Theme Parks
Make a splash in Orlando’s Watery Wonderlands
The stingray glides past my 12-year-old daughter’s outstretched hand where she holds a tiny piece of shrimp between her index and middle finger in the shallow pool. “Ooh,” she squeals in delight. “That was cool. It’s kind of slimy, but it’s cool. It just felt weird. I’ve never felt anything
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Disneyland Glitters for its Diamond Anniversary
60 must be the new 30, because Disneyland is turning 60 years old this year and looking better than ever! The gates to this beloved theme park were first opened by Walt Disney on July 17, 1955 and, in the 60 years since, over 3 billion magical guest visits have taken
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A Cool California Christmas
A friend of mine showed off a picture on his phone: “Check it out!” I wasn’t very impressed by the image in front of me: a bunny hill, notable only in that it was very busy. “So?” I yawned. “It’s inside a mall!” Sure enough, closer inspection of the small screen
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Silverwood Theme Park, Idaho
I love Theme Parks. They are like a favorite kitschy, big-haired, loud relative that everyone loves because they’re so entertaining. Theme Parks exist to give us all a good time (and yes of course, to make a good buck while they’re at it) and they do it very well. So
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Frozen | Meeting Anna and Elsa in Disneyland
Provided that you haven’t spent a considerable amount of time in total seclusion and cut off from the rest of society, you’ve probably heard of a little movie released last year called Frozen. Not only did it become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, but parents and kids alike
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Family Travel: The LEGO Movie Experience at LEGOLAND California Resort
Warning: there may be a LEGO craze happening in Calgary right now, and even more locally, my house. Symptoms in children include fervent, constant construction, begging to see The LEGO Movie (my son’s reported “favourite movie ever”) just one more time and in my case, the ability to locate a missing piece
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Los Angeles: Tinseltown Without the Tots
I love traveling as a family, but after our recent adventures as a foursome, the husband I were ready to drop the kids off with grandma and head somewhere warm for a weekend alone. The prospect of planning a getaway that didn’t centre around child-friendly activities and focused on activities
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Family Travel: Universal Orlando Resort
Our family goes to California every year to hang out with my snowbirder parents and we’ve done both LEGO Land and Disneyland (twice) but for some reason, we’ve never made it out to Universal Studios. But when we went down to Florida this January to visit relatives our daughter begged
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Disney World vs. Disneyland: What’s the Difference?
I live in Calgary and have parents who snowbird it down to California every year, which means that we’ve already hit Disneyland a couple of times. Disneyland holds a special place in my heart — not only did I have some great family vacations down there when I was a
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3 Great Southern California Attractions that do not start with a Disney or end with Land!
Our Family Travel Adventures in Southern California at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Discovery Science Centre & Pirates Dinner Adventure
