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Family Travel: Southern California Theme Park Magic

A family vacation in southern California is not complete without visiting theme parks. Disneyland is of course the first to come to mind, but there are many more including two that we visited, Universal Studios Hollywood and Knott’s Berry Farm. Knott’s Berry Farm We spent a fantastic day at wandering
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Anaheim, Disney Style at Disneyland & California Adventure Park

After years of our daughter hint dropping, whining and complaining that “everyone has been to Disneyland except me”, my husband and I decided that this was the year we would take our children to California. After much planning and rearranging we settled on the first week of December to make
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How to have a Whirlwind Vacation in Anaheim, California

My family and I recently returned from a vacation to Anaheim, California. When I tell people that, their first question is always about Disneyland yet I can say with conviction there is a lot more to the Anaheim area than just Disney! What did we do in one week? We
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Disneyland Diaries Day 4: Disney’s New Cars Land at California Adventure Park

Finally! After many months of eager anticipation, we finally got to experience the brand new Cars Land addition to Disney’s California Adventure Park. Cars Land has been kept under wraps during its 5 years of planning, imagineering and construction. This adventure was a bit of a dream come true for
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Disneyland Diaries Day 3: A Red Carpet Affair at Cars Land

Leading up to the Grand Opening of Cars Land at Disneyland, there was a huge party to celebrate the completion of this amazing new addition in Disney’s California Adventure Park. Disney never does anything halfway. Movie stars, musicians, and television stars graced the red carpet kicking off the premier party.
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Disneyland Diaries Day 2: The Jedi Training Academy

    “The Force is strong with this one.” Darth Vader – Star Wars The Jedi Training Academy experience was one of the highlights of our trip to Disneyland for my six year old son. He is a huge Star Wars fan and owns at least six different lightsabers of all
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Disneyland Diaries Day 1: Mickey’s Soundsational Parade

With park maps in hand, and handy app loaded onto my iPhone, I was intent on getting to every single show, attraction and ride at both parks. With 5 days there, I was confident that I could accomplish this task with ease. Unfortunately, by day 3 it became very clear
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Mater & Lighting at Luigis Casa del Tires at Carsland Disneyland California Adventure
Kids Fly Free to Disneyland! Oh Yea baby!

The grand opening of the new Carsland at the California Adventure Park at Disneyland in California is this week and as part of the festivities, WestJet announced that for every adult that flies, one child flies free (when you book a minimum 3-night WestJet Vacations package from select western Canadian
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A Sneak Peek: Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park

The countdown is on! Cars Land at Disney California Adventure Park opens on June 15th, 2012 and we are not the only ones excited about it. Lightning McQueen and Mater are up to their silly antics and Mater accidentally turned on the lights before the opening. Take a look in
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