You know Disney has some deep pockets when it comes to their theme parks, so visitors looking to celebrate Halloween have nothing to worry about if they make Walt Disney World their spooky holiday headquarters. For many years the Magic Kingdom has been shutting things down early and welcoming families to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party.

It’s a Halloween bash that encourages both parents and their kids to dress up; however, some of the adults get a little carried away and that’s always slightly frightened us. As you take in all the seasonal decorations be sure to stop and fill your bags with candy. There’s plenty of trick or treat spots throughout the park and they are usually pretty generous. The best part of the party is that the crowds are manageable. Disney only sells a certain amount of tickets to the shindig, so it’s a great chance to ride Space Mountain like five times in a row without waiting. ]]> kjb 2009-10-13T09:38:36-05:00 28.3829163 -81.567704 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/7/5/23302/59337

The long weekend wasn't kind to everyone off and about on their mini-trips. For those vacationing in Orlando at Walt Disney World, they awoke to the news that the park's loved transportation system, the Monorail, had crashed around 2am on Sunday and taken the life of one 21-year old driver. The news is that one Monorail malfunctioned and backed into another outside of a station.

Onboard at the early hour—who knew the Monorail even rain at the at that hour—were only 8 guests, including a family of six who were possibly too late partying at Chef Mickey's or Goofy's A La Carte Sandwich Shoppe. This marks the first fatal accident in the history of Walt Disney World's Monorail, which began its operations back in 1971.

Service on the Monorail was understandably shut down following the accident, but was back on schedule for rush hour later on Sunday as families headed home after the holiday weekend. And now for the token Simpsons quote: "Well, sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six-car Monorail."

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Last one in's a rotten egg! We're finding the best places in the world to stick our toes in this summer (or next winter) for our World's Coolest Pools map. Know of any pools we must check out? Let us know.

Without a cutesy shape or a benevolent aura, you'd never recognize this mega-pool as the domain of the Mouse. But we had to check out the Yacht and Beach Club combined pools after a tipster promised not only a sandy bottom but "a slide from a pirate ship." And you all know we have a weakness for pirate travel. ]]> egw 2009-05-26T17:01:06-05:00 28.3709760 -81.557323 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/4/153054/5046

The internet really is an amazing thing. Last week, for some reason, I was thinking about an obscure old ride at Disney World that I doubted many people remembered. Lo and behold, a quick search revealed not only extensive information about it, but a couple of first-person videos as well. The ride was called If You Had Wings, and it was essentially a big advertisement for Eastern Air Lines, which was, at one time, the official airline of Walt Disney World. My dad was a pilot for Eastern Air Lines, and so we made a point of riding the Claude Coates-designed Omnimover Dark Ride whenever we went to the park, and I loved it. ]]> Victor Ozols 2009-04-04T15:30:54-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/11/7/74751/6994

It seems like each day another Fortune 500 company releases disappointing quarterly earnings, but then again, what do you expect? Thursday, Disney was no exception, as the company reported that earnings had fallen about 13 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter.

Things were down in pretty much all areas of their business--including about a four percent drop specifically at theme parks. Overall, they still posted a profit of $760 million, but when everyone expects you to beat last year, that’s still not good enough.

In hopes of filling Disney World to the brim, the Disney officials have started a new vacation promotion in addition to their birthday deal. The new deal promises three nights of tickets and hotel for free when you buy a four-night package. Finally, if your trip takes place between January and March they’ll also throw in a $200 gift card--for your own Sarah Palin-style spending spree on all the best Mickey merchandise.

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In addition to the decorations at all the parks and ubiquitous pumpkins, October brings Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party to Disney World. This after-hours event takes place at the Magic Kingdom on selected nights this month.

Advance tickets are $43, and it's a good chance to get into the park without paying the usual $70 or so for a one-day admission.]]> kjb 2008-10-03T14:00:38-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/9/28/132646/439

Sometimes it seems like Disney will never stop growing, and there's really no part of the tourism market that it won't eventually dominate. Case in point: the company is planning a 100-lane bowling center in their recently-renamed ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, the latest salvo in an effort to expand further into the growing sports tourism market. ]]> Victor Ozols 2008-09-28T13:26:46-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/