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D23 MEMBERS SAVE BIG ON FUN AND ACTIVTIES THIS SUMMER
– AND YEAR ROUND – WITH NEW, EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS

A D23 Membership Card Saves Members Hundreds of Dollars on Everything from Airport Transportation to Disney Theatrical Shows, Plus Stores and Restaurants Around the Country

BURBANK, Calif. – April 11, 2012 – Whether they’re headed to a Disney Park or staying close to home, members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club can save hundreds of dollars on their favorite activities, events and attractions when they present a D23 Membership card or use special member-only online codes.

More than three dozen special offers for D23 Members include a host of newly added discounts – as well as continuing favorites, like 10% off the total fare at SuperShuttle and 15% off an entire stay at Howard Johnson Anaheim. The newest D23 Member discounts and offers include:

  • A special D23 Member-only ticket price for Disney’s newest Broadway production, Peter and the Starcatcher
  • A 10% discount on any chocolate purchase Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, or either online or in its two Disney Park stores – at Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort, or the soon-to-open location inside Disney California Adventure  Park.
  • 10% off purchases at all Ridemakerzlocations, including online
  • A special discounted rate at the popular Pirates Dinner Adventure experience in Buena Park, Calif.
  • At LittleMissMatched, D23 Members receive 15% off all Disney merchandise online and in-store, including Downtown Disney locations at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort
  • Three special offers to help D23 Members get in shape from Zumba® Fitness
  • A D23-exclusive offer on VIP membership to Live365 Internet radio, which features dozens of Disney-themed channels
  • 10% off all purchases of $65 or more at all Disney Store locations or on DisneyStore.com through June 30, 2012

In addition to SuperShuttle and Howard Johnson Anaheim, D23 Members can take advantage of a host of ongoing offers developed exclusively for them, including:

  • 20% off a D23 Member’s entire order at ThomasKinkade.com, including art from the Disney Dreams Collection
  • Savings on fun and relaxation at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, with discounts to Nikki Bryan Spas and Mandara Spa locations, plus 10% off activities at the Sammy Duvall Watersports Center
  • Member-exclusive discounts and offers at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood
  • Discounted admission to such acclaimed attractions around the country as Johnson Space CenterMiami Science      Museum, the Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon Presidential LibrariesMadame Tussauds in Hollywood
  • Savings on fashionable apparel from Curl by Sammy Duvall and Apricot Lane Boutique locations
  • D23 Member-only pricing on tickets to Mary Poppins on Broadway
  • Discounts on dining at Ralph Brennan restaurants in New Orleans and Anaheim; Two Scoops Ice Cream Parlor in Ko Olina, Hawaii; House of Blues locations at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort; and the ESPN Zone at Downtown Disney District in Anaheim
  • Online shopping discounts at Brookstone.com, the ABC StoreShopSignature.com and more

Disney Vacation Club® — Disney’s innovative approach to vacation ownership since 1991 — is celebrating the opening of Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas in Ko Olina, Hawaii, with a special limited-time offer for D23 Members. They have an exclusive opportunity to receive a vintage work of custom-matted art from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated short “Hawaiian Holiday” by simply learning more about the magic of Disney Vacation Club membership by phone*.

The newest D23 Member discounts and offers are in addition to ongoing special deals, a full list of which can be found online at http://d23.disney.go.com/special-offers-and-discounts-by-experience/.

For Disney fans everywhere, becoming a D23 Member as simple as visiting www.Disney.com/D23 and selecting from a Gold or Silver D23 Membership.  Gold D23 Membership ($74.99 a year) offers a one-year subscription (four issues) to the glossy, award-winning Disney twenty-three magazine, plus four special, collectible gifts — unique surprises that accompany every issue of Disney twenty-three.  All new and renewing D23 Members, including Silver D23 Members ($34.99 a year), also receive a member-exclusive gift from the Walt Disney Archives Collection, and specially priced admission to the bi-annual D23 Expo, the largest Disney fan event in the world.

* THIS PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING SALES OF TIMESHARE INTERESTS. Exclusive merchandise – no retail value. DVC-GIFT-31-A.