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About MouseSavers.com®
A Note from Mary Waring
If you're like me, your ideal
trip to Walt Disney World would include a stay at one of Disney's
Deluxe resorts for two weeks, with fabulous meals at all the best
restaurants and unlimited passes to every attraction - which is
exactly what my husband Mike and I did on our honeymoon, and it was wonderful. It also cost an absolute fortune -- and I used every trick I knew
at the time to keep the cost down!
In late 2000 I quit my job and started my own business. With my business in start-up mode, naturally we weren't
eager to shell out a big wad of cash on our vacation the following year. However, we
had enjoyed Walt Disney World so much that we wanted to return.
So I did a lot of research and discovered some ways to minimize
costs while still having a great trip.
In the process I realized
that I could have saved thousands on our honeymoon if I had only
known a few tricks, such as using Disney World resort discount codes.
The result of my research was a little web site that later became
MouseSavers.com®. My motto became
"a first-class vacation at the best possible price."
Since the site was founded in
early 2001, MouseSavers.com readers have asked for information on
all kinds of things besides Walt Disney World. That's why the site
now brings you great deals on Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line,
Disney books, music, movies and lots more.
MouseSavers.com has grown by leaps and bounds and
has been praised by the likes of Arthur Frommer,
author of the classic Europe on $5 a Day and probably the
most famous budget travel writer in the world, who called MouseSavers.com "one of the best resources for significant Disney discounts" in his syndicated column.
I hope you enjoy this site and
find it useful.
Jump to:
MouseSavers.com
History
In February 2001, Mary Waring founded the site
that became MouseSavers.com®. It all started as a hobby site that
was hosted on a private page on Mary's business web site. Only those
who were "in the know" could get to the unlisted link. Mary collected information
on good deals at Walt Disney World and posted them for her friends
and relatives.
Six weeks later, much to Mary's surprise, the "How to Save Money
on Your Trip to WDW" page (as it was then known) had taken on a life
of its own and had received over 23,000 visitors. So in April
2001 Mary created a new, more extensive site called MouseSavers.com
and made it accessible to the public.
Two months later the site had quadrupled its traffic and Mary responded
to reader requests by adding Disneyland (California) information. She also sent out the first issue of the MouseSavers Newsletter in June 2001. Soon after that,
Mary began adding special deals on Disney toys, books and CDs.
By October 2001, MouseSavers.com began covering bargains at additional
Disney vacation destinations, including Disneyland Resort Paris, Disney's
Vero Beach and Disney's Hilton Head resorts. In late 2001 the site
also began directing visitors to the hottest deals on Disney software,
magazines, music and videos, and featuring specially-negotiated rates
at top Walt Disney World-area hotels.
Since that time, MouseSavers.com has added hundreds of pages of information, including material about Disney
Cruise Line bargains, Tokyo Disneyland and savings on Disney's live shows. The site
now also includes a substantial section devoted to deals at Universal
Orlando and other major theme parks in Orlando and Southern California.
Since its founding, MouseSavers.com has received a large number of
mentions in the press and in major guidebooks. In January 2006, MouseSavers.com® became a registered trademark.
These days, MouseSavers.com:
- logs around 3 million page views per month
- maintains
a newsletter mailing list of over 252,000 subscribers
- has a Facebook page with thousands of fans
Press Mentions
for MouseSavers.com
- Woman's Day magazine - "21 Websites That Save You Time and Money" - November 3, 2009
"Any website that contains tons of great information, is run by one woman, and gets a lot of visitors (1 million a month) is a site that gets my attention. Now throw in the name Disney, and like magic you have a website that holds the keys to 'the happiest place on earth!' MouseSavers.com (not associated in any way with the Disney organization) is a really exhaustive collection of tips, tricks and secrets for how to get discounts on every aspect of a trip to Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Resorts... in short, all things Disney."
