Tagged: disneyland

Disney Comes to Shanghai, the Watergate Reopens, and More: Your Travel Briefing

Merchandise at Shanghai Disneyland (Mooshuu/Flickr)Your Daily Travel Briefing is our new daily roundup of travel-related news and information gathered from all over. Check this…

Disney Is Opening a New "Magic Kingdom" in Shanghai, China, And from All Reports it's a Stunning Advance in Theme Park Design

Disney ParksChina itself is such a fascinating touristic destination that it really doesn't need another attraction. And yet that's exactly what it got this month, in the…

Great Wolf's Huge New Indoor Water Park Opens Near Disneyland in California

If you haven't heard of Great Wolf Lodge, there may be two reasons for that. One is you don't have kids under 12. The other is that one hasn't opened within driving distance from your…

Disney Parks Now Charge Up to 20% More If It's Busy—Tickets Cost Up to $124 a Day!

Early this month, I reported that Universal Studios Hollywood would charge less for quiet days for guests who booked ahead online, and I predicted that it was only a matter of…

The One-Percenting of Disney: Who Loses, Who Wins

Every few months, American news outlets erupt with a new round of rueful Disney coverage. Every spring, admission ticket prices shoot skyward, and this week, it hiked its annual…

How to Complain to Disneyland

Call or email Disneyland in order to file your complaint with the original Disney theme park. To speak with someone on the phone, dial a number from its contact directory, which lists…

Massive Changes at Disney Parks: Two 14-Acre Star Wars Lands and Toy Story Land Coming, and More

Two of the biggest tourist attractions in the world are about to see extreme changes. Disney Parks has announced that it is planning two epic Star Wars-themed expansions for…

After an Incident, Disney Bans Selfie Sticks

Leave them at home.Disneyland and Walt Disney World—and Disney parks around the world—have banned selfie sticks. This means that the most popular theme parks on the planet have…

Disney Raises Prices Past the $90 Mark, So Your Summer Vacation to the Mouse Will Cost More Cheddar

The Mouse has roared again. Each year it raises prices on us, and it did it again. A one-day, one-park ticket to its Magic Kingdom park now costs $6 more, or $95, and kids (which in…

Eureka! We Found Summer Savings of up to 30 Percent at Disneyland and Walt Disney World

Disney tends to restrict its best sales to customers who are already on its mailing list, but this summer, we found two big discounts that are available to the general public right…

12 Reasons to Visit New York's Finger Lakes with Kids

Within an imaginary triangle of Upstate New York between Syracuse, Rochester and Elmira-Corning, there are 11 long, narrow lakes lying roughly parallel to each other. According to…

Worst Travel Disasters: 6 Steps to Protect Yourself

On vacation in Tokyo last week, Winnie Cheong and her mother were at the Shibuya train station, an hour away from their hotel, when the ground trembled. At first Cheong, a Singapore…

Ask the Family Travel Expert: Disney World, Done Dirt Cheap

Question: Hello! We are a family of five with three kids (ages 8, 5, and 2). We have never been to Disney World and would like to plan a trip. Money is very, very tight and we are…

Big City Hotels Cater to Families for Under $200 a Night

This time of year, everyone in the family is antsy and hot and arguing about who gets to use the Wii next. Get out of the house and explore what a city has to offer before school…

Summer Season Activities in U.S. National Parks

The high summer season has arrived throughout most of the National Park System, and that means there is no shortage of activities for you and your family to take part in. If you…

7 Places to Eat: The Best of Brussels

With more Michelin-star restaurants per capita than any other city in the world -- yes, even more than Paris -- Brussels doesn't have to take a back seat to anyplace else when it…

Park of the Week: Virgin Islands National Park

The Virgin Islands National Park on St. John isn't the only U.S. park that can be reached just by ferry, but I believe it is the prettiest. Proving again that even robber barons (or…

Travel Troubleshooter: One Frozen Screen, Two Sets of Tickets

When Albert Lewis tries to book airline tickets through Expedia, his screen freezes and goes black. No worries, says a company representative -- the booking didn't go through. So he…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Croatia

When the 7-time Emmy award winning TV show The Amazing Race put Dubrovnik on its itinerary in October 2007, it was confirmation that Croatia had arrived as a tourist destination.…

Travel Troubleshooter: Hey, Where's My Airline Seat?

Half of Julie Liening's airline seat is missing. An extra-large passenger is sitting in it, forcing her to lean into the aisle or sit on the passenger's lap. Not a comfortable way to…

Frommers.com's Best Family Destinations

If you've done Disney to death and the nearby beach isn't making anyone happy these days, broaden your horizons and set out for one of these eight destinations around the world. Some…

Lito's Tech Tip: Avalanche Danger & How to Avoid It

Avalanches are the dark side of winter. How can such beautiful landscapes--snow-draped peaks, shadowed cornices, sparkling alpine bowls--be so dangerous? How is it possible that an…

The Early Bird Catches the Package Deal to India

There are many beautiful and ancient things to see in India, which is not surprising considering it is a diverse country that boasts about a sixth of the world's population. It's also…

Beaches, Bugs and Beauty: One Week in Belize

I'm sorry, you want me to touch what? As I watched my fellow travelers stroke swollen caterpillars (on their way to becoming beautiful butterflies), I realized two things: One, I am…