Show TRAVEL dSo 4 wu iwdy in new Epcot feature that has feel 3-- D By LUAiNE LEE Scnpps Howard News Servce content with being one of the most vacation sites in the nation the at Walt Disney World ha e connew ad entures jured a senes of for the summer season Hoered oer their hot little drawing boards the “imagineers” have plotted thrills for a public already saturated with interactive and virtuspeed games squawking al reality that can make your head sw im Priming themselves for the Florida summer Disney World Resort boasts a senes of new attractions In the futuristic Epcot Center there are several new sites At “Honey I Shrunk the Audience” you’ll feel yourself minimized to the size of a hummingbird while you suffer all kinds of Lilliputian indignities Based on the two Disney (of course) movies “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” and “Honey I movie Blew Up the Kids” this is really a but full of blasts of sensory experiences Audiences find themselves dodging unidentified flying objects protecting their legs from ysterious encounters and squealing at the top of then lungs Even the Disney people are astonished at the success of this attraction It’s one not to miss AT&T has updated its “Spaceship Earth" silver geosphere at inside the familiar 1 Epcot with scenes tracing the history of communication throughout the ages Not al head-spinni- CD-RO- Lincoln WITH CASH 48-pa- technology work-in-progre- ss 866-062- 1 BRANSON ’95 NO ONE KNOWS BRANSON LIKE HYDE'S Sept AUTUMN HIGHLIGHTS OZARK Oct 9-- 18 Standard-Examine- staff and wire services r LAS VEGAS - Three months after its opening the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is still rolling resort three blocks The " east of the Las Vegas Strip on Para- -' dise Road opened March 9 The casino’s rock ’n’ roll ambiance is created with hundreds of memorabilia items including Pearl Jam’s surfboard Nirvana’s guitar James Brown’s gold jacket and guitars once owned by Elvis Chris Tom Petty and Depeche Isaak Mode The 340-roo- resort features a m casino whose 30000-square-fo- chips are adorned by the faces of rock stars A $5 chip shows the Red Hot Chili Peppers $25 chips are at New services direct travelers to Western B&Bs Two new reservation services help visitors find lodgings at Western bed and breakfasts H Bed & Breakfast Western Adventure based in Bozeman Mont handles some 80 B&Bs through Montana Wyoming and Idaho For more information or a free bro7 Availchure call (406) able for $5 is a directory Fourteen B&Bs in Jackson Hole Wyo have joined together to establish the Jackson Hole Bed & Breakfast Association Its B&Bs include log cabins set in the mountains to inns lining Jackson Hole town square For more information or for reservations call (800) 585-055- LDS Church History Tours CITY OF JOSEPH MUSICAL Wash Independence Far Nauvoo Hannibal Branson Eureka Springs West St Louis from$925 in Ogden 1 Call Toll free 627-221- airtaie from Salt Lake City or las Vegas Includes niund-tndeluxe nuMoRoach lulginu all meals snacks Li)S hisionai an escort Pncct vary hv no of days plus $g DC Boston Niagara Falls NYC Kirtland i July 6500 per person Double occupancy MESQUITE July 9 10 i ll Pay$'J St 00 - Stateline Thurs t““ c 3 le a’ September Dates 13 Day 10 Day Mill AeMfytfM 2 November MEXICIAN RIVIERA CRUISE Jan 26 1 996 thru Feb 4 1996 Call today (or delails I Call for FREE brochures IT’S TRAVi lime Join Hyde’s Encore Tours & Travel for your summer escape Call for free brochures more information Ed contact Dunkley 9401 Golden Drive Oran-geva0 CA 95662 (916) or Warner Anderson 3750 Otto Way Auburn CA 95602 (916) le 988-469- 878-883- V 2 966-424- 2122 West 5400 South Salt LetkeCIlyiVT 84118 Danish Days Festival Crowned by ICALGARY STAMPEDE A PACIFIC NW Yosemtle NolT Pork Includes the unique Danish Days Festival Yosemite National Park witn sightseeing Lake Tahoe and lake cruise Reno and much more Tour BLACK HILLS A LEGENDS TOUR August July 17 famous Cotgary The July Chuckwagon RacesOutdoor Stage Spectocular combined with Seattle Victoria Vancouver Jasper and Banff National Parks lake Louise and more' 14-- 18 August temples and the California Coast Aug Thre nights in Branson plus Hannibal Mo- -' Tour Includes the LDS Pageant in Nauvoo and LDS historical sites in GREAT TRAIN ESCAPE 1 A truly unique rail experience! 