- Travel + Leisure magazine website and MSNBC.com - "Best Disney World Money-Saving Tips" - October 9, 2009
"Waring’s site has evolved into MouseSavers.com, a clearinghouse for scrimping Mouseheads... Without assistance from Disney, she finds and posts more than 300 pages’ worth of coupon codes and money-saving ideas..."
- St. Petersburg Times - " Surprise! Fall is here in Florida; you just have to look hard for it" - September 28, 2009
"... we took the recommendation from the Mousesavers website (www.mousesavers.com) and got a sensational price that was considerably lower than the hotel's published website rate."
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KABC TV Los Angeles, CA - "Uncover ways to save big at theme parks" - August 28, 2009
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US News & World Report - "The Best Life: Grandparents Looking for Disney Discounts" - August 24, 2009
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Budget Travel magazine - "Ask Trip Coach: Walt Disney World" - July/August 2009
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USA Today - "Theme parks thrill visitors with discounts and freebies" - June 17, 2009
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Hattiesburg American - "Get the Most Out of Your Money Over the Summer" - June 14, 2009
- MSN Travel and major US newspapers (Associated Press story) - "Disney on a Dime: Yes, Mouseketeers, You Can Do It" - May 18, 2009
"The independent Web site http://www.mousesavers.com compiles one of the best lists around for reputable deals—at Disney and elsewhere."
- MSN Money - "The 100 most useful Web sites" -
April 20, 2009
"If you want the inside scoop and special deals for Disneyland and Disney World, this is the site. Sign up for the newsletter to be alerted to breaking deals."
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The Seattle Times - "Travel Q&A: Tips on Visiting Orlando in August" - April 5, 2009
- Parenting magazine - "Top 5 Disney World Tips" - April 2009
"Check out MouseSavers.com -- a website that vets official Disney offers and handily tackles other practicalities, like giving you discount codes for rental cars."
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The Tennessean - "Divide & Conquer Disney World" - March 29, 2009
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The Independent - "The Complete Guide To: Cut-price Florida" - March 28, 2009
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WeJustGotBack.com - "Disney World on the Cheap" - March 2009
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New York Times - "Practical Traveler: With Attendance Off, Disney Is Dealing" - February 22, 2009
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Chicago Sun-Times - "Caldwell's expert advice to vacation planning" - December 17, 2008
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KDKA Pittsburgh, PA - "A Disney World Vacation For Less" - November 13, 2008
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Taking the Kids (syndicated column) - "A Vacation on the Cheap in Orlando" - November 10, 2008
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WeJustGotBack.com - "Land of the Free: 5 fab freebies at Disney World" - November 5, 2008
- USA Today - "Budget travel sites to keep you out of the red" - October 10, 2008
"Disney fans looking for bargains gravitate here for discount codes and coupons on everything from theme-park admissions to Mary Poppins Broadway tickets, plus tips and tricks to making the most of a visit to Orlando or Anaheim."
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The Clark Howard Show - October 1, 2008
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Orlando Sentinel - "Theme Park Rangers" - July 29, 2008
- Parenting magazine - "Disney World Money Saving Tips" - June 2008
"Subscribe to the Mousesavers newsletter, the first place to look for money-saving tips, including discount codes for resorts."
- NewsChannel5 Cleveland, OH - "Mom Shares Tips To Save Money At Disney World" - June 2, 2008
- WFTV Channel 9 Orlando, FL - "Save a Dime on Your Disney Vacation" - May 5, 2008
See an extensive interview with Mary Waring of MouseSavers.com about many ways to save at Disney World.
- USA Today - "Cheap Tricks for Summer Travel" - April 24, 2008
- Hispanic Business.com - "It's Your Money: Get Your Summer Travel Deals Here" - April 17, 2008
"Going to Disney World or Disneyland? The iconic family destinations are never cheap, but Mouse Savers can take some of the sting out by providing everything from resort reservation deals, discount codes for car rentals, and tips to stretch your dining dollar."
