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By Michelle Deal-Zimmerman | April 26, 2009
Free Disney dining plan from Southwest What's the deal?: Book a Southwest Airlines Vacations package, including flight, hotel and Magic Your Way Tickets, for three or more nights at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., and receive the Disney Dining Plan free or 50 percent off the Deluxe Dining Plan. What's the savings?: The dining plan includes one table-service meal, one counter-service meal and one snack per guest per night at Disney World restaurants. The dining plan covers a family of four, including two adults and two children.
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By Michelle Deal-Zimmerman | November 23, 2008
Buy 4 nights, get 3 free at Walt Disney World What's the deal?: Book a four-night Walt Disney World Value Resort vacation package and receive an additional three nights free. Package starts at about $1,271 and includes seven nights of accommodations for a family of four, including two adults, one junior and one child. The package also includes theme-park tickets. What's the savings?: Guests receive a seven-night package for the price of four nights. Guests who travel Jan. 4-March 29 also receive a $200 Disney gift card.
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By Janene Holzberg | March 21, 2008
Any day spent at Walt Disney World is bound to be a good day, but last Friday proved especially nice for one lucky musician in the Mount Hebron High School marching band. In Orlando, Fla., to perform in Disney's Magic Music Days festival, the 165-member band was marching along Main Street, U.S.A., when the drum major signaled them to halt. A stage had been wheeled into the middle of the road, blocking the band's path. As band members wondered what was going on, senior Tracie Ervin's name suddenly was announced as the 2-millionth student performer at Disney World since the festival began in 1985.
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May 13, 2007
NEW YORK ZAGAT WALT DISNEY WORLD INSIDER'S GUIDE Zagat Survey / $15.95 This first-time release from Zagat Survey rates and reviews all six of Disney's Orlando, Fla., theme parks, from Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom. But what sets this guide apart from the many other Disney travel books is that it's based on a survey of 4,841 Disney-goers. Participants had visited Disney World an average of 36 times. (Talk about insiders.) Using Zagat's system of awarding points based on a 0-30 scale, surveyors were asked to rate parks, rides, hotels, shopping, dining and nightlife.
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By Bloomberg News | April 10, 2007
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard M. Scrushy, convicted of bribery, must wear a global positioning device when traveling from now on after a federal judge ruled yesterday that he took an unauthorized yacht ride last month. Scrushy, whom prosecutors sought to incarcerate after the March trip in South Florida, can travel freely in the northern and middle judicial districts of Alabama, near his Birmingham home. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Coody ruled that any other travel must be strictly detailed to probation officers and the court.
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February 1, 2007
Good morning -- Peyton Manning -- If you go to Disney World, will you take all of your sponsors with you?
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By DOW JONES | November 19, 2004
GEORGETOWN, Del. - Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Eisner testified yesterday that he told Disney's directors he was hoping to "trade" President Michael Ovitz to Sony Corp. on the same day he told a national television audience that he would hire Ovitz again. In his fourth day on the witness stand, Eisner said he met with directors on Sept. 30, 1996, during a celebration of Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary, and told them he wanted Ovitz to leave Disney and was hoping Sony would hire him. If Ovitz went to Sony, that would have ended Disney's obligation to pay $140 million in severance.
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By Sean Mussenden | November 12, 2004
Thousands of unionized Walt Disney World workers voted down a new three-year labor contract yesterday, giving union negotiators the authority to call a strike. The surprise rejection, by a vote of 3,686 to 2,827, sends negotiators with the Service Trades Council union group and Disney back to the bargaining table today. Union leaders said they are unlikely to call for a work stoppage in the near future. They hope to persuade Disney to improve its offer, saying proposed wage increases are too small and increases in health care coverage are too high.
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By Lorene Yue | November 7, 2004
Punch up: www.snopes.com Why it clicks: Created by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson to debunk urban legends and other myths, the Web site tackles more than three dozen categories, including business, computers, food and sports. The download: If you've ever received a message purporting to be an e-mail tracing program sent by Walt Disney Jr. and Bill Gates that promises money and a free trip to Disney World if the message reaches a certain number of individuals, you'll find on Snopes.com that it was just another hoax.
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By Liz Kay | July 20, 2004
Kind strangers have helped Joe Sanderson keep his job. Now they're helping him go to Walt Disney World. The 20-year-old Millersville resident has overcome physical and mental disabilities to become a paid employee at the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center. After an article last year in The Sun detailed how budget cuts would eliminate his position, donations poured in from people who were inspired by his good spirits and ingenuity. Now, after learning that Sanderson loves roller coasters, officials at Premier Rides Inc., a Millersville-based theme park designer and manufacturing company, have organized a weeklong trip to Orlando, Fla., with free passes to Disney and Universal Studios theme parks.