Check out Pirates of the Caribbean if you haven't yet!

In case you havn't heard, there's this movie called Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It has grossed a billion dollars world-wide at the box office (maybe you've seen it), and the movie is based on the rides at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida. The rides have just recently been re-opened to the public after undergoing some "updates". The rides now include features and characters from the movie. Check out the ride at the Magic Kingdom. You can get discount tickets to Disney World through GreatOrlandoDiscounts.com

Get the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom ALL TO YOURSELF!

People dreaming of having the Magic Kingdom all to themselves for a few hours have until the end of tonight to register to win the chance.

As part of the Walt Disney World's "Year of a Million Dreams" promotion, which begins Oct. 1, one family will be selected for a chance to have the Magic Kingdom to themselves for a few hours on Oct. 4. They can do so through the Disney website, www.disneyparks.com

The winning family will enter on a red-carpeted Main Street, lined by Magic Kingdom employees and get a VIP tour of each land in the park. The park will fill behind them. The family then will serve as grand marshal for the new "Disney Dreams Come True" parade, then get an exclusive viewing of the fireworks over Cinderella Castle.

Cirque du Soleil Prices about to go up

If you are planning on catching that spectacle of a show, Cirque du Soleil, and you haven't purchased your tickets yet, then take action ASAP to get the old prices. The Cirque du Soleil tickets are going to follow the same path of pricing as all other Disney tickets, and that path goes up a steep slope. You can still get the tickets at the soon to be old price at TicketMomma.com.

Tropical Storm Ernesto not affecting tourism too much

Locally, schools are closed and tolls are free on the turnpike.

Gatorland is closed for the day in anticipation of tropical storm Ernesto.

But the main theme parks like Disney and Universal are business as usual since this storm is not much stronger than some of the afternoon thunderstorms we normally get around here.

You can still pickup your discount attraction tickets at Billy Boy's Tickets.

Capitalize on Fall Specials while you can!

Whenever you happen to be surfin' the web to get some great rates on Disney and other Orlando Theme Park tickets, take a look at the Fall Specials on GreatOrlandoDiscounts.com. You'll be able to find some deals and incentives that you might otherwise overlook.

Incredible Thrifty Rental Car rates

Right now! Rentalcarmomma.com is offering some of the best Thrifty and Dollar rates available through the end of 2006 and into 2007, including over some of the normally blacked out holiday dates.

Visit Thrifty car rentals or Dollar car rentals to plug in your dates.

Sharks Underwater Grill - Get a bite!

Sharks Underwater Grill, a full-service dining experience restaurant at SeaWorld Orlando, immerses park guests in the dark world of sharks and brings diners eye-to-eye with these monsters of the deep.

Located at the theme park's Shark Encounter attraction, the Sharks Underwater Grill features a menu that combines Caribbean and Florida meals. While dining, guests can view a teeming world of over 50 sharks through floor-to-ceiling windows. Species on display include sand tiger sharks, sandbar sharks, nurse sharks, black nose sharks and Atlantic black tip sharks. The restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. until the Seaworld theme park closing. Priority seating reservations recommended.

Disney World set to party with Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom starting on Sept. 15. 18 party nights where park guests are invited to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat through the park from 7pm to midnight. This is a special ticket event and the park will close on party nights early before reopening to Halloween party guests. This party is not meant to be overly scary and is intended to be family-friendly. The party includes the newly refurbished "Boo-to-You" Halloween parade and a fireworks extravaganza entitled "Happy Hallowishes". All your favorite Magic Kingdom rides will be in full operation.

Event dates are:
Sept. 15, 22, 29
Oct. 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 and 31.
(Historically,some event nights have sold out in advance. If planning on going the last week of October or on a Friday night, advanced ticket purchase is recommended.)

Tickets are $42.95 plus tax (ages 10+) and $35.95 plus tax (ages 3-9)
Advance-purchase savings of $6 per ticket for dates through Oct. 26 are available at select outlets.

Disney ready to party with Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom starting on Sept. 15. 18 party nights where park guests are invited to come dressed in their Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat through the park from 7pm to midnight. This is a special ticket event and the park will close on party nights early before reopening to Halloween party guests. This party is not meant to be overly scary and is intended to be family-friendly. The party includes the newly refurbished "Boo-to-You" Halloween parade and a fireworks extravaganza entitled "Happy Hallowishes". All your favorite Magic Kingdom rides will be in full operation.

Event dates are:
Sept. 15, 22, 29
Oct. 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 and 31. (Historically, some event nights have sold out in advance. If planning on going the last week of October or on a Friday night, advanced ticket purchase is recommended.)

Tickets are $42.95 plus tax (ages 10+) and $35.95 plus tax (ages 3-9)

Advance-purchase savings of $6 per ticket for dates through Oct. 26 are available at select outlets.