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Woman's Day magazine - "Theme Parks on a Budget" - April 15, 2008
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Associated Press/CNN.com/Miami Herald - "Cruising with the family on Disney" - January 28, 2008
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CNN.com - "Taking the kids: Disney World 101" - January 8, 2008
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Travel+Leisure magazine - "Orlando Dos and Don'ts" - December 2007
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Budget Travel magazine and BudgetTravel.com - "Trip Coach" - November 2007
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The Tennessean - "Enjoy Mickey's Magic on Minnie-Sized Purse" - September 23, 2007
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "Race car laps and Cinderella wishes await Disney World visitors" - August 2, 2007
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News 10 Now Syracuse, NY - "Money Vacation Savings" - June 22, 2007
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Palm Beach Post / major US newspapers - "10 Ways to Save Big on Lodging in Orlando" - May 29, 2007
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MSNBC.com - "Disney Shows Us the Big Love" - May 27, 2007
"... Mousesavers.com brim[s] with tried-and-tested money-saving advice and frequently offer[s] discounts to select Disney properties."
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CNN.com / BusinessWeek / major US newspapers - "Disney World on a Budget" - May 21, 2007
"... MouseSavers.com... compiles all sorts of helpful tips, news about discounts and deals, and a basic rundown of choices at Disney, along with links to other helpful Web sites and a list of frequently asked questions."
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Asheville Citizen-Times - "Keep the Magic in Your Vacation at Disney World " - May 19, 2007
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CBS News MarketWatch / major US newspapers - "Save on Admission at Amusement
Parks" - May 3, 2007
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Family Circle magazine - "Orlando Grows
Up" - May 2007
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine - "10 Tips for an Affordable Family Vacation" - April 27, 2007
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NBC 6 South Florida - "This Week's Travel Deals:
Disney Deals" - April 26, 2007
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Seattle Times - "Theme-park Tilt-A-Whirl"
- April 20, 2007
"My favorite for planning: mousesavers.com."
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Asheville Citizen-Times - "The Food
is on the Mouse at Disney" - April 11, 2007
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram - "Keys to
the Kingdom" - April 8, 2007
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Florida Today - "Disney
doubling cruise fleet" - February 23, 2006
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Family Circle magazine - "The Three-Generation
Vacation" - February 2007
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Frommers.com - "How Low Can You Go? Low Season Discounts to Dozens of Destinations" - January 27, 2007
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Frommers.com - "Don't
Wait in Line: Tips for a Crowd-Free Orlando Vacation"
- October 16, 2006
"One of the best sources for Disney discount
information is Mousesavers (www.mousesavers.com). I never
go to Orlando without checking this website first as it usually
has information on most of the current deals that Disney and
its surrounding hotels are running. It also gives tips on
how to avoid scams in Orlando."
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Frommers.com - "Zip-a-dee-do-deal
All the Way to Disney" - September 22, 2006
"Start with the insiders at Mousesavers
(www.mousesavers.com) for some frank advice on how to save
dollars (and not the ones with Mickey's face on them). They
provide a number of clever tips to make the most of your
Disney adventures and deals."
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Frommers.com - "Mousing
Around this Fall: Height of Value Season at Disney"
- August 11, 2006
"Anyone considering a Disney vacation should
visit Mousesavers (www.mousesavers.com) first. The website's
developer and frequent Disney-goer, Mary Waring, is a consumer
advocate who is passionate about her theme parks and helping
people get the best Disney bang for their buck."
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Florida Today - "Higher park,
hotel prices help boost Disney profits" - August 10, 2006
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Fool.co.uk - "Twenty
Tips To Save On Holidays" - July 25, 2006
"If you plan to take your children or grandchildren
to Disneyworld (Florida) or Disneyland (California), then be sure
to visit the MouseSavers website. It offers great discounts on all
things Disney and, although it's aimed at US residents, many of
the deals apply to us Brits, too."
