Dawne Barnes - Agent of Modern Travel Professionals

11/10/2026

I LOVE HELPING FAMILIES PLAN THEIR MAGICAL VACATIONS!!

Elise Foley
Nov, 2026

"Do not plan your next Disney or Universal trip without calling Dawne Barnes!I was planning to book our Orlando trip myself, because I’ve been to Disney many times and know what to do….not to mention I’ve used a not so great agent in the past. My sister said “why don’t you just give Dawne a call, using a Disney travel is free to you so may as well see what she has to say.” After this trip, I would never not use Dawne.Dawne was amazingly helpful from day 1 of planning through the last day of our trip. She made Universal recommendations that were extremely valuable to us, as I hadn’t been there in many years and didn’t know a lot of the new intricacies. For Disney, she was a godsend when we had a family emergency and had to change some plans at the last minute. She flawlessly handled every lunch and dinner reservation (including our last minute changes) and gave me clear instructions on what was new with the lightning lane system. Dawne continued to answer my texts with random questions timely, even though she was on the way to Orlando herself!She is organized, selfless, and extremely helpful. I can’t recommend her highly enough! "

11/05/2026

Halloween at Walt Disney World is PURE MAGIC!!

My Pegasus had a great time!
(so did Hercules & Meg 😉)

If you want to watch your kids trick-or-treat around the Magic Kingdom next Fall… let’s start planning!!

10/25/2026

Going To Spend Halloween Night Trick or Treating Around the Magic Kingdom…
Can you guess our family’s costumes?
Lochlan picked the theme - so Steve & I are characters based on what he wanted.
Here’s a snippet of Loch’s 😉

10/13/2026

GREAT NEWS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO FLY FROM LATROBE TO ORLANDO!
I just checked the website - prices for next summer are now showing $59 one-way...
Let's get your summer vacation locked in - so you can hop on these prices!!

Breeze Airways will serve passengers traveling to and from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Orlando, Florida starting in February.

09/29/2026

I am talking with a client about Alaska… and I think I’m ready to go back. I loved it there!!
Have you been?!

What’s a Bucket List location for YOUR family?!

09/13/2026

Just in case you needed another reason why you should book with a Travel Agent… Disney IT can be tricky.
This morning - I had a party of 7 trying to book Lightning Lanes (which means it’s 7 days until their vacation) when an error occurred… it was saying 2 people didn’t have tickets.
It’s a package - everyone on the reservation has to have the exact same elements.

The client sent me a text just after 7am… and I got on the phone with Tech Support. After a 20 minute hold and about 20 minutes of work… all is right with the world!

09/11/2026

I love when I can save my clients money.
Disney dropped a few promos for Spring travel… and these are good ones!!

There is one exception - I could not apply any of the deals for my clients staying at Pop Century. There is the option to move to All-Stars for some savings… but having the skyliner is SO MUCH more important!!

Who is thinking about heading to Disney next Spring?
Let’s get you booked now - while these deals are available!!!

07/26/2026

The reason I love a Disney Cruise so much - and why I think it’s THE PERFECT multi-generational trip… is that everyone can go off and do what they want and then you meet up for quality family time.
During our time on The Disney Treasure:
Me & BG (my aunt) spent hours & hours relaxing at the spa & rainforest room.
Gramma went shopping & played bingo.
Loch went to the kids club (Edge for “tweens 11-14”) to play gaga ball & the Hero Zone for air hockey, foosball, and co****le. I really think this gives him a chance to learn to be independent and better his communication skills - as he gets to roam the ship solo & talk to other kids to play games.

… and then we all met for dinner every night.

Some of the family fun we had together… we watched Loch come in 2nd place (against mostly adults) in Star Wars Trivia, made crafts, rode the Aqua Mouse, watched Broadway Caliber shows, watched movies, sang karaoke, and danced at the silent dance party.
And off the ship - we chilled at the beach in Tortola, swam with dolphins in St Thomas, went fishing, snorkeling, hung out with a real stingray at Castaway Cay.

It was an amazing vacation.

05/24/2026

POV: you can’t make it down to Walt Disney World for Memorial Day Weekend…
but still get to put on some Disney gear, “rope drop”, wait in lines, see people pin-trading & playing “Heads Up”, talk about new attractions (Bluey, revamped Big Thunder) & RUNDisney with other Disney fanatics and shop merch.

Today marked the opening of the new pop-up Disney Store at Ross Park Mall here in Pittsburgh… and of course I was there.

05/24/2026

When you “rope drop” the opening of the new Disney Store at Ross Park Mall