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Southern Living, Mid-Apr 2005 by Lingo, Karen

The newest value-priced place to stay is Disney's Pop Century Resort, with rates beginning as low as $77 per night, depending on the season. Nostalgic touches include decor in tie-dyed hues; Fast Forward arcade; and such fun things as 65-foot-tall bowling pins, a giant Big Wheel, four-story Rubik's Cubes, and a motion-activated disco light in the middle of one of the courtyards.

Make the Most of Your Visit

Here are some ideas for saving time and money on your trip to Walt Disney World.

Buy tickets at home. If there's a Disney Store nearby, you can pick up your tickets (plastic, credit card size) at the castle-shaped kiosk inside the store and pay for them at the checkout. Advance tickets are also available online at www.disneyworld.com or by calling (407) 934-7639.

Save with Magic Your Way. This new ticketing structure allows more customization and flexibility when designing your vacation. A family of four can now stay for a week for $1,500. The way it's set up, the longer you stay, the less your per-day cost.

Take a free pass. Instead of waiting in line at some of the most popular attractions, slip your park pass into the FASTPASS machine. You'll receive an assigned window of time to return, and, in the meantime, you can go enjoy the rest of the park. KAREN LINGO

2005 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS

Tell us your favorite places in the South to visit, dine, and play, and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a vacation for two at the fabulous Charleston Place Hotel in romantic Charleston, South Carolina. Voted the 2004 Favorite City in the South (and second place in the shopping destination category), Charleston blends historic charm with some of the best dining experiences in the South.