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DAILY BASQUE FESTIVAL 50 Tour Price '1200 e $1100 Cash Back MON-FR- I a 700 Cash Back SAT & SUN ELKO EVERY OVER NIGHT STOCKMENS 7th TRIP Sat Juna mm-s- 'jUJi: a frji 24 nmitiwm Jj7iTjn J 'ifmTTI kj I Berry AVA N S I" asillt tjuu'ieji'i mm INC Cartage 'Trusted Travel Partner Since 1968 ” days fly to Kansas City Christmas in Branson 'ii i Only 4 Seats Left ufraffTTlTlTO' efSHlEyaDams © liM'IHII'H ToursH BRANSONOZARK MOUNTAINS The mpsl exciting S diverse vacation area in the countryl RT hr Lodging most meals Shop Kenny Rogers Show Boat Andy Williams Osmonds Lawrence Walk Jim Station) Patsy Cine Show Smer Dollar City 7 Days 11098 pp September 15-2- 1 $1145 October October $1035 $995 June29July9 $1050 Seattle Portland & Cardston Temples Calgary Stampede Banff Victoria & more Hill Cumorah Tour July 8 to 18 7 Day B Days 7 Daya Nov 30 Dec 6 pp l398pp 11098 pp Branaon'Naahvllla Branaon Chrlalmaa July 11 B-- 17 $1659 pp Days Featuring Church Historian BRYCE CHAMBERLAIN his Portrayal of "JOSEPH SMITH THE PROPHET Far West Adam-Ond- l Ahman Independence Kirtland Nauvoo Chicago Temple Vermont Hill Cumorah Pageant BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA $1450 Aug Mt Rurhmom 14 18 4 Days COLORADO COUNTRY $498 gib flftoniuBSQjL-- $498 FALL COLORS Sept 20 - Oct 6 1 7 days rtS?TrVi r? ? htd ' I'D HJn (EB0M& n rrvxxxrxzi HU 1 ai ' c-- ni I a arerai gTEStiM- - mi pp JJJLLLL 3 Days Sept Ouray Silverlon Narrow Gauge Tram Durango Mesa Verde Moeb Arches 4 pp I ilitt New TorVlo Bermuda to SL Thomas to San Juan" Sonjortmtict $2298 pp jBKEE iTVH' Amish country N Y City New England Slates Nova Scotia P E Island Canada Niagara Falla $2598 pp LDS TEMPLES OF EUROPE Oct 17-2- 8 Berne London Temple Frankfurt Fieifm'j holiday 6 1996 oYd-fashIon- ’ pp December 26 1993 to January sissippi Sluamlxialin' aboard the Legendary Della Qiu&en Overnight in Nanhytlt Nnw Orleans included f Maturing tammy Wynntle Steva Allan A Pally Andiews MARTIN HARRIS PAGEANT Aug 11-- 12 Musical drama "Utah" at Tuachan In St Geonps Junr'July New England Fall Foliage Tour Smh 8 New England SllM pim jj-O- N Y City if iupmatyi xsfi v $98 Aug $129 idy smipp CAEDFOR FREE BROCHURES ' s Tower' Deadwood Clary Horse Cluster Passion Piny Devil Washington D C Qtf i H'ln 11098 CHURCH HISTORY & Escorted by Institute Director Lowell Wilson Boston Niagara church history from New York to Missouri Fall Foliage Tour sept 29 to Oct 11 $1590 Fascinating Cities incredible Beauty & Creat Meals 1st class tour through New England and Eastern Canada if 19 Day W5 HOW Cost is $250 per person including all meals Participants need to bring a tent and sleeping bag For a CVA R ies Branson like Webb Canadian Rockies More1 ty Jim IS WithJkd Kfriii NauSoOi(tBOisaOirllhlTall$1)190 $995 6 days fly to Kansas City Nov on Rev up your a 250-miguided tour of the 1849 wagon route used by thousands of Gold Rush pioneers The route begins from Imlay Nev (an old mining town) to Alturas Calif The three-da- y tour leaves July 22 Led by experienced guides participants will see desert and mountain scenery and make stops at historical spots such as places where pioneer names are carved on rocks & Hyrum Only 4 Seats Left 28-De- 9 July the spectacular Inside Passage Pnnce William Sound tanax National Pam farffcanns the Yukon & Much Anchorage " c“hB OH 13 ime wmumi u oovmf includes WOOSinsle H At memtim WENDOVER BEEHIVE- - Branson Tours Sell Fast 7 days fly to Springfield 7 I MGEANT ft TEMPLE TOUK OAKLAND ALASKA Branson Menu Nobody c: All WOOD Guest Lecturer June 29 July 12 and wheel tracks from covered wagons can be seen Members will camp one night Another night is spent at Soldier Meadows a facility on the site of a historic fort and hot springs The tour is insured and operated under a Bureau of Land Management recreational permit It is limited to 25 vehicles July tour to retrace path of Gold Rush pioneers Plymouth Vermont Lexington Y ar 2 All inclusive escorted from Boston 1355 from Wash DC $1725 All inclusive escorted " PALMYRA PAGEANT I t MISSOURI Elder Hartman Rector Jr MAUVOO PALMYRA non-Disne- WESTERN ROUNDUP 532-263- F S DOI BRANSON NASHVII Hard Rock Casino keeps winning hand Las resort Jimi Hendrix’ “Purple Haze” and the $100 chip shows Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” The casino also houses two restaurants a sports book an athletic club and a 1200-setheater ENCORE TOURS 5-- 10 and LfGCOUQM Vegas has 340 rooms funky poker chips rI § TYTTTTTTTTTTTTTI bed and each of the breakfast inns The brochure is available free by calling (800) you go 3-- e The Distinctive Inns of Colorado has released its 1995 brochure which features a color photo description and phone and address of ACCOMMODATIONS: 23 resorts including 20 hotels a campground vacation villas and vacation club Rates range between $35 for the campground to $275 for the Disney Village Resort villas Free