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Disney Aulani open for business

Reported by: Manolo Morales
Published: 8/29 10:52 am

The highly anticipated opening of the first Disney resort in Hawaii drew a crowd of excited guests, both local and international.

Some came in well before dawn to get their first look.

Mickey and Minnie were on hand for the opening ceremony for Aulani Disney Resort and Spa in Ko Olina. Officials kept the speeches brief, much to the delight of guests who've been waiting anxiously to get in.

Guests were allowed to enter just after 6:30 in the morning, but there were some people who were here hours before that. Among them Michael Kuzma from Florida, who was the first one to check in.

"This is the first Disney Resort that's not associated with the theme park and I just thought that there's got to be something special here to combine the legends of Hawaii with the storytelling of Disney," Kuzma said.

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