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St. Petersburg Times - "10 tips:
Theme parks, more frugally" - July 23, 2006
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Frommers.com - "These
Deals Have Legs (and Mouse Ears!)" - February
8, 2006
MouseSavers.com "ought to be a required
read for anyone planning a trip to any Disney resort."
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Arizona Republic - "Trip
out on deals: Surf Web, book early" - January
15, 2006
"Headed to Disneyland or Disney World? Don't
plan the trip without a visit to independent sites dedicated to
the theme parks, such as www.mousesavers.com..."
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WCPO TV Cincinnati, OH - "Don't
Waste Your Money: You Win Wednesday" - January 11,
2006
Emmy-winning consumer reporter John Matarese
says MouseSavers.com "lists great discounts and promotional
specials to Disney World hotels and attractions."
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USA Weekend magazine - "Travel
Smart: Do Disney World Wisely" - January 8, 2006
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Frommers.com - "The
Kingdom Comes a Callin' with Early Fall Deals to Orlando's
Themeparks" - September 22, 2005
"For hotel steals and other deals, Mouse
Savers (www.mousesavers.com) is a great site that offers insider
tips and specials to Disney World."
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Fine Living Network - "The Wall Street
Journal Weekend: Disney Secrets" - July 2005
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News 10 Syracuse, NY - "Travel Tuesday:
Disney" - May 31, 2005
MouseSavers.com is "a fantastic insider source
for Disney-related codes and discounts and other tips.... perfect
for people who have the time, patience, and inclination to cobble
together the most inexpensive, tip-laden deal possible."
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FamilyFun magazine - "Orlando
for Families: Saving Money" - March 2005
"For advice on how to save money on every aspect
of your vacation, especially lodging, check out www.mousesavers.com."
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Wall Street Journal - "Cracking
the Code at Disneyland" - December 23, 2004
MouseSavers.com is an "easy-to-read, regularly
updated compendium of coupons and other tips on saving money at
Disneyland and Disney World."
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New York Post - "Doing Mickey
Right" - November 16, 2004
"This mom-and-pop collection of coupon codes,
special offers and online promotions covers all things Disney, from
parks to cruises to merchandise.... There's helpful content here
too."
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Money magazine - "Get More, Pay
Less! The 75 Best Websites for Serious Savings" - September
2004
"MouseSavers [is] a website that devotes itself
to ferreting out each and every money-saving tip out there..."
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Washington Post - "Details: Disney
World" and "Family Resources 101" - May 16, 2004
"For first-timers planning a Disney trip, the
tips at MouseSavers.com (www.mousesavers.com) can help make the
process less daunting, and less brutal to the wallet."
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New York Times - "Mission:
Orlando" - January 11, 2004
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Frommers.com - "A
Little Mouse Told Us How to Save at Disney" - December
17, 2003
"Disney magic ain't cheap, though. Enter
Mary Waring, creator of MouseSavers.com (www.mousesavers.com)
and probably the world's greatest expert on saving money at the
Disney theme parks. Waring's vast, continually-updated site is
a treasure trove of money-saving information..."
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Washingtonian magazine - "Disney
Without Tears" - September 2003 Issue
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Frommers.com - "An
Online Update for Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando 2004"
"Coupon clippers, budget travelers and anyone
wanting to squeeze a few extra dollars of savings out of their Disney
vacation should first check out Mouse Savers (www.mousesavers.com),
where siteowner and Disney habitué Mary Waring posts a plethora
of tips and current deals to Disney properties and the Orlando area.
Be sure to sign up for her free monthly newsletter."
Business Week magazine - "How
to Do Disney" - September 22, 2003 issue
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KFMB TV San Diego - "Don't Waste Your
Money: Disneyland Fall & Holiday Specials" - September
15, 2003
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MSNBC.com - "Mission: SAVINGS at Disney"
- September 11, 2003
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Budget Travel magazine
- "20 Money-Saving Tips" - September 2003 issue
"...always check the private Web site MouseSavers.com
to learn if Disney is offering an advantageous hotel-and-admission-ticket
package for the dates of your stay."
