Secrets and History Behind Disney's Haunted Mansion

Have you ever wondered how Disney projected ghosts in the great room on the Haunted Mansion ride? This question and many more are answered in Fresh Baked Disney's Secrets & History of the Haunted Mansion:





h/t: Fresh Baked Disney

Disneyland California Hikes Prices...Again

Disneyland in California has hiked prices for their tickets as well as California Adventure.
Details HERE. Now that Disney owns the Star Wars franchise, we were able to speak to the dark Lord and get his thoughts on the matter:

How to do BIG Vacations DEBT FREE

Here's our latest video on how to take big vacations debt free:




I'm still waiting on Katie to let me out of the bag. It's a good thing we've got Wi-Fi in the house ;-) -Jerry

Epic Fireworks at the 2014 Star Wars Weekend

Disney does fireworks like nobody else.  Here's a look at the amazing spectacular they put on at the 2014 Star Wars Weekend at Hollywood Studios:

The fireworks and John Williams symphony music begins at 11:13 and runs for about six minutes:

American Airlines Flight SALE!!!

American Airlines Flight Sale: Flights starting at $105 Roundtrip with Travelocity! Ends 5/31/14.

Experts are predicting a busy travel season...

The AAA is reporting that after our harsh winter, this could be the busiest travel season in the past six years in their Memorial Day travel forecast.


Here are some highlights:


Memorial Day holiday travel volume is expected to reach a new post-recession high with 36.1  million Americans taking a trip

The 2014 forecast is 2.6 percent higher than the ten-year historical average and the second highest travel volume since 2000

Eighty-eight percent of travelers (31.8 million) to travel by automobile, an increase from 31.4 million last year

Holiday air travel expected to increase from 2.4 percent to 2.6 million leisure travelers 

Travel by other modes of transportation including cruise, trains and buses will see the largest increase, up 6.5 percent (total 1.7 million travelers)

Travelers will encounter slightly higher prices with airfares six percent higher, mid-range hotels up two percent and car rentals costing one percent more

Orlando Vacation Planning: Air & Hotel

Are you a first time traveler or a young couple with kids looking to save money on a trip to Orlando Florida?

Wondering how to find deals on airfare and hotels?  We've been several times and offer tips from our experiences. 

An Alaska cruise deal just hit our in-box...

7 Night Alaska Cruise on the Holland America Oosterdam from $349 on CruiseDirect.com. Book Today!

This deal comes with a nifty bonus: Up to $1,000 On Board Credit & 10% Off Shore Excursions!

Details on Universal's new Harry Potter & The Escape from Gringotts Bank Released!

Universal Orlando has released new details on the newest ride to hit Universal Studios:
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringott's bank:




This is going to be amazing. I had heard rumors that the ride itself would be mounted to a fully mobile 360 degree travel robotic arm.

We just posted our YouTube "Trailer" for the new channel!

We just posted our new  trailer for The Getaway show on YouTube.  We're really excited to share our passion for all things travel:





-Jerry & Katie