Disney's Big Announcement - Let The Memories Begin

I just watched the live Ustream announcement from DisneyParks and it's official:

Let The Memories Begin is the new Disney campaign.

Disney is inviting guests to share memories with their photos, stories and videos online.  Tom Skaggs coined a new phrase ~ Guest Generated Content. 

You can send them in advance or that same day while you are in the DisneyParks. 

They want to celebrate the memories and experiences of their guests.  Because that's what DisneyParks are all about.

Check out the Let The Memories Begin website! 

What do you think!?!?!?

Disney Releases Discounts Through 2011

This is some interesting stuff to talk about.

Disney has never released so many discounts over a long period of time all at once.  There are discounts out now through October 2011.

Typically, Disney has released discounts in 2-3 month spurts, usually a few months or so in advance of the opening date.  The company probably has wanted to see how much they can eek out before offering a discount at all.

So perhaps future bookings are looking a bit softer than expected?  Who knows?

Here's the scoop:

• It's not available every day for the next year. It's a hodge-podge of dates here and there.  Look to the bottom of my post of the dates or head over to Mousesavers for a more detailed skinny.
• You have to book by December 20.  So you have a lot of time to think it over
• You have to pay for a non-discounted room and ticket package and then you get a FREE dining plan. Stay at a Value Resort, you get the Quick Serve Plan for free; stay at a Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort, get the regular Dining Plan for free.  

Make sure you crunch the numbers to see if it works out to benefit you or not.  See my previous post on why the Free Dining option isn't always the best choice.


Here are the dates that this deal is available:

For 2010:

• 10/1-10/7
• 10/22-10/28
• 11/12-11/18
• 11/27-12/2
• 12/10-12/21

For 2011:

• 1/1-1/5
• 1/9-1/13
• 1/21-2/3
• 2/11-2/17
• 2/25-3/3
• 5/27-6/2
• 8/19-9/29

So, are you going to book a trip with this special?  Or did you already plan booking a trip and this is the icing on the cake for you?  Or does it make any difference?