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MAJOR HOLIDAY EVENTS AT DISNEY WORLD'S FOUR PARKS It's not too lat to plan a Disney World Vacation around the multitude of celebrations the folks at Walt Disney World in Orlando have planned. Pretty exciting stuff. Here's a quick glance. Disney's Hollywood Studios: A new Sunset Seasons Greetings features projections of Mickey, Minnie and more Disney characters sharing their favorite Christmas stories as a snowy Sunset Boulevard twinkles with holiday decorations. At night, the Hollywood Tower Hotel becomes a giant pile of Christmas gifts, a gingerbread house and a frozen winter-land. "Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!" is a nighttime fireworks show featuring state-of-the-art projections, special effects and Christmas music, topped off by a message directly from Santa. Contact us to book your "Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!" Dessert Party (Nov 9 - Dec 30) that features a visit from a Disney character. Epcot: The Epcot International Festival of Holida...

Southwest Airlines Despises Bag Fees As Southwest Airlines grows its map to include the Caribbean and Mexico ... and soon Hawaii, it is important to remember the value of not having to pay for checked bags as you travel for a vacation experience.  At ULTIMATE VACATIONS we often recommend Southwest flights as part of Funjet Vacations and Southwest Vacations vacation packages. For a traveling couple, or especially for a family, the value of free checked bags can be very advantageous. Most carriers charge $25 per checked bag, per direction. So-called "low cost" carriers charge much more than that, and often restrict or charge fees for carry-on bags. We know. We just flew on Frontier last week to Cancun.  We recently read a quote from Southwest chief revenue officer, Andrew Watterson that seemed on point. And made us laugh a little bit as well. Way to go Southwest. "It is terribly inhospitable to charge bag fees," Watterson said recently. "It d...

Universal Orlando Celebrates the Holiday Season Beginning November 28 and running until January 6 Universal Orlando Resort will deliver more holiday-themed experiences than ever. It all starts with a Harry Potter Christmas.  This is the first year Christmas and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter team up. This year both Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley will feature Christmas-themed decorations, holiday-themed food and performances. Be sure to catch the evening festivities when state-of-the-art projection mapping and lighting wrap Hogwarts Castle for a Harry Potter inspired Christmas. Universal's Loews Royal Pacific Resort The "Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular" comes to Seuss Landing in Universal's Islands of Adventure . The Dr. Seuss holiday classic features the Whos from Who-ville celebrating the true meaning of the season.  The new Universal Macy's Holiday parade at Universal Studios Florida presents more than a dozen new balloons and more than 15...