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So you have finally saved the money to take the trip you have always dreamt about. As the theme to Ducktales plays on loop in your head, you convince yourself that this holiday is "For the kids" or because your wife's good friend just happens to be getting married 30 minutes from Anaheim.

In actual fact you have been planning this trip since it was the grand prize on the James Sherry hosted Saturday Disney.*

Then all of a sudden it hits you! Despite the amount of times you've pictured meeting Mickey, taking on Space Mountain or watching the fireworks, you don't know where to begin with your plans.

Well look no further then this blog!
At Down Under Disney I hope to provide an Australian perspective on all things Disney Parks, giving you all the information you require to make your Disney trip easy! Hope you find it helpful!

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As this blog gets off the ground I am mainly going to focus on trip information for Disneyland California and Disney's California Adventure Park. I will then begin work on Walt Disney World and other parks from around the globe.

*Found an old clip of the original Saturday Disney with James Sherry (including classic Aussie ads) for those of you who want to reminisce.

Footnotes: Video courtesy of AusVHSArchive, 2012.

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