass: $199, all ages (up $15).
Southern California Annual Pass: $269 for all ages (up $30).
Deluxe Annual Pass: $379 for all ages (up $50).
Premium Annual Pass: $499 for all ages (up $40).
Premier Annual Pass (good for Disneyland Resort and WDW): $749 for all ages (up $49).
Annual Passholder “block out” ticket: $59 (up $9)