Want to go to Europe Disney Style?

[calypso*a*go-go]

This info. was just posted on the Mousesavers website (thanks Mary!):

In summer 2005, Disney quietly solicited participants for some experimental vacation packages to Hawaii and Yellowstone. They called the program "Adventures by Disney." A very limited number of participants had the opportunity to test out the concept, which was intended to bring Disney quality to non-Disney vacation destinations.

Disney offered "introductory prices" for the introductory 2005 summer season, but it still wasn't cheap: the 7-night/8-day "Escape to Paradise" tour of Hawaii tour cost a minimum of $7796 for a family of four, while the 7-night/8-day "Quest for the West" Yellowstone tour started at $5596 for a family of four. The tours included many meals, but not airfare.

For 2006, Disney is expanding the number of destinations that will be offered for "Adventures by Disney" packages. Here's a list of the 2006 destinations that have been announced, and a few highlights that have been released:

Oahu and Kauai, Hawaii - stays at beachfront resorts, surfing lessons, manta ray feeding

Oahu and the Big Island, Hawaii - visit Pearl Harbor, night snorkeling, private tour of Volcanoes National Park with a volcanologist

Wyoming - stay at a dude ranch and a hotel near Old Faithful, hiking, biking and horseback riding

Canadian Rockies - visit Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, hike a glacier, ride on a snowcoach and lunch with a former Olympian at Canada Olympic Park

Costa Rica - cross hanging bridges in a rainforest, visit a volcano at Arenal National Park, swim near dolphins, private hike in the jungle with a naturalist, travel through the rainforest on a zipline, barbeque on a private beach

London and Paris - five star hotels in London and Paris, private dinner at the Eiffel Tower, tour of London on a double-decker, visit to Versailles

Rome, Chianti and Venice, Italy - historical tour of Rome (staying at either the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi or the Westin Excelsior, depending on departure date), visit the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, stay at Borgo di Fontebussi in Tuscany with a day trip to Florence, visit Venice (staying at Bauer Venezia or the Westin Europa & Regina, depending on departure date) and tour the canals by private gondola

How Cool Is That !!!

 

[caspersmom83]

Thanks for the info. I love your Thomas Kincaid pic.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Thanks caspersmom83 -- the paintings can still be purchased in person @ DL or through the Disney Gallery.