shuttle service to the various attractions is available from the Disneyresorts as well as the Swan (operat-owned ed by Westin) and the Dolphin (operated by y Sheraton) hotels There also are accommodations For hotels within the Walt or a travel Disney resort call agent ENTRY FEES: Prices vary according to one-par- k the package purchased One-da- y tickets are $36 for those over 10 $29 for children 9 free for children under 3 A one-yepass to everything is $319 for ages 10 and over For information call ot Then there’s Innoventions at Epcot a constantly-changing display of the latest in computer and electronic technology You could spend three days in this center alone Buried in a comer of Innoventions is Disney’s fledgling virtual reality show Called the WDI Virtual Reality Lab this is still a and only four lab rats can partici- - r 1 ’s 65-ac- re 24th Street & 4 six-ac- re Audio-Animatroni- 80-fo- ot Leading-edg- e DAILY magazine offers vacation-plannin- g tips articles on the California city’s history and natural attractions and a calendar of events WHAT: Walt Disney World consisting of three “kingdoms”: the Magic Kingdom EpStudios Also Pleasure Iscot Disney-MGnightclub-theme- d land a park with clubs open from 7 pm to 2 am a shopping village a zoological park and a new water park LOCATION: 20 miles southwest of Orlando Fla creaOne of Disney’s tures (a robot to you and me) welcomes visitors with his hardware hussy sidekick Nine-Ey- e The robot bears a striking resemblance to Robin Williams who serves as the voice while Rhea Perlman (“Cheers”) provides Nine-Eyeprotestations Another new ride at the Magic Kingdom is the Astro Orbiter which transports tenderfoot astronauts on a rocket ride through space The creaky "Carousel of Progress” (w hich dates back to the 1964 World’s Fair) has been curried and combed to modem specifications Already open is a whole new park Blizzard Beach This is really a water park deall end to water parks Atop a 120-fosigned summit riders can careen down the slide as fast as 60 mph In the making for three years the waterworks will feature tube and whitewater raft rides slalom courses competitive slides and toboggan races - all channeled in water The story (and Disney always has to have a PICK-UP- S Guide for summer 1995 is off the -- If 388-549- OGDEN 1 press and available free by calling The (800) Walt Disney World Resort is open d with hours varying according to the time of year el 4 4 4 The Palm Springs Visitors year-roun- Robot heaven 3-- land Call (800) ti H The New Zealand Tourism Board has introduced the 1995 “Where to Stay Guide” a free brochure offering a comprehensive review of more than 1900 hotels and other accommodations in New Zea- ar ry 360-degr- stal and wire services These brochures and services are offered at no or minimal cost: 4 WENDOVER 4 4 Standard-Examine- story ) is that a freak snowstorm caused some enterprising Jaycee to build a ski resort only to have it reduced to liquid assets in the tropical air A new hotel has been added to the 20 that circle the 7000 acres of attractions Disney’s All-StResorts in both a music and a sports theme are now the cheapest among the Disney a night Resort lodgings at S69-S7- 9 Resort rates vary with the Grand Floridian Beach Resort topping the list at S255 and the All-StResorts coming in at the lowest at $69 One-da- y one-par- k tickets are $36 for ages 10 and over w hile a four-da- y "park hopper” at $ 1 34 permits admission to any of the three kingdoms on any four days Other kinds of passes are sold for different durations state-of-the-a- AA Travel Tips World’s new attractions Disney You can be shrunk pate at a time But this is leading-edg- e technology with helmets that permit you to Darth Yader-typ- e feel like you’re actually fly mg on Aladdin’s car' pet lab to Alex Caruthers technician According this is so real that about 30 percent of the “pilots" experience dizziness before they overcome their fear of fly ing New techniques like rt texture mapping computer graphics and animation and sound make it seem like you really should take flying lessons Another thriller this time over at the Studios is the new "Twilight Zone Tower of Terror” Housed in a dusty-ros- e decaying Hollywood free fall hotel this attraction features a as breathtaking as the real thing While the Magic Kingdom still cherishes its Victorian Main Street Cinderella’s Castle and frontier fantasies Timorrowland sports a spitly new look Among its latest attractions is time-travthe “Transportarium” a film where HG Wells and Jules Verne meet and splash into the future r Standard-Examine- £ pp pp mmsMiusMBt "I I |