Posted on Friday, 7th October 2011 by Jack Burgin

On October 7, 2011, The Walt Disney Company filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission which formally reported the terms of a new employment contract between the company and President and CEO Robert A. Iger. Mr. Iger’s bonus targets increase significantly in the new agreement but, perhaps more significantly, the new employment agreement [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 31st August 2011 by Pete Werner

Our final day of the cruise is a sea day as we sail back down the ‘inside passage’ towards Vancouver.   I hate the last day of a cruise, and I hate the last day of an Adventures By Disney trip, so today I shall be known as “Hatey McHaterson” (which is normally Walter’s name as [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 30th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Aulani Resort and Spa, Disney’s Vacation Club property in Hawaii, officially opened August 29, 2011.  In conjunction with the opening, Disney released details on excursions guests can take from the hotel.  In addition to relaxing at the resort, Disney knows visitors will want to explore Hawaii.  There are a variety of tours ranging from simple shuttle transportation to typical Hawaiian tourist [...]

Tags: Aulani, Chef Sam Choy, Disney Vacation Club, Hawaii, Honolulu, Kualoa Ranch, Pearl Harbor
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Posted on Tuesday, 30th August 2011 by Pete Werner

Our tour today started a little later than the others. We had to meet at 1:45 pm on the gangway to head over to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack show. Again, on paper this reads like something I wouldn’t do if you paid me – but the experience itself was a blast. The show features two [...]

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Posted on Monday, 29th August 2011 by Dave Parfitt

In 2011, Adventures by Disney (ABD) offered all-inclusive itineraries to Egypt for the first time.  Unfortunately, many of the trips scheduled for summer 2011 were canceled due to the political upheaval in the country.  ABD announced that Egypt is back on the schedule for 2012.  In addition, ABD will be taking guests to two new [...]

Tags: Adventures by Disney, australia, Egypt, France, Galapagos Islands, Greece, London, Paris
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Posted on Monday, 29th August 2011 by Pete Werner

Trying to describe today’s adventure is going to be difficult without sounding like I hit my head and have suddenly turned into some kind of tree hugging hippie. But today is a day I’ll remember the rest of my life – no matter where I go or what I do, I will always remember this [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 28th August 2011 by Pete Werner

Skagway is the first opportunity we had to leave the ship. As we were pulling in, we were immediately met by a sea lion who was swimming around watching us dock while playing with a fish he had caught. He wasn’t eating the fish mind you, just holding it in his mouth, letting it go, [...]

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