Disney Opens Wedding Pavilion

The Disney Wedding Pavilion, a Victorian summer house look-alike, opens this weekend on an island in Seven Seas Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.

The nondenominational pavilion (pictured right) can accommodate wedding parties of two to 250. Reservations should be booked from six months to a year before the nuptials, but “we can make do with two weeks if it is a very small affair,” said Rebecca Miller of Walt Disney World’s wedding division.

Miller said Disney offers two Pavilion wedding plans. The “Intimate Wedding Package”--ceremony, flowers, music, cake and champagne for 15 people or fewer--starts at $2,099 per couple and includes four nights of accommodations for the bride and groom, most meals and admission to Disney’s Orlando resorts. Guest stays in Disney lodgings are extra.

Disney also offers a more lavish “Destination Wedding” for larger parties. Prices depend on the couple’s wishes, but Miller said the tab for a wedding and reception for about 100 people would match the national average of $17,000 to $19,000.

Miller said she expected 80% of the weddings at the Pavilion to be traditional. A couple can add Disney touches if they desire: The bride can arrive in Cinderella’s horse-drawn glass coach ($1,500) and invite Minnie and Mickey to the reception for dancing and photographs ($525). Information: (407) 828-3400.

Greyhound Lowers Ameripass Prices

Greyhound Lines has lowered the price of its Ameripass--which allows unlimited travel during a specified period of time--by about 30%, and added new discounts for seniors. Seven-day passes are now $179 (were $259), 15-day passes are $289 ($459) and 30-day passes are $399 ($559). Senior discounts subtract another $20-$30, depending on the pass, and children can travel with an adult at 50% of the adult fare. Information: (800) 231-2222.

‘The Legacy of Genghis Khan’

“Mongolia: The Legacy of Genghis Khan” opens Wednesday for a three-month run at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum in Golden Gate Park.

The exhibition highlights the Mongolian renaissance, an era that began late in the 16th Century with the Mongolians’ attempts to re-create the empire that had flourished under Genghis Khan 300 years earlier. Drawing on Buddhist doctrine, the Mongolian people believed that by emulating the glories of their past, they could ensure a harmonious future. The result, organizers say, was an outpouring of magnificent art.

During the exhibition, the museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m., and until 8:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Admission prices range $2-$7.50. Exhibition hot line: (415) 668-7855.

Tickets also are available from BASS Tickets, which is offering hotel and ticket packages; tel. (510) 762-BASS. San Francisco Reservations also is offering packages; tel. (800) 737-2060.

An Airport Shuttle to Paris

A tip for travelers bound for France: Paris Airports Service is a new door-to-door van service that transports travelers from either Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports to anywhere they want to go in Paris for a little more than half of what it would cost to take a metered taxi.

Rates from de Gaulle are about $30 for one person, about $37 for two, compared to about $47 for a cab. Rates from Orly are about $24 for one person, $28 for two. Public transportation costs less but involves several transfers.

Travelers must have reservations; they cannot just hail a passing van, a spokesman said. And patrons may have to wait up to 30 minutes at the designated pickup spot.

To make reservations for the 24-hour service from this country, telephone Paris Airports Service at 011-33-1-4962-7878 or fax 011-33-1-4962-7879. Those who arrive without a reservation can call locally 0914-1693 and ask if seats are available.

Native American Art in Cooperstown

The New York State Historical Assn.’s Fenimore House Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., will this weekend open its new, $10-million American Indian Wing, housing what organizers call one of the most outstanding collections of its kind in private hands.

The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art includes more than 700 objects that represent a range of Native American cultures, including Northwest Coast, Alaska, California, Southwest, Plains and Prairie and Woodlands. Information: (607) 547-1410.