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MSN Money - "DollarWise:
9 Ways to Save on Theme-Park Tickets"
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Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel (syndicated column) - June
29, 2003
Travel guru Arthur Frommer lists MouseSavers.com among
15 useful sites for finding hotel savings, in his nationally-syndicated
column.
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The Salt Lake Tribune - June 22, 2003
"If you're planning a trip to Disney... on
either coast, MouseSavers.com is chock full of the latest deals."
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Consumer Reports - June 2003 issue
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U.S. News and World Report - May 26, 2003
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Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel (syndicated column) - May 21, 2003
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WCPO TV Cincinnati, OH - "Don't
Waste Your Money: Theme Park Savings" - May 19, 2003
Emmy-winning consumer reporter John Matarese calls MouseSavers.com
his "personal favorite" for Disney/Orlando savings
and says the site is "is loaded with free tips and secrets."
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Wall Street Journal - May 13, 2003
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Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel (syndicated column) - May 12, 2003
Arthur Frommer's "Budget Travel" column refers
to MouseSavers.com as "the single best independent source
for all things Disney, including hundreds of hints and tips
on saving money during a Disney vacation."
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American Baby magazine - April 2003 issue
Budget Travel magazine
- December 2002/January 2003
MouseSavers.com is listed among "124 best
money-saving web sites for travel."
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Associated Press - November 2002
MouseSavers.com is cited as "best"
site for "analyzing Disney World ticketing and suggesting
ways to save a few dollars."
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Budget Travel magazine - October
2002 issue
USA Today - September 27, 2002
Mary Waring is cited as an expert on Walt Disney World
packages and room-only resort discount codes.
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NBC News affiliates throughout the US,
and NBC affiliate web sites - July 2002
Southern Living magazine
- July 2002 issue
"We're enchanted by avid Disneyphile Mary
Waring's www.mousesavers.com, which offers park-goers tips on
smart budgeting in Orlando."
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USA Today - June 18, 2002
Pauline Frommer's "Budget Travel"
column mentions MouseSavers.com as a good place to look for
hotel discounts at Walt Disney World.
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Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel (syndicated column) - April/May 2002
Arthur Frommer, author of the classic Europe
on $5 a Day and probably the most famous budget travel writer
in the world, calls MouseSavers.com "one of the best resources
for significant Disney discounts" in his syndicated column.
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Coastal Family magazine - April 2002 issue
Guidebook Mentions
for MouseSavers.com
Some of these guidebooks are reviewed
here on the site, with links that will allow you to buy them at
a discount, of course!
The Luxury Guide to Walt Disney World
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Making Memories on Your Walt Disney World Resort Vacation
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Parents' Survival Guide to I-75
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PassPorter Guide to Walt Disney World
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PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise
Line
The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland
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The Unofficial Guide to Florida
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The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas
"Improbably, one of the best
places for finding rental-car deals is www.mousesavers.com..."
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The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas with Kids
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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World
MouseSavers.com
Contributors
Mary Waring is the founder and webmaster
of MouseSavers.com.
After spending an inordinate amount of time pursuing various postgraduate
degrees, Mary taught English and writing at the University of Southern
California and Scripps College. She left academia to work as an independent marketing consultant in San Diego, where she also acquired
a slightly disheveled husband named Mike and a somewhat overenthusiastic
96-pound dog. In 2005 Mary, Mike and the dog decided to set up house
in a new location: beautiful Colorado.
A four-day trip to Walt Disney World in 1997 reawakened a lifelong
affection for all things Disney, and led directly to the (ahem) megacorporation
that is now known as MouseSavers, Inc. Mary blames (thanks?) one of
her brothers for suggesting that trip, and her other brother for coining
the name "MouseSavers."
