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 Welcome to this week's newsletter!
 This week we take a look at the New Fantasyland project at Disney World and we have a feature in this newsletter. Then we thought some of you might be interested in knowing what were the top visitor attractions in the US for 2011, and no it's not Disney World! Be warned - viewing some of these websites might well give you itchy feet but go ahead! No new Property rates are in this time round for 2012 so we are still waiting for The Fountains Resort on I-Drive and we still don't know whether we are going to be able to offer 2 Beds at The Point Orlando Resort - we are on the case as they say. NB: When our new online bookable website is up and running we will be able to feature many new self-catering properties in Orlando and the rest of Florida plus other key locations in the USA. Finally our most popular Kissimmee and Vista Cay units - a regular.
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New Fantasyland at Disney World So, did you know that an amazing NEW Fantasyland is underway and sadly some of the favourites are going! Here is a birds eye view of the vastly-expanded Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World which will offer visitors a new land of enchantment in a magical fairy tale forest just beyond the castle walls:
 The sweeping facelift for the Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom is what the resort calls the biggest overhaul in the theme park's 38-year history.
Plans just revealed call for adding a lavish ride based on The Little Mermaid, an enclosed ridge that will carry guests through Ariel's underwater realm using an Omnimover ride system similar to that of the Haunted Mansion, and will move through scenes featuring characters and songs from the 1989 movie.
 | Ride-through of The Little Mermaid attraction at Disney California Adventure
coming to Orlando in 2012 |
The vast majority of the Fantasyland overhaul will focus on Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and others in the company's table of animated heroines, including expanding the ever popular Dumbo children's attraction, new interactive area's featuring some of Disney's best-known princesses, and much more.
But what more? Disney is constructing individual areas - be it a castle, cottage or chateau - where guests can interact with some of the company's best-known princesses and other characters from their movies. Children will be able to dance with Cinderella, celebrate Aurora's birthday with the Good Fairies, or play a role with Belle in a performance in the library of the Beast's castle.
Beyond princesses, the plans call for doubling the size of and relocating Dumbo the Flying Elephant to a new "circus grounds" that will include an interactive queue under a big-top tent to entertain children waiting in line. Disney will add a new Pixie Hollow character-greeting area, home to Tinker Bell and other fairies.
To accommodate the expansion Disney will raze most of Mickey's Toontown Fair - the smallest of the Magic Kingdom lands, and Snow White's Scary Ride is also being disgarded.
A new indoor mine train style roller coaster has been announced, which the park is calling now "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train." This will take guests deep into a diamond mine, while playing the famous music from the movie for guests to enjoy while on the ride. The vehicles will actually swing back and forth on the twisting track throughout this unique ride. This will be a first of its kind as it has not been seen on any roller coaster built before.
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Mickey and Minnie get new homes near the park's front entrance. The children's roller coaster, the Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm stays and will be re-themed, likely with a circus overlay linking it to Dumbo.
The first phase of the Fantasyland expansion, including the Mermaid ride and the princess areas, is scheduled to open in 2012. Pixie Hollow will follow in 2013.
We will keep an eye on progress and maybe you will be thinking about planning a trip some time soon!
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25 Most Popular US Attractions Times Square New York City tops the list with 37 millions visitors in 2011 - don't you just love this city! Breakfast in New York - wow, how good is that. NB: Disney World Orlando is by some way the No 1 Park Attraction in the US! We have put in links to the official websites so you can take a look at whichever ones interest you - if looking at the Universal Orlando site doesn't get looking up flights nothing will! NB: We will do a feature on flights soon.
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Attraction/Destination & Rank
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Location
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No. of visitors annually*
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1. Times Square
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New York City
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37.6 million
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2. The Strip
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Las Vegas
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30 million
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3. National Mall/Memorial Parks
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Washington, D.C.
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25 million
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4. Feneuil Hall Marketplace
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Boston
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20 million
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5. Disney World's Magic Kingdom
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Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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17.1 million
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6. Disneyland Park
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Anaheim, Calif.
