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Star Wars Weekends at Disney World
photo courtesy of Walt Disney World. Actually, costumes aren't required: Star Wars Weekends simply mean all the regular fun of Disney's Hollywood Studios plus special extras-- mainly at the Star Tours attraction, natch-- and parades down Hollywood Boulevard, motorcades, character meet'n'greets, actor and movie-maker celebrities, and special edition merchandise. Dates are June 6 and running through June 29 2008, place is Hollywood Studios theme park (which you may know by its former name, Disney-MGM Studios.) | Star Wars Weekends 2008 | Where to Stay at Disney World * photo courtesy of Walt Disney World Thursday May 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Father's Day Gift Ideas & GetawaysFather's Day is -- soon! June 15 2008. Check out Father's Day Getaway Ideas, such as: golf at an all-inclusive resort in Florida, or Huck Finn Jubilee in southern CA with old-fashioned fun and contests, and great music too.
There's also that little matter of Father's Day Gifts... Ideally, laptops (cell-phones, PDA's etc.) should be chucked out the window during a family vacation. But when you just gotta get online: a handly little WiFi signal locator may be just the thing. Or for the guys who really don't like to ask for directions: how about a GPS, integrated into a PDA. Or maybe a new wallet, to hold the moolah, or the classiest travel hat in the world (and it's indestructible.) Tuesday May 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Single Parent TravelSingle parents can get some hard knocks with pricing on their family vacations, starting with the dreaded "single supplement" (which nearly doubles the "per person" price for a room.) Another type of concern is social: will a single parent feel comfortable at, say, a Caribbean resort?
Single Parent Tours solves both those issues, with getaways made for single-parent families. Coming up in '08 are an Alaskan cruise, Harry Potter Journey, trips to Beaches all-inclusive resorts, a guest ranch in October, and possibly a holiday season cruise out of Florida. | more about single parent travel - pricing, promotions, etc. | Sunday May 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) New Family Vacation DealsSummer in Europe, anyone? Thursday May 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Adventures by Disney: Big SavingsBook by May 31 2008 and you can save up to $650 per adult and $600 per child, on vacations in Spain, Tuscany, Costa Rica, Spirit of America (Philadelphia, Williamsburg VA, Washington DC), and more. Call (877) 728-7282 or contact a travel agent. more about Family Adventures | Adventures by Disney | review of Viva Italia trip | Wednesday May 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Family Vacation News: Water Park Resort in Fredericksburg
Kalahari FlowRider It started in Wisconsin Dells, where a bunch of resorts build water parks; now two brands are colonizing other towns. Great Wolf Lodge has 10 locations and counting. Signature features -- besides indoor and outdoor water parks -- include Grand Lobby with giant stone fireplace and storytelling, and Howl-o-Ween and Snowland seasons. The Kalahari Wisconsin Dells has progeny too: its Kalahari Sandusky property claims to have "America's largest indoor water park" at a resort. And now a Kalahari Virginia is being built, in the "Celebrate Virginia" tourism district of Fredericksburg. Expected opening is December 2009. *FlowRider photo courtesy of Kalahari Sandusky. | Kalahari Sandusky | Kalahari Wisconsin Dells | more resorts with indoor water parks Sunday May 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) New All-inclusive in Barbados
Another door opens in the Almond Resorts group of all-inclusive resorts in Barbados and St. Lucia: Almond Bay Casuarina Beach Resort is on Dover Beach on the south coast of Barbados. As at other Almond Resorts, families will find a nursery as well as a kids' club. Barbados is known as the "most British" Caribbean isle.
| Almond Bay Casuarina Beach Resort | Barbados Family Vacations | Almond Smugglers Cove St. Lucia Thursday May 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Mother's Day Gifts and Getaways Mother's Day is coming soon, on Sunday May 11 2008. Getaways are always a welcome gift: many family-friendly places have special packages for Mother's Day, with maybe a brunch or spa treatment thrown in. Orlando-philes can have Mother's Day Brunch at Epcot during Flower Festival (right).
Or try a travel gift for mom: a sun hat guaranteed for life, a feather-light silk undershirt... Or the eminently practical Compression Travel Bags: put clothes in a clear plastic bag, seal it, roll it, and voila-- your stuff is flattened about half-size. By the way, there's much more to Mother's Day history than greeting-card fluff... | Mother's Day Getaways | travel gifts | Mother's Day's interesting history. Wednesday April 30, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Family Vacation News: Hersheypark Opens
Three hours from NYC, "Chocolate Town USA" is is magnet for families, mainly due to Hersheypark, the amusement park first built by chocolatier Milton Hershey for his employees over 100 years ago. Hersheypark has been picked "No. 1 Amusement Park Outside Orlando" by travel site TripAdvisor.com.
Hersheypark has kiddie rides, 10 roller coasters, and a new Boardwalk waterplay area opened last year. 2008 ramps up the on-site entertainment, with concerts over the opening weekend (May 2 to 4 2008), and a bunch of shows all summer long. | more about Hersheypark and Hershey PA | * Photo courtesy of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts. Monday April 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (0) Display Latest Headlines | powered by WordPress |
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Mother's Day is coming soon, on Sunday May 11 2008. Getaways are always a welcome gift: many family-friendly places have special packages for Mother's Day, with maybe a brunch or spa treatment thrown in. Orlando-philes can have Mother's Day Brunch at Epcot during Flower Festival (right).


