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Tag Archives: Disney
Day 7 Universal Theme Park – The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter
Would The Wizarding World of Harry Potter live up to its hype? As we approached the secret entrance to Diagon Alley, I became even more childlike than usual. I won’t lie, I was super excited about wandering around Diagon Alley, … Continue reading →
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Day 7 Universal Studios Begins
At 10:40, the crowds at Universal Studios were beginning to grow, so we had to choose wisely. So, we decided to do the important adventures, first. Not the Hulk ride. Not the Rip Ride Rocket. Not one of the water … Continue reading →
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Day 6 Universal Studios – A Bad Start
The plan for our 6th day, a day at the exciting Universal Studios, was simple enough. We had found the perfect way to do theme parks like Universal, Orlando, but knowledge cannot overcome fate, and this day fate made our last … Continue reading →
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Day 6 Universal’s Volcano Bay Waterpark in the Rain
I won’t lie. We were desperate to salvage the day. Maybe a movie? Maybe find an indoor race track? Maybe a gun range. Wait, what, no guns for The-Youngest? Ok. But something. Something… After successfully bra shopping for The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World, (The … Continue reading →
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Disney World Top 10 Lists – From The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World
The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World made 2 Disney World Top 10 lists – Her best moments and Mom advice. As well, at the bottom is a bonus list drawn from our brilliant Disney World travel agent, Alyssa. Getting The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World to share her insights wasn’t … Continue reading →
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The Top 10 Lists Of Disney World Moments
There’s nothing like a few, good Top 10 Lists of Disney moments, I have 6 coming!!!! 3 from the Boyz. A bonus list from our amazing travel agent, Alyssa Monahan. And 2, yes, 2, from The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World! It’ll be the boys’ … Continue reading →
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Getting It Right For The-Oldest – Epcot – Vacation Day 5
Getting it right for The-Oldest is NOT easy. See, Disney World for The-Youngest is a no-brainer. Candy. Rides. Loud sounds. Bright lights. More candy. But for The-Oldest, it wasn’t the way he wanted to spend eight days. For him, being … Continue reading →
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Unexpected Fun – Epcot – Disney World
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times – the best thing about traveling is that you can never completely predict what will happen. This time, at Epcot, we had some unexpected fun. So, our plan, with … Continue reading →
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Blizzard Beach – Disney World – Vacation Day 5
What do you do when you’ve set a time to meet and no one has watches? And worse, when you’ve solved that problem by telling everyone to keep an eye on a fake clock at Disney World’s Blizzard Beach? Now, … Continue reading →
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50’s Prime Time Diner Disaster – Hollywood Studios – Vacation Day 4
We still had a lot to see and do at Hollywood Studios (Slinky dog ride, watch the Star Wars show and maybe sneak into the 50’s Prime Time Diner, then see the Fantasorgasmic Show.) None of us napped back at … Continue reading →
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