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WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS DEBUTS RE-IMAGINED DISNEYTRAVELAGENTS.COM Travel agent online portal features new travel blog, customizable navigation and variety of new sales tools.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. (August 29, 2011) – Today Walt Disney Parks and Resorts officially announced the completed redesign of DisneyTravelAgents.com, an online portal dedicated to the travel agent community. The enhanced website debuts as Disney expands its worldwide portfolio of vacation destinations with the opening of Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai'i.

DisneyTravelAgents.com provides the latest information about Disney products, offers, itineraries, excursions, photography and news, with a full range of customization, depending on the content and features most important to the agent. With an even wider array of agent-specific resources, agents will be able to get the answers to their client's questions all in one place.

New communication tools include a Disney Destinations Travel Blog, where Disney experts will share the latest happenings across Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, exclusively for the agent community. Updated frequently, the portal will also include a live feed to the Disney Parks Blog, Disney Parks' communication gateway.

The site has been redesigned from top to bottom, making it more convenient than ever for agents to receive pertinent, timely and relevant information.

A new dashboard allows agents to learn about the latest changes or offerings made since their last visit to the portal, which can also be disseminated in real time via email or RSS feed.

User-friendly innovations will save time and "clicks" for any task, from accessing marketing tools and completing training, to checking updated park hours and planning every aspect of a client's magical vacation.

The website's redesign incorporates feedback received directly from travel agents, reinforcing Disney's commitment to providing the travel community with the latest tools and resources in order to serve their clients as true Disney vacation experts.

Authorized travel agents are encouraged to visit DisneyTravelAgents.com to learn about the new and enhanced features at their fingertips, as well as to begin customizing their Disney travel portal. !

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NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK A VACATION TO WATCH YOUR FAVORITE MLB TEAMS DURING THE SPRING TRAINING SEASON Ali Buckneberg, Delta Vacations Travel Correspondent, is available for interviews on Thursday, February 9, LIVE from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort from 4:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Spring is the best time of year for the ultimate baseball fan to take advantage of preseason travel deals and see their favorite teams prep for the 2012 Major League Baseball season. On Thursday, February 9, Ali Buckneberg, travel correspondent for Delta Vacations, will be LIVE from the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, to unveil exclusive travel savings for the spring training season.

Ali will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the Atlanta Braves spring training facility and reveal exclusive travel opportunities to other world-class pre-season locations across the country. In addition to great weather and top travel deals for tickets and accommodations, baseball fans will also find that spring training games offer more opportunities to engage with favorite teams and players. Pre-season games are located at top travel destinations within Florida and Arizona providing additional entertainment or recreation opportunities perfect for a spring vacation or weekend getaway.

DELTA VACATIONS AND ALI BUCKNEBERG: Delta Vacations is the official vacation brand of Delta Air Lines and offers customizable vacations through Delta Air Lines and its worldwide partners. Delta Vacations provides the convenience of booking flights and hotels together with the lowest available airfares on Delta and its partner airlines. Delta Vacations is managed, operated and marketed by MLT Vacations, one of the largest providers of vacations in the United States. Travelers will find more information by consulting a travel agent or visiting www.deltavacations.com.

Ali Buckneberg strives to share the experiences, tips and travel advice that she has learned from years in the travel industry with others so they can get more value out of their vacations. In the past three years alone, she has traveled to destination across the globe – from Europe to Asia to Mexico and everywhere in between.

Buckneberg is currently a travel correspondent for Delta Vacations and lives in Minneapolis, Minn.

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On October 1, 1971, Magic Kingdom Park opened its gates to the public as the first Walt Disney World theme park. Many of the iconic, original attractions that debuted on that milestone date, such as It’s a Small World, are still guest favorites today. Fast-forward forty years, and the Walt Disney World Resort continues to enchant and inspire, just as was promised on dedication day.

In commemoration of Walt Disney World Resort’s 40th Anniversary, and in collaboration with the Walt Disney World Moms Panel, The Window Seat will feature an all-new article on each of the final forty days leading up to October 1, 2011. These daily posts will highlight a park, resort hotel or attraction that has debuted at the “Vacation Kingdom,” from 1971 through present-day.

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Check back often – posts debut on August 22, with a new post added each day until October 1 – and don’t forget to wish Walt Disney World Resort a Happy 40th Anniversary!

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