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14.9 million
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7. Fisherman's Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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San Francisco, Calif.
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14.1 million
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8. Niagara Falls
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Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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12 million
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9. Great Smokey Mountains National Park
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Tennessee/North Carolina
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9.04 million
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10. Navy Pier
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Chicago
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8.6 million
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11. Lake Mead National Recreation Area
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Arizona/Nevada
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7.6 million
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12. Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando
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Orlando, Fla.
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6.2 million
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13. SeaWorld Florida
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Orlando, Fla.
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5.8 million
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14. San Antonio River Walk
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San Antonio, Texas
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5.1 million
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15. Temple Square
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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5 million
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16. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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Pennsylvania/ New Jersey
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Just under than 5 million
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17. Universal Studios Hollywood
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Just under than 5 million
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18. Metropolitan Museum
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New York City
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4.5 million
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19. Waikiki Beach
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Oahu, Hawaii
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4.5 million
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20. Grand Canyon
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Northern Arizona
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Just under 4.5 million
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21. Busch Gardens
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Tampa Bay, Florida
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4.4 million
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22. Cape Cod National Seashore
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Massachusetts
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Just more than 4 million
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23. SeaWorld San Diego
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San Diego, Calif.
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Just more than 4 million
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24. American Museum of Natural History
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New York City
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4 million
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25. Atlantic City Boardwalk
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Atlantic City, N.J.
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4 million
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Source: Forbes magazine
* Attendance figures and estimates as sourced by Forbes
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Most Popular Kissimmee Resorts
Liki Tiki Village Resort - 1 & 2 Bed Resort Apartments. Liki Tiki is in the favoured West Kissimmee area and is a tropical themed resort featuring a Lagoon Adventure Water Park with swimming pools, water slides, a wave pool, waterfalls, fountains and an area for smaller children. Highly recommended. Free Nights Offer. Mystic Dunes Resort - 1, 2 & 3 Bed Resort Condos with up to 3 Free Nights, depending on length of stay, during much of 2012. Many clients keep rebooking this very popular resort, speaks for itself! Orange Lake Resort - 2 & 3 Bed Resort Apartments & Villas. Orange Lake is one of our favourite resorts with its quality accommodation and superb on-site leisure amenities including the River Island swimming complex featuring beach style pools and river style lazy river. |
Our most popular Vista Cay units  Some additional Vista Cay units are in the pipeline but in the meanwhile here is a review of our most popular units:-
Property 225 : 2 Bed 2 Bath right next to the Vista Cay Clubhouse.
Property 417 : Wonderfully furnished 2 Bed 2 Bath in The Isles of Cay Commons.
Property 418 : Beautifully furnished 3 Bed 2 Bath with lakeview in The Isles of Cay.
Property 277 : 3 Bed 2 Bath in The Isles of Cay Commons on the top floor and with lakeview. NB: Unit now available in November from the 11th due to a very unfortunate cancellation.
Property 280 : 3 Bed 3.5 Bath 2 storey Townhouse in Vista Cay.
Property 385 : 2 Bed 2 Bath Monterey unit, ground floor, in Vista Cay right next to the Vista Cay Clubhouse.
Property 423 : 3 Bed 2 Bath Monterey unit in Vista Cay overlooking the Lake.
Property 309 : 3 Bed 2 Bath Top Floor Penthouse Monterey unit in Vista Cay overlooking the Lake.
Property 405 : 3 Bed 2 Bath Top Floor Penthouse Monterey unit in Vista Cay overlooking the Lake, with corner Balcony.
Book Online at www.destinationamerica.com. There is a full description of all properties and an availability calendar for each unit, and rates for 2012 are published. Early reservations for these Vista Cay units is recommended.
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Please contact us with any questions regarding the contents of this email - including any suggestions - we welcome your feedback. You can email us at destinationamerica@lineone.net or call us on 0845 121 0164 or 0845 121 0160.
Sincerely
Destination America
DA Florida Weekly News Buzz
15th September 2011
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