Michael Waring is a world famous explorer,
Formula 1 racer, mountain climber, bon vivant and all around nice
guy. The truly amazing thing is he has accomplished all this without
leaving the comforts of his Laz-E-Boy recliner.
In the few minutes per day when fantasy is not in the forefront,
Mike is a semi-retired engineer who likes to dabble in writing, and
enjoys reading, traveling, and cooking. He also enjoys sampling brews
from around the world and has a lifelong passion to explore the local
deep fried snack foods of whatever strange place he happens to find
himself in this week.
Bob Munsil created the minimalist, but fast-loading and highly readable web design for MouseSavers.com that works on pretty much any browser you throw at it. (Kindle, iPhone, Smartphone --- you name it.) And yes, it uses Comic Sans and underlined links on purpose, Design Snobs...
Don Munsil is an internationally-recognized expert in making up complete hogwash for biographies. He has made it a priority never to sully his hands with actual physical labor, and hence spends his days arranging ones and zeros into profitable patterns. His hobbies include stereoscopic photography, finding and drinking interesting beers, and convincing his wife to go to Walt Disney World even though they just went, that's completely true, but has she heard about this amazing fare sale? Just think about it, OK?
Where was he? Oh yes, he was writing about himself in the third person, another of his hobbies. Don has been privileged to watch MouseSavers.com flourish and grow from a tiny but useful web site to the unstoppable juggernaut of Disney discount knowledge we all know and love. Don gives a shout out to his peeps down at the bit factory. Peace out.
Sarah Stone has worked for a publisher, a bookstore and most recently as a children’s librarian. Some of her favorite books are Strunk & White’s Elements of Style and Webster’s Thesaurus, so she finds editing the MouseSavers Newsletter deeply satisfying. While her passion for Disney parks does not match her husband’s (and her weak stomach prevents her from enjoying Space Mountain), she does enjoy Walt Disney World, especially Animal Kingdom and the peach bellinis at Citricos. Gardening, baking, reading and raising two boys keep her busy.
Len Testa is the co-author of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World and a contributor to other Unofficial Guide destinations, webmaster of TouringPlans.com and a co-host of the WDWToday podcast.
Growing up in Florida, Len's siblings would have been known as "enablers" had they been as obsessed about something other than Walt Disney World. A two-hour wait at The Great Movie Ride while in college led Len to write his Masters thesis on computer algorithms for minimizing your wait in line at theme parks. Len's pretty sure that any objective question about travel can be answered with the right set of data.
Marjorie Mae Treger - A recovering
thespian and third generation San Diegan, Marjorie grew up visiting
Disneyland and has made more than 40 trips to "The Happiest Place
on Earth." Her travel companions are her husband, Stephen and
her two children, Jamison and Elias. Other places they often travel
include Yosemite, New York City, Palm Springs, Poconos, PA and of
course, Walt Disney World.
Marjorie has worked as an actress, director and educator. She has
taught ages four through adult on the subjects of English, writing
and theatre. She has a BA in Theatre from UC San Diego with minors
in both Literature and Anthropology. She also has a Certificate in
Acting from American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Charles Finn was bitten by the travel
bug at the age of 15, and has been roaming the world ever since. In
order to finance this primal urge he has dabbled in education for
the last twenty-plus years. Charles has traveled extensively throughout
Europe, South America, and the Caribbean, and is a veteran cruiser.
He has also been on some big ships. His favorite city in the world
is London, where he indulges his other passions: theatre and Indian
food.
Other Sites by MouseSavers, Inc.
MouseWeddings.com - Over 500 pages of information about Disney weddings, vow renewals, commitment ceremonies, honeymoons and romantic vacations. Launched April 2007.
FoolishQuestions.com - Mike Waring's blog, where he explores travel, technology, the mysteries of life and the universe -- or just whatever pops into his head. Launched September 2007.
SheldonShirts.com - Find t-shirts just like the ones worn by Sheldon and Leonard on The Big Bang Theory. Launched May 2008.
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