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30 Pittsburgh Post-Ga7cttc: Friday. March 25. 1988 TRAVEL LATE NEWS 2 1 New hotels ready for vacationers spanlla Grill and Games, to candlelit, gourmet dinners at Victoria and Albert's. Largest restaurant in the new complex will be Flagler's, which will showcase a traditional Florida menu. Narcoosee Nick's is a seafood barrestaurant on the 200-acre Seven Seas Lagoon at the complex.

Nightly rates in the Grand Floridian will range from The more modest Caribbean Beach Resort will be made up of "villages" comprised of clusters of two-story buildings. A typical, 300-square-foot room will have two double beds and can accommodate four persons. Individual villages will have their own swimming pools, white-sand beaches and laundry facilities. The property is situated on a 200-acre site southeast of Epcot Center. The tropically themed hotel surrounds a 42-acre lake.

The main beach has a swimming pool with a waterfall and slide as well as a playground. Rates are a bit more affordable than at the Grand Floridian. They start at $63 per night. Individual room nights for the two hotels can be reserved through Walt Disney World central reservations; (305) 824-8000. Package' plans can be booked through Pittsburgh travel agents.

For more infor- rr By Mike Kalina Post-Gazette Staff Writer I eservations are now being I taken for the first new I iv ,0 be built at WaIt UVJL Disney World in the last 1 7 years. Late-summer vacationers can book nights in the new Grand Floridian Beach Resort starting Aug. those planning fall trips also have the choice of the moderately priced Caribbean Beach Resort starting Oct. I. The 900-Grand Floridian boasts 8 1 concierge and suite rooms in the main building.

In-room facilities include a wet bar and "lavish" decor plus private elevator access to the concierge-suite levels. In addition to the main building, the complex includes five lodge buildings, four and five stories high, with 819 additional guest rooms. Dining opportunities range from a top-your-own-burger spot, the Ga- Cinema 8 debut stalled i jonight's advertised grand opening of the plush new II Super Saver Cinema 8 has LJ been postponed for at least a week. Owner Jim McKenna said the fire marshal has ordered the installation of additional alarm equipment, which must be ordered from the manufacturer. "I'm hoping we'll have it within a week, but it could take two," McKenna said.

The eight-screen complex in Northway Mall will show second-run movies for $1 at all times. Milnes is WQED host Sherrill Milnes, singing the title role in Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for the Pittsburgh Opera at Heinz. Hall, will be the co-host Sunday with Ceci Sommers on WQED-FM's "Sunday Arts Magazine." The program airs from noon to 1 p.m. PPT's 'Normal' cast Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the cast for its production of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart," which begins previews on April 12 and opens April 20. Featured in the autobiographical account of the early days of the AIDS epidemic will be Jim Abele, Lamont Arnold, Allan Byrne, Rosemary DeAngelis, Wynn Harmon, Lance Lewman, John Ottavino, Edwin Owens, William Rhys and Wil-liam Salzmann.

The play will be directed by Lee Sankowich. A special performance has been scheduled for April 1 0 to benefit the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. For reservations: 363-6500. RCBB returns home River City Brass Band returns to Pittsburgh today from its month-long tour of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. The tour, sponsored by the Amway played to PRESENTING WASHINGTON, D.C.'S MOST MEMORABLE ESTER HOLIDAYS AT The Willard intercontinental.

A sneok preview of the Grand mation call the Disney reservation line or write: Walt Disney World Central Reservations, Box 10100, Lake Buena Vista, 10100. If you can make it to Philadelphia starting April 1 1 you can take advantage of an unbelievable fare to Jamaica's Montego Bay: $198 round trip. The airfare is valid through June 23 with northbound travel completed by the end of June. single occupancy. oftheWillardlnter-Cont mental, you will also find yourself close to everything you want to see in Washington.

An easy walk from the Mall, the Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery and other museums of the Smithsonian, the Capitol, the Archives, and more. And, the hest in theater and shopping too. Make your Easter I (oli Jays memorable at the new W'illarJ Inter-Contififntal, at a special rale! 145? night Olltll! ht, 9 Floridian Beach Resort Hotel. The fair, on Air Jamaica, will be valid Monday through Thursday on three- to seven-night stays. It requires a minimum land package of $100.

Once ticketed, passengers who change or cancel their reservations prior to the start of travel are subject to a $75 penalty. Air Jamaica is offering a wide range of three- to seven-night packages in conjunction with the special promotional airfare, starting at $298 per person, including air, hotel accommodations and transfers. For reservations and more information call, toll-free: 1-800-523-5585. Kings Dominion in Richmond, opens its 14th season tomorrow. Newest attraction is a $3 million bobsled ride, which was designed and manufactured in Germany.

Billed the Avalanche Bobsled ride, it features six-car trains that hold up to a dozen passengers. The trains run freely through a twisting, turning, steel trough that is banked higher on the sides to resemble an authentic bobsled ride. Kings Dominion is 20 miles north of Richmond, and 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. on 1-95. Visit Washington, D.C.

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