Main Street Minutes

Volume 1

Welcome Magicians! We are excited to bring you the very first edition of Main Street Minutes – your monthly Main Street Magic newsletter.  Each month you will receive this newsletter filled with articles, trivia, tips & tricks, secret reviews, Disney history, deals, discounts & promos, and more!

June Main Street Magic Episodes

• Road Trip Unscripted: Episode 7
• Trip Review: Typhoon Lagoon Beachcomber Shack, The Little Mermaid, and All-Star Music Family Suite
• Dining Review: Splitsville (Dinner) and Art Smith’s Homecomin (Brunch)
• Trip Review: Marriott Grande Vista and Sanaa (Lunch)
• Is the Disney Dining Plan Worth It?
• Trip Review: Father’s Day Weekend at Caribbean Beach Resort (Part 1)
• Trip Review: Father’s Day Weekend at Caribbean Beach Resort (Part 2)
• A Main Street Magic Community Q & A Part 16
• A Main Street Magic Community Q & A Part 17

Trivia

1. In what year was the Walt Disney Company formed?
2. What ONE ride is in all six Disney parks worldwide?
3. Who was the first Disney Princess?
4. What is the name of Walt Disney’s original character?
5. In what year was the Main Street Magic Podcast first broadcast?

Answers

1. 1923
2. Dumbo
3. Snow White
4. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
5. 2017

This Month in Disney History

• July 15, 1955: Disneyland Opens in Anaheim, CA
• July 3, 1985: Tinkerbell makes her first flight over the Magic Kingdom
• July 17, 1992: Splash Mountain opens in Magic Kingdom
• July 30, 1998: Disney Magic takes her maiden voyage

Upcoming Events

• July 27 – November 18: International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot
• Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party: Tickets On Sale Now! (Get your free quote)

Wonderland Crew Exclusive July Events

• July 20-23: Universal Orlando Resort (Livestreams)
• July 27-30: Boulder Ridge and Food and Wine Opening (Livestreams)
  • July 28 – Wonderland Crew Meet Up @ Geyser Point 
  • July 29 – Anyone Can Cook ON LOCATION!
• Mocktail and a Movie – TBD

Join Wonderland Crew!

Deals, Discounts, & Promos 

4-Day, 4-Park Magic Ticket $99 per Day

Valid June 1 – September 29, 2023 (blackout dates apply)

Save Up to 25% On Most Nights July 11 – September 28, 2023

Annual Passholders Save Up to 30% on Rooms this Summer 

July 11 – September 28, 2023

Save Up to 25% on Rooms 

Select Nights October 2 – December 25, 2023

Disney+ Subscribers Save Up to 35% on Rooms 

Select Nights October 22 – November2 and November 26 – December 25, 2023

Annual Passholders Save Up to 35% on Rooms this Holiday Season 

October 2 – December 25, 2023

 Located at Disney’s Saratoga Springs resort is the world class Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.  This beautiful course has hosted PGA and LPGA tours and is rated as an impressive 4 Star course by Golf Digest. At certain times you can also enjoy foot golf at this course.  Two additional golf courses are located over near Shades of Green resort: Disney’s Palm is another 18-hole course and Disney’s Magnolia course has 14 beautiful holes with a full 18 to be opened later this year. There is also the 9 hole Oak Trail course for those who may prefer an executive course.

Guests can also enjoy fishing at Walt Disney World. At Disney’s Port Orleans and Fort Wilderness Campground guests can fish from the banks of the rivers.  Additionally, nine resorts offer guided, catch and release fishing tours out on the waterways of Walt Disney World property. If you like to be on the water, but fishing isn’t your thing, many Disney resorts offer watercraft rentals allowing guests to cruise the lakes and rivers for a completely different view of the magic. 

The resorts at Walt Disney World also have offerings for the more craft minded guest as well.  Select resorts offer painting classes, mosaic tile creations, or drawing classes for a small fee.  What an amazing and unique souvenir to take home!  

Guests are privileged to learn cooking tips from world class Disney chefs during a brand new culinary experience!  Guests age nine and up learn and work alongside the Disney culinary team to prepare a top notch meal from beginning to end.  Once prepared, participants will sit and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Over at Fort Wilderness and the Tri Circle D Ranch, visitors can ride horses or go on carriage or buggy rides.  If you prefer to admire the animals from afar, you can tour the barns and view Cinderella’s ponies who pull the wedding carriage.

Guests looking for a little more adult experience can participate in Sangria University at Coronado Springs where you can not only sample the house sangria but have the opportunity to create your own special blend.

And finally, don’t forget to ask at your resort about any special activities available during your stay.  Many resorts have resort specific scavenger hunts, poolside activities, crafts, and seasonal activities for guests to enjoy free or at a nominal fee. 

There is soooo much more to Walt Disney World than the theme parks!!  That’s why the answer to that same old question, “You’re going to Disney – AGAIN!?” will always be a resounding YES!

Cast Member Spotlight

Name:   Steve S. (Waldwick, NJ)

Location: Roundup Rodeo BBQ / Server

Cast Member Since: First joined Disney in 2001; most recently since 2014

I love Disney because

The stories I get to be a page in. I have been invited into people’s core memories. I have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings. I have mourned the loss of pets, friends, family members. I have been part of the last great adventure before chemotherapy starts, I have been part of the first great adventure after chemotherapy ends. I know I’m just serving their dinner, or mixing their cocktail, but these guests have allowed me to be a part of some of the most singularly definitive moments in their lives. It is a tremendous responsibility, and a tremendous honor.

Then you get into the friendships. My best friend used to be my boss, now my kids call him “Uncle”. He is just one of the lifelong friendships that I have because of my employment with this company. I have been exposed to different cultures, different ideologies, different customs that I never would have encountered elsewhere. I see the world through a kaleidoscope of diverse viewpoints thanks to the relationships I have formed. I have friendships that span all walks of life, time zones, international borders. I’ve traveled with, gone to concerts with, gone to playoff games with, people that I’ve befriended through work.

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