Disney Magic Band

Disney has introduced us to many new things over the past decade. This, however, may just be the best one!! Disney Magic Band is a brand new way to experience the magic!!  Read more below. 

"What if you could walk into a Walt Disney Worldpark, open your resort room, get into the FastPass line and even pay for a meal, all without reaching into your pocket for any tickets or cash?

Monday, Disney Parks Blog showed off a sneak peek of a way guests will be able to do all that, all with just one device.

It's called the MagicBand: A wristband designed to act as your park ticket, room key, PhotoPass card and FastPass. It could even be used as a payment account.

Earlier pictures of the MagicBand appeared on the Federal Communications Commission's website in October, when Disney filed an application for the wristband, said to use radio-frequency technology.

The Orlando Business Journal reported the devices were being designed by Synapse Product Development, a Seattle-based product engineering firm.

The Business Journal also noted the MagicBand could even be used by Disney to track how many guests are at each of its parks and place staff or even merchandise at certain areas seeing the most traffic.

Disney said the MagicBand is just one of a set of tools it plans to roll out over the next several months, collectively called "MyMagic Plus."

With MyMagic Plus, Disney said guests will be able to schedule times for rides and other attractions before they even get to the theme park.

One aspect of My Magic Plus that's available now is the My Disney Experience mobile app for Apple iOS andAndroid devices. With this app, you have theme park maps, wait times for attractions and daily schedules at your fingertips. You can even book dining and other reservations, all through the app, wherever you are in or out of the parks.

Walt Disney World has already begun testing some aspects of MyMagic Plus, and said early feedback from guests who have tried out the new services has been positive." 13 News Orlando Florida  

What do you think about this new technology? We would like to know. 

Grand Opening of the New Fantasyland

Hello followers!!! We were so very excited to have been invited to the Grand Opening of the New Fantasyland!! These are our pictures from today. Video to come soon!!!!

 Disney's/ABC very own princess, Gennifer Goodwin!!! 

 Jordan Sparks

Check back and we will have video.To book a magical vacation, please email ziptravel1@gmail.com. No FEES for our Magical Services when you book a package. 

A New Brew for Gaston's Tavern!

New details have emerged from Disney regarding Gaston's Tavern! The quick service restaurant has a new brew called LeFou's Brew. It is no-sugar added frozen apple juice with a hint of toasted marshmallow, topped with all-natural passion fruit-mango foam, served in souvenir steins and goblets.

If you've been out to Cars Land in Disney California Adventure, it may taste familiar to you. The brew made its debut out there at the Cozy Cone.

Gaston's will be a comfy lodge in the French countryside and provide a respite from the hot sun (or rain).

One of the items that will be served all day are warm, gooey cinnamon rolls.

Beach Club Resort Room

Beach Club is one of our favorite resorts. We love the pool and we love that we can walk to Epcot and enter directly into the countries. This resort is considered a Deluxe Resort and will sleep 5 people comfortably with  2 queen size beds and a daybed.

 The view from a Garden View Room. 

 I love all the counter top space. 

Hidden is a mini fridge. 

The New and Improved Dumbo

With the much anticipated move and return of Dumbo, a few new features have made this classic ride even more of a hit!!!

We are so very excited to share this with you!! We just returned from the Walt Disney Resort where we were able to get a Sneak Peek at a new Queue Line experience Disney is beginning in the new Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom.

We were so very excited to be among some of the first guests to experience Dumbo's Tent!! Inside this Big Top Circus is a Playground.... an air conditioned play ground!!! When you step inside the tent you will receive a pager. When you are paged, you can ride Dumbo or choose to play more. We opted to play a little more. Why would we not, just check out these pictures!!!

Inside the Main Ring was a spot for just little bitty Disney lovers. 

This picture of the cannon ball is part of one of the serveral slides! 

Not only did Disney add an amazing play ground, but they added 2 Dumbo attractions so more people could ride!

Now, don't let this next nugget of information blow your mind, but Disney also added FASTPASS. That's Right, FASTPASS!!!! To acquire your FASTPASS for this ride, you must go to Mickey's PhilHarMagic and find the Dumbo FASTPASS. This may seem a little inconvenient, but remember this is still in a testing phase.

The Stand- By line has a separte entrance than FASTPASS. However, the lines merge inside the tent, where the playground area is located.

We hope you enjoy your next Magical ride on the classic Dumbo.