Give a day, Get a day...

Disney recently unveiled their new "celebration" for the next year. The theme is "Give a day, Get a day" the idea behind it is that you volunteer for a day with one of the charities and non-profit organizations that Disney supports and they will give you a free day at the parks. I think this is an amazing, ground-breaking idea for Disney. I think the birthday celebration was good. With the economy doing so badly it was good to help families bring their kids for a lower price. This celebration however, is a horse of a different color (I never did understand that phrase, but I feel like it applies here). It will give people an opportuity to give back, and they will be rewarded. Another plus is with the birthday celebration, Disney was banking on the fact that the whole family would come with the birthday boy or girl and the whole family would have to pay to get in with them. With this, you could potentially get your whole family in for free, just by sacrificing a day of helping someone less fortunate. I applaud Disney's effort to recognize the economic problems we face as a country, but also the trials that many people are experiencing as a result of that.

To apply for the Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. promotion, go here:http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day (starting January 2010)

Monorail getting a new train

The inside news is the monorail is adding a new color to it's rainbow of trains. I've heard that they will be unveiling a Teal train in the months to come. This move comes in the wake of the tragedy that occured when the Pink and Purple trains collided, ending the life of one of the pilots. The Pink train has been officially retired and Teal will take its place in the fleet.

Introducing....Princess Tiana

Today was the official arrival of Princess Tiana from he movie The Princess and the Frog, which will be coming out soon. Princess Tiana is Disney's first African-American Princess. To welcome her to DisneyWorld, they had a Lousiana-style parade up main street where she was greeted at the castle by other princesses and princes. She then took part in the new show "Tiana's Showboat Jubilee!" which is a show that takes place onboard the Liberty Bell. The show has dancing and songs from the upcoming film. Seen above, Princess Tiana also took time out of her busy schedule to meet some fellow Princess's.

Holidays!

For anyone who lives in Florida knows...Disney World decides when the holidays start. If you go to the parks on the last day of Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, and then the very next day, you will think that you walked into the wrong park. It is transformed over night. Halloween to Christmas, with barely a breath. Every business in Central Florida follows suit. It's pretty crazy! I get into the Holiday spirit before the Holidays even begin :)

SALSA!!

So for all the castmembers, it was recently the SALSA sale which stands for Spend A Little Save A Lot! Well I think I got it wrong cause I Spent A Lot AND Saved A lot! Ha ha. This is something that most castmembers look forward to, and I would suggest that if you know someone who works for the company, ask if you can tag along, because there is savings upwards of 75% off to be had! And for the pin lovers, the SALSA sale annualy includes a huge pin event at the end. Expensive pin sets are reduces significantly. It's pretty amazing how great it is to be a cast member sometimes. :o)