January 5th, 2018 – What to look forward to in 2018

UNIVERSAL

Universal is in VALUE season for 1 day tickets. Have you used your hospitality tickets for Universal and gotten a chance to see Volcano Bay? You have until March 16th to use it or lose it. Later this month, guests can experience the Harry Potter Celebration (Jan. 26-28) which is included in regular park admission. Actors from the movies do on stage panels, see props from the movies and interactive exhibits are in the event center located behind Jimmy Fallon, and you can even get sorted into your Hogwarts house by the sorting hat himself! New this year:

  • Opening in the spring, Fast and the Furious Supercharged will open to guests. Get thrown into a car chase then get a closer look at props and cars from the movies after!
  • Aventura Hotel opening, located across from Volcano Bay.
  • Announcements are expected to be made this year regarding new attractions that are replacing Terminator and Dragon Challenge.

WALT DISNEY WORLD

ONE DAY TICKETS: REGULAR SEASON JAN. 4-7. Goes to Value from 1/8 – 1/11. Our discounted tickets with the park hopper free option must be used up in 14 days from first visit. Tickets if not used expire 12/31/19. We can only sell this ticket until Feb. 4th so keep promoting it! Did you know that April 20th will mark Animal Kingdom’s 20th anniversary? This is also the 25th anniversary of the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot. New this year:

  • Toy Story Land expected to open this summer at Hollywood Studios. This area will have two new attractions, Alien Swirling Saucers and Slinky Dog Dash which is a family coaster.
  • Disney Springs will be opening up 8 new resturants including Enzo’s Hideaway and Pizza Ponte.
  • Soon, we will be able to book guests on OpenTable for Disney resturants. This will be a great way to go the extra mile for your guests after selling them Disney tickets.

SEAWORLD

SeaWorld’s $69 ticket promotion can only be sold until January 7th. Until Jan 6th, SeaWorld is celebrating Three Kings Festival with special food and drink offerings and musical performances throughout the park. Prices for Discovery Cove are beginning to be low again so this is the best ticket to push and should be promoted first when talking about SeaWorld. When we have our severe rainy days, the parks will issue “Rainy Day Comp” tickets. This Rainy Day Comp allows the guest to come back within 90 days. SeaWorld and Aquatica will do this for any guest whether they bought through our parks directly or through a third party. This policy is very clear on our web site. Our parks will not issue a refund (as stated on all of our tickets – “Non Refundable, Non Transferrable, Not for Resale, Confiscated for Misuse, Not Responsible for lost or stolen tickets”). Merlin attractions must be printed from your LegoLand E-seller account. If you are using the pick 1 BOGO then you must use the gifting store. You log into the gifting store by using your username followed by the word “gift” (all together).   New this year:

  • Ray Rush is the fully-loaded water adventure opening springtime at Aquatica with three ways to slide, splash and soar like never before. Water jets launch your raft from zero to awesome in just seconds, diving into giant manta wings, swooping up and down a different path each time.

  • The Great Lego Race will open in spring at LEGOLAND. Wear VR headsets and get thrown into the Lego world, racing Wizard, Pirate Captain and Pharaoh among other popular Lego characters.

  • Infinity Falls at Seaworld. This is a family raft ride similar to Popeyes and Kali River Rapids.

UPCOMING EVENTS

House of Blues Jan. 6 La Sonora Poncena, Jan. 13 Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Amway Center Jan. 12-14 Marvel Universe Live.

ORLANDO MAGIC game on 1/6 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers.

ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS game on 1/7 vs. Jacksonville IceMen.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER rocket launch Jan. 5th at 8pm!

Mango’s SOLD OUT Jan. 9, 10, and 11. Suggest Sleuth’s or Medievel Times.

Rainy day indoor options for your guests include WonderWorks, Medievel Times, Mangos, IDrive 360, Crayola Experience for younger ones, Escape Room Entertainment, Blue Man Group, Nascar Indoor Kart Racing, Orlando Magic or Solar Bears games, Ripleys, Skeletons, Titanic.

EMPLOYEE NOTES:

We are still looking to add some GREAT people to the AGS Team! If you know anyone that has an outgoing personality, loves the theme parks, is dependable and can work anytime (including nights and weekends), please encourage them to apply. Here is the link that you can give them to fill out our online application: http://attractions-lodging-leisureinc.appone.com/ If they stay with us for a minimum of 90 days, you will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card!

Our incentive with Dollar has been extended. Check When to Work message from Armando on the correct way to book these rentals.

Victory Casino Cruise is running a great incentive for January! For every person that you sell on Victory Casino Cruises in the month of January, not only will you receive your normal commission, but you will receive an ADDITIONAL $5 PER PERSON SOLD! Please make sure you are familiar with the booking/selling procedures and the transportation. If you’re not, please contact your Team Lead for a refresher.

Happy Birthday to Yamilee C. and Jenna M. 1/6, Juan B. 1/8, David M. 1/10, and Diane F. 1/12!!

Happy Anniversary to Jon. F. 9 YEARS 1/12!!