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PRESS: Calgary Herald, Flat-out family fun off Oahu, New Aulani resort, doesn't shout out its links to Mickey Mouse, Views(1969)

News Staff Admin posted on November 07, 2011 23:54 Article Rating
Calgary Herald:  Flat-out family fun off Oahu, New Aulani resort, doesn't shout out its links to Mickey Mouse

BY STEVE MACNAULL, FOR THE CALGARY HERALD

The hour by shuttle bus to Kailua to kayak is the only time our group leaves Disney's new Aulani Resort where we're staying.

If you're lucky enough to be bunked down at Aulani there's little reason to venture too far.

The 8.5-hectare, 1,066-room resort has incorporated everything that is unique about Hawaii and added a touch of subtle Disney magic. Sure Mickey and Minnie show up at the character breakfasts and mingle poolside a couple of times a day, but otherwise this is no over-the-top Disney theme park.

"We're not here to celebrate Disney, but celebrate families in Hawaii," Disney Parks & Resorts chairman Tom Staggs tells me at the recent grand opening for the resort.

"We're not just in the movie and theme park business, but the guest experience business."

Disney Vacation Club's timeshare units are in Aulani Resort west of Honolulu, which also operates as a full-service hotel.

Disney Vacation Club's timeshare units are in Aulani Resort west of Honolulu, which also operates as a full-service hotel.

Photograph by: Steve MacNaull, for Postmedia News


Read on for full article: http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Flat+family+Oahu/5633510/story.html
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